Question 1

Which of the following statements about children who are bilingual is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who are bilingual do better on tests of concept formation than children who speak only one language. 
B) Children who are bilingual are better at analytical reasoning than children who speak only one language. 
C) Children who are bilingual are less conscious of the structure of spoken language than children who speak only one language. 
D) Children who are bilingual have more cognitive flexibility than children who speak only one language. 
A) Children who are bilingual do better on tests of concept formation than children who speak only one language. 
B) Children who are bilingual are better at analytical reasoning than children who speak only one language. 
C) Children who are bilingual are less conscious of the structure of spoken language than children who speak only one language. 
D) Children who are bilingual have more cognitive flexibility than children who speak only one language. C

Question 2

The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) balanced-instruction 
D) morphological 
A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) balanced-instruction 
D) morphological B

Question 3

One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that:

Accepted Answer

A) boys have a greater biological vulnerability for learning disabilities. 
B) girls are more likely to be referred by teachers for treatment. 
C) girls' education is given priority in schools and homes. 
D) learning disabilities are more difficult to detect in boys. 
A) boys have a greater biological vulnerability for learning disabilities. 
B) girls are more likely to be referred by teachers for treatment. 
C) girls' education is given priority in schools and homes. 
D) learning disabilities are more difficult to detect in boys. A

Question 4

Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

Accepted Answer

A) the parents have difficulty providing an intellectually stimulating environment for their children. 
B) the genes for lower intelligence are passed down from the parents to the children. 
C) IQ tests are culture-fair tests. 
D) IQ tests fail to test for street-smarts and practical intelligence. 
A) the parents have difficulty providing an intellectually stimulating environment for their children. 
B) the genes for lower intelligence are passed down from the parents to the children. 
C) IQ tests are culture-fair tests. 
D) IQ tests fail to test for street-smarts and practical intelligence.

Question 5

Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 13 
C) 27 
D) 32 
A) 5 
B) 13 
C) 27 
D) 32

Question 6

Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

Accepted Answer

A) uncommon 
B) highly prevalent 
C) nonexistent 
D) on the decline 
A) uncommon 
B) highly prevalent 
C) nonexistent 
D) on the decline

Question 7

Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children who have reached the concrete operational...

Question 8

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

Question 9

_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) ADHD 
B) OCD 
C) PTSD 
D) EMDR 
A) ADHD 
B) OCD 
C) PTSD 
D) EMDR

Question 10

Which of the following is TRUE of giftedness?

Accepted Answer

A) Signs of high ability of an individual in a particular area do not manifest themselves at a very young age. 
B) Deliberate practice is not required of individuals who become experts in a particular domain. 
C) Individuals with world-class status in the arts,mathematics,science,and sports all report strong family support. 
D) Individuals who are highly gifted are typically gifted in many domains. 
A) Signs of high ability of an individual in a particular area do not manifest themselves at a very young age. 
B) Deliberate practice is not required of individuals who become experts in a particular domain. 
C) Individuals with world-class status in the arts,mathematics,science,and sports all report strong family support. 
D) Individuals who are highly gifted are typically gifted in many domains.

Question 11

Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tabitha has a learning disability that involves...

Question 12

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural intelligence 
B) Practical intelligence 
C) Spatial intelligence 
D) Verbal intelligence 
A) Cultural intelligence 
B) Practical intelligence 
C) Spatial intelligence 
D) Verbal intelligence

Question 13

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

Accepted Answer

A) 75 
B) 130 
C) 250 
D) 330 
A) 75 
B) 130 
C) 250 
D) 330

Question 14

A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

Accepted Answer

A) high birth weight. 
B) poor discipline at home. 
C) verbal and physical abuse during childhood. 
D) cigarette and alcohol exposure during prenatal development. 
A) high birth weight. 
B) poor discipline at home. 
C) verbal and physical abuse during childhood. 
D) cigarette and alcohol exposure during prenatal development.

Question 15

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

Accepted Answer

A) math ability. 
B) right and left brain functioning. 
C) writing skills. 
D) reading ability. 
A) math ability. 
B) right and left brain functioning. 
C) writing skills. 
D) reading ability.

Question 16

A child is presented with two identical balls of clay.The experimenter rolls one ball into a long,thin shape; the other remains in its original ball form.The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece of clay.If the child answers the problem correctly,but cannot use abstract reasoning yet,the child most likely is in which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorimotor stage 
B) Preoperational stage 
C) Formal operational stage 
D) Concrete operational stage 
A) Sensorimotor stage 
B) Preoperational stage 
C) Formal operational stage 
D) Concrete operational stage

Question 17

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _____,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _____.

Accepted Answer

A) reality; 75 
B) reality; 150 
C) myth; 75 
D) myth; 150 
A) reality; 75 
B) reality; 150 
C) myth; 75 
D) myth; 150

Question 18

Children with cancer:

Accepted Answer

A) are rarer today than in the 1960s. 
B) are dying earlier today than in the 1960s. 
C) are surviving longer today than in the past. 
D) are yet to receive the benefits of advancements in cancer treatment. 
A) are rarer today than in the 1960s. 
B) are dying earlier today than in the 1960s. 
C) are surviving longer today than in the past. 
D) are yet to receive the benefits of advancements in cancer treatment.

Question 19

Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along...

Question 20

Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

Accepted Answer

A) 0 to 50. 
B) 0 to 75. 
C) 0 to 90. 
D) 100 and above. 
A) 0 to 50. 
B) 0 to 75. 
C) 0 to 90. 
D) 100 and above.

Which of the following statements about children who are bilingual is NOT true?

The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that:

Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

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

_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

Which of the following is TRUE of giftedness?

Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _.

Children with cancer:

Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

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 of the following statements about children who are bilingual is NOT true?

The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that:

Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

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

_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

Which of the following is TRUE of giftedness?

Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _____,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _____.

Children with cancer:

Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

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

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _.