Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

When Kelli, a researcher, asks school-age children in a small city in India to draw maps of their neighborhoods, Kelli will probably see maps that depict

According to the Flynn effect, IQs have __________ from one generation to the next.

In Mr. Pratico's fourth grade classroom, students with learning difficulties work alongside typical students for part or all of the school day. Mr. Pratico's classroom is

__________ intelligence reminds us that intelligent behavior is never culture-free.

Reciprocal teaching focuses on which four cognitive strategies?

Which of the following children shows awareness of classification hierarchies?

Which of the following statements about intelligence tests is true?

Some Neo-Piagetian theorists argue that the development of operational thinking can best be understood in terms of

When assessing students, Mrs. Carter introduces purposeful teaching into the testing situation to find out what the child can attain with social support. Mrs. Carter is using

Arthur Jensen's "How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?" claims that __________ is largely responsible for individual, ethnic, and SES variations in intelligence.

In middle childhood, children's attitude toward language undergoes a fundamental shift as they develop

The phonics approach to reading

Encouraging students to __________ and making sure they __________ are essential for solid mastery of basic math.

Over middle childhood, Neveah, an African American, became increasingly conscious of ethnic stereotypes. By early adolescence, she stopped caring about her grades and said that school was not important to her. Neveah's attitude is an example of

Mrs. Markie, a first-grade teacher, believes that, from the beginning, children should be exposed to text in its complete form so that they can appreciate the communicative function of written language. Mrs. Markie takes a __________ approach to teaching reading.

Large, environmentally induced gains in IQ present a major challenge to the assumption that

Mrs. Rosinski gives each of her children, ages 5, 8, and 12, a shopping list of 10 items. Which of the following results can she expect to see?

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Ms. Setzer provides her second graders with opportunities to communicate in many situations. Her students show gains in the communicative side of language. Ms. Setzer emphasizes

Professor Diaz is conducting a study to determine whether a child's information-processing speed is related to her intelligence test score. He is conducting a