Child Development Quiz 3 Practice – Flashcards
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Which of the following activities is most fatiguing to elementary school children over longer periods of time?
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sitting
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In a comparison of boys and girls on motor skills, __________ tend to perform better on gross motor skills and __________ tend to perform better on fine motor skills.
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boys;girls
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When Juan is five years old, he will require _________, compared to when he is eight years old.
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fewer calories
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In one historical comparison, the percentage of children involved in daily physical education programs in schools
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decreased from 80 percent in 1969 to 20 percent in 1999.
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The second leading cause of death (behind only injuries) among children in the United States aged 5 to 14 is
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cancer
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The most common chronic disease of childhood is
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asthma
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The most common problem that characterizes children with a disability involves
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reading
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A recent national survey found that _____ percent of U.S. children 3 to 17 years of age had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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7
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Autism spectrum disorders can often be detected in the first
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one to three years of life
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What does the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) mandate for all children with disabilities?
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evaluation and an eligibility determination, an individualized educational plan (IEP), to be placed in the least restrictive environment (LRE)
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If, after evaluation, it is determined that a child has a disability, the school is required to
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provide appropriate services
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Which of the following statements would be an application of Jean Piaget's ideas to education?
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Effective teachers facilitate, rather than direct learning
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Which of the following is considered a memory strategy?
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elaboration
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Thinking reflectively, productively, and evaluating evidence are all part of
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critical thinking
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Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?
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how do you interpret the book Moby Dick
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A child with an IQ below 100 would be considered
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about average
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Who has proposed a theory with eight different types of intelligences?
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Howard Gardner
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A committee of respected researchers convened by the American Psychological Association concluded that by late adolescence the heritability of intelligence is about
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.75
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IQ test scores around the world have been
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significantly increasing
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Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?
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running for the love of running
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What happens to a child's self-understanding during middle and late childhood?
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Children begin to define themselves with psychological characteristics and traits.
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Self-esteem refers to
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global evaluations of the self.
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According to Erik Erikson, during middle and late childhood children are in the stage of
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industry vs. inferiority
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In Lawrence Kohlberg's preconventional reasoning stage, good and bad are interpreted in terms of
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external rewards and punishments
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Although some researchers disagree with her, Deborah Tannen has concluded that girls are
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more relationship oriented than boys.
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According to Sandra Bem, androgynous individuals are _____ flexible, competent, and mentally healthy when compared to their masculine or feminine counterparts
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more
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Children in stepfamilies show __________ than children in nondivorced families.
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more adjustment problems
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Children who are not seen as anyone's best friend, but are not disliked by their peers, are ________ children.
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neglected
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When compared with those who were not bullied, children who said they were bullied reported
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more loneliness and difficulty in making friends
