Exam 6: Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood

Jenna,a 10-year-old,has a mental structure,or schema,about what typically happens when you go out to eat in a restaurant.Her schema indicates that a host or hostess first leads you to a table,then a waiter or waitress comes to take your order,and so on.This kind of mental structure is called

Both Sam and Suzanna,age 11,are having trouble making friends.A counselor assesses each of them for social interactive skills and discovers that Sam has poor perspective-taking skills for his age.Suzanna actually has good perspective-taking skills,but she fails to use these skills effectively when interacting with others.In Selman's terms,these two children show different levels of ____________ but similar levels of ____________.

Jamie,a boy scout,has practiced tying a particular kind of knot dozens of times,and he does it quickly and efficiently.But when he tries to explain how to do it to a younger member of his troop,he can't put it into words,he can only show the other boy how to do it.Jamie's knowledge of knot tying is an example of

Imagine that you are counseling a 6^th grader on how to improve her study skills so that she will remember more information on tests.Not only do you teach her some memory strategies,you also encourage her to engage in self-testing so that she will begin self- monitoring,that is,keeping track of how well she is remembering new material.What kind of skill is this kind of self-monitoring?

Ms.Dawson,a 1^st grade teacher,has asked your advice on how to set up a cooperative learning project with her 1^st graders.She wants the children to solve problems together in small groups.Based on what you have learned about children's interpersonal strategies,what advice should you give her?

Which of the following is a difference between working memory and long-term memory?

Which of the following therapeutic approaches is designed to help children develop their perspective taking and friendship skills?

Memory is to some degree reconstructed.This accounts for the phenomenon of

The more you know about a particular domain of knowledge,

The maturing of the corpus callosum by middle childhood is especially important for

Mrs.Brown has tried to explain to her 3-year-old daughter,Maya,that Maya must stay at the babysitter's house while her mother goes to work.Maya cries each day during leave-taking.Mrs.Brown is embarrassed by this,especially because the babysitter seems to disapprove.The babysitter thinks that Maya should be more considerate toward her mother.Which is the most developmentally appropriate course of action?

Our knowledge of an event in our own lives,such as a family vacation,is a type of

Which of the following aspects of friendship development does Selman believe is not influenced and informed by a child's perspective taking skills?

Five-year-old Brennan was questioned by police about a babysitter Ginger)who was suspected of abusing Brennan's older sister.To encourage Brennan to reveal what he knew about Ginger,a police interviewer referred to the babysitter as a "nasty lady who does some strange things." These interviewer remarks are an example of

Before using cognitive therapies with children,which of the following is an important area of cognitive skill that clinicians should assess in their young clients?

For counselors who work with abused and maltreated children,which of the following statements draws an appropriate conclusion from research on social cognition and friendships?

Which of the following is true about strategies children use to help them solve math problems?

Kuhn 2000)wrote that "to study memories is to study much of …cognition and cognitive development." Explain this statement,using examples of the factors which contribute to memory improvement with age to illustrate your points.,

Dylan,a 9-year-old,is manipulative in his interactions with his friends.He does not use physical aggression,but he often tries threats and scare tactics to get what he wants.Dylan's interpersonal orientation would be described as

Which of the following does not contribute to improvements in children's ability to remember with increasing age?