Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Jennifer pushes her baby brother and lies to her father about doing it. Later, she falls on the sidewalk and scrapes her knee. She relates the two events and believes that her injury was the punishment for lying. According to Piaget's theory of moral development, which of the following stages of moral development does Jennifer fall under?

Which of the following statements is true of the phonetic method of teaching reading?

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children perceive morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people in the stage of _____.

Logan, a seven-year-old, suffers from dyslexia. He goes to a regular school which offers special provisions to help him in his studies. His teacher gives him extra attention to help him understand different letters and sounds associated with them. Logan is given extra time to finish his classwork. This scenario illustrates the process of _____.

Reaction time tends to increase through middle childhood and adolescence.

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children?

A _____ is a drug that increases the activity of the nervous system.

A child understands that if an elephant is bigger than a bear and a bear is bigger than a cat, then an elephant is bigger than a cat. This demonstrates the child's understanding of _________. ​

Mark, a six-year-old boy, cannot discriminate between the sounds of b's, d's, and p's. This becomes a problem for him in class as it creates confusion and impairs his reading ability. In this scenario, Mark has problems with _____.

Briefly explain the causes of obesity.

Which of the following terms refers to the strategy of repeating sounds mentally?

Children's knowledge and control of their cognitive abilities is termed encoding.

Which of the following characteristics of children is most likely to decrease during the middle childhood years?

Which of the following statements is true of children who are obese?

Which of the following statements is accurate of growth patterns in the middle childhood years?

According to Wechsler, intelligence refers to the:

Which of the following terms is of the view that retribution for wrongdoing is a direct consequence of the wrongdoing?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following is the period during which moral judgments largely reflect social rules and conventions?

Which of the following is true of concrete-operational children?