Question 1

The skills involved in developing metacognition include all of the following strategies EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking of examples. 
B)  visualizing relationships. 
C)  summarizing. 
D)  improving spelling.

Question 2

Piaget concluded that moral reasoning develops in three stages,which include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience to authority. 
B)  mutual respect. 
C)  moral intent. 
D)  equity.

Question 3

Dave is a very overweight child.Which of the following is TRUE about Dave?

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A)  He probably watches more television than other children. 
B)  He is likely to outgrow his obesity. 
C)  He is not likely to be helped by treatment. 
D)  He is probably very involved in organized sports.

Question 4

With regard to physical growth during middle childhood,

Accepted Answer

A)  boys gain more weight each year than girls. 
B)  girls gain more weight each year than boys. 
C)  both boys and girls gain about the same amount of weight each year. 
D)  boys and girls gain about the same until the prepubescent growth spurt.

Question 5

Asthma is considered to be a(n)

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A)  chronic medical condition. 
B)  acute medical condition. 
C)  serious medical condition. 
D)  curable medical condition.

Question 6

What is TRUE about organized sports and activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly all children participate in organized sports during middle childhood. 
B)  Girls tend to spend more time in organized sports than boys do. 
C)  Organized sports appear to have greater risks than benefits for children. 
D)  More children participate in unorganized activities than in organized sports.

Question 7

An argument that supports the limited predictive power of intelligence testing is that

Accepted Answer

A)  tests are unfair to minorities. 
B)  Hispanic children fall below white children and tests don't predict this group's achievement. 
C)  Asian Americans have high achievement but not significantly higher IQ scores. 
D)  tests don't measure those who have exceptional motor abilities.

Question 8

_____ is when children make progress in understanding how to use language in a culturally sensitive way.

Accepted Answer

A)  Native language assumption 
B)  Bilingual awareness 
C)  Pragmatics 
D)  Metalinguistic awareness

Question 9

Which child is at greatest risk for asthma?

Accepted Answer

A)  White male 
B)  Black male 
C)  White female 
D)  Black female

Question 10

Caleb,age 6,sees his older brother playing with a ball in the house and watches as the ball breaks a picture on the table.He also sees his older sister dusting some of the pictures and watches as she drops two of them,also breaking the pictures.According to Piaget,if Caleb's mom walked in and asked Caleb who should be in more trouble,who would Caleb choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  His brother 
B)  His sister 
C)  Neither 
D)  Both

Question 11

Define and provide one example each of inductive and deductive reasoning.

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Question 12

List Gardner's multiple intelligences and choose two to define and provide examples of.

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Question 13

According to Gardner,Carolina,an aspiring gymnast,will rely most heavily on which type of intelligence while on the balance beam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Musical 
B)  Bodily-kinesthetic 
C)  Interpersonal 
D)  Naturalist

Question 14

Generalizing from the text,which of the following children would probably be the tallest during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  A middle-class African-American child 
B)  A middle-class white child 
C)  An Ethiopian child 
D)  A Cambodian child

Question 15

Dr.Gray is administering a test to a single second-grade child.There are items testing vocabulary and items testing the child's ability to reproduce patterns with blocks.Dr.Gray is likely administering the

Accepted Answer

A)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III). 
B)  Scholastic Aptitude Test for Children. 
C)  Otis-Lennon School Ability Test. 
D)  General Aptitude Test for Children.

Question 16

Which statement about IQ tests is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are excellent predictors of school performance. 
B)  They equate intelligence with speed and penalize a child who is slow. 
C)  They are unfair to children who are poor test takers. 
D)  They measure what has been learned in school and culture and not innate ability.

Question 17

Drawing from the text,factors that most affect success in first grade include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging students in discussion. 
B)  frequent literacy instruction. 
C)  encouraging responsibility. 
D)  increasing physical education.

Question 18

Brent's history teacher has asked him to make a timeline for important events that occurred during the Civil War.According to Piaget,what cognitive ability will Brent need to complete this project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservation 
B)  Transitive inference 
C)  Seriation 
D)  Inductive reasoning

Question 19

Mrs.Peacock shows Jillian ten pictures.Eight of the pictures are of blue jays,the other two pictures are of cardinals.Mrs.Peacock then asks Jillian if there are more blue jays or more birds.Which cognitive ability would Piaget say is required for Jillian to answer correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class inclusion 
B)  Transitive inference 
C)  Seriation 
D)  Inductive reasoning

Question 20

A child who can think logically about the "here and now" but not abstractly is in which of Piaget's stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensorimotor 
B)  Preoperational 
C)  Concrete operational 
D)  Formal operational

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood