,PSYC 140 Module 5 Exam - Developmental
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1. Middle childhood, according to Portage Learning's PSYC 140 Module 5, encompasses approximately
which age range?
A) 2 to 6 years
B) 6 to 11 years
C) 11 to 18 years
D) 18 to 25 years
Correct Answer: B) 6 to 11 years
Rationale: The Module 5 materials define middle childhood as spanning the elementary school years,
roughly ages 6 through 11. Option A describes early childhood, C describes adolescence, and D
describes emerging adulthood.
2. On average, how much do children grow during the middle childhood years?
A) 1 inch and 2–3 pounds per year
B) 2–3 inches and 5–7 pounds per year
C) 4–5 inches and 10–12 pounds per year
D) No significant growth occurs
Correct Answer: B) 2–3 inches and 5–7 pounds per year
Rationale: During middle childhood, children grow approximately two to three inches and gain five to
seven pounds per year. Option A underestimates growth, C overestimates it, and D is incorrect.
3. During middle childhood, physical changes include:
A) Rapid brain growth and increased baby fat
B) Baby fat decreases and muscle mass increases
C) Significant sexual maturation begins
D) Growth in height stops completely
Correct Answer: B) Baby fat decreases and muscle mass increases
,Rationale: Middle childhood physical development includes a decrease in baby fat and an increase in
muscle mass. Rapid brain growth and increased baby fat (A) characterize earlier periods, sexual
maturation (C) begins in adolescence, and height growth (D) continues.
4. A 9-year-old child is shown two identical balls of clay. One ball is rolled out into a long, thin sausage
shape. When asked which has more clay, the child replies, "They both have the same amount because
you didn't add any or take any away." This child is demonstrating which cognitive milestone?
A) Transductive reasoning
B) Conservation
C) Egocentrism
D) Object permanence
Correct Answer: B) Conservation
Rationale: Conservation is the Piagetian milestone achieved during the concrete operational stage
(ages 7–11) where a child understands that the fundamental properties of an object remain
unchanged despite changes in physical appearance. Transductive reasoning (A) is preoperational,
egocentrism (C) is preoperational, and object permanence (D) is sensorimotor.
5. According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage occurs during which age range?
A) Birth to 2 years
B) 2 to 7 years
C) 7 to 11 years
D) 11 years and older
Correct Answer: C) 7 to 11 years
Rationale: Piaget's concrete operational stage spans approximately ages 7 to 11 years. Option A is the
sensorimotor stage, B is the preoperational stage, and D is the formal operational stage.
6. A child who understands that the same amount of liquid is in a tall narrow glass and a short wide
glass has achieved:
A) Animism
B) Conservation
C) Egocentrism
D) Centration
, Correct Answer: B) Conservation
Rationale: Conservation is the understanding that quantity remains constant despite changes in
appearance. Animism (A) is attributing human qualities to objects, egocentrism (C) is the inability to
take another's perspective, and centration (D) is focusing on only one aspect.
7. According to Piaget, children in the concrete operational stage can use logic but still struggle with
what type of thinking?
A) Concrete thinking
B) Abstract and hypothetical thinking
C) Reversibility
D) Classification
Correct Answer: B) Abstract and hypothetical thinking
Rationale: Children in the concrete operational stage can use logic for concrete problems but still
struggle with abstract and hypothetical reasoning. Concrete thinking (A) is what they can do,
reversibility (C) and classification (D) are abilities they have developed.
8. The ability to order objects in a row according to a dimension (e.g., size or height) is called:
A) Conservation
B) Classification
C) Seriation
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: C) Seriation
Rationale: Seriation is the Piagetian term for a child's ability to order objects in a row according to a
particular dimension. Conservation (A) is quantity constancy, classification (B) is grouping objects by
common attributes, and egocentrism (D) is perspective-taking inability.
