PSY237 middle childhood
Leah, age 8, is teased at school for being overweight and she's
self-conscious about her body image. How can Leah's parents
best support her in losing weight?
Answer:Encouraging physical play and joining her in increasing
physical activity.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding physical g
rowth in middle childhood?
Answer:Growth rates slow during middle childhood.
Sternberg's concern over what he perceived as an over-empha
sis on aptitude testing led him to propose a triarchic theory of in
telligence, which includes all of the following components, EXC
EPT:
Answer:interpersonal
The average day of third-grade students places them in what st
ate, as described by Brofenbrenner's ecological systems model,
for the majority of the time?
Answer:student state
,How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically
treated?
Answer:it is treated with stimulants
Michael, who has an autism spectrum disorder, walks into his cl
assroom and discovers that the teacher has rearranged the des
ks and he becomes highly agitated and uncomfortable. What is
the best possible explanation for Michael's behavior?
Answer:Michael has difficulties adjusting to changes in routines
and how things surrounding him are organized.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding learning d
ifficulties?
Answer:they may change over time
Which of the following is not a long-term consequence of divorc
e on children?
Answer:grief over losses suffered
Which of the following is NOT a reason boys tend to report sex
ual abuse less often than girls?
Answer:Boys are more likely to be abused by someone outside
the family
, 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?
Answer:neglected child
In Kohlberg's moral reasoning test, what was his main question
in the study?
Answer:why people answered in the manner they did
Jessa feels increasing social pressure to look like the other girls
in her class, wearing the same brands of clothing as they do. S
he 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. Wh
at is this brand-name pressure influencing within Jessa?
Answer:her self-concept
While children in the concrete operational stage of cognitive de
velopment are more logical thinkers, what type of thinking is still
too challenging for them at this stage?
Answer:hypothetical thinking
Leah, age 8, is teased at school for being overweight and she's
self-conscious about her body image. How can Leah's parents
best support her in losing weight?
Answer:Encouraging physical play and joining her in increasing
physical activity.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding physical g
rowth in middle childhood?
Answer:Growth rates slow during middle childhood.
Sternberg's concern over what he perceived as an over-empha
sis on aptitude testing led him to propose a triarchic theory of in
telligence, which includes all of the following components, EXC
EPT:
Answer:interpersonal
The average day of third-grade students places them in what st
ate, as described by Brofenbrenner's ecological systems model,
for the majority of the time?
Answer:student state
,How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically
treated?
Answer:it is treated with stimulants
Michael, who has an autism spectrum disorder, walks into his cl
assroom and discovers that the teacher has rearranged the des
ks and he becomes highly agitated and uncomfortable. What is
the best possible explanation for Michael's behavior?
Answer:Michael has difficulties adjusting to changes in routines
and how things surrounding him are organized.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding learning d
ifficulties?
Answer:they may change over time
Which of the following is not a long-term consequence of divorc
e on children?
Answer:grief over losses suffered
Which of the following is NOT a reason boys tend to report sex
ual abuse less often than girls?
Answer:Boys are more likely to be abused by someone outside
the family
, 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?
Answer:neglected child
In Kohlberg's moral reasoning test, what was his main question
in the study?
Answer:why people answered in the manner they did
Jessa feels increasing social pressure to look like the other girls
in her class, wearing the same brands of clothing as they do. S
he 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. Wh
at is this brand-name pressure influencing within Jessa?
Answer:her self-concept
While children in the concrete operational stage of cognitive de
velopment are more logical thinkers, what type of thinking is still
too challenging for them at this stage?
Answer:hypothetical thinking
