Question 1

Discuss school-age children's spatial-reasoning skills as it relates to their understanding of cognitive maps.

Accepted Answer

Children's cognitive maps are their ment

Question 2

Which of the following statements about inclusion is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All students benefit academically from inclusion, but not all benefit socially. 
B)  All students benefit socially from inclusion, but not all benefit academically. 
C)  Achievement gains depend on the severity of the disability and the support services available. 
D)  Children with disabilities are typically accepted by regular-classroom peers. 
A)  All students benefit academically from inclusion, but not all benefit socially. 
B)  All students benefit socially from inclusion, but not all benefit academically. 
C)  Achievement gains depend on the severity of the disability and the support services available. 
D)  Children with disabilities are typically accepted by regular-classroom peers.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of reciprocal teaching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ella, a talented math student, works on a multiplication worksheet with Caleb, a struggling student. 
B)  Katianna presents a geography project first to her own third-grade class and then to a second-grade class. 
C)  Nicco, Tyler, and their teacher read a passage on ecosystems and take turns leading dialogues on it. 
D)  Angela, a gifted student, visits a resource room where Ms. Dailey shows her computer programming techniques. 
A)  Ella, a talented math student, works on a multiplication worksheet with Caleb, a struggling student. 
B)  Katianna presents a geography project first to her own third-grade class and then to a second-grade class. 
C)  Nicco, Tyler, and their teacher read a passage on ecosystems and take turns leading dialogues on it. 
D)  Angela, a gifted student, visits a resource room where Ms. Dailey shows her computer programming techniques.

Question 4

Many studies confirm that children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often

Accepted Answer

A)  from advantaged backgrounds. 
B)  deficient in working memory. 
C)  families who don't value education. 
D)  skilled at inhibition. 
A)  from advantaged backgrounds. 
B)  deficient in working memory. 
C)  families who don't value education. 
D)  skilled at inhibition.

Question 5

A child in the concrete operational stage will have the most trouble with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract ideas 
B)  concrete information 
C)  information she can perceive directly 
D)  dual representation 
A)  abstract ideas 
B)  concrete information 
C)  information she can perceive directly 
D)  dual representation

Question 6

Test designers use __________ to identify the various abilities that intelligence tests measure.

Accepted Answer

A)  normative data 
B)  observational studies 
C)  confidence intervals 
D)  factor analysis 
A)  normative data 
B)  observational studies 
C)  confidence intervals 
D)  factor analysis

Question 7

Describe Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence.

Accepted Answer

Sternberg's triarchic theory of successf

Question 8

Elaboration is a later-emerging memory strategy because it requires

Accepted Answer

A)  considerable effort and space in working memory. 
B)  concrete pieces of information. 
C)  combining rehearsal and organization. 
D)  a greater digit span. 
A)  considerable effort and space in working memory. 
B)  concrete pieces of information. 
C)  combining rehearsal and organization. 
D)  a greater digit span.

Question 9

Andrei skillfully adapts his thinking to fit with both his desires and the demands of his everyday world. When he cannot adapt to a new situation, Andrei tries to shape it to meet his needs. According to Sternberg, Andrei excels in __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  experiential 
A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  experiential

Question 10

When teachers __________, first graders show greater literacy progress.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on reading aloud without stopping to concentrate on comprehension 
B)  rely exclusively on the whole-language approach 
C)  rely exclusively on the phonics approach 
D)  combine real reading and writing with teaching of phonics 
A)  focus on reading aloud without stopping to concentrate on comprehension 
B)  rely exclusively on the whole-language approach 
C)  rely exclusively on the phonics approach 
D)  combine real reading and writing with teaching of phonics

Question 11

Cross-cultural research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  compared to non-Western societies, comprehension of conservation in Western societies is greatly delayed. 
B)  Non-Western and Western children attain conservation at about the same age. 
C)  taking part in everyday activities helps children master conservation and other Piagetian problems. 
D)  conservation is not a relevant concept in non-Western societies. 
A)  compared to non-Western societies, comprehension of conservation in Western societies is greatly delayed. 
B)  Non-Western and Western children attain conservation at about the same age. 
C)  taking part in everyday activities helps children master conservation and other Piagetian problems. 
D)  conservation is not a relevant concept in non-Western societies.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the development of reading is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Around age 3 to 4, children become able to decode simple, one-syllable words. 
B)  Middle childhood marks the time when most children first show interest in books and printed words. 
C)  Around age 7 to 8, there is a shift where children go from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." 
D)  Older learners tend to become set in their ways and have trouble adjusting the way they read to fit their current purpose. 
A)  Around age 3 to 4, children become able to decode simple, one-syllable words. 
B)  Middle childhood marks the time when most children first show interest in books and printed words. 
C)  Around age 7 to 8, there is a shift where children go from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." 
D)  Older learners tend to become set in their ways and have trouble adjusting the way they read to fit their current purpose.

Question 13

Stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to __________ activity in the __________, thereby improving the child's capacity to sustain attention and to inhibit off-task and self-stimulating behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase; hypothalamus 
B)  decrease; hypothalamus 
C)  increase; prefrontal cortex 
D)  decrease; prefrontal cortex 
A)  increase; hypothalamus 
B)  decrease; hypothalamus 
C)  increase; prefrontal cortex 
D)  decrease; prefrontal cortex

Question 14

Mr. Selkie's classroom includes students whose desks face the front of the classroom, arranged in rows. The students are relatively passive-listening to Mr. Selkie, who is the sole authority for knowledge, rules, and decision making. Mr. Selkie does most of the talking, though students are expected to respond when called on. Mr. Selkie has a(n) __________ classroom.

