Question 1

How does selective attention change during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

Children during middle childhood develop

Question 2

MATCHING
-Concrete operational reasoning

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking 
B) bodily/kinesthetic intelligence 
C) sedentary activity 
D) steady 
E) word-recognition method
F)knowledge and control of cognitive abilities
G)reaction time
H)Down syndrome
I)a "good-boy/good-girl orientation"
J)ADHD
K)fine motor skills
L)Wechsler scale
M)originated in the early 1900s as a testing tool
N)mental age
O)Decentration and conservation
P)predominantly learned
Q)views intelligence as three-pronged
R)girls
S)dyslexia
T)stimulant 
A) divergent thinking 
B) bodily/kinesthetic intelligence 
C) sedentary activity 
D) steady 
E) word-recognition method
F)knowledge and control of cognitive abilities
G)reaction time
H)Down syndrome
I)a "good-boy/good-girl orientation"
J)ADHD
K)fine motor skills
L)Wechsler scale
M)originated in the early 1900s as a testing tool
N)mental age
O)Decentration and conservation
P)predominantly learned
Q)views intelligence as three-pronged
R)girls
S)dyslexia
T)stimulant

Question 3

Which of the following best represents Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is gained entirely through experience. 
B)  People who are intelligent in one area will be intelligent in other areas. 
C)  People who are intelligent in one area may be less intelligent in other areas. 
D)  Intelligence can be measured only by traditional IQ tests, such as the Binet-Simon. 
A)  Intelligence is gained entirely through experience. 
B)  People who are intelligent in one area will be intelligent in other areas. 
C)  People who are intelligent in one area may be less intelligent in other areas. 
D)  Intelligence can be measured only by traditional IQ tests, such as the Binet-Simon.

Question 4

What is the pace of height and weight changes during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  They slow down. 
B)  They are fairly steady. 
C)  They undergo a dramatic growth spurt. 
D)  They are rapid for girls, but slow and steady for boys. 
A)  They slow down. 
B)  They are fairly steady. 
C)  They undergo a dramatic growth spurt. 
D)  They are rapid for girls, but slow and steady for boys.

Question 5

How many words comprise a typical child's vocabulary by age 6?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 words 
B)  1,000 words 
C)  10,000 words 
D)  100,000 words 
A)  100 words 
B)  1,000 words 
C)  10,000 words 
D)  100,000 words

Question 6

Sarah is being taught to read by associating written letters and letter combinations with the sounds they indicate.Which reading method is Sarah learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  the phonetic method 
B)  the word recognition method 
C)  the sounding method 
D)  semantic recognition method 
A)  the phonetic method 
B)  the word recognition method 
C)  the sounding method 
D)  semantic recognition method

Question 7

Which ability is required by transitivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing on multiple parts of a problem 
B)  feeling empathy 
C)  thinking with abstract concepts 
D)  comparing all items in a set to all other items 
A)  focusing on multiple parts of a problem 
B)  feeling empathy 
C)  thinking with abstract concepts 
D)  comparing all items in a set to all other items

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT increase as a result of greater coordination and agility during the middle childhood years?

Accepted Answer

A)  practice in using physical skills 
B)  myelination of motor pathways 
C)  muscle strength 
D)  reaction time 
A)  practice in using physical skills 
B)  myelination of motor pathways 
C)  muscle strength 
D)  reaction time

Question 9

Beginning around age 11, boys develop relatively more muscle than girls.At about the same age, what do girls develop relatively more of compared with boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  height 
B)  weight 
C)  muscle 
D)  fatty tissue 
A)  height 
B)  weight 
C)  muscle 
D)  fatty tissue

Question 10

Which word best describes the thinking of a concrete operational child, compared with the thinking of a child in an earlier cognitive stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  rigid 
B)  flexible 
C)  abstract 
D)  egocentric 
A)  rigid 
B)  flexible 
C)  abstract 
D)  egocentric

Question 11

Which of the following theorists considered the existential aspect of intelligence??

