Question 1

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Seriation 
B)  Mainstreaming 
C)  Encoding 
D)  Rehearsal 
A)  Seriation 
B)  Mainstreaming 
C)  Encoding 
D)  Rehearsal A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of mildly disabled children?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Their intelligence quotient scores are 130 or above. 
B)  Their biological growth is normal but they do not develop age-appropriate behavior at the normal pace. 
C)  They do not acquire speech and self-help skills and remain dependent on others for survival. 
D)  They are the most capable among students with special needs of adjusting to the demands of educational institutions. 
A)  Their intelligence quotient scores are 130 or above. 
B)  Their biological growth is normal but they do not develop age-appropriate behavior at the normal pace. 
C)  They do not acquire speech and self-help skills and remain dependent on others for survival. 
D)  They are the most capable among students with special needs of adjusting to the demands of educational institutions. D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children in middle adulthood?​

Accepted Answer

A)  By seven to nine years of age, most children realize that words can have different meanings. 
B)  Children in middle years find it extremely difficult to interpret passive sentences. 
C)  By eight years of age, children make dramatic advances in articulation and in the capacity to use complex grammar. 
D)  Children in middle adulthood lack the ability to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
A)  By seven to nine years of age, most children realize that words can have different meanings. 
B)  Children in middle years find it extremely difficult to interpret passive sentences. 
C)  By eight years of age, children make dramatic advances in articulation and in the capacity to use complex grammar. 
D)  Children in middle adulthood lack the ability to form indirect object-direct object constructions.

Question 5

The part of the brain called the _________ translates visual information into auditory information.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  angular gyrus 
C)  cervix 
D)  hypothalamus 
A)  medulla 
B)  angular gyrus 
C)  cervix 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  objective morality 
B)  preoperations 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  autonomous morality 
A)  objective morality 
B)  preoperations 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  autonomous morality

Question 8

Explain the phonetic method and the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Accepted Answer

Children read by integrating visual and

Question 9

Reaction time tends to increase through middle childhood and adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Down's syndrome is caused due to:​

Accepted Answer

A)  racial and ethnic differences. 
B)  impoverished home environments. 
C)  brain damage. 
D)  chromosomal abnormalities. 
A)  racial and ethnic differences. 
B)  impoverished home environments. 
C)  brain damage. 
D)  chromosomal abnormalities.

Question 11

How do sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory differ?​

Accepted Answer

When one looks at an object and then bli

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the first structure of memory encountered by sensory input. 
B)  It has unlimited capacity to store information. 
C)  It retains stimuli up to 30 seconds after the trace decays. 
D)  It retains auditory stimuli but cannot retain visual stimuli. 
A)  It is the first structure of memory encountered by sensory input. 
B)  It has unlimited capacity to store information. 
C)  It retains stimuli up to 30 seconds after the trace decays. 
D)  It retains auditory stimuli but cannot retain visual stimuli.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides children with a basic sight vocabulary. 
B)  It uses rote learning to enhance the learning process. 
C)  It provides skills children can use to decode new words. 
D)  It helps most children and adults read familiar words. 
A)  It provides children with a basic sight vocabulary. 
B)  It uses rote learning to enhance the learning process. 
C)  It provides skills children can use to decode new words. 
D)  It helps most children and adults read familiar words.

Question 14

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following physiological changes occurs during middle childhood years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction time increases. 
B)  Muscles grow weaker. 
C)  Neural pathways become less myelinated. 
D)  Experience refines sensorimotor abilities. 
A)  Reaction time increases. 
B)  Muscles grow weaker. 
C)  Neural pathways become less myelinated. 
D)  Experience refines sensorimotor abilities.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a period during which reasoning is based on the person's own moral standards. 
B)  It is characterized by a respect for authority and duty. 
C)  It is the period during which rules are perceived as the ultimate reality. 
D)  It is characterized by an orientation toward obedience and punishment. 
A)  It is a period during which reasoning is based on the person's own moral standards. 
B)  It is characterized by a respect for authority and duty. 
C)  It is the period during which rules are perceived as the ultimate reality. 
D)  It is characterized by an orientation toward obedience and punishment.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They show more knowledge of strategies that can be used to facilitate memory than younger children do. 
B)  They are less likely than younger children to accurately assess their knowledge. 
C)  They use rote-learning only when someone compels them to do so. 
D)  They are less likely than younger children to use selective rehearsal to remember important information. 
A)  They show more knowledge of strategies that can be used to facilitate memory than younger children do. 
B)  They are less likely than younger children to accurately assess their knowledge. 
C)  They use rote-learning only when someone compels them to do so. 
D)  They are less likely than younger children to use selective rehearsal to remember important information.

Question 18

John and Jean work as typists in an office. John can type faster than Jean when someone dictates the matter to be typed. This is because John responds faster to auditory stimuli than Jean does. This illustrates the difference in John's and Jean's:​

Accepted Answer

A)  gross motor skills. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  objective morality. 
D)  moral reasoning abilities. 
A)  gross motor skills. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  objective morality. 
D)  moral reasoning abilities.

Question 19

The ability to focus one's attention and screen out distractions advances steadily through middle childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional level 
B)  concrete-operational level 
C)  conventional level 
D)  preoperational level 
A)  preconventional level 
B)  concrete-operational level 
C)  conventional level 
D)  preoperational level

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

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

Which of the following statements is true of mildly disabled children?

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

The part of the brain called the _________ translates visual information into auditory information.

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

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

Explain the phonetic method and the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Reaction time tends to increase through middle childhood and adolescence.

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

How do sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory differ?

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

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

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

Which of the following physiological changes occurs during middle childhood years?

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

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

John and Jean work as typists in an office. John can type faster than Jean when someone dictates the matter to be typed. This is because John responds faster to auditory stimuli than Jean does. This illustrates the difference in John's and Jean's:

The ability to focus one's attention and screen out distractions advances steadily through middle childhood.

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

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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Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

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

Which of the following statements is true of mildly disabled children?​

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children in middle adulthood?​

The part of the brain called the _________ translates visual information into auditory information.

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

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

Explain the phonetic method and the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Reaction time tends to increase through middle childhood and adolescence.

Down's syndrome is caused due to:​

How do sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory differ?​

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

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

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

Which of the following physiological changes occurs during middle childhood years?

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

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

John and Jean work as typists in an office. John can type faster than Jean when someone dictates the matter to be typed. This is because John responds faster to auditory stimuli than Jean does. This illustrates the difference in John's and Jean's:​

The ability to focus one's attention and screen out distractions advances steadily through middle childhood.

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

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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Filters

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

Which of the following statements is true of mildly disabled children?

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

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

How do sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory differ?

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

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

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

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

John and Jean work as typists in an office. John can type faster than Jean when someone dictates the matter to be typed. This is because John responds faster to auditory stimuli than Jean does. This illustrates the difference in John's and Jean's: