Question 1

Hemispheric specialization is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of hand dominance and the myelination of the corpus callosum 
B)  Refinement in dynamic balance and a lowered center of gravity 
C)  Asynchronous development and improved eye-hand coordination 
D)  Improved metalinguistic abilities and vocabulary expansion 
A)  The development of hand dominance and the myelination of the corpus callosum 
B)  Refinement in dynamic balance and a lowered center of gravity 
C)  Asynchronous development and improved eye-hand coordination 
D)  Improved metalinguistic abilities and vocabulary expansion A

Question 2

Which of the following statements about hand dominance is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tends to be clearly developed by age 5 or 6. 
B)  Mixed dominance is considered abnormal. 
C)  It often develops earlier in boys than in girls. 
D)  It is not related to the development of dexterity. 
A)  It tends to be clearly developed by age 5 or 6. 
B)  Mixed dominance is considered abnormal. 
C)  It often develops earlier in boys than in girls. 
D)  It is not related to the development of dexterity. A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the development of body schema is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body schema tends to develop by age 6. 
B)  Body schema combines sensory awareness and memory. 
C)  Body schema allows children to engage in play such as crawling in and out of spaces. 
D)  All of these are true. 
A)  Body schema tends to develop by age 6. 
B)  Body schema combines sensory awareness and memory. 
C)  Body schema allows children to engage in play such as crawling in and out of spaces. 
D)  All of these are true. D

Question 4

The ability to visually track an object to a target area and then make a physical response to the object (such as catching or hitting it) is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychomotor integration 
B)  Asynchronous development 
C)  Coincidence-anticipation timing 
D)  Haptic perception 
A)  Psychomotor integration 
B)  Asynchronous development 
C)  Coincidence-anticipation timing 
D)  Haptic perception

Question 5

Which of the following statements is not true about play in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperative play emerges. 
B)  Children begin to engage in sports. 
C)  Play does not have to be structured. 
D)  Play is unimportant and begins to be replaced by a focus on school achievement. 
A)  Cooperative play emerges. 
B)  Children begin to engage in sports. 
C)  Play does not have to be structured. 
D)  Play is unimportant and begins to be replaced by a focus on school achievement.

Question 6

The ability to remember how to get from the classroom to the cafeteria in the school is best deﬁned as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Haptic perception 
B)  Cognitive mapping 
C)  Metacognition 
D)  Sensory integration 
A)  Haptic perception 
B)  Cognitive mapping 
C)  Metacognition 
D)  Sensory integration

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the impact of poverty on childhood development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children living in poverty are at higher risk for physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral problems. 
B)  Poverty influences the environments children learn in, and can be associated with more accidents and injuries. 
C)  Poverty is associated with high levels of personal stress and puts children at risk for mental health problems. 
D)  All of these are true. 
A)  Children living in poverty are at higher risk for physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral problems. 
B)  Poverty influences the environments children learn in, and can be associated with more accidents and injuries. 
C)  Poverty is associated with high levels of personal stress and puts children at risk for mental health problems. 
D)  All of these are true.

Question 8

Malina has osteogenesis imperfecta, a medical condition that makes it impossible for her to engage in sports. Her parents have invested in a home theater system, and Malina frequently invites friends over to watch movies and play video games on the big screen. For Malina, this home theater system serves as a source of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social capital 
B)  Sensory integration 
C)  Cooperative play 
D)  Friendship 
A)  Social capital 
B)  Sensory integration 
C)  Cooperative play 
D)  Friendship

Question 9

All of the following are true of figure-ground perception EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  It can help individuals to isolate important salient sounds, such as a call for help, while ignoring unimportant sounds in the environment. 
B)  It matures between the ages of 4 and 13. 
C)  It is a visual skill used in reading, and does not involve other types of sensory information. 
D)  It important in developing skill in many self-care and academic tasks. 
A)  It can help individuals to isolate important salient sounds, such as a call for help, while ignoring unimportant sounds in the environment. 
B)  It matures between the ages of 4 and 13. 
C)  It is a visual skill used in reading, and does not involve other types of sensory information. 
D)  It important in developing skill in many self-care and academic tasks.

Question 10

Which of the following examples best illustrates effective working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saying info over and over (out loud or in one's head) to remember it 
B)  Focusing study of a topic following a failure, to process info into memory due to lack of attention or rehearsal 
C)  Actively considering properties of numbers to do mathematics problems mentally (without paper and pencil) 
D)  Repeating back a series of digits immediately after hearing them 
A)  Saying info over and over (out loud or in one's head) to remember it 
B)  Focusing study of a topic following a failure, to process info into memory due to lack of attention or rehearsal 
C)  Actively considering properties of numbers to do mathematics problems mentally (without paper and pencil) 
D)  Repeating back a series of digits immediately after hearing them

Hemispheric specialization is associated with:

Which of the following statements about hand dominance is true?

Which of the following statements about the development of body schema is true?

The ability to visually track an object to a target area and then make a physical response to the object (such as catching or hitting it) is called:

Which of the following statements is not true about play in middle childhood?

The ability to remember how to get from the classroom to the cafeteria in the school is best deﬁned as an example of:

Which of the following is true of the impact of poverty on childhood development?

All of the following are true of figure-ground perception EXCEPT:

Which of the following examples best illustrates effective working memory?

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Exam 13: Middle Childhood and School

Hemispheric specialization is associated with:

Which of the following statements about hand dominance is true?

Which of the following statements about the development of body schema is true?

The ability to visually track an object to a target area and then make a physical response to the object (such as catching or hitting it) is called:

Which of the following statements is not true about play in middle childhood?

The ability to remember how to get from the classroom to the cafeteria in the school is best deﬁned as an example of:

Which of the following is true of the impact of poverty on childhood development?

All of the following are true of figure-ground perception EXCEPT:

Which of the following examples best illustrates effective working memory?

Human Performance: Function As an Organizing Framework

Human Performance: the Life Course Perspective

Theoretical Framework for Human Performance

Culture and Life Course Development

Communication Development

Mental Functions and Learning Across the Lifespan

Environmental Contexts

Prenatal Development

The Newborn

Infancy

Family and Disability Issues Through Infancy

Development in the Preschool Years

Adolescent Development

Family and Disablement Issues Throughout Childhood

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Family and Disablement in Adulthood

Wellness, Prevention, Health Promotion

Public Policy and Health Care

Assessment of Human Performance Across the Lifespan

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