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

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

In 2011-2012,_____ percent of 6- to 11-year-old U.S.children were classified as obese,which is essentially unchanged from 2009-2010.

Psychologists suspect that _____ often results from growing up in below-average intellectual environment.

What is the most common cause of death for children in middle childhood?

Luis is able to organize coins in a row from the largest in size to the smallest.His newfound ability is called:

Identify the theorist who described three criteria that characterize gifted children,whether in art,music,or academic domains: precocity,marching to their own drummer,and a passion to master.

At some point during the early elementary school years,children begin to use _____ more and,according to the fuzzy trace theory,this contributes to the improved memory and reasoning of older children.

During the elementary school years,children grow an average of _____ inches a year.

Before she started school in the U.S.,Mita,daughter of immigrant parents of Indian origin,used to speak only her home language of Hindi fluently.She then learned to speak English in school and attained fluency in both Hindi and English.However,as she grew older,she started to feel ashamed of her roots and gave up speaking Hindi altogether.This phenomenon is called ________ bilingualism.

Discuss the key features of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).

The incidence of cancer in children has _____ in recent years.

What are the barriers to creating culture-fair tests?

At Jackson Elementary,children are taught to read by learning to recognize entire words and sentences and to use the context of the words that are used in the text to guess their meaning.Their reading material consists of stories,poems,newspapers,and magazines.This school is using the _____ approach to reading instruction.

If the word "win" is on a list of words a child is asked to remember,the child might think of the last time he won a pony race with a friend.This is an example of:

About _____ as many boys as girls are classified as having a learning disability.

_____ refers to a technique in which individuals are encouraged to come up with creative ideas in a group,play off each other's ideas,and say almost anything that comes to mind.

When a person thinks reflectively and productively and evaluates evidence,it means that he or she is engaging in:

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sounds that each alphabet stands for.What approach is she using?

Boys are estimated to be _____ more likely to have autism spectrum disorders than are girls.

_____ thinking characterizes the kind of thinking that is required on conventional tests of intelligence.