Quiz Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in ...



Quiz Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Connecting the child to the right book based on their developmental level and characteristics of the child is called

a. an appropriate literature connection.

b. temperament matching.

c. a structural connection.

d. goodness of fit.

2. The ability to read, write, listen, and speak is referred to as

a. basic literacy

b. information literacy

c. visual literacy

d. technological literacy

3. Fluctuations in growth are affected by

a. nutrition

b. health

c. genetic influence

d. all of the above

4. Which of the following is true of mainstreaming legislation?

a. Although all children are guaranteed a free education, there are some severe disabilities which are not covered by the federal government.

b. The exceptional child’s individualized education plan is prepared every three years to match the gains made by the child.

c. Exceptional children remain with other exceptional children only throughout their school day.

d. Parental consent must be given at all stages of the IEP process, including evaluation, referral, and placement.

5. My theory about the development of morals is based on how they think about moral dilemmas, the highest moral level comprising autonomous thinking. I am

a. Jean Piaget

b. Lawrence Kohlberg

c. Carol Gilligan

d. Robert Sternberg

6. Carol Gilligan holds that women’s moral decisions are based on

a. the morality of justice.

b. the morality of responsible action.

c. the ethics of legality.

d. the ethics of caring.

7. Piaget is credited with all of the following EXCEPT

a. changing the prevailing views of his time about children’s cognitive development.

b. attempting to explain as well as describe children’s behavior.

c. creating a comprehensive theory of language development.

d. promoting the idea that children are active rather than passive in their intellectual development.

8. Binet took on the challenge of developing an instrument to measure intelligence for the original purpose of

a. identifying those children who would be likely to fail in school.

b. identifying retarded children so they could be put in institutions.

c. identifying bright children so they could be put in TAG programs.

d. identifying lazy but bright poor achievers.

9. Who developed the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test?

a. Alfred Binet

b. David Wechsler

c. Lewis Terman

d. Robert Sternberg

10. Which of the following individuals developed a series of tests to measure intelligence throughout the lifetime?

a. Alfred Binet

b. Lewis Terman

c. David Wechsler

d. William Stern

11. The WAIS-III is the test designed by David Wechsler to measure

a. adult personality.

b. intelligence in preschool children.

c. intelligence in children 5 to 15 years old.

d. intelligence in adults.

12. Which of the following Wechsler tests was designed to measure intelligence in children ages 5 to 15.

a. WPPSI-R

b. WAIS-III

C. WAIS-I

d. WISC-III

13. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the nature of modern intelligence tests?

a. Mainstream intelligence tests have been extensively researched and provide an accurate assessment for all segments of the population.

b. A single intelligence test score provides an accurate, lifelong assessment of an individual’s intelligence.

c. Intelligence test scores are limited in application because they are basically standardized for middle-class, white Americans.

d. Intelligence tests are highly accurate predictors of personality and future success.

14. Whose view of intelligence encompasses the notion that there are eight separate, but equal, types of intelligence?

a. Howard Gardner

b. Alfred Binet

c. Robert Sternberg

d. David Wechsler

15. Ten-year-old Sarah is sitting across the kitchen table from her mother. She is able to visualize the table setting from where her mother sits. Which type of Gardner’s intelligences does this represent?

a. linguistic intelligence

b. spatial intelligence

c. intrapersonal intelligence

d. logical-mathematical intelligence

16. Beth is extremely understanding and empathetic toward others, but most of the time is really out of touch with her own emotions. In Gardner’s view, Beth would be considered high in __________________ intelligence, but lacking in __________________ intelligence.

a. intrapersonal; interpersonal

b. interpersonal; intrapersonal

c. linguistic; naturalistic

d. naturalistic; linguistic

17. The conflict cited in the text in which the husband needs a miracle drug to save his dying wife was used as an example of a

a. legal dilemma.

b. medical dilemma.

c. intellectual dilemma.

d. moral dilemma.

18. What is the context component of the triarchic model of intelligence?

a. the ability to adapt to one’s culture

b. improving one’s ability to deal with novel tasks

c. evaluating one’s problem-solving strategies

d. learning from experience

19. Sternberg’s _________________ intelligence refers to the ability to achieve goals based on capitalizing on one’s strengths while compensating for their weaknesses.

a. enterprising

b. successful

c. capitalistic

d. industriousness

20. Cultural and social groups have diverse value systems, including values that underlie testing. A national testing system would therefore raise questions about

a. objectification.

b. equity.

c. validity.

d. purpose.

21. In what way can cultural background influence the results of a test?

a. language

b. expectations

c. behavior

d. all of the above

22. A teacher who has children in her or his class who are not from the cultural mainstream would do well when testing these children to

a. isolate them from the main class.

b. let them take the tests at home.

c. make sure they understand the mechanics of the test.

d. provide them with extra reference material.

23. In Bloom’s taxonomy, __________________ refers to the ability to understand the information being communicated.

a. comprehension

b. knowledge

c. synthesis

d. application

24. The most effective types of exam questions are those that require a student to

a. respond through rote memory.

b. use well-modeled answer strategies.

c. process the information.

d. provide either yes or no answers.

25. One of the best ways to encourage children to give their best responses to exam questions is to

a. provide them with cues.

b. foster group competition.

c. limit answer time.

d. provide them enough time to answer.

26. Most errors in problem-solving result from a lack of

a. intelligence.

b. information.

c. ability.

d. attention.

27. The first thing to do in any problem-solving endeavor is to

a. determine the nature of the problem.

b. devise a strategy for solving the problem.

c. decide how much time to put into the problem.

d. evaluate your plan for solving the problem.

28. Who has the most influence on children’s moral development from the time of birth until they reach about three year of age?

a. parents

b. older siblings

c. peers

d. child care workers

29. One of the most effective means parents have of teaching young children moral behavior is

a. modeling.

b. authoritarian discipline.

c. providing support.

d. early intervention.

30. My theory about children’s development of morals is based on their age-related cognitive development, particularly on how they follow and think about rules. I am

a. Jean Piaget

b. Lawrence Kohlberg

c. Carol Gilligan

d. Howard Gardner

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