Exam 11: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Susie has an IQ score of 90. According to the distribution of IQ scores, Susie's IQ falls into which category?

Differentiate between aptitude tests and achievement tests, and identify two criticisms of testing.

The hygiene hypothesis asserts that _____.

The term given to learning disorders in the area of math is _____.

A child's failure to master a particular skill that most children of that age acquire easily may be an indication that the child has a(n) _____.

Jane is in the third grade but reads at the level of a preschooler. Jane's teacher thinks that she reverses letters and may have _____.

Children between the ages of 6 and 11 are within the developmental stage referred to as adolescence.

One method of educating gifted and talented students that has become popular in the United States is acceleration.

The worldwide death rate during the middle childhood years has _____ since 1950.

Children who have poor health due to economic or social reasons are vulnerable to poor health lifelong, even if their socioeconomic status later improves. The text explains this as resulting from _____.

The developmental psychopathology perspective assumes that _____.

Madeline is 9 years old and is considered obese. While her parents acknowledge that they could adopt a healthier lifestyle, they blame genetics for her weight problem. How many genes are estimated to influence Madeline's weight?

Children are considered overweight when they have BMIs above the _____ percentile.

A diagnosis of ADHD indicates that a child _____.

_____ is considered to be a specific type of autism spectrum disorder.

When comparing the growth of children from ages 6 to 11 to infants or adolescents, one notices that children grow slowly and steadily.

In addition to _____ and poor parenting practices, social policies such as a lack of parks and subsidies for sugar are other factors described in the text as causes of childhood obesity.

What should be the target of early intervention for children with ADHD?

Ricky's aggressive behavior could be due to genetic inheritance, exposure to violent media, or living in a violent neighborhood. This reflects the developmental principle of _____.

At the beginning of middle childhood, the _____ is less than at any other stage of life.