Question 1

What is the leading known cause of mental retardation?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor nutrition 
B) Environmental influences,such as the lack of nurturing by the mother 
C) Problems in pregnancy and childbirth,such as birth trauma 
D) Problems in embryonic development,such teratogen exposure or genetic disorders 
A) Poor nutrition 
B) Environmental influences,such as the lack of nurturing by the mother 
C) Problems in pregnancy and childbirth,such as birth trauma 
D) Problems in embryonic development,such teratogen exposure or genetic disorders

Question 2

Mrs.Butler should use all but which of the following mnemonic strategies during spelling lessons with her fourth graders?

Accepted Answer

A) Metamemory 
B) Rehearsal 
C) Organization 
D) Elaboration 
A) Metamemory 
B) Rehearsal 
C) Organization 
D) Elaboration

Question 3

In middle childhood,the major area of linguistic growth is syntax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Early phonics training is a more effective strategy for teaching beginning reading than the whole-language approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One problem with administering intelligence tests to school-age children is that

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A) these tests have not been standardized. 
B) IQ scores seem unrelated to school performance. 
C) these tests may be culturally biased. 
D) these tests only measure social skills. 
A) these tests have not been standardized. 
B) IQ scores seem unrelated to school performance. 
C) these tests may be culturally biased. 
D) these tests only measure social skills.

Question 6

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children provides three scores.Which of the following is NOT one of these scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Memory capacity 
B) Verbal ability 
C) Performance ability 
D) Total intelligence score 
A) Memory capacity 
B) Verbal ability 
C) Performance ability 
D) Total intelligence score

Question 7

Mrs.Carruthers advocates the whole-language approach to reading.Which of the following statements is she LEAST likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A) Children learn to read and write naturally,through their own discoveries. 
B) Phonetic instruction hampers the natural process of learning language. 
C) A child should learn to sound out and "decode" unfamiliar words. 
D) A child should use contextual clues when figuring out unfamiliar words. 
A) Children learn to read and write naturally,through their own discoveries. 
B) Phonetic instruction hampers the natural process of learning language. 
C) A child should learn to sound out and "decode" unfamiliar words. 
D) A child should use contextual clues when figuring out unfamiliar words.

Question 8

Eight-year-old Sergio is in second grade.According to Piaget,Sergio is in the concrete operational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Lisa is not doing well in the regular class environment and wants her parents to consider letting her enroll in a charter school.Compared to public schools,charter schools have

Accepted Answer

A) larger classes. 
B) a standard "do the work and receive the grade" philosophy. 
C) little innovative programming. 
D) student outcomes that are in dispute. 
A) larger classes. 
B) a standard "do the work and receive the grade" philosophy. 
C) little innovative programming. 
D) student outcomes that are in dispute.

Question 10

Hanna is a student who is high in self-efficacy.Which of the following statements about her is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Hanna is likely to try hard in school. 
B) Hanna believes that she regulates her learning. 
C) Hanna learns,but it is mostly because of her teachers. 
D) Hanna is successful in school. 
A) Hanna is likely to try hard in school. 
B) Hanna believes that she regulates her learning. 
C) Hanna learns,but it is mostly because of her teachers. 
D) Hanna is successful in school.

Question 11

Speed of processing remains constant through middle childhood and increases in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is controversial because not everyone agrees that IQ has so many factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Freddie is trying to learn the names of the first five presidents of the United States.To help him,his mother makes up a story using the five names and then teaches the story to Freddie.She is using the mnemonic device of

Accepted Answer

A) external memory aids. 
B) elaboration. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) organization. 
A) external memory aids. 
B) elaboration. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) organization.

Question 14

How does socioeconomic status affect educational attainment?

Accepted Answer

A) It influences the family atmosphere. 
B) It limits the choice of neighborhoods a child lives in. 
C) It plays a part in the way that parents rear their children. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) It influences the family atmosphere. 
B) It limits the choice of neighborhoods a child lives in. 
C) It plays a part in the way that parents rear their children. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 15

Martin is angry because his sister broke his toy.He does not accept that it could have been an accident,and he wants his sister punished.He appears to be in Piaget's _____ stage of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth

Question 16

"Street smarts" is a part of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ability to arrange items according to one or more relevant dimensions is called

Accepted Answer

A) seriation. 
B) centration. 
C) decentration. 
D) horizontal décalage. 
A) seriation. 
B) centration. 
C) decentration. 
D) horizontal décalage.

