Exam 11: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Research suggests that children who are deprived of _____ often have reduced mastery of reading and math.

Payton has an IQ score of 135. According to the distribution of IQ scores, Payton's IQ falls into which category?

Children whose parents tell them not to talk to strangers might score lower when IQ tests require them to answer an examiner's questions. This is an example of the _____ perspective.

The high rate of childhood obesity in the United States is primarily due to heredity.

Tyler's mother is trying to decide whether or not to sign up her 7-year-old son for Little League baseball. Offer two reasons why she should encourage this activity.

Originally, a person's mental age and chronological age were factors used to determine his or her _____.

Allen is 3 years old. He ignores people when they are in the room, and he does not make eye contact when people speak to him. He rarely speaks, and he plays with a spinning top for hours. He just spins it, watches it, and when it stops he spins it again. Allen may be showing signs of _____.

The use of medication to treat ADHD (and many other disorders) in children _____.

In the United States, about 75 percent of children saw a _____ for preventive care in the previous year.

A 3-year-old has a harder time catching a ball than a 9-year-old does. One contributing factor for why the 9-year-old has an easier time catching the ball in contrast to the 3-year-old is _____.

What causes childhood obesity?

According to the text, school-age children's growth is _____.

Eight-year-old Molly is able to listen to her teacher and concentrate on what he is saying even when her friends are talking around her. Molly is able to do this because of an improvement in _____.

In the United States, more than _____ million children and adolescents under the age of 18 take prescription drugs to regulate their emotions and behavior.

Over the past few decades, the rates of ADHD have _____ in the United States.

Which learning disorder is characterized by unusual difficulty with reading?

Gardner has identified nine types of intelligence.

Children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder can vary in the type and range of symptoms they display, but all children with autism spectrum disorder have _____.

A document that specifies educational goals and plans for a child with special needs is referred to as a(n) _____.

Each state in the United States selects and educates gifted and talented students. Across the country _____.