Question 1

Between ages 6 and 12,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all 20 primary teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones 
B)  boys lose their primary teeth slightly earlier than girls 
C)  the bones of the body shorten and narrow 
D)  children are unusually inflexible because their ligaments are tight 
A)  all 20 primary teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones 
B)  boys lose their primary teeth slightly earlier than girls 
C)  the bones of the body shorten and narrow 
D)  children are unusually inflexible because their ligaments are tight A

Question 2

In a study comparing map-making skills of 12-year-olds in small cities in India and the United States,the Indian children represented more __________ than the American children.

Accepted Answer

A)  space 
B)  main streets 
C)  key directions 
D)  features of social life 
A)  space 
B)  main streets 
C)  key directions 
D)  features of social life D

Question 3

Which elementary classroom shows signs of high-quality education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classroom A, where parents are invited to visit by appointment only 
B)  Classroom B, where students work independently throughout the school day 
C)  Classroom C, where teachers use written observations to individualize instruction 
D)  Classroom D, where curricular subjects are segregated, so children develop strengths 
A)  Classroom A, where parents are invited to visit by appointment only 
B)  Classroom B, where students work independently throughout the school day 
C)  Classroom C, where teachers use written observations to individualize instruction 
D)  Classroom D, where curricular subjects are segregated, so children develop strengths C

Question 4

Paul is concerned because his 6-year-old son,Bobby,prints using large letters and numbers.Bobby's writing is large because he __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot yet visually distinguish fine details 
B)  has not yet developed adequate depth perception 
C)  makes strokes with his entire arm rather than just the wrist and fingers 
D)  can only use his wrist and fingers to form the letters and numbers 
A)  cannot yet visually distinguish fine details 
B)  has not yet developed adequate depth perception 
C)  makes strokes with his entire arm rather than just the wrist and fingers 
D)  can only use his wrist and fingers to form the letters and numbers

Question 5

Which statement about language development during middle childhood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vocabulary growth is much slower in middle childhood than in early childhood. 
B)  Children's reflective, analytical approach to language permits them to appreciate the multiple meanings of words. 
C)  English-speaking children use the active voice more frequently than the passive voice during the school years. 
D)  Children's use of the passive voice more frequently than the active voice leads to a change in their humor. 
A)  Vocabulary growth is much slower in middle childhood than in early childhood. 
B)  Children's reflective, analytical approach to language permits them to appreciate the multiple meanings of words. 
C)  English-speaking children use the active voice more frequently than the passive voice during the school years. 
D)  Children's use of the passive voice more frequently than the active voice leads to a change in their humor.

Question 6

Children from economically advantaged homes are at their healthiest in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy 
B)  early childhood 
C)  middle childhood 
D)  adolescence 
A)  infancy 
B)  early childhood 
C)  middle childhood 
D)  adolescence

Question 7

Gardner believes that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional intelligence is highly correlated with general intelligence 
B)  traditional intelligence tests accurately assess the complexity of human behavior 
C)  all forms of intelligence follow the same course of development 
D)  each intelligence has a unique neurological basis and a distinct course of development 
A)  emotional intelligence is highly correlated with general intelligence 
B)  traditional intelligence tests accurately assess the complexity of human behavior 
C)  all forms of intelligence follow the same course of development 
D)  each intelligence has a unique neurological basis and a distinct course of development

Question 8

Children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often deficient in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory 
B)  gross-motor development 
C)  creative expression 
D)  working memory 
A)  long-term memory 
B)  gross-motor development 
C)  creative expression 
D)  working memory

Question 9

Which statement about gross-motor development in middle childhood is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are physically less pliable and elastic. 
B)  Preschoolers can propel themselves farther off the ground when running than school-age children. 
C)  During middle childhood, the capacity to react only to relevant information decreases. 
D)  Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are more agile and have better balance. 
A)  Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are physically less pliable and elastic. 
B)  Preschoolers can propel themselves farther off the ground when running than school-age children. 
C)  During middle childhood, the capacity to react only to relevant information decreases. 
D)  Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are more agile and have better balance.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  emotional 
A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  emotional

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  internalizing problems 
B)  externalizing problems 
C)  leadership skills and empathy 
D)  logico-mathematical ability 
A)  internalizing problems 
B)  externalizing problems 
C)  leadership skills and empathy 
D)  logico-mathematical ability

Question 12

Which statement is supported by research on group differences in IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  On average, Hispanic children score slightly lower than African-American children on measures of IQ. 
B)  Heredity is largely responsible for individual, ethnic, and SES variations in intelligence. 
C)  Minority top performers are typically indistinguishable from top performers in the white majority. 
D)  Differences in SES are primarily responsible for the IQ gap between black and white American children. 
A)  On average, Hispanic children score slightly lower than African-American children on measures of IQ. 
B)  Heredity is largely responsible for individual, ethnic, and SES variations in intelligence. 
C)  Minority top performers are typically indistinguishable from top performers in the white majority. 
D)  Differences in SES are primarily responsible for the IQ gap between black and white American children.

Question 13

Constructivist classrooms __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rely on passive student listening and completion of teacher-assigned tasks 
B)  are associated with gains in critical thinking and greater social and moral maturity 
C)  evaluate students by how well they keep pace with a uniform set of standards for their grade 
D)  tend to undermine academic motivation and achievement, especially in low-SES children 
A)  rely on passive student listening and completion of teacher-assigned tasks 
B)  are associated with gains in critical thinking and greater social and moral maturity 
C)  evaluate students by how well they keep pace with a uniform set of standards for their grade 
D)  tend to undermine academic motivation and achievement, especially in low-SES children

Question 14

Adoption studies reveal that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted children show a significant decline in IQ across middle childhood and adolescence, regardless of rearing conditions 
B)  children of low-IQ biological mothers adopted at birth by parents who are well above average in income and education do as well as children of high-IQ biological mothers placed in similar adoptive homes 
C)  genetic factors play a much greater role in IQ than environmental factors but have been overlooked in heritabilities, which typically underestimate genetic influences 
D)  children of low-IQ biological mothers adopted at birth by parents who are well above average in income and education score above average in IQ during the school years 
A)  adopted children show a significant decline in IQ across middle childhood and adolescence, regardless of rearing conditions 
B)  children of low-IQ biological mothers adopted at birth by parents who are well above average in income and education do as well as children of high-IQ biological mothers placed in similar adoptive homes 
C)  genetic factors play a much greater role in IQ than environmental factors but have been overlooked in heritabilities, which typically underestimate genetic influences 
D)  children of low-IQ biological mothers adopted at birth by parents who are well above average in income and education score above average in IQ during the school years

Question 15

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  helps to identify strategies for teaching poorly performing students 
B)  assesses a child's ability to profit from instruction in the general education classroom 
C)  predicts school performance and educational attainment 
D)  provides an accurate measure of practical intelligence 
A)  helps to identify strategies for teaching poorly performing students 
B)  assesses a child's ability to profit from instruction in the general education classroom 
C)  predicts school performance and educational attainment 
D)  provides an accurate measure of practical intelligence

Question 16

Which statement about inclusion is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inclusive classrooms enhance academic achievement for all students with special needs. 
B)  Some, but not all, students who require special supports benefit academically from inclusion. 
C)  Children with special needs function best when they receive all of their instruction in a resource room. 
D)  Full inclusion is the best approach, as regular-classroom peers are supportive of children with special needs. 
A)  Inclusive classrooms enhance academic achievement for all students with special needs. 
B)  Some, but not all, students who require special supports benefit academically from inclusion. 
C)  Children with special needs function best when they receive all of their instruction in a resource room. 
D)  Full inclusion is the best approach, as regular-classroom peers are supportive of children with special needs.

Question 17

With increasing education,parents establish a __________ style of communication,like that of classrooms and tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborative 
B)  convergent 
C)  hierarchical 
D)  knowledge-training 
A)  collaborative 
B)  convergent 
C)  hierarchical 
D)  knowledge-training

Question 18

Children's cognitive maps show that school-age children's understanding of __________ is more accurate than that of preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A)  space 
B)  time 
C)  quantity 
D)  categories 
A)  space 
B)  time 
C)  quantity 
D)  categories

Question 19

The most common vision problem in middle childhood is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cataracts 
B)  astigmatism 
C)  myopia 
D)  tunnel vision 
A)  cataracts 
B)  astigmatism 
C)  myopia 
D)  tunnel vision

Question 20

Research on nutrition indicates that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the percentage of children who eat dinner with their families increases slightly between ages 9 and 14 
B)  eating dinner with parents leads to a diet higher in fast foods and soft drinks than eating alone 
C)  mild nutritional deficits rarely affect growth or cognitive functioning in middle childhood 
D)  insufficient dietary iron and folate are related to poorer concentration and mental test performance 
A)  the percentage of children who eat dinner with their families increases slightly between ages 9 and 14 
B)  eating dinner with parents leads to a diet higher in fast foods and soft drinks than eating alone 
C)  mild nutritional deficits rarely affect growth or cognitive functioning in middle childhood 
D)  insufficient dietary iron and folate are related to poorer concentration and mental test performance

Between ages 6 and 12,__________.

In a study comparing map-making skills of 12-year-olds in small cities in India and the United States,the Indian children represented more __________ than the American children.

Which elementary classroom shows signs of high-quality education?

Paul is concerned because his 6-year-old son,Bobby,prints using large letters and numbers.Bobby's writing is large because he __________.

Which statement about language development during middle childhood is true?

Children from economically advantaged homes are at their healthiest in __________.

Gardner believes that __________.

Children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often deficient in __________.

Which statement about gross-motor development in middle childhood is accurate?

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

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

Which statement is supported by research on group differences in IQ?

Constructivist classrooms __________.

Adoption studies reveal that __________.

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it __________.

Which statement about inclusion is true?

With increasing education,parents establish a __________ style of communication,like that of classrooms and tests.

Children's cognitive maps show that school-age children's understanding of __________ is more accurate than that of preschoolers.

The most common vision problem in middle childhood is __________.

Research on nutrition indicates that __________.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Between ages 6 and 12,__________.

In a study comparing map-making skills of 12-year-olds in small cities in India and the United States,the Indian children represented more __________ than the American children.

Which elementary classroom shows signs of high-quality education?

Paul is concerned because his 6-year-old son,Bobby,prints using large letters and numbers.Bobby's writing is large because he __________.

Which statement about language development during middle childhood is true?

Children from economically advantaged homes are at their healthiest in __________.

Gardner believes that __________.

Children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often deficient in __________.

Which statement about gross-motor development in middle childhood is accurate?

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

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

Which statement is supported by research on group differences in IQ?

Constructivist classrooms __________.

Adoption studies reveal that __________.

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it __________.

Which statement about inclusion is true?

With increasing education,parents establish a __________ style of communication,like that of classrooms and tests.

Children's cognitive maps show that school-age children's understanding of __________ is more accurate than that of preschoolers.

The most common vision problem in middle childhood is __________.

Research on nutrition indicates that __________.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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