Question 1

Inadequate growth in childhood is called:

Accepted Answer

stunted growth.

Question 2

Why are children in middle childhood better able to change their speech in response to the needs of listeners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to be reinforced for speaking correctly. 
B)  They are more attuned to modeling adult speech. 
C)  Age and advances in perspective-taking skill. 
D)  They are more exposed to language differences in reading. 
A)  They are more likely to be reinforced for speaking correctly. 
B)  They are more attuned to modeling adult speech. 
C)  Age and advances in perspective-taking skill. 
D)  They are more exposed to language differences in reading. C

Question 3

Which English language learning approach has been found to bring a loss in native language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immersion approach 
B)  Bilingualism 
C)  Dual language learning 
D)  Language redirection approach 
A)  Immersion approach 
B)  Bilingualism 
C)  Dual language learning 
D)  Language redirection approach A

Question 4

Vocabulary expands to 4 times its size from the age of 6 to approximately the age of 11.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In middle childhood, children grow _____ inches per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2. 
B)  2 to 3. 
C)  3 to 4. 
D)  4 to 5. 
A)  1 to 2. 
B)  2 to 3. 
C)  3 to 4. 
D)  4 to 5.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a statement a child around the age of 8 would make?

Accepted Answer

A)  I was so tired after I runned home. 
B)  I would have picked up my clothes if I had a basket to put them in. 
C)  I already did that. 
D)  You are dumb (said to his or her grandmother). 
A)  I was so tired after I runned home. 
B)  I would have picked up my clothes if I had a basket to put them in. 
C)  I already did that. 
D)  You are dumb (said to his or her grandmother).

Question 7

Which type of rules are seen as less violable, contingent on authority or rules, or alterable than social conventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral rules 
B)  Conventional rules 
C)  Distributed rules 
D)  Rules of constraint 
A)  Moral rules 
B)  Conventional rules 
C)  Distributed rules 
D)  Rules of constraint

Question 8

Which of Piaget's moral reasoning stages corresponds with the advancement to the stage of concrete operational reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributive justice 
B)  Preconventional moral reasoning 
C)  Morality of constraint 
D)  Morality of cooperation 
A)  Distributive justice 
B)  Preconventional moral reasoning 
C)  Morality of constraint 
D)  Morality of cooperation

Question 9

Kevin loves to hike and camp. He aspires to be a park ranger one day. He is an advocate for "green living," is very careful to compost his garbage, and has a large garden where he grows all his fruits and vegetables. Which intelligence is Kevin high in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrapersonal intelligence 
B)  Bodily kinesthetic intelligence 
C)  Naturalist intelligence 
D)  Verbal-linguistic intelligence 
A)  Intrapersonal intelligence 
B)  Bodily kinesthetic intelligence 
C)  Naturalist intelligence 
D)  Verbal-linguistic intelligence

Question 10

The current view of mathematics curriculum involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rote learning, such as drills, memorization of number facts, and completion of workbooks. 
B)  Students working on their own to solve mathematical problems in a project-based learning approach. 
C)  The involvement of parents into the education of mathematics to provide students role models and a practical approach to math. 
D)  An emphasis on concepts, problem solving, and estimating and probability, as well as student interaction and social involvement in solving math problems. 
A)  Rote learning, such as drills, memorization of number facts, and completion of workbooks. 
B)  Students working on their own to solve mathematical problems in a project-based learning approach. 
C)  The involvement of parents into the education of mathematics to provide students role models and a practical approach to math. 
D)  An emphasis on concepts, problem solving, and estimating and probability, as well as student interaction and social involvement in solving math problems.

Question 11

Which view of intelligence states that intelligence is a set of mental abilities that permit individuals to adapt to any context and to select and modify the contexts in which they live and behave?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive-developmental 
B)  Multiple intelligences 
C)  Triarchic theory of intelligence 
D)  Behaviorist 
A)  Cognitive-developmental 
B)  Multiple intelligences 
C)  Triarchic theory of intelligence 
D)  Behaviorist

Question 12

Better insulation of homes makes them more efficient at retaining heat but increases the risk of asthma for children today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ability to use and understand the meaning and subtleties of words refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal intelligence. 
B)  verbal-linguistic intelligence. 
C)  logical-mathematical intelligence. 
D)  intrapersonal intelligence. 
A)  interpersonal intelligence. 
B)  verbal-linguistic intelligence. 
C)  logical-mathematical intelligence. 
D)  intrapersonal intelligence.

Question 14

What is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children (about 10% of schoolchildren in the United States)?

