Middle Childhood

Question 1

This condition is hereditary and may be result of dim light, screen time, lack of time outdoors

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myopia

Question 2

Research tells us that recess:

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boosts academic performance

Question 3

What is the best predictor of positive adjustment for children after divorce?

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Effective parenting

Question 4

This person dismissed the idea of general intelligence;developed idea of multiple intelligences

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Howard Gardner

Question 5

This memory strategy involves grouping related items together

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Organization

Question 6

This memory strategy is common and includes repeating information to yourself

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Rehearsal

Question 7

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is:

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industry vs. inferiority

Question 8

Girls hit this pre-puberty milestone 2 years earlier than boys

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Growth spurt

Question 9

If George exhibits mastery-oriented attributions, when he gets an "A" on a test, it's because:

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He studied hard

Question 10

The most common childhood illness that causes school absences and hospitalization is:

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asthma

Question 11

This is the ability to order items according to length or weight

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Seriation

Question 12

According to Piaget, children between 2 and 6 are in what stage of cognitive development?

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preoperational

Question 13

Over the past 40 years, childhood obesity rates in the US have:

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increased to 17 percent

Question 14

The ability to recognize that objects remain the same even when their appearance may change

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Conservation

Question 15

Motor vehicle accidents are the _____ cause of injuries in middle childhood

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leading

Question 16

A child in the concrete operational stage will have the most trouble with the following:

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abstract ideas

Question 17

These children are accepted either due to positive or negative charactersitics

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Popular

Question 18

Classroom type with small groups, collaborative learning, teacher guidance (not dictating)

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constructivist

Question 19

Standardized testing has increased:

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Student anxiety

Question 20

When you look at the rate of growth for children 6-11, you see that:

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the rate is about the same from ages 2 to 12

Question 21

This diagnosis is caused by heredity, teratogen exposure and/or abnormal brain functioning

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Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 22

This is the process of continuously monitoring progress toward a goal and redirecting failures

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Cognitive self-regulation

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