Question 1

_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

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A)  ADHD
B)  OCD
C)  PTSD
D)  EMDRE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

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Question 3

Children with cancer:

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A)  are rarer today than in the 1960s.
B)  are dying earlier today than in the 1960s.
C)  are surviving longer today than in the past.
D)  are yet to receive the benefits of advancements in cancer treatment.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following statements about children who are bilingual is NOT true?

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A)  Children who are bilingual do better on tests of concept formation than children who speak only one language.
B)  Children who are bilingual are better at analytical reasoning than children who speak only one language.
C)  Children who are bilingual are less conscious of the structure of spoken language than children who speak only one language.
D)  Children who are bilingual have more cognitive flexibility than children who speak only one language.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 5

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _____,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _____.

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A)  reality; 75
B)  reality; 150
C)  myth; 75
D)  myth; 150E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

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A)  uncommon
B)  highly prevalent
C)  nonexistent
D)  on the declineE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

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A)  the parents have difficulty providing an intellectually stimulating environment for their children.
B)  the genes for lower intelligence are passed down from the parents to the children.
C)  IQ tests are culture-fair tests.
D)  IQ tests fail to test for street-smarts and practical intelligence.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

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A)  Cultural intelligence
B)  Practical intelligence
C)  Spatial intelligence
D)  Verbal intelligenceE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

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Question 10

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

Accepted Answer

A)  75
B)  130
C)  250
D)  330E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

Accepted Answer

A)  high birth weight.
B)  poor discipline at home.
C)  verbal and physical abuse during childhood.
D)  cigarette and alcohol exposure during prenatal development.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

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A)  0 to 50.
B)  0 to 75.
C)  0 to 90.
D)  100 and above.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrapersonal
B)  Analytical
C)  Practical
D)  CreativeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

Accepted Answer

A)  5
B)  13
C)  27
D)  32E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  whole-language
B)  phonics
C)  balanced-instruction
D)  morphologicalE) A) and D)
F) B) and D) B

Question 16

One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that:

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A)  boys have a greater biological vulnerability for learning disabilities.
B)  girls are more likely to be referred by teachers for treatment.
C)  girls' education is given priority in schools and homes.
D)  learning disabilities are more difficult to detect in boys.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE of giftedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Signs of high ability of an individual in a particular area do not manifest themselves at a very young age.
B)  Deliberate practice is not required of individuals who become experts in a particular domain.
C)  Individuals with world-class status in the arts,mathematics,science,and sports all report strong family support.
D)  Individuals who are highly gifted are typically gifted in many domains.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A child is presented with two identical balls of clay.The experimenter rolls one ball into a long,thin shape; the other remains in its original ball form.The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece of clay.If the child answers the problem correctly,but cannot use abstract reasoning yet,the child most likely is in which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensorimotor stage
B)  Preoperational stage
C)  Formal operational stage
D)  Concrete operational stageE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

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

_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

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Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

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Children with cancer:

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Which of the following statements about children who are bilingual is NOT true?

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The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a _,as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged _.

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Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

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Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

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Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

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Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

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One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

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A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

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Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

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Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

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Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

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The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

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

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Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

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_____ is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness,hyperactivity,and/or impulsivity over a period of time.Some children show a combination of these symptoms.

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Children who have reached the concrete operational stage are also capable of _____,which is the ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

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Children with cancer:

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Cardiovascular disease is _____ in children.

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Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development-such as the Abecedarian Intervention program-have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants,it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

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Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

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Identify the leading developmental neuroscientist who along with his colleagues recently proposed that the prefrontal cortex likely orchestrates the functions of many other brain regions during development.

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One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

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A number of causes for ADHD have been proposed,including:

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Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between:

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Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

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Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

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The _____ approach to reading instruction emphasizes the teaching of basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

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