9. A child who can group objects by shape and then by color demonstrates:
A) Conservation
B) Seriation
C) Classification
D) Reversibility
(Lifespan) Psychology - Portage - Latest 26/27
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1. Middle childhood, according to Portage Learning's PSYC 140 Module 5, encompasses approximately
which age range?
A) 2 to 6 years
B) 6 to 11 years
C) 11 to 18 years
D) 18 to 25 years
Correct Answer: B) 6 to 11 years
Rationale: The Module 5 materials define middle childhood as spanning the elementary school years,
roughly ages 6 through 11. Option A describes early childhood, C describes adolescence, and D
describes emerging adulthood.
2. On average, how much do children grow during the middle childhood years?
A) 1 inch and 2–3 pounds per year
B) 2–3 inches and 5–7 pounds per year
C) 4–5 inches and 10–12 pounds per year
D) No significant growth occurs
Correct Answer: B) 2–3 inches and 5–7 pounds per year
Rationale: During middle childhood, children grow approximately two to three inches and gain five to
seven pounds per year. Option A underestimates growth, C overestimates it, and D is incorrect.
3. During middle childhood, physical changes include:
A) Rapid brain growth and increased baby fat
B) Baby fat decreases and muscle mass increases
C) Significant sexual maturation begins
D) Growth in height stops completely
Correct Answer: B) Baby fat decreases and muscle mass increases
,Rationale: Middle childhood physical development includes a decrease in baby fat and an increase in
muscle mass. Rapid brain growth and increased baby fat (A) characterize earlier periods, sexual
maturation (C) begins in adolescence, and height growth (D) continues.
4. A 9-year-old child is shown two identical balls of clay. One ball is rolled out into a long, thin sausage
shape. When asked which has more clay, the child replies, "They both have the same amount because
you didn't add any or take any away." This child is demonstrating which cognitive milestone?
A) Transductive reasoning
B) Conservation
C) Egocentrism
D) Object permanence
Correct Answer: B) Conservation
Rationale: Conservation is the Piagetian milestone achieved during the concrete operational stage
(ages 7–11) where a child understands that the fundamental properties of an object remain
unchanged despite changes in physical appearance. Transductive reasoning (A) is preoperational,
egocentrism (C) is preoperational, and object permanence (D) is sensorimotor.
5. According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage occurs during which age range?
A) Birth to 2 years
B) 2 to 7 years
C) 7 to 11 years
D) 11 years and older
Correct Answer: C) 7 to 11 years
Rationale: Piaget's concrete operational stage spans approximately ages 7 to 11 years. Option A is the
sensorimotor stage, B is the preoperational stage, and D is the formal operational stage.
6. A child who understands that the same amount of liquid is in a tall narrow glass and a short wide
glass has achieved:
A) Animism
B) Conservation
C) Egocentrism
D) Centration
, Correct Answer: B) Conservation
Rationale: Conservation is the understanding that quantity remains constant despite changes in
appearance. Animism (A) is attributing human qualities to objects, egocentrism (C) is the inability to
take another's perspective, and centration (D) is focusing on only one aspect.
7. According to Piaget, children in the concrete operational stage can use logic but still struggle with
what type of thinking?
A) Concrete thinking
B) Abstract and hypothetical thinking
C) Reversibility
D) Classification
Correct Answer: B) Abstract and hypothetical thinking
Rationale: Children in the concrete operational stage can use logic for concrete problems but still
struggle with abstract and hypothetical reasoning. Concrete thinking (A) is what they can do,
reversibility (C) and classification (D) are abilities they have developed.
8. The ability to order objects in a row according to a dimension (e.g., size or height) is called:
A) Conservation
B) Classification
C) Seriation
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: C) Seriation
Rationale: Seriation is the Piagetian term for a child's ability to order objects in a row according to a
particular dimension. Conservation (A) is quantity constancy, classification (B) is grouping objects by
common attributes, and egocentrism (D) is perspective-taking inability.
9. A child who can group objects by shape and then by color demonstrates:
A) Conservation
B) Seriation
C) Classification
D) Reversibility