Question 18

The intelligence test that seeks to measure componential,experiential,and contextual elements of intelligence through multiple-choice and essay questions is the

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner Multiple Intelligences Assessment. 
B) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. 
C) Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. 
D) Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test. 
A) Gardner Multiple Intelligences Assessment. 
B) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. 
C) Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. 
D) Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test.

Question 19

_____ is an understanding of the relationship between a whole and its parts.

Accepted Answer

A) Class inclusion 
B) Transitive inference 
C) Seriation 
D) Conservation 
A) Class inclusion 
B) Transitive inference 
C) Seriation 
D) Conservation

Question 20

Explain the concepts of decoding and visually based retrieval.

Accepted Answer

Decoding and visually based retrieval ar

What is the leading known cause of mental retardation?

Mrs.Butler should use all but which of the following mnemonic strategies during spelling lessons with her fourth graders?

In middle childhood,the major area of linguistic growth is syntax.

Early phonics training is a more effective strategy for teaching beginning reading than the whole-language approach.

One problem with administering intelligence tests to school-age children is that

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children provides three scores.Which of the following is NOT one of these scores?

Mrs.Carruthers advocates the whole-language approach to reading.Which of the following statements is she LEAST likely to make?

Eight-year-old Sergio is in second grade.According to Piaget,Sergio is in the concrete operational stage of development.

Lisa is not doing well in the regular class environment and wants her parents to consider letting her enroll in a charter school.Compared to public schools,charter schools have

Hanna is a student who is high in self-efficacy.Which of the following statements about her is FALSE?

Speed of processing remains constant through middle childhood and increases in adolescence.

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is controversial because not everyone agrees that IQ has so many factors.

Freddie is trying to learn the names of the first five presidents of the United States.To help him,his mother makes up a story using the five names and then teaches the story to Freddie.She is using the mnemonic device of

How does socioeconomic status affect educational attainment?

Martin is angry because his sister broke his toy.He does not accept that it could have been an accident,and he wants his sister punished.He appears to be in Piaget's _____ stage of moral development.

"Street smarts" is a part of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

The ability to arrange items according to one or more relevant dimensions is called

The intelligence test that seeks to measure componential,experiential,and contextual elements of intelligence through multiple-choice and essay questions is the

_____ is an understanding of the relationship between a whole and its parts.

Explain the concepts of decoding and visually based retrieval.

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A Childs World: How We Discover It

Forming a New Life: Conception,heredity,and Environment

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

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Exam 13: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

What is the leading known cause of mental retardation?

Mrs.Butler should use all but which of the following mnemonic strategies during spelling lessons with her fourth graders?

In middle childhood,the major area of linguistic growth is syntax.

Early phonics training is a more effective strategy for teaching beginning reading than the whole-language approach.

One problem with administering intelligence tests to school-age children is that

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children provides three scores.Which of the following is NOT one of these scores?

Mrs.Carruthers advocates the whole-language approach to reading.Which of the following statements is she LEAST likely to make?

Eight-year-old Sergio is in second grade.According to Piaget,Sergio is in the concrete operational stage of development.

Lisa is not doing well in the regular class environment and wants her parents to consider letting her enroll in a charter school.Compared to public schools,charter schools have

Hanna is a student who is high in self-efficacy.Which of the following statements about her is FALSE?

Speed of processing remains constant through middle childhood and increases in adolescence.

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is controversial because not everyone agrees that IQ has so many factors.

Freddie is trying to learn the names of the first five presidents of the United States.To help him,his mother makes up a story using the five names and then teaches the story to Freddie.She is using the mnemonic device of

How does socioeconomic status affect educational attainment?

Martin is angry because his sister broke his toy.He does not accept that it could have been an accident,and he wants his sister punished.He appears to be in Piaget's _____ stage of moral development.

"Street smarts" is a part of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

The ability to arrange items according to one or more relevant dimensions is called

The intelligence test that seeks to measure componential,experiential,and contextual elements of intelligence through multiple-choice and essay questions is the

_____ is an understanding of the relationship between a whole and its parts.

Explain the concepts of decoding and visually based retrieval.

Studying a Childs World

A Childs World: How We Discover It

Forming a New Life: Conception,heredity,and Environment

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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