Question 1

Ross has been placed in the 85th percentile in terms of his BMI.His doctor would likely tell his parents that he is:

Accepted Answer

A) obese. 
B) overweight. 
C) at risk for being overweight. 
D) at a healthy weight.

Question 2

In 2011-2012,_____ percent of 6- to 11-year-old U.S.children were classified as obese,which is essentially unchanged from 2009-2010.

Accepted Answer

A) 12.5 
B) 37.5 
C) 24.5 
D) 17.5

Question 3

Psychologists suspect that _____ often results from growing up in below-average intellectual environment.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural-familial intellectual disability 
B) metabolic syndrome 
C) Asperger syndrome 
D) transitivity

Question 4

What is the most common cause of death for children in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) Motor vehicle accidents 
B) Drowning 
C) Cancer 
D) Child abuse

Question 5

Luis is able to organize coins in a row from the largest in size to the smallest.His newfound ability is called:

Accepted Answer

A) centration. 
B) seriation. 
C) reversibility. 
D) classification.

Question 6

Identify the theorist who described three criteria that characterize gifted children,whether in art,music,or academic domains: precocity,marching to their own drummer,and a passion to master.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

At some point during the early elementary school years,children begin to use _____ more and,according to the fuzzy trace theory,this contributes to the improved memory and reasoning of older children.

Accepted Answer

A) verbatim traces 
B) elaboration 
C) verbal traces 
D) gist

Question 8

During the elementary school years,children grow an average of _____ inches a year.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 to 2 
B) 2 to 3 
C) 5 to 7 
D) 7 to 10

Question 9

Before she started school in the U.S.,Mita,daughter of immigrant parents of Indian origin,used to speak only her home language of Hindi fluently.She then learned to speak English in school and attained fluency in both Hindi and English.However,as she grew older,she started to feel ashamed of her roots and gave up speaking Hindi altogether.This phenomenon is called ________ bilingualism.

Accepted Answer

A) subjective 
B) relapsed 
C) subtractive 
D) retractive

Question 10

Discuss the key features of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The incidence of cancer in children has _____ in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) been linked to obesity 
B) increased dramatically 
C) increased slightly 
D) decreased dramatically

Question 12

What are the barriers to creating culture-fair tests?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

At Jackson Elementary,children are taught to read by learning to recognize entire words and sentences and to use the context of the words that are used in the text to guess their meaning.Their reading material consists of stories,poems,newspapers,and magazines.This school is using the _____ approach to reading instruction.

Accepted Answer

A) assisted-language 
B) remedial-language 
C) phonics 
D) whole-language

Question 14

If the word "win" is on a list of words a child is asked to remember,the child might think of the last time he won a pony race with a friend.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) organization. 
C) inclusion. 
D) elaboration.

Question 15

About _____ as many boys as girls are classified as having a learning disability.

Accepted Answer

A) twice 
B) three times 
C) half 
D) one-third

Question 16

_____ refers to a technique in which individuals are encouraged to come up with creative ideas in a group,play off each other's ideas,and say almost anything that comes to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) Elaboration 
B) Metacognition 
C) Brainstorming 
D) Inclusion

Question 17

When a person thinks reflectively and productively and evaluates evidence,it means that he or she is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) critical thinking. 
B) metacognition. 
C) cognitive monitoring. 
D) control processes.

Question 18

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sounds that each alphabet stands for.What approach is she using?

Accepted Answer

A) Whole-language 
B) Phonics 
C) Balanced-instruction 
D) Morphological

Question 19

Boys are estimated to be _____ more likely to have autism spectrum disorders than are girls.

Accepted Answer

A) two to three times 
B) marginally 
C) twice 
D) five times

Question 20

_____ thinking characterizes the kind of thinking that is required on conventional tests of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Creative 
C) Divergent 
D) Abstract

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood