Question 1

Susan is given a list of names of students from her school to remember. To help remember them, Susan arranges the names according to whether they are in the first, second, or third grade, and according to gender. Susan is using the technique of __________ to aid her memory.   9/10

Accepted Answer

Organization

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE?  9/10

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 3

Jimmy is trying to learn his phone number and address. He tells his father, \"Maybe if I say it to myself a hundred times, I will be able to remember it.\" Jimmy is demonstrating that he is beginning to appreciate  protomemory. metamemory. meta analysis. elaboration.  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT meta analysis.

Question 4

An argument that supports the limited predictive power of intelligence testing is that  - tests are unfair to minorities.  - Hispanic children fall below white children and tests don\'t predict this group\'s achievement.  - Asian Americans have high achievement but not significantly higher IQ scores.  - tests don\'t measure those who have exceptional motor abilities.  *MIDTERM*  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT tests don\'t measure those who have exceptional motor abilities.

Question 5

Improvements in information processing may help explain how children find their way to and from school because they demonstrate the following abilities EXCEPT  - they can scan their environment.  - they can take in important features.  - they can reason abstractly.  - they can remember objects in context.  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT they can take in important features.

Question 6

What are some contributors to children being overweight?  9/10

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Generalizing from the text, which of the following children would have the greatest chance of being obese?  9/10

Accepted Answer

A Mexican-American boy

Question 8

During middle childhood, ____________ medical conditions are common and ____________ medical conditions are rare.  9/10

Accepted Answer

acute; chronic

Question 9

A child is told that Bob is older than Sally, and Sally is older than Fred. When asked, \"Who is older, Bob or Fred?\" the child replies, \"Bob.\" This child is demonstrating __________ ability.  9/10

Accepted Answer

transitive inference

Question 10

The ability to arrange objects according to some dimension, such as largest to smallest, is called  9/10

Accepted Answer

seriation

Question 11

Which statement about IQ tests is FALSE?  - They are excellent predictors of school performance.  - They equate intelligence with speed and penalize a child who is slow.  - They are unfair to children who are poor test takers.  - They measure what has been learned in school and culture and not innate ability.  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT They equate intelligence with speed and penalize a child who is slow.

Question 12

Compared with early childhood, during middle childhood, sleep needs  9/10

Accepted Answer

decline

Question 13

Which of the following statements is TRUE?  - School-age children may not be advancing through Piaget\'s stages as rapidly as their parents did.  - Conservation abilities of children are not dependent on familiarity with materials.  - Neurological influences are not as important for children\'s adaptation to their environment.  - Children are not getting enough drilling on the three R\'s.  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT Conservation abilities of children are not dependent on familiarity with materials.

Question 14

Tests that include knowledge or skills more familiar and meaningful to some culture groups and not others are considered culture  9/10

Accepted Answer

biased.

Question 15

Dave is a very overweight child. Which of the following is TRUE about Dave?  9/10

Accepted Answer

He probably watches more television than other children.

Question 16

According to the text, _____________ children and adolescents have a diagnosed mental disturbance severe enough to cause some impairment.  9/10

Accepted Answer

1 in 10

Question 17

Colton wanted another child\'s toy at school and behaved aggressively to get it. Once Colton got the toy he walked away. This is an example of  9/10

Accepted Answer

instrumental aggression.

Question 18

Resilient children are most likely to be all of the following EXCEPT  9/10

Accepted Answer

experiencing a challenging situation or frustrating problem for the first time.

Question 19

A prime time for bullying to take place is during  9/10

Accepted Answer

middle childhood.

Question 20

Which of the following terms does Elkind use to describe a child who is expected to grow up too soon?  9/10

Accepted Answer

Hurried

Question 21

The long-term influence of televised violence is greatest in  9/10

Accepted Answer

middle childhood.

Question 22

There are children in the classroom who worry about just about everything: grades, being on time, threats of war, tornados, etc. These children may suffer from  9/10

Accepted Answer

generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 23

Which of the following does NOT describe childhood depression?  9/10

Accepted Answer

It is rarely serious and can safely be ignored.

Question 24

Negative influences of peer groups include all of the following EXCEPT  9/10

Accepted Answer

counteracting the parents\' influence.

