Question 1

This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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Question 2

Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old child who excels academically and has an IQ of 140. In the light of the findings from Lewis Terman's study of high IQ children, it is likely that Ethan is:

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A)   suffering from a mental disorder.
B)   maladjusted.
C)   more mature than others his own age.
D)   at higher risk for emotional problems.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

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A)   math ability.
B)   right and left brain functioning.
C)   writing skills.
D)   reading ability.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Those individuals who have IQs of 55 to 70 fall into the _____ category of mental retardation.

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A)   mild
B)   moderate
C)   severe
D)   profoundE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of construction paper, something she could not do at age 3. What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

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A)   Cortical thickening in the temporal lobe
B)   Increased myelination of the central nervous system
C)   Increased bone ossification
D)   Increased muscle developmentE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

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

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A)   assisted-language
B)   remedial-language
C)   phonics
D)   whole-languageE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Identify and describe the most common child cancer.

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The most common cancer in children is le...

Question 8

Compare and contrast convergent thinking with divergent thinking.

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Convergent thinking produces one correct...

Question 9

Who among the following would have good spatial abilities?

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A)   A journalist
B)   A theologian
C)   A botanist
D)   An architectE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

_____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.

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A)   Blood and bone cancers
B)   All child cancers
C)   Skin and bone cancers
D)   Skin and blood cancersE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

The _____ not only provide an overall IQ score, but they also yield several composite indexes that allow the examiner to quickly determine the areas in which the child is strong or weak.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wechsler scales
B)   Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scales
C)   Stanford-Binet tests
D)   Apgar ScalesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

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)   elaborationE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is true about second-language learning?

Accepted Answer

A)   For adolescents and adults, new vocabulary is easier to learn than new sounds or new grammar.
B)   Children's ability to pronounce words with a native-like accent in a second language typically increases with age.
C)   Sensitive periods for learning a second language are constant across different language systems.
D)   Adults tend to learn a second language slower than children, but their final level of second-language attainment is higher.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

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)   gistE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served by federal programs and receive special education in the 2008-2009 school year?

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A)   Students with a learning disability
B)   Students with speech or language impairments
C)   Students with intellectual disability
D)   Emotionally disturbed studentsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Many intelligence tests are biased in that they:

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A)   test predominantly nonverbal skills.
B)   consider the values common to all test takers.
C)   reflect the cultures of some test takers more than others.
D)   use only standardized test items familiar to all test takers.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Moira's teacher asks her to put sticks in order from smallest to largest. The cognitive ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension is known as _____.

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Question 18

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)   classificationE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

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 10E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following improves considerably during the elementary school years?

Accepted Answer

A)   Metalinguistic awareness
B)   Postconventional reasoning
C)   Formal Operational thought
D)   MetapragmaticsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

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Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

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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 _____.

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Compare and contrast convergent thinking with divergent thinking.

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

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Identify and describe the most common child cancer.

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Moira's teacher asks her to put sticks in order from smallest to largest. The cognitive ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension is known as _____.

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Those individuals who have IQs of 55 to 70 fall into the _____ category of mental retardation.

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

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_____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.

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Many intelligence tests are biased in that they:

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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.

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This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old child who excels academically and has an IQ of 140. In the light of the findings from Lewis Terman's study of high IQ children, it is likely that Ethan is:

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Which of the following is true about second-language learning?

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Who among the following would have good spatial abilities?

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Which of the following improves considerably during the elementary school years?

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Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of construction paper, something she could not do at age 3. What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

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Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

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_____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.

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This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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