Practice questions fad 3220 exam 2 with
correct answers
Which of the following is a long-term outcome associated with childhood obesity?
a. Stunted growth
b. Being overweight as an adult
c. Greater risk of accidents
d. Development of learning disabilities - Answer -b. Being overweight as an adult
One explanation for the advances in fine motor skills during middle school involves the
increase in the amount of ____________ in the brain.
a. myelin
b. neurons
c. genes
d. gray matter - Answer -a. myelin
When it comes to school-age children and injuries associated with accidents, which of
the following state- ments is true?
a. The number of accidents occurring in the school- age years is significantly fewer than
in earlier years.
b. There is no relationship between gender and the prevalence of injuries associated
with accidents.
c. Drowning is the most frequent cause of accidental death.
d. Boys are significantly more likely than girls to be injured. - Answer -d. Boys are
significantly more likely than girls to be injured.
____________, the most common speech impairment, involves a substantial disruption
in the rhythm and flu- ency of speech.
a. Telegraphic speech
b. Stuttering
c. Protracted speech
d. Slow mapping - Answer -b. Stuttering
Vygotsky proposed that cognitive advances take place when children are exposed to
information within their _________.
a. sphere of logic
b. zone of proximal development
c. region of metamemory
d. domain of control strategies - Answer -b. zone of proximal development
, According to the _________ approach to reading, read- ing should be taught by
presenting the basic skills underlying reading. Examples include phonics and how
letters and words are combined to make words.
a. whole-language
b. linguistic
c. code-based
d. dynamic - Answer -c. code-based
According to Steinberg's triarchic theory of intelli- gence, the three aspects of
information processing are _________.
a. contextual, referential, and crystalization
b.developmental, componential, and structural
c. experiential, experimental, and judgmental
d. componential, experiential, and contextual - Answer -d. componential, experiential,
and contextual
For children whose intelligence falls below the normal range, the recommendation from
the Education for All Handicapped Children Act is that they be educated in _________
environment.
a. a separate but equal
b. the most restrictive
c. the least restrictive
d. a needs-oriented - Answer -c. the least restrictive
As children develop a better self-understanding in mid- dle childhood, they begin to view
themselves less in terms of physical attributes and more in terms of their ________.
a. familial relationships
b. psychological traits
c. environmental characteristics
d. motor skills - Answer -b. psychological traits
According to ________, people pass through a series of six stages as their sense of
justice and their level of rea- soning evolves with age and cognitive development.
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Kohlberg
d. Skinner - Answer -c. Kohlberg
________ is the evaluation of the role or person by other relevant members of the group
and is usually discussed in reference to children and their peer groups.
a. Dominance hierarchy
b. Social competence
c. Friendship
d. Status - Answer -d. Status
correct answers
Which of the following is a long-term outcome associated with childhood obesity?
a. Stunted growth
b. Being overweight as an adult
c. Greater risk of accidents
d. Development of learning disabilities - Answer -b. Being overweight as an adult
One explanation for the advances in fine motor skills during middle school involves the
increase in the amount of ____________ in the brain.
a. myelin
b. neurons
c. genes
d. gray matter - Answer -a. myelin
When it comes to school-age children and injuries associated with accidents, which of
the following state- ments is true?
a. The number of accidents occurring in the school- age years is significantly fewer than
in earlier years.
b. There is no relationship between gender and the prevalence of injuries associated
with accidents.
c. Drowning is the most frequent cause of accidental death.
d. Boys are significantly more likely than girls to be injured. - Answer -d. Boys are
significantly more likely than girls to be injured.
____________, the most common speech impairment, involves a substantial disruption
in the rhythm and flu- ency of speech.
a. Telegraphic speech
b. Stuttering
c. Protracted speech
d. Slow mapping - Answer -b. Stuttering
Vygotsky proposed that cognitive advances take place when children are exposed to
information within their _________.
a. sphere of logic
b. zone of proximal development
c. region of metamemory
d. domain of control strategies - Answer -b. zone of proximal development
, According to the _________ approach to reading, read- ing should be taught by
presenting the basic skills underlying reading. Examples include phonics and how
letters and words are combined to make words.
a. whole-language
b. linguistic
c. code-based
d. dynamic - Answer -c. code-based
According to Steinberg's triarchic theory of intelli- gence, the three aspects of
information processing are _________.
a. contextual, referential, and crystalization
b.developmental, componential, and structural
c. experiential, experimental, and judgmental
d. componential, experiential, and contextual - Answer -d. componential, experiential,
and contextual
For children whose intelligence falls below the normal range, the recommendation from
the Education for All Handicapped Children Act is that they be educated in _________
environment.
a. a separate but equal
b. the most restrictive
c. the least restrictive
d. a needs-oriented - Answer -c. the least restrictive
As children develop a better self-understanding in mid- dle childhood, they begin to view
themselves less in terms of physical attributes and more in terms of their ________.
a. familial relationships
b. psychological traits
c. environmental characteristics
d. motor skills - Answer -b. psychological traits
According to ________, people pass through a series of six stages as their sense of
justice and their level of rea- soning evolves with age and cognitive development.
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Kohlberg
d. Skinner - Answer -c. Kohlberg
________ is the evaluation of the role or person by other relevant members of the group
and is usually discussed in reference to children and their peer groups.
a. Dominance hierarchy
b. Social competence
c. Friendship
d. Status - Answer -d. Status
