Question 1

Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leukemia 
B)  Lung cancer 
C)  Brain cancer 
D)  Melanoma 
A)  Leukemia 
B)  Lung cancer 
C)  Brain cancer 
D)  Melanoma A

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrapersonal 
B)  Analytical 
C)  Practical 
D)  Creative 
A)  Intrapersonal 
B)  Analytical 
C)  Practical 
D)  Creative A

Question 3

Is giftedness a product of heredity or environment? Give one example.

Accepted Answer

It is likely that giftedness is a product of both heredity and environment.Individuals who are gifted recall that they had signs of high ability in a particular area at a very young age,prior to or at the beginning of formal training.This suggests the importance of innate ability in giftedness.However,researchers have also found that individuals with world-class status in the arts,mathematics,science,and sports all report strong family support and years of training and practice.Deliberate practice is an important characteristic of individuals who become experts in a particular domain.For example,in one study,the best musicians engaged in twice as much deliberate practice over their lives as did the least successful ones.

Question 4

Amber is given a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.Her mental age is determined to be 14 and her chronological age is 10.Which of the following is true of Amber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her IQ score is 86. 
B)  Her IQ score is about average. 
C)  Her IQ score is below the majority of the population. 
D)  Her IQ score is above the majority of the population. 
A)  Her IQ score is 86. 
B)  Her IQ score is about average. 
C)  Her IQ score is below the majority of the population. 
D)  Her IQ score is above the majority of the population.

Question 5

Ross has been placed in the 85th percentile in terms of his BMI.His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is:

Accepted Answer

A)  obese. 
B)  overweight. 
C)  at risk for being overweight. 
D)  at a healthy weight. 
A)  obese. 
B)  overweight. 
C)  at risk for being overweight. 
D)  at a healthy weight.

Question 6

Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of construction paper,something she could not do at age 3.What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased cortical thickening in the temporal lobe. 
B)  Increased myelination of the central nervous system. 
C)  Increased bone ossification. 
D)  Increased muscle development. 
A)  Increased cortical thickening in the temporal lobe. 
B)  Increased myelination of the central nervous system. 
C)  Increased bone ossification. 
D)  Increased muscle development.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an effective memory strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage elaboration,or more extensive processing 
B)  Encourage the use of mental imagery 
C)  Encourage memorization rather than understanding of information 
D)  Repeat with variation and link information early and often 
A)  Encourage elaboration,or more extensive processing 
B)  Encourage the use of mental imagery 
C)  Encourage memorization rather than understanding of information 
D)  Repeat with variation and link information early and often

Question 8

Which of the following statements represents the current thinking among increasing numbers of experts in the field of reading?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct instruction in the whole-language approach is a key aspect of learning to read. 
B)  Direct instruction in phonics is a key aspect of learning to read. 
C)  The whole-language approach and the phonics approach are equally effective in teaching children to read. 
D)  The morphological approach has been shown to be the best way to teach reading. 
A)  Direct instruction in the whole-language approach is a key aspect of learning to read. 
B)  Direct instruction in phonics is a key aspect of learning to read. 
C)  The whole-language approach and the phonics approach are equally effective in teaching children to read. 
D)  The morphological approach has been shown to be the best way to teach reading.

Question 9

Organic intellectual disability is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a genetic disorder or brain damage. 
B)  being raised by poorly educated parents. 
C)  an impoverished intellectual environment. 
D)  traumatic experiences in early childhood. 
A)  a genetic disorder or brain damage. 
B)  being raised by poorly educated parents. 
C)  an impoverished intellectual environment. 
D)  traumatic experiences in early childhood.

Question 10

_____ refers to being alert,mentally present,and cognitively flexible while going through life's everyday activities and tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mindlessness 
B)  Mindfulness 
C)  Elasticity 
D)  Creativity 
A)  Mindlessness 
B)  Mindfulness 
C)  Elasticity 
D)  Creativity

Question 11

Lillette,9,has been diagnosed with _____,a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells,which crowd out normal cells,making her susceptible to bruising and infection.

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroblastoma 
B)  lymphosarcoma 
C)  leukemia 
D)  clear cell sarcoma 
A)  neuroblastoma 
B)  lymphosarcoma 
C)  leukemia 
D)  clear cell sarcoma

Question 12

The worldwide increase in intelligence scores that has occurred over a short period of time has been called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet effect. 
B)  Goleman effect. 
C)  Flynn effect. 
D)  Wechsler effect. 
A)  Binet effect. 
B)  Goleman effect. 
C)  Flynn effect. 
D)  Wechsler effect.

Question 13

Sandra,9,was always behind in class because she could only write very slowly,and even then her painstaking efforts would be virtually illegible and riddled with spelling mistakes.Her teacher referred her to a psychologist who diagnosed her with a learning disability called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ADHD. 
B)  dysgraphia. 
C)  ASD. 
D)  dyscalculia. 
A)  ADHD. 
B)  dysgraphia. 
C)  ASD. 
D)  dyscalculia.

Question 14

Which of the following is a way to get children to be more creative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discourage intellectual risk-taking. 
B)  Exercise strict control over a child's ideas. 
C)  Guide children to be persistent and delay gratification. 
D)  Discourage methods like brainstorming. 
A)  Discourage intellectual risk-taking. 
B)  Exercise strict control over a child's ideas. 
C)  Guide children to be persistent and delay gratification. 
D)  Discourage methods like brainstorming.

Question 15

Knowledge about memory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  metamemory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  metadata. 
A)  metamemory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  metadata.

Question 16

Advances in the _____ of the brain are linked to children's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobe; sharper color and peripheral vision 
B)  occipital lobe; better spatial skills 
C)  prefrontal cortex; improved attention,reasoning,and cognitive control 
D)  temporal lobe; eye-hand coordination and pincer grasp 
A)  parietal lobe; sharper color and peripheral vision 
B)  occipital lobe; better spatial skills 
C)  prefrontal cortex; improved attention,reasoning,and cognitive control 
D)  temporal lobe; eye-hand coordination and pincer grasp

Question 17

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest.He can also discern that if stick A is longer than B and B is longer than C,then A is longer than C.This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  seriation 
B)  transitivity 
C)  transduction 
D)  classification 
A)  seriation 
B)  transitivity 
C)  transduction 
D)  classification

Question 18

According to Ellen Winner,which of the following refers to a characteristic displayed by gifted children who begin to master an area earlier than their peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marching to their own drummer 
B)  Maladjustment 
C)  Precocity 
D)  A passion to master 
A)  Marching to their own drummer 
B)  Maladjustment 
C)  Precocity 
D)  A passion to master

Question 19

What are the treatment options available for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Accepted Answer

Stimulant medication such as Ritalin or

Question 20

Jacob is a third-grader and has a disability that has caused him to be separated from his peers during the school day.Recently Jacob has been moved to the regular third-grade classroom.This is an instance of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  transforming 
B)  transitioning 
C)  incorporation 
D)  inclusion 
A)  transforming 
B)  transitioning 
C)  incorporation 
D)  inclusion

Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Is giftedness a product of heredity or environment? Give one example.

Amber is given a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.Her mental age is determined to be 14 and her chronological age is 10.Which of the following is true of Amber?

Ross has been placed in the 85th percentile in terms of his BMI.His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is:

Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of construction paper,something she could not do at age 3.What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

Which of the following is NOT an effective memory strategy?

Which of the following statements represents the current thinking among increasing numbers of experts in the field of reading?

Organic intellectual disability is caused by:

_____ refers to being alert,mentally present,and cognitively flexible while going through life's everyday activities and tasks.

Lillette,9,has been diagnosed with _____,a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells,which crowd out normal cells,making her susceptible to bruising and infection.

The worldwide increase in intelligence scores that has occurred over a short period of time has been called the:

Sandra,9,was always behind in class because she could only write very slowly,and even then her painstaking efforts would be virtually illegible and riddled with spelling mistakes.Her teacher referred her to a psychologist who diagnosed her with a learning disability called:

Which of the following is a way to get children to be more creative?

Knowledge about memory is known as:

Advances in the _ of the brain are linked to children's _.

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest.He can also discern that if stick A is longer than B and B is longer than C,then A is longer than C.This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

According to Ellen Winner,which of the following refers to a characteristic displayed by gifted children who begin to master an area earlier than their peers?

What are the treatment options available for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Jacob is a third-grader and has a disability that has caused him to be separated from his peers during the school day.Recently Jacob has been moved to the regular third-grade classroom.This is an instance of _____.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

Filters

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Is giftedness a product of heredity or environment? Give one example.

Amber is given a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.Her mental age is determined to be 14 and her chronological age is 10.Which of the following is true of Amber?

Ross has been placed in the 85th percentile in terms of his BMI.His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is:

Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of construction paper,something she could not do at age 3.What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

Which of the following is NOT an effective memory strategy?

Which of the following statements represents the current thinking among increasing numbers of experts in the field of reading?

Organic intellectual disability is caused by:

_____ refers to being alert,mentally present,and cognitively flexible while going through life's everyday activities and tasks.

Lillette,9,has been diagnosed with _____,a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells,which crowd out normal cells,making her susceptible to bruising and infection.

The worldwide increase in intelligence scores that has occurred over a short period of time has been called the:

Sandra,9,was always behind in class because she could only write very slowly,and even then her painstaking efforts would be virtually illegible and riddled with spelling mistakes.Her teacher referred her to a psychologist who diagnosed her with a learning disability called:

Which of the following is a way to get children to be more creative?

Knowledge about memory is known as:

Advances in the _____ of the brain are linked to children's _____.

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest.He can also discern that if stick A is longer than B and B is longer than C,then A is longer than C.This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

According to Ellen Winner,which of the following refers to a characteristic displayed by gifted children who begin to master an area earlier than their peers?

What are the treatment options available for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Jacob is a third-grader and has a disability that has caused him to be separated from his peers during the school day.Recently Jacob has been moved to the regular third-grade classroom.This is an instance of _____.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

Filters

Advances in the _ of the brain are linked to children's _.