Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Luis is able to organize coins in a row from the largest in size (the silver half dollar)to the smallest (a dime).His newfound ability is called:

List the three types of learning disabilities identified in your textbook.

If intelligence is assumed to be normally distributed,which of the following would you expect to find in the overall population?

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence includes all but which of the following?

Is it possible to develop an intelligence test that is truly culturally fair?

Children with above-average intelligence and a superior talent for something are called:

When compared to the Binet intelligence test,the Wechsler test offers the advantage of:

Two identical glasses are filled to the same level with juice.A child then watches as the juice from one glass is poured into a taller,thinner glass.A child who is capable of concrete operational thought might say:

Which of the following types of cancer is the most prevalent in children?

The concept that a child with a disability must be educated in a setting that is as similar as possible to settings of children who do not have disabilities.

Kang has been diagnosed with ADHD,and Kang recently started a common form of drug therapy.Kang is probably receiving a _____.

Amber is given a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.Her mental age is determined to be 12.8 and her chronological age is 11.0.Which of the following can be said about Amber?

Research comparing the whole-language and phonics approaches to language has shown that:

Cancer is the _______ leading cause of death in children.

What is the best way to determine the relative influence of genetics in the development of a person's intelligence?

Discuss what IDEA does.

On average,children gain ______ pounds per year during middle and late childhood.

What are culture-fair IQ tests?

Studies have shown that most people who are academically gifted or who have a superior talent in some area tend to:

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that: