Exam 8: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Gina's mother and father are both obese. Generalizing from research presented in the text, what chance does Gina have of becoming obese?

Which of the following is NOT a type of intelligence as defined by Sternberg's three-part theory of intelligence?

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

If a child who is diagnosed with ADHD is put on prescription drugs, these drugs would most likely belong to the category of:

Joshua tries to learn to solve a mathematics problem, but he does not get the correct answer on his first attempt. He tells his teacher, "I just can't do math. Can I go play now?" According to Carol Dweck, Joshua has:

Which of the following abilities would Robert Sternberg view as being especially important?

Children make the transition from Piaget's preoperational stage to the stage of concrete operations about age 5 to 7.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has been linked to irregularities in the way which of the following neurotransmitters operates in the brain?

Most people with intellectual disability fall into the category of mild retardation.

By age 6, the brain has typically reached about 50% of its maximum size.

Which of the following types of intelligence did Robert Sternberg view as being particularly important?

If you were babysitting for a 9-year-old child who complained of "growing pains" in his legs, what would be the appropriate thing to do:

Luke's parents are concerned about him because, beginning at about age 2, he began to show little affection toward other people, his speech became very limited to the point where he seldom talked, and he began to engage in repetitive behavior, such as spinning his crayons and rocking back and forth. If you were to guess what Luke's diagnosis might be, the best choice would be:

The fact that stimulant drugs are often effective in calming children diagnosed with ADHD suggests that this disorder may involve:

Suppose you conducted a study of pairs of identical twins, one of whom was diagnosed with ADHD. Now you examine whether or not the other twins in each pair also have ADHD. In comparison to pairs of unrelated children, you would expect that the other twin in your study would be _______ likely to also be diagnosed with ADHD.

If you were to look at a boy and a girl of average size in two different age groups, age 8 and age 10, who would you expect to be taller in each age group?

Tommy appears to not care at all about the quality of the school work he does. When asked, he says things like: "School is stupid. No one should try hard. Learning is useless." Using the terms identified by David McClelland, you would conclude that Tommy has:

According to the text, many studies find that boys are more athletic than girls during middle childhood. Research suggests that the major reason for this difference is:

Which of the following is NOT one of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Eleven-year-old Susan overheard her father say, "I drove to the store." She is able to infer the presence of a car even though he never mentioned the word. This example best illustrates what memory strategy?