Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Ross is at the 85th percentile in terms of his BMI. His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is

If we look at Madeline's mental age and divide it by her chronological age and then multiply it by 100, we are calculating her ________.

Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old boy who has an excellent academic record. He has always scored higher than his classmates in Math and can do computations much faster than any of his classmates. Seeing his potential, his teachers encouraged him to compete in interstate Math tests. He has won several scholarships through these competitions. He recently took an IQ test and found that his score of 140 was much higher than the scores of his classmates. In the light of the findings from Lewis Terman's study of high IQ children, it is likely that Ethan is

Luis is able to organize coins in a row from the largest in size to the smallest. His newfound ability is called

________ involves knowing about knowing.

Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is 10. Sally's IQ is ________.

Mitchell is at the 96th percentile in terms of his BMI. His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is

The ________ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

When no evidence of organic brain damage can be found, cases are labeled ________ intellectual disability. Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 55 and 70.

Which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served by federal programs and receive special education in the 2012-2013 school year?

The improvement of fine motor skills during middle and late childhood is due to

By the time children are 11 years old, their vocabulary has increased to approximately

At the start of the new academic year, Carla's gym instructor recorded all the students' BMI. Carla was at the 95th percentile based on her height and her weight. What category would Carla fall under?

Martha is writing an article about cardiovascular disease in children. Which of the following statements, if true, would be her introductory line?

Discuss height and weight changes that take place during middle and late childhood.

Which of the following statements is true about second-language learning?

Children with superior talent for something are called

Organic intellectual disability is caused by

Kevin, an 8-year-old boy, was recently diagnosed with cancer. His doctor explained to his parents that his bone marrow was manufacturing an abundance of abnormal white blood cells, which caused frequent infections and bruising. Identify the type of cancer detected in Kevin.

Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that