Accepted Answer

Attention-deficit/hyperactivit

Question 15

The whole-language approach to reading instruction is opposite to what cognitive-developmental theory emphasizes as important to a child's learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Children judge conventional rules created by their peers as more legitimate than those created by adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Maria participates in an experiment where the experimenter shows her two identical balls of clay and watches as she rolls one ball of clay into a long hot-dog shape and leaves the other ball of clay in the original round ball. Maria is then asked which piece has more clay. Maria is 9 years of age and knows that the two shapes contain the same amount of clay. What principle does Maria understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Object typing 
B)  Object constancy 
C)  Object identity 
D)  Object reversibility 
A)  Object typing 
B)  Object constancy 
C)  Object identity 
D)  Object reversibility

Question 18

Which English language learning approach has been found to send children the message that their cultural heritage is respected and strengthens their cultural identity and self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immersion approach 
B)  Bilingualism 
C)  Dual language learning 
D)  Language redirection approach 
A)  Immersion approach 
B)  Bilingualism 
C)  Dual language learning 
D)  Language redirection approach

Question 19

Why are children able to engage in metacognition?

Accepted Answer

Development of the prefrontal cortex lea

Question 20

Provide three examples of why children in the United States are at risk for developing body dissatisfaction.

Accepted Answer

Parents, peers, and media exposure are i

Inadequate growth in childhood is called:

Why are children in middle childhood better able to change their speech in response to the needs of listeners?

Which English language learning approach has been found to bring a loss in native language?

Vocabulary expands to 4 times its size from the age of 6 to approximately the age of 11.

In middle childhood, children grow _____ inches per year.

Which of the following is an example of a statement a child around the age of 8 would make?

Which type of rules are seen as less violable, contingent on authority or rules, or alterable than social conventions?

Which of Piaget's moral reasoning stages corresponds with the advancement to the stage of concrete operational reasoning?

Kevin loves to hike and camp. He aspires to be a park ranger one day. He is an advocate for "green living," is very careful to compost his garbage, and has a large garden where he grows all his fruits and vegetables. Which intelligence is Kevin high in?

The current view of mathematics curriculum involves:

Which view of intelligence states that intelligence is a set of mental abilities that permit individuals to adapt to any context and to select and modify the contexts in which they live and behave?

Better insulation of homes makes them more efficient at retaining heat but increases the risk of asthma for children today.

The ability to use and understand the meaning and subtleties of words refers to:

What is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children (about 10% of schoolchildren in the United States)?

The whole-language approach to reading instruction is opposite to what cognitive-developmental theory emphasizes as important to a child's learning.

Children judge conventional rules created by their peers as more legitimate than those created by adults.

Which English language learning approach has been found to send children the message that their cultural heritage is respected and strengthens their cultural identity and self-esteem?

Why are children able to engage in metacognition?

Provide three examples of why children in the United States are at risk for developing body dissatisfaction.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Filters

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Inadequate growth in childhood is called:

Why are children in middle childhood better able to change their speech in response to the needs of listeners?

Which English language learning approach has been found to bring a loss in native language?

Vocabulary expands to 4 times its size from the age of 6 to approximately the age of 11.

In middle childhood, children grow _____ inches per year.

Which of the following is an example of a statement a child around the age of 8 would make?

Which type of rules are seen as less violable, contingent on authority or rules, or alterable than social conventions?

Which of Piaget's moral reasoning stages corresponds with the advancement to the stage of concrete operational reasoning?

Kevin loves to hike and camp. He aspires to be a park ranger one day. He is an advocate for "green living," is very careful to compost his garbage, and has a large garden where he grows all his fruits and vegetables. Which intelligence is Kevin high in?

The current view of mathematics curriculum involves:

Which view of intelligence states that intelligence is a set of mental abilities that permit individuals to adapt to any context and to select and modify the contexts in which they live and behave?

Better insulation of homes makes them more efficient at retaining heat but increases the risk of asthma for children today.

The ability to use and understand the meaning and subtleties of words refers to:

What is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children (about 10% of schoolchildren in the United States)?

The whole-language approach to reading instruction is opposite to what cognitive-developmental theory emphasizes as important to a child's learning.

Children judge conventional rules created by their peers as more legitimate than those created by adults.

Which English language learning approach has been found to send children the message that their cultural heritage is respected and strengthens their cultural identity and self-esteem?

Why are children able to engage in metacognition?

Provide three examples of why children in the United States are at risk for developing body dissatisfaction.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Filters