Athabasca University
Psychology Unit 4 - Middle & Late
Childhood Questions and Answers Latest
2026
Both Cindy and her dad Lou are taking piano lessons. Cindy finds
that she is able to learn how to play new songs faster than her dad.
Based on this, we can say Cindy has Ans: consistency
Asthma rates are higher in children from lower SES households
because they Ans: have poorer health overall
________ is an abstract, verbal, mathematical, and logical type of
thinking. Ans: analytical intelligence
Social and emotional learning programs seek to foster ________
non-subject matter competence(s). Ans: 5
________ is a key area of problem solving. Ans: strategy
construction/implementation, automatization, selective attention
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Melissa is unable to sit in her chair during reading time. She has to
stand up and move arounD. Instead of following the book, she
likes to look around the room and does not pay attention to what
is being reaD. Melissa most likely has ________ disorder. Ans:
ADHD
The process of assisting a less experienced individual through
complex tasks by providing supports is known as Ans: scaffolding
Charlie is eight years old and is very good at soccer. His ability is a
direct result of the maturation of Ans: grey matter
Kelly is teaching her class how to reaD. She has the class look at a
word and break it down to hear the different sounds. Kelly uses
the ________ approach. Ans: phonics
Compared to earlier years, the rate of growth of both height and
weight ________ in middle to late childhood Ans: slows down
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