Exam 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.

If you had a child, would you encourage him/her to get involved in an organized sports team? Why or why not? Make sure to cite relevant findings noted in your textbook to support your answer.

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Sports have the potential to result in both positive and negative outcomes for children. On the negative side, some research indicates that children who engage in these activities have a greater tendency to develop delinquent or antisocial behaviors. On the other hand, the benefits include exercise and health, improvement of motor skills, enhanced self-esteem, learning of initiative, social skills and teamwork, and the development of cognitive skills.?The type of outcome often depends on the types of adults (coaches and managers)who guide the children, and the emphasis they place on winning versus learning to work together and have fun.

A person's knowledge and awareness of their own cognitive processes is called ____ knowledge.

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Mental ____ are cognitive actions that can be performed on objects or ideas.

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When children are tested with a battery of fitness tests, such as the mile run, pull-ups, and sit-ups, ____ usually meet standards for fitness on all tasks

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Many researchers have identified different components that are associated with more successful schools. They include all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 5

Louanne has been diagnosed with the most common type of learning disability. From your reading, you know that she has ____.

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Understanding printed language, comprehending language, and knowing vocabulary are all components of ________________ intelligence.

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Question 7

By the time the average child reaches their twelfth birthday, they will weigh about pounds and be about inches tall.

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Question 8

A concrete operational thinker and a formal operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot. What reaction would you expect?

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Question 9

Traditionally, giftedness was defined by having an IQ score of ____ or higher.

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Question 10

The formula for calculating a person's intelligence quotient, first used in the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, is ________________.

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Question 11

If a teacher felt that the theory of multiple intelligences by Gardner was the best way to conceptualize a child's education, how might he run his class?

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Question 12

When a child writes a paper by jotting down ideas as they are retrieved from memory with no overall organizational plan, he or she is said to be using a knowledge-________________ strategy.

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Question 13

Knowledge-telling strategies are to writing skills are knowledge-transforming strategies are to writing skills.

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Question 14

As Joe is telling his grandmother about the animals he saw at the city zoo, he tells her "And there was a dinosaur there too!" Joe's grandmother says to him, "Are you sure there was a dinosaur there, or are you just pretending?" Joe gets upset, thinking that his grandmother does not believe him, and insists that he is remembering correctly. Joe's lack of ability to recognize that people can misremember events indicates that he has not yet developed a high level of ____.

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Question 15

To encourage youth to participate, adults (and parents) need to have ________________ expectations for children.

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Question 16

According to Subotnik et al. (2011), exceptional talent in a specific area has several prerequisites. Which of the following is NOT one of the prerequisites?

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Question 17

One factor that seems to explain group differences in intelligence test scores related to race and ethnicity is

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Question 18

As children gain more general knowledge of their worlds-physical, social, and psychological-it is reasonable to assume that their reading ________________ skills will improve.

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In a 25-year longitudinal study, gifted teens were, as adults, extraordinarily

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If you had a child, would you encourage him/her to get involved in an organized sports team? Why or why not? Make sure to cite relevant findings noted in your textbook to support your answer.

A person's knowledge and awareness of their own cognitive processes is called ____ knowledge.

Mental ____ are cognitive actions that can be performed on objects or ideas.

When children are tested with a battery of fitness tests, such as the mile run, pull-ups, and sit-ups, ____ usually meet standards for fitness on all tasks

Many researchers have identified different components that are associated with more successful schools. They include all of the following EXCEPT

Louanne has been diagnosed with the most common type of learning disability. From your reading, you know that she has ____.

Understanding printed language, comprehending language, and knowing vocabulary are all components of ________________ intelligence.

By the time the average child reaches their twelfth birthday, they will weigh about pounds and be about inches tall.

A concrete operational thinker and a formal operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot. What reaction would you expect?

Traditionally, giftedness was defined by having an IQ score of ____ or higher.

The formula for calculating a person's intelligence quotient, first used in the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, is ________________.

If a teacher felt that the theory of multiple intelligences by Gardner was the best way to conceptualize a child's education, how might he run his class?

When a child writes a paper by jotting down ideas as they are retrieved from memory with no overall organizational plan, he or she is said to be using a knowledge-________________ strategy.

Knowledge-telling strategies are to writing skills are knowledge-transforming strategies are to writing skills.

To encourage youth to participate, adults (and parents) need to have ________________ expectations for children.

According to Subotnik et al. (2011), exceptional talent in a specific area has several prerequisites. Which of the following is NOT one of the prerequisites?

One factor that seems to explain group differences in intelligence test scores related to race and ethnicity is

As children gain more general knowledge of their worlds-physical, social, and psychological-it is reasonable to assume that their reading ________________ skills will improve.

In a 25-year longitudinal study, gifted teens were, as adults, extraordinarily

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Exam 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.

If you had a child, would you encourage him/her to get involved in an organized sports team? Why or why not? Make sure to cite relevant findings noted in your textbook to support your answer.

A person's knowledge and awareness of their own cognitive processes is called ____ knowledge.

Mental ____ are cognitive actions that can be performed on objects or ideas.

When children are tested with a battery of fitness tests, such as the mile run, pull-ups, and sit-ups, ____ usually meet standards for fitness on all tasks

Many researchers have identified different components that are associated with more successful schools. They include all of the following EXCEPT

Louanne has been diagnosed with the most common type of learning disability. From your reading, you know that she has ____.

Understanding printed language, comprehending language, and knowing vocabulary are all components of ________________ intelligence.

By the time the average child reaches their twelfth birthday, they will weigh about ____ pounds and be about ____ inches tall.

A concrete operational thinker and a formal operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot. What reaction would you expect?

Traditionally, giftedness was defined by having an IQ score of ____ or higher.

The formula for calculating a person's intelligence quotient, first used in the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, is ________________.

If a teacher felt that the theory of multiple intelligences by Gardner was the best way to conceptualize a child's education, how might he run his class?

When a child writes a paper by jotting down ideas as they are retrieved from memory with no overall organizational plan, he or she is said to be using a knowledge-________________ strategy.

Knowledge-telling strategies are to ____ writing skills are knowledge-transforming strategies are to ____ writing skills.

To encourage youth to participate, adults (and parents) need to have ________________ expectations for children.

According to Subotnik et al. (2011), exceptional talent in a specific area has several prerequisites. Which of the following is NOT one of the prerequisites?​

One factor that seems to explain group differences in intelligence test scores related to race and ethnicity is

As children gain more general knowledge of their worlds-physical, social, and psychological-it is reasonable to assume that their reading ________________ skills will improve.

In a 25-year longitudinal study, gifted teens were, as adults, extraordinarily

The Study of Human Development.

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.

Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Work: Occupational and Lifestyle Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Making It in Midlife: The Unique Challenges of Middle Adulthood.

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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By the time the average child reaches their twelfth birthday, they will weigh about pounds and be about inches tall.

Knowledge-telling strategies are to writing skills are knowledge-transforming strategies are to writing skills.

According to Subotnik et al. (2011), exceptional talent in a specific area has several prerequisites. Which of the following is NOT one of the prerequisites?