Exam 8: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

5 At what age does the human brain reach 95% of its adult size?

Sometimes intellectual disability is not identified until the child enters formal education.

Physical pain associated with rapid growth is both common and normal in middle childhood and adolescence.

According to research conducted by Carol Dweck, boys are more motivated by an orientation that emphasizes __________, whereas girls are more motivated by an orientation that emphasizes _________.

If Paul tells you that he is 15 years old and that his measured IQ is 150, which of the following should you conclude?

Which of the following statements about asthma is false:

Ben has an IQ of 20, which most likely would place him in which category of retardation?

If you were interested in increasing the self-esteem of grade school students, and you wanted to promote effective learning, you should recommend using all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

The text discusses a study in which African American families in poor neighborhoods were given a chance to move to a better neighborhood. The results of this study emphasize the importance of what factor(s) as a determinant of school achievement and test performance?

Of the children who are obese at ages 10 to 13, about what percent will go on to become seriously overweight as adults?

Children with learning disorders often have difficulty with social skills as well as with academic skills.

Samuel tells his little brother an elaborate story about imaginary creatures with three heads and sharp tails who can fly like helicopters by rotating a huge wing that comes out of their back. Samuel's ability to imagine these creatures and describe them to his brother is a good example of which of the following control processes?

Children with learning disorders tend to have below-average general intellectual ability.

Today, about 1 in __ U.S. children has some form of autism spectrum disorder

44 The intellectual process that allows people to monitor their own thoughts and thinking processes is called:

The cause that produces an intellectual disability can be determined in about what percent of such cases?

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to contribute positively to the development of literacy?

Little Maria believes that if she just works hard enough, she can learn anything she sets her mind to. According to Carol Dweck, Maria has:

The IDEIA requires that school districts include children with special needs in regular classrooms and activities as much as is possible. The term used to describe this policy is:

Which of the following people would be most likely to get an erroneous estimate of obesity when using the BMI method of calculation?