Question 1

Discuss height and weight changes that take place during middle and late childhood.

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Question 2

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 aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

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 B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

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

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Question 5

Samuel,8,has difficulty in one or more basic numerical skills.His physician diagnosed him as suffering from a learning disability called _____,or developmental arithmetic disorder.

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A)   dyscalculia
B)   dysgraphia
C)   dyslexia
D)   dyspraxiaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Mental age (MA) is:

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A)   the age that an individual mentally identifies himself at.
B)   the age at which an individual attains cognitive maturity.
C)   an individual's level of mental development relative to others.
D)   an individual's age at the time of peak cortical thickness.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Identify the theorist who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence.

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Question 8

Ellen Winner described three criteria that characterize gifted children.Which of the following was NOT one of these criteria?

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A)   Precocity
B)   Marching to their own drummer
C)   Easily bored
D)   A passion to masterE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

If intelligence is assumed to be normally distributed,which of the following would you expect to find in the overall population?

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A)   More people of high intelligence than of low intelligence
B)   More people of moderate intelligence than of high or low intelligence
C)   More people of high intelligence than of moderate or low intelligence
D)   More people of low intelligence than of moderate or high intelligenceE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Michael Pressley believes that the key to education is helping students to:

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A)   develop social skills.
B)   learn creativity.
C)   learn a repertoire of problem-solving strategies.
D)   distinguish between convergent and divergent thinking.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

From the following,identify an important difference between the reasoning of children and the reasoning of scientists.

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A)   Children tend to bias the experiments in favor of whatever hypothesis they began with.
B)   Children fail to place enough emphasis on causal mechanisms.
C)   Children intuitively design experiments that can distinguish among alternative causes.
D)   Children place a great deal of emphasis on causal mechanisms.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old 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)   socially awkward.
B)   maladjusted.
C)   more mature than others his own age.
D)   emotionally insecure.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

What is the exact term for a condition of limited mental ability in which the individual (1) has a low IQ,usually below 70 on a traditional intelligence test; (2) has difficulty adapting to the demands of everyday life; and (3) first exhibits these characteristics by age 18?

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A)   Giftedness
B)   Intellectual disability
C)   Metacognition
D)   MindfulnessE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

A person's mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would indicate that person's:

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A)   emotional quotient.
B)   intelligence quotient.
C)   level of mental development relative to others.
D)   cognitive maturity.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that:

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A)   intelligence is a general ability.
B)   there are three types of intelligence.
C)   intelligence consists of a number of specific abilities.
D)   culture plays an important role in the development of intelligence.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Marshall writes very slowly and his handwriting is virtually illegible.He also makes numerous spelling errors because of his inability to match up sounds and letters.Marshall likely suffers from _____.

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A)   dyspraxia
B)   dysgraphia
C)   dyslexia
D)   dyscalculiaE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

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) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Colin does not earn high grades on standardized tests but has a black belt in martial arts.According to Gardner,Colin has _____ skills.

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A)   spatial
B)   intrapersonal
C)   bodily-kinesthetic
D)   naturalistE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The type of thinking that produces many answers to the same question is called:

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A)   divergent thinking.
B)   convergent thinking.
C)   oblique thinking.
D)   finite thinking.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

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 a child is strong or weak.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wechsler scales
B)   Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scales
C)   Stanford-Binet tests
D)   Apgar ScalesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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

The type of thinking that produces many answers to the same question is called:

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Samuel,8,has difficulty in one or more basic numerical skills.His physician diagnosed him as suffering from a learning disability called _____,or developmental arithmetic disorder.

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Colin does not earn high grades on standardized tests but has a black belt in martial arts.According to Gardner,Colin has _____ skills.

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Children with cancer:

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Marshall writes very slowly and his handwriting is virtually illegible.He also makes numerous spelling errors because of his inability to match up sounds and letters.Marshall likely suffers from _____.

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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 a child is strong or weak.

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Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that:

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Ellen Winner described three criteria that characterize gifted children.Which of the following was NOT one of these criteria?

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Identify the theorist who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence.

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What is the exact term for a condition of limited mental ability in which the individual (1) has a low IQ,usually below 70 on a traditional intelligence test; (2) has difficulty adapting to the demands of everyday life; and (3) first exhibits these characteristics by age 18?

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

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Mental age (MA) is:

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If intelligence is assumed to be normally distributed,which of the following would you expect to find in the overall population?

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Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old 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 person's mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would indicate that person's:

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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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Michael Pressley believes that the key to education is helping students to:

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Discuss height and weight changes that take place during middle and late childhood.

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Most people who suffer from organic intellectual disability have IQs between _____.

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