Question 1

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a disorder characterized by excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It groups test questions into subtests that measure different motor skills. 
B)  It suggests children's strengths and weaknesses as well as provides overall measures of cognitive functioning. 
C)  It yields a score called the intelligence quotient and can be used with children from the age of two to adults. 
D)  It is a culture-free intelligence test and can be used for anyone irrespective of their cultural background. 
A)  It groups test questions into subtests that measure different motor skills. 
B)  It suggests children's strengths and weaknesses as well as provides overall measures of cognitive functioning. 
C)  It yields a score called the intelligence quotient and can be used with children from the age of two to adults. 
D)  It is a culture-free intelligence test and can be used for anyone irrespective of their cultural background.

Question 3

One strategy for promoting memory is to encode visual stimuli as sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  In middle childhood, the average child's body weight doubles. 
B)  Girls are heavier and taller than boys through the age of nine or ten. 
C)  From the age of 11, boys develop relatively more body fat than girls do. 
D)  Children in middle childhood experience an even, slow growth rate. 
A)  In middle childhood, the average child's body weight doubles. 
B)  Girls are heavier and taller than boys through the age of nine or ten. 
C)  From the age of 11, boys develop relatively more body fat than girls do. 
D)  Children in middle childhood experience an even, slow growth rate.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to have low blood pressure and low cholesterol. 
B)  They are less likely to have diabetes. 
C)  They are more likely to have breathing problems and asthma. 
D)  They are less likely to be rejected by peers. 
A)  They are more likely to have low blood pressure and low cholesterol. 
B)  They are less likely to have diabetes. 
C)  They are more likely to have breathing problems and asthma. 
D)  They are less likely to be rejected by peers.

Question 6

Which of the following refers to the principle that if A exceeds B in some property and B exceeds C, then A must also exceed C?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Decentration 
B)  Class inclusion 
C)  Conservation 
D)  Transitivity 
A)  Decentration 
B)  Class inclusion 
C)  Conservation 
D)  Transitivity

Question 7

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?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to a person's actual age?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental age 
B)  Critical period 
C)  Chronological age 
D)  Intellectual quotient 
A)  Mental age 
B)  Critical period 
C)  Chronological age 
D)  Intellectual quotient

Question 9

Which of the following is a crucial determinant of a person's intellectual development?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Giftedness 
B)  Creativity 
C)  Heredity 
D)  Plasticity 
A)  Giftedness 
B)  Creativity 
C)  Heredity 
D)  Plasticity

Question 10

Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by letter reversals, mirror reading, slow reading, and reduced comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Using a paintbrush to paint pictures requires the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  gross motor skills. 
B)  systemic motor skills. 
C)  autonomic motor skills. 
D)  fine motor skills. 
A)  gross motor skills. 
B)  systemic motor skills. 
C)  autonomic motor skills. 
D)  fine motor skills.

Question 12

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservation 
B)  Seriation 
C)  Assimilating 
D)  Mainstreaming 
A)  Conservation 
B)  Seriation 
C)  Assimilating 
D)  Mainstreaming

Question 13

Learning disabilities are disorders characterized by:​

Accepted Answer

A)  inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills. 
B)  social deficits and stereotyped behavior. 
C)  abnormal functioning and loss of previously acquired skills. 
D)  excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity. 
A)  inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills. 
B)  social deficits and stereotyped behavior. 
C)  abnormal functioning and loss of previously acquired skills. 
D)  excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Dyslexia affects anywhere from 5% to 17.5% of American children. 
B)  Dyslexic children may not discriminate sounds as accurately as other children do. 
C)  Most studies show that dyslexia is much more common in boys than in girls. 
D)  25% to 65% of children who have one dyslexic parent are dyslexic themselves. 
A)  Dyslexia affects anywhere from 5% to 17.5% of American children. 
B)  Dyslexic children may not discriminate sounds as accurately as other children do. 
C)  Most studies show that dyslexia is much more common in boys than in girls. 
D)  25% to 65% of children who have one dyslexic parent are dyslexic themselves.

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning disability 
B)  Cognitive disability 
C)  Cultural-familial disability 
D)  Physical disability 
A)  Learning disability 
B)  Cognitive disability 
C)  Cultural-familial disability 
D)  Physical disability

Question 16

Divergent thinking is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  free and fluent association to the elements of a problem. 
B)  view that retribution for wrongdoing is a direct consequence of the wrongdoing. 
C)  judgment of acts as moral when they conform to authority or to the rules of the game. 
D)  thought process that attempts to focus on the single best solution to a problem. 
A)  free and fluent association to the elements of a problem. 
B)  view that retribution for wrongdoing is a direct consequence of the wrongdoing. 
C)  judgment of acts as moral when they conform to authority or to the rules of the game. 
D)  thought process that attempts to focus on the single best solution to a problem.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Rhodopsin 
C)  Melanin 
D)  Ritalin 
A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Rhodopsin 
C)  Melanin 
D)  Ritalin

Question 19

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the performance of fine motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss the patterns of motor development in middle childhood years. Do gender differences influence the development of motor skills during these years?​

Accepted Answer

Throughout middle childhood, children sh

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a disorder characterized by excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.

Which of the following statements is true of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

One strategy for promoting memory is to encode visual stimuli as sounds.

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

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

Which of the following refers to the principle that if A exceeds B in some property and B exceeds C, then A must also exceed C?

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 terms refers to a person's actual age?

Which of the following is a crucial determinant of a person's intellectual development?

Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by letter reversals, mirror reading, slow reading, and reduced comprehension.

Using a paintbrush to paint pictures requires the use of:

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Learning disabilities are disorders characterized by:

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

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Divergent thinking is the:

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

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

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the performance of fine motor skills.

Discuss the patterns of motor development in middle childhood years. Do gender differences influence the development of motor skills during these years?

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Heredity and Prenatal Development

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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

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Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a disorder characterized by excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.

Which of the following statements is true of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?​

One strategy for promoting memory is to encode visual stimuli as sounds.

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

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

Which of the following refers to the principle that if A exceeds B in some property and B exceeds C, then A must also exceed C?​

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 terms refers to a person's actual age?​

Which of the following is a crucial determinant of a person's intellectual development?​

Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by letter reversals, mirror reading, slow reading, and reduced comprehension.

Using a paintbrush to paint pictures requires the use of:

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Learning disabilities are disorders characterized by:​

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

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Divergent thinking is the:

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

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

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the performance of fine motor skills.

Discuss the patterns of motor development in middle childhood years. Do gender differences influence the development of motor skills during these years?​

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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Which of the following statements is true of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

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

Which of the following refers to the principle that if A exceeds B in some property and B exceeds C, then A must also exceed C?

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 terms refers to a person's actual age?

Which of the following is a crucial determinant of a person's intellectual development?

Learning disabilities are disorders characterized by:

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

Discuss the patterns of motor development in middle childhood years. Do gender differences influence the development of motor skills during these years?