Question 1

A way of teaching children how to read that emphasizes phonics and the basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

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Question 2

A category of learning disabilities involving a severe impairment in the ability to read and spell.

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Question 3

This theorist suggested that the cognitive skill that emerges in middle childhood is the ability to think/reason with logic.

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Question 4

What does the research indicate about gender differences in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

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A) Boys are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
B) Girls are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
C) There are no significant gender differences in the occurrence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
D) Girls are more likely to be diagnosed as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) ,while boys are more likely to be referred for treatment due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) .

Question 5

According to the text,the concept of intelligence can be defined as:

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A) problem-solving skills. 
B) adapting to experiences. 
C) learning from experiences. 
D) all of these in combination.

Question 6

Sally's mental age is 12,but her chronological age is 9.Sally's IQ is:

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A) 75. 
B) 100. 
C) 108. 
D) 133.

Question 7

About __________ of all school-age children in the United States receive special education or related services.

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A) 1% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 30%

Question 8

Compared to girls,boys are __________ times more likely to be classified as having a learning disability.

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A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5

Question 9

Which of the following children is statistically the most likely to be overweight?

Accepted Answer

A) Jaden,an 8-year-old Caucasian boy 
B) Leslie,a 10-year-old Asian-American girl 
C) Lester,a 11-year-old African-American boy 
D) Anna,a 12-year-old Latina girl.

Question 10

Those individuals who have IQs of 55 to 70 are classified as _______ mentally retarded.

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A) mildly 
B) moderately 
C) severely 
D) profoundly

Question 11

The cognitive ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension.

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Question 12

Cecilia begins teaching children to read by having them learn to make sounds that go with each letter of the alphabet.Cecilia appears to be taking an approach called the _______ approach.

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A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) information-processing 
D) analytic

Question 13

The ability to combine relations logically to understand certain conclusions.

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Question 14

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized in four areas.Which of the following is NOT one of those areas?

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A) Several concrete operational concepts do not appear in synchrony. 
B) Some cognitive abilities emerge earlier than Piaget thought. 
C) Children who are at one cognitive stage can be trained to reason at a higher cognitive stage. 
D) Culture and education exert less influence on children's development than Piaget believed.

Question 15

Students who are high on Robert J.Sternberg's ________ intelligence tend to be favored in conventional schooling.

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A) practical. 
B) naturalistic. 
C) analytical. 
D) creative.

Question 16

A gifted child has an IQ of _______ or higher.

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A) 110 
B) 120 
C) 130 
D) 140

Question 17

Carmenita is teaching her son to read by sounding out words in storybooks she reads to him.What approach is she using?

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A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) balanced instruction 
D) sound-it-out

Question 18

One research study found that ____ minutes of moderate and ____ minutes of vigorous physical activity per day can significantly help reduce the risk of a child becoming overweight.

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A) 10;30 
B) 45;15 
C) 30: 30 
D) 30;10

Question 19

The neo-Piagetians seem to incorporate ideas from another view about cognitive development and learning.What other view is this?

Accepted Answer

A) information-processing approach to cognition 
B) individual differences study of intelligence 
C) behaviorist concepts of learning 
D) Vygotsky's ideas about the importance of culture and context

Question 20

Although Casey has scored poorly on standardized intelligence tests,can use ideas,implement them,and put them into practice.According to Sternberg,he has _______ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) spatial 
B) practical 
C) analytical 
D) interpersonal

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood