Question 1

A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs ________ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

Accepted Answer

A)   in adulthood
B)   in infancy
C)   three years later
D)   two years earlierE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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)   elaboration.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Marshall is in the fourth grade. He finds it hard to keep up with his classmates' writing speed. His handwriting is illegible. Therefore, neither his teachers nor his parents can read his notes. He also makes numerous spelling errors because of his inability to match sounds and letters. Marshall likely suffers from ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)   centration
B)   seriation
C)   reversibility
D)   classificationE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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

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

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

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A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs ________ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

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

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

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A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs ________ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

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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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