Accepted Answer

A)  constructivist 
B)  traditional 
C)  authoritative 
D)  social-constructivist 
A)  constructivist 
B)  traditional 
C)  authoritative 
D)  social-constructivist

Question 15

Which type of child-teacher relationship is most likely to lead to a negative self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a quiet, withdrawn student with a teacher in a constructivist classroom 
B)  a low-achieving student with a teacher who publicly compares children 
C)  a high-achieving student with a teacher in a traditional classroom 
D)  a low-achieving student with a teacher in a constructivist classroom 
A)  a quiet, withdrawn student with a teacher in a constructivist classroom 
B)  a low-achieving student with a teacher who publicly compares children 
C)  a high-achieving student with a teacher in a traditional classroom 
D)  a low-achieving student with a teacher in a constructivist classroom

Question 16

White children's narratives are usually __________ than those of African-American children.

Accepted Answer

A)  shorter and less complex 
B)  longer and more complex 
C)  about the same length as 
D)  more focused on social relationships 
A)  shorter and less complex 
B)  longer and more complex 
C)  about the same length as 
D)  more focused on social relationships

Question 17

Eight-year-old Daniel focuses on several aspects of a problem and relates them, rather than centering on just one. Daniel is capable of

Accepted Answer

A)  decentration. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  reversibility. 
D)  seriation. 
A)  decentration. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  reversibility. 
D)  seriation.

Question 18

Gardner's __________ and __________ intelligences include a set of skills for accurately perceiving, reasoning about, and regulating emotion that has become known as emotional intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic; musical 
B)  spatial; bodily-kinesthetic 
C)  interpersonal; intrapersonal 
D)  interpersonal; social 
A)  linguistic; musical 
B)  spatial; bodily-kinesthetic 
C)  interpersonal; intrapersonal 
D)  interpersonal; social

Question 19

Miguel is bilingual. He sometimes speaks sentences in English that contain one or more Spanish words without violating the grammar of either language. Miguel engages in

Accepted Answer

A)  a topic-focused style of communication. 
B)  a classic form. 
C)  a topic-associating style of communication. 
D)  code switching. 
A)  a topic-focused style of communication. 
B)  a classic form. 
C)  a topic-associating style of communication. 
D)  code switching.

Question 20

Ms. Aragon and her young son recently moved to the United States from Mexico. She is considering whether to enroll him in a bilingual education program or immerse him in an English-only school. How would you advise her?

Accepted Answer

There are several advantages to bilingua

Discuss school-age children's spatial-reasoning skills as it relates to their understanding of cognitive maps.

Which of the following statements about inclusion is true?

Which of the following is an example of reciprocal teaching?

Many studies confirm that children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often

A child in the concrete operational stage will have the most trouble with which of the following?

Test designers use __________ to identify the various abilities that intelligence tests measure.

Describe Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence.

Elaboration is a later-emerging memory strategy because it requires

Andrei skillfully adapts his thinking to fit with both his desires and the demands of his everyday world. When he cannot adapt to a new situation, Andrei tries to shape it to meet his needs. According to Sternberg, Andrei excels in __________ intelligence.

When teachers __________, first graders show greater literacy progress.

Cross-cultural research suggests that

Which of the following statements about the development of reading is true?

Stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to activity in the , thereby improving the child's capacity to sustain attention and to inhibit off-task and self-stimulating behavior.

Which type of child-teacher relationship is most likely to lead to a negative self-fulfilling prophecy?

White children's narratives are usually __________ than those of African-American children.

Eight-year-old Daniel focuses on several aspects of a problem and relates them, rather than centering on just one. Daniel is capable of

Gardner's and intelligences include a set of skills for accurately perceiving, reasoning about, and regulating emotion that has become known as emotional intelligence.

Miguel is bilingual. He sometimes speaks sentences in English that contain one or more Spanish words without violating the grammar of either language. Miguel engages in

Ms. Aragon and her young son recently moved to the United States from Mexico. She is considering whether to enroll him in a bilingual education program or immerse him in an English-only school. How would you advise her?

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Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Discuss school-age children's spatial-reasoning skills as it relates to their understanding of cognitive maps.

Which of the following statements about inclusion is true?

Which of the following is an example of reciprocal teaching?

Many studies confirm that children with persistent learning difficulties in reading and math are often

A child in the concrete operational stage will have the most trouble with which of the following?

Test designers use __________ to identify the various abilities that intelligence tests measure.

Describe Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence.

Elaboration is a later-emerging memory strategy because it requires

Andrei skillfully adapts his thinking to fit with both his desires and the demands of his everyday world. When he cannot adapt to a new situation, Andrei tries to shape it to meet his needs. According to Sternberg, Andrei excels in __________ intelligence.

When teachers __________, first graders show greater literacy progress.

Cross-cultural research suggests that

Which of the following statements about the development of reading is true?

Stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to __________ activity in the __________, thereby improving the child's capacity to sustain attention and to inhibit off-task and self-stimulating behavior.

Which type of child-teacher relationship is most likely to lead to a negative self-fulfilling prophecy?

White children's narratives are usually __________ than those of African-American children.

Eight-year-old Daniel focuses on several aspects of a problem and relates them, rather than centering on just one. Daniel is capable of

Gardner's __________ and __________ intelligences include a set of skills for accurately perceiving, reasoning about, and regulating emotion that has become known as emotional intelligence.

Miguel is bilingual. He sometimes speaks sentences in English that contain one or more Spanish words without violating the grammar of either language. Miguel engages in

Ms. Aragon and her young son recently moved to the United States from Mexico. She is considering whether to enroll him in a bilingual education program or immerse him in an English-only school. How would you advise her?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to activity in the , thereby improving the child's capacity to sustain attention and to inhibit off-task and self-stimulating behavior.

Gardner's and intelligences include a set of skills for accurately perceiving, reasoning about, and regulating emotion that has become known as emotional intelligence.