Exam 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

How readily past learning can be brought into working memory from long-term memory is referred to as _____.

Executive function is apparent when _____.

The hidden curriculum includes explicitly stated rules that influence aspects of learning.

Which of the following is the best predictor of later math achievement?

Explain how the information-processing approach compares human information processing to that of a computer.

More than 95 percent of the world's 7-year-olds are in school.

Internationally, girls tend to outscore boys on the _____ test of reading ability.

The cognitive theory that most closely approximates the operation of a computer is _____ theory.

In the United States, less than _____ percent of children under age 11 study a language other than English in school.

A federally sponsored test in the United States is the _____.

One problem with smaller school class sizes is that _____.

In the United States, public schools that set their own standards, are licensed by the state, and receive funding from private money and sponsors are _____ schools.

Which of the following is the best predictor of later science understanding?

Jakob likes to question everything, from why his parents keep plants in the house to why his teacher wants the class to make paintings for their class project. The exasperated teacher exclaims, "Because I said so, Jakob!" Jakob internalized the message that obedience is valued by his teacher. Obedience in Jakob's class is an example of a hidden _____.

Piaget called the cognition of middle childhood preconcrete operational thought.

When Sharona recalls plans that she has made for this weekend, she retrieves them from her long-term memory and brings them into her _____ memory.

With concrete operational thought, children can _____.

School-age children are not able to use logic about concrete things.

Metacognition is _____.

According to the text, children who are home-schooled may struggle in which area?