Question 1

Improvement of fine motor skills during middle and late childhood is a reflection of:

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A)   increased myelination of the central nervous system.
B)   advances in the prefrontal cortex.
C)   an increase in the neurotransmitter dopamine.
D)   a simultaneous process where axons in the brain die off, while dendrites in the brain grow and branch out.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

About _____ of those diagnosed with intellectual disabilities require extensive or constant supervision.

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A)   two%
B)   four%
C)   six%
D)   eight%E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

What areas of intelligence do Sternberg's model and Gardner's model have in common? What areas of intelligence does Gardner include that Sternberg does not?

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Gardner: verbal, mathematical, spatial, ...

Question 4

Sandra, age nine, was always behind in class because she could only write very slowly, and even then her painstaking efforts would be virtually illegible and riddled with spelling mistakes. Her teacher referred her to a psychologist who diagnosed her with a learning disability called:

Accepted Answer

A)   ADH
B)   dysgraphia.
C)   dyslexia.
D)   dyscalculia.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

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A)   math ability.
B)   speech skills.
C)   writing skills.
D)   reading ability.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Lillette, age nine, is particularly susceptible to bruising and infections. She has been diagnosed with _____, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells.

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroblastoma
B)   lymphosarcoma
C)   leukemia
D)   clear cell sarcomaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Alberta is a school teacher who introduces children to reading by teaching them a rhyme that goes, "A for apple, A says ah; B for ball, B says buh," and so on. This exemplifies the _____ approach to reading instruction.

Accepted Answer

A)   whole-language
B)   phonics
C)   information-processing
D)   analyticE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Describe the causes and consequences of childhood obesity.

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The causes include genetic factors, envi...

Question 9

This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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About _____ of those diagnosed with intellectual disabilities require extensive or constant supervision.

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Lillette, age nine, is particularly susceptible to bruising and infections. She has been diagnosed with _____, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells.

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What areas of intelligence do Sternberg's model and Gardner's model have in common? What areas of intelligence does Gardner include that Sternberg does not?

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This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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Describe the causes and consequences of childhood obesity.

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About _____ of those diagnosed with intellectual disabilities require extensive or constant supervision.

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Sandra, age nine, was always behind in class because she could only write very slowly, and even then her painstaking efforts would be virtually illegible and riddled with spelling mistakes. Her teacher referred her to a psychologist who diagnosed her with a learning disability called:

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Lillette, age nine, is particularly susceptible to bruising and infections. She has been diagnosed with _____, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells.

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What areas of intelligence do Sternberg's model and Gardner's model have in common? What areas of intelligence does Gardner include that Sternberg does not?

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This theorist distinguished between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.

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