FAD 3220 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Childhood obesity - Correct Answer- common factors: genetic factors, lack of physical
activity, unhealthy eating patterns, combination of these factors, (rarely) medical
conditions
increased dramatically in the last 4 decades=decline in lifespan in U.S.
Nutrition - Correct Answer- adequate _____________ is related to social and emotional
functioning such as: peer involvement, positive emotions, less anxiety, eagerness to
explore, persistence in frustrating situations, higher energy levels
children who don't eat breakfast perform poorly in problem-solving tasks
Gross motor activity - Correct Answer- skipping, balancing, jumping jacks, can grip
objects with 12 pounds of pressure, throwing a small ball, jumping, running, catching,
standing broad jump, high jump, etc.
Fine motor activity - Correct Answer- •6 & 7 y/o- tie shoes and fasten buttons
•8- use each hand independently
•11 & 12- manipulate objects with almost as much capability as they will show in
adulthood
Advances in fine motor skills - Correct Answer- increase in amount of myelin in the brain
significantly increases between the ages of 6 and 8
myelin- insulates nerve fibers, contains only 18% protein and 76% lipid
Visual impairment - Correct Answer- difficulty seeing that may include blindness and
partial sightedness
Auditory impairment - Correct Answer- a special need that involves the loss of hearing
or some aspect of hearing
Speech impairment - Correct Answer- speech that deviates so much from the speech of
others that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or produces
maladjustment in the speaker
Stuttering - Correct Answer- substantial disruption in the rhythm and fluency of speech;
the most common speech impairment; childhood-onset fluency disorder
, Learning disabilities - Correct Answer- difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities
ADHD - Correct Answer- a learning disorder marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a
low tolerance for frustration, and generally a great deal of inappropriate activity
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Acceleration - Correct Answer- special programs that allow gifted students to move
ahead at their own pace, even if this means skipping to higher grade levels
Piaget stages - Correct Answer- sensorimotor: birth-18/24 months, object permanence
preoperational: 2-7 years, symbolic thought
concrete operational: 7-11 years, operational thought
formal operational: adolescence-adulthood, abstract concepts
Reversibility - Correct Answer- the notion that processes transforming a stimulus can be
reversed, returning it to its original form
Decentering - Correct Answer- the ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into
account
Information processing approach - Correct Answer- children handle information with
increasing sophistication
Memory - Correct Answer- the process by which information is initially recorded, stored,
and retrieved
Vygotsky's approach - Correct Answer- cognitive advances occur through exposure to
information within a child's zone of proximal development
encourage development of classroom practices that promote children's active
participation in their learning
Language development - Correct Answer- happens through exposure to vocab-rich
environments always teaching "language of instruction", listening to teacher "model"
good speech and interesting sentences, specific teaching of the meaning of prefixes,
roots and suffixes
Childhood obesity - Correct Answer- common factors: genetic factors, lack of physical
activity, unhealthy eating patterns, combination of these factors, (rarely) medical
conditions
increased dramatically in the last 4 decades=decline in lifespan in U.S.
Nutrition - Correct Answer- adequate _____________ is related to social and emotional
functioning such as: peer involvement, positive emotions, less anxiety, eagerness to
explore, persistence in frustrating situations, higher energy levels
children who don't eat breakfast perform poorly in problem-solving tasks
Gross motor activity - Correct Answer- skipping, balancing, jumping jacks, can grip
objects with 12 pounds of pressure, throwing a small ball, jumping, running, catching,
standing broad jump, high jump, etc.
Fine motor activity - Correct Answer- •6 & 7 y/o- tie shoes and fasten buttons
•8- use each hand independently
•11 & 12- manipulate objects with almost as much capability as they will show in
adulthood
Advances in fine motor skills - Correct Answer- increase in amount of myelin in the brain
significantly increases between the ages of 6 and 8
myelin- insulates nerve fibers, contains only 18% protein and 76% lipid
Visual impairment - Correct Answer- difficulty seeing that may include blindness and
partial sightedness
Auditory impairment - Correct Answer- a special need that involves the loss of hearing
or some aspect of hearing
Speech impairment - Correct Answer- speech that deviates so much from the speech of
others that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or produces
maladjustment in the speaker
Stuttering - Correct Answer- substantial disruption in the rhythm and fluency of speech;
the most common speech impairment; childhood-onset fluency disorder
, Learning disabilities - Correct Answer- difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities
ADHD - Correct Answer- a learning disorder marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a
low tolerance for frustration, and generally a great deal of inappropriate activity
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Acceleration - Correct Answer- special programs that allow gifted students to move
ahead at their own pace, even if this means skipping to higher grade levels
Piaget stages - Correct Answer- sensorimotor: birth-18/24 months, object permanence
preoperational: 2-7 years, symbolic thought
concrete operational: 7-11 years, operational thought
formal operational: adolescence-adulthood, abstract concepts
Reversibility - Correct Answer- the notion that processes transforming a stimulus can be
reversed, returning it to its original form
Decentering - Correct Answer- the ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into
account
Information processing approach - Correct Answer- children handle information with
increasing sophistication
Memory - Correct Answer- the process by which information is initially recorded, stored,
and retrieved
Vygotsky's approach - Correct Answer- cognitive advances occur through exposure to
information within a child's zone of proximal development
encourage development of classroom practices that promote children's active
participation in their learning
Language development - Correct Answer- happens through exposure to vocab-rich
environments always teaching "language of instruction", listening to teacher "model"
good speech and interesting sentences, specific teaching of the meaning of prefixes,
roots and suffixes
