Middle Childhood

Question 1

Where do most increases in height come from in the bodies of school ages children?

Answer 1

the legs NOT the trunk

Question 2

7 to 11 - Piaget’s concrete operational stage where children become…

Answer 2

less egocentric, realize that appearances can be deceiving, and acquire mental operations

Question 3

At age 11, school aged children begin formal operational thinking in which they can…

Answer 3

think hypothetically, reason abstractly and use deductive reasoning.

Question 4

At (BLANK) age children begin to use memory strategies and self monitor the effectiveness of their memory strategies.

Answer 4

7 to 8 years old

Question 5

Major theories of intelligence include:

Answer 5

Carroll’s hierarchical view, Gardener’s theory of multiple intelligences, and Sternberg’s triarchic theory

Question 6

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test introduced the concept of (BLANK) which predicts school achievement. Ethnic groups differ in their average scores, in part due to socioeconomic differences.

Answer 6

IQ

Question 7

Children with learning disabilities have (BLANK) intelligence but struggle to master (BLANK)

Answer 7

1. normal intelligence

2. academic subjects

Question 8

Although giftedness used to be defined by IQ, today giftedness is more broadly defined to include:

Answer 8

exceptional talent in a specific area.

Question 9

Authoritarian parenting style

Answer 9

High control, little warmth

Question 10

Authoritative parenting style

Answer 10

Medium control, lots of warmth

Question 11

Indulgent permissive

Answer 11

little control, lots of warmth

Question 12

indifferent uninvolved

Answer 12

little control, little warmth

Question 13

punishment is most effective when it is

Answer 13

immediate, consistent, explained, and administered by a caring parent