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Terman 
B)  Howard Gardner 
C)  Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
D)  Robert Sternberg 
A)  Lewis Terman 
B)  Howard Gardner 
C)  Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
D)  Robert Sternberg

Question 12

Which of the following best exemplifies "bodily-kinesthetic" intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  dancing 
B)  piano playing 
C)  the ability to relate to others 
D)  awareness of one's internal self 
A)  dancing 
B)  piano playing 
C)  the ability to relate to others 
D)  awareness of one's internal self

Question 13

Which of the following is a common outcome of being obese during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive behaviour 
B)  high social competence 
C)  high academic achievement 
D)  being considered less attractive 
A)  aggressive behaviour 
B)  high social competence 
C)  high academic achievement 
D)  being considered less attractive

Question 14

Children in the middle years have less trouble understanding passive sentences than preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Catching a ball requires the use of fine motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of learning disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to disappear as children reach adulthood. 
B)  They affect less than 1% of the childhood population. 
C)  They are more common in girls than in boys. 
D)  They can exist in spite of a child having an average IQ. 
A)  They tend to disappear as children reach adulthood. 
B)  They affect less than 1% of the childhood population. 
C)  They are more common in girls than in boys. 
D)  They can exist in spite of a child having an average IQ.

Question 17

According to Piaget, at what age will most children enter the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  usually by age 2 
B)  between the ages of 4 and 6 
C)  by age 7 
D)  by age 12 
A)  usually by age 2 
B)  between the ages of 4 and 6 
C)  by age 7 
D)  by age 12

Question 18

What are the patterns of obesity during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

Obesity is defined as a weight in excess

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of the information in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is semantic in nature. 
B)  It is encoded acoustically. 
C)  It may be retained for a lifetime. 
D)  It is encoded in visual forms only. 
A)  It is semantic in nature. 
B)  It is encoded acoustically. 
C)  It may be retained for a lifetime. 
D)  It is encoded in visual forms only.

Question 20

Zack's parents have been told that their son has ADHD.What treatment option is Zack's doctor most likely to recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive methods 
B)  family therapy 
C)  stimulants such as Ritalin 
D)  antidepressant medications 
A)  cognitive methods 
B)  family therapy 
C)  stimulants such as Ritalin 
D)  antidepressant medications

How does selective attention change during middle childhood?

MATCHING -Concrete operational reasoning

Which of the following best represents Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

What is the pace of height and weight changes during middle childhood?

How many words comprise a typical child's vocabulary by age 6?

Sarah is being taught to read by associating written letters and letter combinations with the sounds they indicate.Which reading method is Sarah learning?

Which ability is required by transitivity?

Which of the following does NOT increase as a result of greater coordination and agility during the middle childhood years?

Beginning around age 11, boys develop relatively more muscle than girls.At about the same age, what do girls develop relatively more of compared with boys?

Which word best describes the thinking of a concrete operational child, compared with the thinking of a child in an earlier cognitive stage?

Which of the following theorists considered the existential aspect of intelligence??

Which of the following best exemplifies "bodily-kinesthetic" intelligence?

Which of the following is a common outcome of being obese during adolescence?

Children in the middle years have less trouble understanding passive sentences than preschoolers.

Catching a ball requires the use of fine motor skills.

Which of the following is a characteristic of learning disabilities?

According to Piaget, at what age will most children enter the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

What are the patterns of obesity during middle childhood?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the information in long-term memory?

Zack's parents have been told that their son has ADHD.What treatment option is Zack's doctor most likely to recommend?

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Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

How does selective attention change during middle childhood?

MATCHING -Concrete operational reasoning

Which of the following best represents Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

What is the pace of height and weight changes during middle childhood?

How many words comprise a typical child's vocabulary by age 6?

Sarah is being taught to read by associating written letters and letter combinations with the sounds they indicate.Which reading method is Sarah learning?

Which ability is required by transitivity?

Which of the following does NOT increase as a result of greater coordination and agility during the middle childhood years?

Beginning around age 11, boys develop relatively more muscle than girls.At about the same age, what do girls develop relatively more of compared with boys?

Which word best describes the thinking of a concrete operational child, compared with the thinking of a child in an earlier cognitive stage?

Which of the following theorists considered the existential aspect of intelligence??

Which of the following best exemplifies "bodily-kinesthetic" intelligence?

Which of the following is a common outcome of being obese during adolescence?

Children in the middle years have less trouble understanding passive sentences than preschoolers.

Catching a ball requires the use of fine motor skills.

Which of the following is a characteristic of learning disabilities?

According to Piaget, at what age will most children enter the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

What are the patterns of obesity during middle childhood?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the information in long-term memory?

Zack's parents have been told that their son has ADHD.What treatment option is Zack's doctor most likely to recommend?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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