Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Yolanda and Steve want their son, Manny, to attain full proficiency in English and Spanish. To achieve this goal, Manny's mastery of the second language should begin __________.

Gardner believes that __________.

As children make the transition from emergent literacy to conventional reading, __________ continues to facilitate their progress.

Many studies confirm that __________.

Which statement about culture, schooling, and memory strategies is accurate?

Margerite passed Piaget's class inclusion problem. This indicates that Margerite can __________.

Quinn knows that she should group items when memorizing lists, but she does not always do so. Quinn is not yet good at __________.

During middle childhood, child-invented games usually involve __________.

During a conservation-of-water experiment, 8-year-old Emme can focus on several aspects of the problem and relate them, rather than centering on just one aspect. Therefore, Emme is capable of __________.

By second to third grade, __________ strongly predict(s) later vocabulary size into high school.

The information-processing perspective __________.

Among the Yup'ik Eskimo people of central Alaska, intelligent youths are those __________.

Constructivist classrooms __________.

Among school-age children and adolescents, measures of emotional intelligence are positively associated with __________.

Dr. Whittier believes that many intelligence tests sample knowledge and skills that not all groups of children have had equal opportunity to learn. Dr. Whittier's belief reflects the controversial question about whether ethnic differences in IQ have to do with __________.

Research on nutrition indicates that __________.

In Mr. Alvarado's classroom, small groups of students work toward common goals by considering one another's ideas, appropriately challenging one another, and resolving differences of opinion on the basis of reasons and evidence. Mr. Alvarado __________.

Which statement about inclusion is true?

Many experts believe that schools should not only offer more frequent physical education classes but also reduce the emphasis placed on __________ and instead emphasize __________.

Nine-year-old Lela states, "Juana thinks that Barry thinks that his cell phone is under his pillow, but that's not really what Barry thinks; he knows his cell phone is in his dresser drawer." Lela is demonstrating __________.