Exam 8: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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:

Suppose you walk into a typical 6th grade classroom in a predominantly White, middle-class, suburban school in the United States. If the children there are typical, about what percent would you expect to be wearing glasses or contact lenses to improve their vision?

Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that elementary school education should:

According to Carol Dweck, which of the following statements represents the MOST effective way to praise a child:

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is sometimes treated with medication that slows down the activity of the child's nervous system.

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

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

Whole-language theorists focus on the concept of:

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

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