Question 25

Unlike the pattern for bullying among school-age children, the likelihood of being bullied __________ over time.  - increases  - decreases  - does not affect school-age children  - is the most dramatic in the preschool years  9/10

Accepted Answer

NOT increases

Question 26

Since people often become hostile when someone acts aggressively toward them, a hostile attribution bias may become a  9/10

Accepted Answer

self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 27

Unpopularity during middle childhood is  9/10

Accepted Answer

often related to coercive or inept parenting.

Question 28

During the school years children may choose a friend because they  9/10

Accepted Answer

feel comfortable with the other child.

Question 29

According to Selman, most school-age children are at which stage of friendship?  - 1âone-way assistance  - 2âtwo-way fair-weather cooperation  - 3âintimate, mutually shared relationships  - 4âautonomous interdependence  9/10

Accepted Answer

2âtwo-way fair-weather cooperation

Question 30

In recent years, the use of drug therapy to treat children has _____________ in the United States.  9/10

Accepted Answer

greatly increased

Question 31

Which of the following statements is TRUE?  - Girls around the world participate in rough-and-tumble play more than boys.  - Rough-and-tumble play peaks in early childhood.  - Rough-and-tumble play is unique to children in the United States.  - Rough-and-tumble play peaks in middle childhood.  9/10

Accepted Answer

Rough-and-tumble play peaks in middle childhood.

Question 32

Generalizing from the text, which of the following children would probably be the tallest during middle childhood?  - a middle-class African American child  - a middle-class white child  - an Ethiopian child  - a Cambodian child  9/10

Accepted Answer

a middle-class African American child

Question 33

__________ defines successful intelligence as the skills and knowledge needed for success within a particular social and cultural context.   - Howard Gardner  - Robert Sternberg  - Jean Piaget  - David Elkins  9/10

Accepted Answer

Robert Sternberg

Question 34

An important maturational change seen in the brain of school-age children in certain regions of the cerebral cortex is  - Less density of gray matter  - Increased density of gray matter  - No change in density of gray matter  - Decrease in white matter  9/10

Accepted Answer

less density of gray matter.

Question 35

Which of the following elements is NOT included by Robert Sternberg in his triarchic theory of intelligence?   - Componential  - Experiential  - Contextual  - Conceptual  9/10

Accepted Answer

Conceptual

Question 36

Billy\'s mother has sent him to the store to buy eggs, bread, and milk. To remember these items, Billy repeats their names. He is using __________ to help remember the items.  9/10

Accepted Answer

rehearsal

Question 37

A relatively new individual intelligence test, based on neurological research and information-processing theory, is the  9/10

Accepted Answer

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

Question 38

The most prevalent chronic illness in childhood is  9/10

Accepted Answer

asthma

Question 39

Howard Gardner believes people have __________ relatively independent kinds of intelligence, and that traditional IQ tests measure __________ of them.  9/10

Accepted Answer

8; 3

Question 40

Freddie is trying to learn the names of the first five presidents of the United States. To help him, his mother makes up a story using the five names in it, and then teaches the story to Freddie. Freddie\'s mother is using the mnemonic device of  9/10

Accepted Answer

elaboration

Question 41

With regard to physical growth during middle childhood,  9/10

Accepted Answer

boys and girls gain about the same until the growth spurt

Question 42

In middle childhood, peer groups help social development by providing interaction with children of  9/10

Accepted Answer

The same sex

Question 43

The most common type of emotional disturbance found during the elementary-school years is  9/10

Accepted Answer

disruptive conduct disorders.

Question 44

Children whose tendency is to see other children as trying to hurt them and then strike out in retaliation are showing  9/10

Accepted Answer

hostile attribution bias.

Question 45

Jeremy is picked on and bullied by his classmates on a daily basis. Jeremy probably demonstrates the characteristic of  9/10

Accepted Answer

defenselessness.

Question 46

During the school years, aggression declines and changes from overt aggression to  9/10

Accepted Answer

Relational

Question 47

Children choose peers that are closest to themselves in  9/10

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 48

According to Selman, children who are egocentric and think only about what they want are at what stage of friendship?  9/10

Accepted Answer

Undifferentiated level

Question 49

A major conclusion from research of the effects of newer, interactive media, such as video games and the Internet, is  9/10

Accepted Answer

that effects of child-initiated virtual violence is more profound than those of passive media

Question 50

Which type of therapy is based on learning theory?  9/10

Accepted Answer

Behavior

Question 51

Extreme fear and/or avoidance of social situations is known as  9/10

Accepted Answer

social phobia.

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