Question 1

Discuss educating gifted children.How well do programs for the gifted nurture children's talents and creativity?

Accepted Answer

Debate about the effectiveness of school

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  who do well in school, score high on IQ tests, and have strong athletic abilities 
B)  who know how to use herbal medicines to treat disease 
C)  with expert hunting, gathering, navigating, and fishing skills 
D)  with motivation, self-management, and social skills 
A)  who do well in school, score high on IQ tests, and have strong athletic abilities 
B)  who know how to use herbal medicines to treat disease 
C)  with expert hunting, gathering, navigating, and fishing skills 
D)  with motivation, self-management, and social skills

Question 3

According to the Flynn effect,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  societal modernization has no impact on IQ scores 
B)  IQs increase steadily from one generation to the next 
C)  heredity plays a sizable role in the black-white IQ gap 
D)  IQ shows significant fluctuations over the lifespan 
A)  societal modernization has no impact on IQ scores 
B)  IQs increase steadily from one generation to the next 
C)  heredity plays a sizable role in the black-white IQ gap 
D)  IQ shows significant fluctuations over the lifespan

Question 4

Dr.Goldberg introduces irrelevant stimuli into a task and records how well children attend to its central elements.Dr.Goldberg is probably studying __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  planning 
B)  selectivity of attention 
C)  memory strategies 
D)  elaboration 
A)  planning 
B)  selectivity of attention 
C)  memory strategies 
D)  elaboration

Question 5

Cross-cultural research shows that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  instruction in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan is less challenging than instruction in the United States 
B)  Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese parents and teachers regard native ability as key to academic success 
C)  Asian children, influenced by interdependent values, typically view striving to achieve as a moral obligation 
D)  unlike Finland, students in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan do not receive a nationally mandated curriculum 
A)  instruction in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan is less challenging than instruction in the United States 
B)  Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese parents and teachers regard native ability as key to academic success 
C)  Asian children, influenced by interdependent values, typically view striving to achieve as a moral obligation 
D)  unlike Finland, students in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan do not receive a nationally mandated curriculum

Question 6

Children who are expert in an area __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually highly motivated 
B)  do not find memory strategies useful 
C)  acquire new information at a slow and steady pace 
D)  rarely ask how previously stored information can clarify new material 
A)  are usually highly motivated 
B)  do not find memory strategies useful 
C)  acquire new information at a slow and steady pace 
D)  rarely ask how previously stored information can clarify new material

Question 7

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury in middle childhood,followed by __________ accidents.

Accepted Answer

A)  bicycle 
B)  playground 
C)  sports-related 
D)  rough-and-tumble play 
A)  bicycle 
B)  playground 
C)  sports-related 
D)  rough-and-tumble play

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the abrupt mastery of logical concepts in middle childhood 
B)  the similar timing of the mastery of abstract thinking across cultures 
C)  the discontinuous restructuring of children's thinking 
D)  unevenness in cognitive development 
A)  the abrupt mastery of logical concepts in middle childhood 
B)  the similar timing of the mastery of abstract thinking across cultures 
C)  the discontinuous restructuring of children's thinking 
D)  unevenness in cognitive development

Question 9

At present in the United States,public opinion and educational practice favor __________ for dual language learners.

Accepted Answer

A)  bilingual classroom instruction 
B)  English-only instruction 
C)  instruction in the home language only 
D)  trilingual classroom instruction 
A)  bilingual classroom instruction 
B)  English-only instruction 
C)  instruction in the home language only 
D)  trilingual classroom instruction

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  People in village cultures who lack formal schooling use and benefit from instruction in memory strategies. 
B)  In all cultures, effective use of memory strategies is required for day-to-day problem solving. 
C)  Societal modernization is broadly associated with performance on cognitive tasks typical in industrialized nations. 
D)  The development of memory strategies is merely a product of a more competent information-processing system. 
A)  People in village cultures who lack formal schooling use and benefit from instruction in memory strategies. 
B)  In all cultures, effective use of memory strategies is required for day-to-day problem solving. 
C)  Societal modernization is broadly associated with performance on cognitive tasks typical in industrialized nations. 
D)  The development of memory strategies is merely a product of a more competent information-processing system.

Question 11

In two investigations,African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scored low on intelligence tests during middle childhood 
B)  attained mean IQs of 110 and 117 by middle childhood 
C)  scored mean IQs of below 95 in middle childhood 
D)  showed gains in IQ in early childhood, which dropped by adolescence 
A)  scored low on intelligence tests during middle childhood 
B)  attained mean IQs of 110 and 117 by middle childhood 
C)  scored mean IQs of below 95 in middle childhood 
D)  showed gains in IQ in early childhood, which dropped by adolescence

Discuss educating gifted children.How well do programs for the gifted nurture children's talents and creativity?

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

According to the Flynn effect,__________.

Dr.Goldberg introduces irrelevant stimuli into a task and records how well children attend to its central elements.Dr.Goldberg is probably studying __________.

Cross-cultural research shows that __________.

Children who are expert in an area __________.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury in middle childhood,followed by __________ accidents.

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

At present in the United States,public opinion and educational practice favor __________ for dual language learners.

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

In two investigations,African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life __________.

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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Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Discuss educating gifted children.How well do programs for the gifted nurture children's talents and creativity?

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

According to the Flynn effect,__________.

Dr.Goldberg introduces irrelevant stimuli into a task and records how well children attend to its central elements.Dr.Goldberg is probably studying __________.

Cross-cultural research shows that __________.

Children who are expert in an area __________.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury in middle childhood,followed by __________ accidents.

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

At present in the United States,public opinion and educational practice favor __________ for dual language learners.

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

In two investigations,African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life __________.

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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