Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Which statement about the consequences of obesity is true?

Robbie Case proposed that change within each Piagetian stage and movement between stages are largely due to __________.

Which statement is true about the difference between the United States and Asian countries with regard to math education?

In social-constructivist classrooms,__________.

Researchers use a complicated statistical technique called __________ to identify the various intelligence tests measures.

The Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler intelligence tests __________.

Which intellectual factor of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition,is the most likely to contain culturally biased problems?

When Maia had to learn the state capitals,she grouped the states by region to assist her memory.Which memory strategy did Maia use?

As muscles adapt to an enlarging skeleton,children often experience __________.

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory,the ability to solve novel problems involves __________ intelligence.

The information-processing perspective __________.

Self-regulation training is likely to be fully effective in obesity prevention only when __________.

Compared with Piaget's theory,neo-Piagetian approaches better account for __________.

Obesity has caused a dramatic rise in cases of __________ in children.

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

Which statement about language development during middle childhood is true?

Many ethnic minority parents without extensive education prefer a(n)__________ style of communication when completing tasks with children.

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it __________.

How do children become bilingual? Is there a sensitive period for second-language development?

Which American would be the most likely to mention cognitive traits when asked to describe an intelligent first grader?