Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

All cultures employ the same basic moral concepts and all individuals go through the same stages of reasoning in the same order with respect to these concepts. Which theorist is attributed with this explanation of moral development?

During Piaget's stage of concrete operations, children begin to master the concept of conservation. What is meant by conservation? Give an example to explain.

Hiram wishes to increase creativity in his children. What might Hiram do to achieve this?

As children develop their conceptions of morality, Piaget's first stage called heteronomous morality is characterized as:

Which of the following statements is true regarding IEPs?

Cross-cultural research designed to test Piaget's theory has found that:

In middle childhood, children are not very good at moving from the general to specific, which is called:

Which of the following factors has the highest correlation with honesty?

Raymond is impulsive, cannot follow directions, and finds it difficult to wait his turn for outdoor activities. He frequently leaves his assignments before he is finished to pursue some other activity. Raymond's disability is most likely:

Jose is known for being cooperative and helpful. He is the person friends turn to when they need a sympathetic listener, help with their problems, and comforting for their concerns. Jose also participates in voluntary charitable activities. We could say that Jose displays a great deal of:

Ms. Keller is performing an experiment with her class. She pours water from a short wide glass into a tall thin glass. She asks the class which glass has more water. Everyone answers that it is the same amount of water. The children have mastered the concept of:

According to your textbook, creativity:

Children in the concrete operations stage:

Lisa and Mark are both 8 years old. Whom would you expect to mature faster? Whom would you expect to have more body fat?

Research into cognitive learning and moral standards has shown that:

Based on the following description of her neighbor, how old would you guess Taylor to be? "She has a big cat and she lets me play with him. I like her because she gives me candy and lets me see what is growing in her garden. She has dark hair and glasses."

Warren has an IQ of 102 but has difficulty using spoken and written language. His mathematical abilities are above average. Warren would most likely be classified as having:

Barbara attends a school that teaches all subjects in both English and French. Instruction is equally divided between the two languages. Barbara is learning language through which approach?

Each day Alexi attends a separate class to learn English. The class is an all-day intensive English language class. Alexi is learning the language through which approach?

Mortality rates over the years for children ages 5 to 14 are: