Deck 13: Middle Childhood and School

Question 1

Which of the following examples best illustrates effective working memory?

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Hemispheric specialization is associated with:

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the development of body schema is 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.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following statements about hand dominance is true?

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.

Question 5

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

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 6

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:

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

Question 7

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:

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

Question 8

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

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 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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.