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Developmental Psychology Module 3 Exam
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According to the textbook, one of the benefits of physical activity is: - Answer✔improved
problem-solving skills.
The knowledge that things can be arranged in a logical series is called _____. -
Answer✔seriation.
Decades of research throughout the world have found a strong correlation between academic
achievement and: - Answer✔SES.
According to Piaget, a child between the ages of 6 and 11 can comprehend: - Answer✔how a
caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
According to the text, which of the following underlies the ability to listen, take notes, and
ignore distractions? - Answer✔selective attention
A child's ability to speak formally or informally depending on the audience and the context is
called: - Answer✔pragmatics.
Ten-year-old Juan is able to listen and follow directions while ignoring any distractions in school
much better than he could when he was 6 years old. Juan is demonstrating improved: -
Answer✔selective attention.
When Piaget referred to concrete operations, he meant logic applied in situations that: -
Answer✔deal with visible, tangible, and real things.
Because they are beginning to think logically, children in Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive
development can understand prefixes, suffixes, and compound words, even if they have not
heard them before. - Answer✔concrete operational
Tamika is 11 years old and is considered _____ according to her BMI because she is above the
85th percentile for children in her age range. - Answer✔overweight
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Kendrick, who is 5 years old, can count to 100, but he cannot correctly estimate where 22 is
placed on a number line that begins at 0 and ends at 100. This means that Kendrick is having
problems with _____. - Answer✔seriation.
Takara has signed up to play volleyball. As a result, she will probably experience: -
Answer✔better overall health.
What conclusion (if any) would a child in the concrete operational stage draw from the
following problem: Earthlings are larger than Martians and Martians are larger than Venusians.
- Answer✔The child would not be able to draw a conclusion
Humans do not have specific brain structures dedicated to reading. The brain compensates for
this by: - Answer✔using several parts of the brain that are interconnected.
Parker will never forget the moment he saw his bride walking down the church aisle ten years
ago because retrieval is easier for some memories, especially memories of: - Answer✔vivid and
highly emotional experiences.
Yasir uses different styles of speech, or codes, when speaking to teachers and when speaking to
his friends. According to the text, Yasir MOST likely uses a(n) _____ code when speaking to his
friends. - Answer✔informal
Some jokes may not be understood by younger children and are no longer found funny by
teenagers. In middle childhood, however, understanding and appreciating such jokes is
evidence of normally developing cognitive flexibility and social awareness. If a child does not
"get" a joke, the lack of _____ understanding, even when a child has a large vocabulary,
signifies cognitive problems. - Answer✔metaphorical
Gilles is doing research that compares how people and computers receive and process large
amounts of information. This reflects the _____ perspective, which compares human thinking
processes to computers. - Answer✔information-processing
Sequence is to category as _____ is to _____. - Answer✔seriation; classification
Erika is in elementary school. She is in the developmental period known as: - Answer✔middle
childhood.
Which group would find the classic joke "Why did the chicken cross the road?" the MOST
funny? - Answer✔school-age children
Children in elementary school are progressing through a specific developmental period known
as: - Answer✔middle childhood.
_____ is defined as having a BMI above the 95th percentile of children the same age. -
Answer✔Childhood obesity
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Developmental Psychology Module 3 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
According to the textbook, one of the benefits of physical activity is: - Answer✔improved
problem-solving skills.
The knowledge that things can be arranged in a logical series is called _____. -
Answer✔seriation.
Decades of research throughout the world have found a strong correlation between academic
achievement and: - Answer✔SES.
According to Piaget, a child between the ages of 6 and 11 can comprehend: - Answer✔how a
caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
According to the text, which of the following underlies the ability to listen, take notes, and
ignore distractions? - Answer✔selective attention
A child's ability to speak formally or informally depending on the audience and the context is
called: - Answer✔pragmatics.
Ten-year-old Juan is able to listen and follow directions while ignoring any distractions in school
much better than he could when he was 6 years old. Juan is demonstrating improved: -
Answer✔selective attention.
When Piaget referred to concrete operations, he meant logic applied in situations that: -
Answer✔deal with visible, tangible, and real things.
Because they are beginning to think logically, children in Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive
development can understand prefixes, suffixes, and compound words, even if they have not
heard them before. - Answer✔concrete operational
Tamika is 11 years old and is considered _____ according to her BMI because she is above the
85th percentile for children in her age range. - Answer✔overweight
1
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Kendrick, who is 5 years old, can count to 100, but he cannot correctly estimate where 22 is
placed on a number line that begins at 0 and ends at 100. This means that Kendrick is having
problems with _____. - Answer✔seriation.
Takara has signed up to play volleyball. As a result, she will probably experience: -
Answer✔better overall health.
What conclusion (if any) would a child in the concrete operational stage draw from the
following problem: Earthlings are larger than Martians and Martians are larger than Venusians.
- Answer✔The child would not be able to draw a conclusion
Humans do not have specific brain structures dedicated to reading. The brain compensates for
this by: - Answer✔using several parts of the brain that are interconnected.
Parker will never forget the moment he saw his bride walking down the church aisle ten years
ago because retrieval is easier for some memories, especially memories of: - Answer✔vivid and
highly emotional experiences.
Yasir uses different styles of speech, or codes, when speaking to teachers and when speaking to
his friends. According to the text, Yasir MOST likely uses a(n) _____ code when speaking to his
friends. - Answer✔informal
Some jokes may not be understood by younger children and are no longer found funny by
teenagers. In middle childhood, however, understanding and appreciating such jokes is
evidence of normally developing cognitive flexibility and social awareness. If a child does not
"get" a joke, the lack of _____ understanding, even when a child has a large vocabulary,
signifies cognitive problems. - Answer✔metaphorical
Gilles is doing research that compares how people and computers receive and process large
amounts of information. This reflects the _____ perspective, which compares human thinking
processes to computers. - Answer✔information-processing
Sequence is to category as _____ is to _____. - Answer✔seriation; classification
Erika is in elementary school. She is in the developmental period known as: - Answer✔middle
childhood.
Which group would find the classic joke "Why did the chicken cross the road?" the MOST
funny? - Answer✔school-age children
Children in elementary school are progressing through a specific developmental period known
as: - Answer✔middle childhood.
_____ is defined as having a BMI above the 95th percentile of children the same age. -
Answer✔Childhood obesity
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