Question 1

When the teacher asked, "How many inches are there in 1 mile?" Carmen answered without having to pause to compute the number of inches in a foot. Carmen's skill is an example of which cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

A)   Metacognition
B)   Elaboration
C)   Automaticity
D)   ConservationE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following summarizes a basic educational difference when comparing students from the United States and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many U.S. students are dependent on calculators rather than their own math skills.
B)   Many Asian students are taught to use calculators as early as age 2.
C)   Asian students tend to have poorer math skills than U.S. students.
D)   Asian families rely on the educational system to teach computational skills.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Jennifer is very good at drawing and copying pictures. Which type of intelligence is Jennifer using?

Accepted Answer

A)   Musical
B)   Logical
C)   Linguistic
D)   SpatialE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What does your text suggest is the most significant physical development of middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Boys overtake girls in height, weight, and motor skills.
B)   Children experience an increased incidence of illnesses and a decreased risk of accidents.
C)   Improvement in fine motor coordination that makes it possible to write, play a musical instrument, paint, and draw
D)   Development of large motor skills that make possible activities such as running, kicking with alternating feet, balancing, and throwingE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

In support of the hypothesis that improved processing efficiency accounts for cognitive development, researchers have found that children's thinking and response time

Accepted Answer

A)   are slower with maturation and increased experience.
B)   get faster with age.
C)   are determined by abilities to accommodate and assimilate new schemes.
D)   are more determined by genetic factors than by environmental factors.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Concrete operations permit children to understand relations among ________.

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Question 7

A child who has difficulty mastering specific academic skills such as reading, but who has normal intelligence and no physical or sensory handicaps, might be categorized as having which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A form of mental retardation
B)   A communication disorder in language
C)   Cognitive deficiencies
D)   A learning disabilityE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Emotional intelligence has three components: awareness of personal emotions, appropriate emotional expression, and

Accepted Answer

A)   awareness of others' emotions.
B)   a broad range of emotional descriptors.
C)   the ability to reflect others' emotions back to them.
D)   the ability to channel emotions into the pursuit of worthwhile goals.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Between the ages of 6 and 12, children add roughly how many words per year to their vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

A)   100 to 500
B)   1,000 to 2,000
C)   5,000 to 10,000
D)   20,000 to 30,000E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

In which part(s)  of the brain are the sensory, motor, and intellectual functions linked together?

Accepted Answer

A)   Association areas
B)   Parietal lobes of the cerebral cortex
C)   Cerebellum
D)   Corpus callosumE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Why would a group of preoperational children find magic tricks uninteresting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Because they do not have the cognitive ability to make sense of the tricks.
B)   Because they understand that the tricks are fake.
C)   Because they don't understand natural laws.
D)   Because they are more attracted to activities that include movement.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Concrete operations permit children to understand

Accepted Answer

A)   their own metacognitions.
B)   language.
C)   person perception.
D)   relations among objects.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Think about how you were taught to read. What approach was used? Describe the balanced approach and the use of guided reading sessions. How effective do these methods seem to be?

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Of course the means by which each studen...

Question 14

Define and differentiate between deductive and inductive logic. Give an example of each. At what age are children capable of each?

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Deductive logic is based on hypothetical...

Question 15

Logic and planning are abilities affected in middle childhood by further maturation of the ________.

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The answer of Logic and planning are abilities affected in...

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of a child's use of inductive logic?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sean's mother showed him an apple cut into two pieces and an apple cut into four pieces and asked him which one was more apple. Sean was able to reply correctly, "They are the same."
B)   Beverly's assignment in language arts class was to write a paper about what her life would be like if she were a boy.
C)   Imani's teacher was kind on the first day of class. From that he assumed that she is probably a nice person.
D)   David has learned that he is better at language arts than math, so he has to spend more time and work harder on his math lessons.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

According to your textbook, 1 in ___ children between the ages of 6 and 11 are obese.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   3
C)   5
D)   10E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Identify and define each of the remembering strategies outlined in your text.

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Rehearsal is repetition of the thing tha...

Question 19

________ is the ability to recall information from the long-term memory without using short-term memory space.

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The answer of ________ is the ability to recall information...

Question 20

Statistically, children from which countries are less likely to fail a grade in elementary school than native English speaking children?

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Asian and ...

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Define and differentiate between deductive and inductive logic. Give an example of each. At what age are children capable of each?

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Which of the following summarizes a basic educational difference when comparing students from the United States and Asia?

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What does your text suggest is the most significant physical development of middle childhood?

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In support of the hypothesis that improved processing efficiency accounts for cognitive development, researchers have found that children's thinking and response time

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Emotional intelligence has three components: awareness of personal emotions, appropriate emotional expression, and

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Statistically, children from which countries are less likely to fail a grade in elementary school than native English speaking children?

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Concrete operations permit children to understand relations among ________.

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Why would a group of preoperational children find magic tricks uninteresting?

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Between the ages of 6 and 12, children add roughly how many words per year to their vocabulary?

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Which of the following is the best example of a child's use of inductive logic?

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Concrete operations permit children to understand

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Jennifer is very good at drawing and copying pictures. Which type of intelligence is Jennifer using?

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Think about how you were taught to read. What approach was used? Describe the balanced approach and the use of guided reading sessions. How effective do these methods seem to be?

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Logic and planning are abilities affected in middle childhood by further maturation of the ________.

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Identify and define each of the remembering strategies outlined in your text.

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When the teacher asked, "How many inches are there in 1 mile?" Carmen answered without having to pause to compute the number of inches in a foot. Carmen's skill is an example of which cognitive ability?

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________ is the ability to recall information from the long-term memory without using short-term memory space.

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A child who has difficulty mastering specific academic skills such as reading, but who has normal intelligence and no physical or sensory handicaps, might be categorized as having which of the following?

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In which part(s) of the brain are the sensory, motor, and intellectual functions linked together?

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According to your textbook, 1 in ___ children between the ages of 6 and 11 are obese.

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