Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the _________base their moral judgments on rules that maintain the social order. ​

Identify a true statement about concrete-operational children.

The part of the brain called the _________translates visual information into auditory information. ​

_________is a stimulant used in the treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. ​

Which of the following processes is used to assess whether a child understands the principle of transitivity?

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of autonomous morality believe in the principle of immanent justice.

Which of the following statements is true of long-term memory?

Write a brief note on the origins of dyslexia.

Which of the following statements describes the term culture-free?

According to Jean Piaget, children in the stage of _________are less egocentric than preoperational children. ​

Which of the following statements is true of children in the middle years regarding their metacognitive abilities?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following statements is true of the postconventional level?

Provide a brief account on the development of metacognition in children.

Which of the following statements suggests that dyslexia has a genetic component to it?

Sean's mental age is 15 and his chronological age is 10. Which of the following values will be his intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Which of the following statements best describes the word-recognition method?

In the word-recognition method, children learn to associate written letters and letter combinations (such as "ph" or "sh") with the sounds they indicate.

Which of the following statements is true of elaborative strategy?

In the context of educating children with disabilities, explain mainstreaming.