PSY245 middle childhood study plan
1. Leah, age 8, is teased at school for being overweight and she's self-con- scious about her body
image. How can Leah's parents best support her in losing weight?: Encouraging physical play and
joining her in increasing physical activity.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding physical growth in middle childhood?:
Growth rates slow during middle childhood.
3. Sternberg's concern over what he perceived as an over-emphasis on ap- titude testing led him
to propose a triarchic theory of intelligence, which includes all of the following components,
EXCEPT:: interpersonal
4. The average day of third-grade students places them in what state, as described by
Brofenbrenner's ecological systems model, for the majority of the time?: student state
5. How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically treated?: it is treated with
stimulants
6. Michael, who has an autism spectrum disorder, walks into his classroom and discovers that the
teacher has rearranged the desks and he becomes highly agitated and uncomfortable. What is the
best possible explanation for Michael's behavior?: Michael has difficulties adjusting to changes in
routines and how things surrounding him are organized.
7. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding learning difficulties?-
: they may change over time
8. Which of the following is not a long-term consequence of divorce on chil- dren?: grief over
losses suffered
9. Which of the following is NOT a reason boys tend to report sexual abuse less often than girls?:
Boys are more likely to be abused by someone outside the family
10.Chuck goes to a fairly small school, yet nobody seems to notice him, and most days he's alone.
What category of child is Chuck?: neglected child
11.In Kohlberg's moral reasoning test, what was his main question in the study?: why people
answered in the manner they did
12.Jessa feels increasing social pressure to look like the other girls in her class, wearing the same
brands of clothing as they do. She feels like she will fit in and be well-liked if she wears similar
clothing, but she just doesn't like it, so she doesn't conform. What is this brand-name pressure
influencing within Jessa?: her self-concept
13.While children in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development are more logical
thinkers, what type of thinking is still too challenging for them at this stage?: hypothetical thinking
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14.Information processing theory proposes three main levels of memory to compare human memory
to computer processing Which of the following is NOT one of the components of memory introduced
in information processing theory?: flash memory
15.Teaching children languages in middle childhood involves a different process than children in
early childhood. Why might teaching children lan- guages in middle childhood be successful?:
Middle childhood is a good time to learn grammatical rules
16.Kyle just had his 7th birthday. Which of the following is true of Kyle's brain?: Kyle's brain
is nearly the size it will be when he is an adult
17.Alejandro's mom has noticed that he seems overweight. What is the best strategy to help
Alejandro lose the extra weight he is carrying?: increase Alejandro's activity level
18.Adam spends a lot of time indoors watching television and playing video games for fun. What
does this primarily sedentary lifestyle put him at risk for?: childhood obesity
19.What physical change allows children in middle childhood to engage in longer, sustained
periods of strenuous play?: increased lung capacity
20.About what percentage of children are obese in middle childhood?: 20%
21.Arjun's mom is baking a cake. He realizes that once the batter is mixed, the ingredients cannot be
separated out. Which principle of concrete operational thought is Arjun using here?: Reversibility
22. Sophia is trying to learn material for an exam. Which component of memory will store the
information she is learning?: long-term memory
23.Eight-year-old Seth is the class comedian. How might his jokes differ from those he would have
told at age 4?: The jokes have punch lines
24.Classification: the arrangement of information into categories or classes
25.concrete operational stage of cognitive development:: Piaget's stage of development during
middle childhood that emphasizes the use of logical thought, especially as applied to
concrete, or physical objects
26.Fast-mapping: a word learning process in which children are able to learn words quickly
when because they associate new words to words that they already know
27.identity: the understanding that objects have an identity or qualities that do not change
even if the object is altered in some way
28.long-term memory: he third component of the memory system where informa- tion is stored
for long periods of time
29.reciprocity: the understanding that changing one quality of an object can be
compensated for by changes in another quality of that object
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1. Leah, age 8, is teased at school for being overweight and she's self-con- scious about her body
image. How can Leah's parents best support her in losing weight?: Encouraging physical play and
joining her in increasing physical activity.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding physical growth in middle childhood?:
Growth rates slow during middle childhood.
3. Sternberg's concern over what he perceived as an over-emphasis on ap- titude testing led him
to propose a triarchic theory of intelligence, which includes all of the following components,
EXCEPT:: interpersonal
4. The average day of third-grade students places them in what state, as described by
Brofenbrenner's ecological systems model, for the majority of the time?: student state
5. How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically treated?: it is treated with
stimulants
6. Michael, who has an autism spectrum disorder, walks into his classroom and discovers that the
teacher has rearranged the desks and he becomes highly agitated and uncomfortable. What is the
best possible explanation for Michael's behavior?: Michael has difficulties adjusting to changes in
routines and how things surrounding him are organized.
7. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding learning difficulties?-
: they may change over time
8. Which of the following is not a long-term consequence of divorce on chil- dren?: grief over
losses suffered
9. Which of the following is NOT a reason boys tend to report sexual abuse less often than girls?:
Boys are more likely to be abused by someone outside the family
10.Chuck goes to a fairly small school, yet nobody seems to notice him, and most days he's alone.
What category of child is Chuck?: neglected child
11.In Kohlberg's moral reasoning test, what was his main question in the study?: why people
answered in the manner they did
12.Jessa feels increasing social pressure to look like the other girls in her class, wearing the same
brands of clothing as they do. She feels like she will fit in and be well-liked if she wears similar
clothing, but she just doesn't like it, so she doesn't conform. What is this brand-name pressure
influencing within Jessa?: her self-concept
13.While children in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development are more logical
thinkers, what type of thinking is still too challenging for them at this stage?: hypothetical thinking
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14.Information processing theory proposes three main levels of memory to compare human memory
to computer processing Which of the following is NOT one of the components of memory introduced
in information processing theory?: flash memory
15.Teaching children languages in middle childhood involves a different process than children in
early childhood. Why might teaching children lan- guages in middle childhood be successful?:
Middle childhood is a good time to learn grammatical rules
16.Kyle just had his 7th birthday. Which of the following is true of Kyle's brain?: Kyle's brain
is nearly the size it will be when he is an adult
17.Alejandro's mom has noticed that he seems overweight. What is the best strategy to help
Alejandro lose the extra weight he is carrying?: increase Alejandro's activity level
18.Adam spends a lot of time indoors watching television and playing video games for fun. What
does this primarily sedentary lifestyle put him at risk for?: childhood obesity
19.What physical change allows children in middle childhood to engage in longer, sustained
periods of strenuous play?: increased lung capacity
20.About what percentage of children are obese in middle childhood?: 20%
21.Arjun's mom is baking a cake. He realizes that once the batter is mixed, the ingredients cannot be
separated out. Which principle of concrete operational thought is Arjun using here?: Reversibility
22. Sophia is trying to learn material for an exam. Which component of memory will store the
information she is learning?: long-term memory
23.Eight-year-old Seth is the class comedian. How might his jokes differ from those he would have
told at age 4?: The jokes have punch lines
24.Classification: the arrangement of information into categories or classes
25.concrete operational stage of cognitive development:: Piaget's stage of development during
middle childhood that emphasizes the use of logical thought, especially as applied to
concrete, or physical objects
26.Fast-mapping: a word learning process in which children are able to learn words quickly
when because they associate new words to words that they already know
27.identity: the understanding that objects have an identity or qualities that do not change
even if the object is altered in some way
28.long-term memory: he third component of the memory system where informa- tion is stored
for long periods of time
29.reciprocity: the understanding that changing one quality of an object can be
compensated for by changes in another quality of that object
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