Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

The maintenance of one's original cultural identity while becoming integrated into the majority culture is known as developing a __________.

Elliot wants to be an electrical engineer when he grows up. Gardner suggests that Elliot is high in __________ intelligence.

Candace loves to put puzzles together. Recently, she solved a challenging 3-D puzzle. Candace was able to solve the problem only because she used her previous knowledge of another 3-D puzzle she had solved. This is an example of __________.

Define intellectual disability, and list the IQ ranges for each level of intellectual disability.

Piaget noted that once concrete operational thinking is fully engaged, children show clear signs of logical thinking. They attain the concept of reversibility and have the ability to decenter. Perform the conservation assessment task again, using the same method you used during the preschool period. Note your child's answers and how the answers differ with the attainment of reversibility and the ability to decenter.

What criticisms are leveled at teaching emotional intelligence in school?

According to Vygotsky, __________ assessment involves cooperative interaction between the individual who is being assessed and the person who is doing the assessment.

Explain how teacher expectations can influence students in the classroom.

According to Piaget, your child has now entered the concrete operational period of cognitive development. Have you observed a change in the quality of your child's thinking? Perhaps your child seems more logical now and has become less egocentric in thought and behavior. Describe some of these changes using Piaget's constructs. Specifically, compare your child's approach to problem solving to the period of the preoperational stage.

Kelly wants to be social worker. Gardner suggests that Kelly is high in __________ intelligence.

Which of the following children are classified as gifted and talented?

The proficient use of two languages is known as __________.

Psychologist Daniel Goleman has advocates teaching emotional literacy in schools to promote self-awareness, self-regulation, and social skills. This program is referred to as __________.

Howard Gardner suggests that there are eight distinct intelligences, each relatively independent. Each type of intelligence operates in concert with the other intelligences. This approach to understanding intelligence is known as __________.

Identify and describe two IQ tests commonly used today.

__________ is the level at which a child can almost, but not quite, understand or perform a task.

A child with an IQ score of 65 would be classified with __________ intellectual disability.

The concrete operational stage of cognitive development is characterized by the active and appropriate use of __________.

When Molly's teacher asked her to go to the office with a message, she was a bit concerned that she might forget part of the message. As soon as Molly left the classroom, she started to sing the message over and over until she arrived at the office. Molly used a strategy to improve her memory that is known as __________.

Describe the developmental progression of reading development.