Homework Twelve

1.  Body growth in middle childhood tends to be:
characterized by slight spurts followed by lulls
faster than during toddlerhood
very slow compared to early childhood
fast for boys, slow for girls

2.  Research indicates that the best treatment for childhood obesity is:
daily exercise for the child
placing the child on a strict, low-calorie diet
placing the child on a strict behavior modification program
family-based interventions that focus on changing behaviors

3. Improvements in motor skills during the school years reflect gains n all of the following EXCEPT:
force
balance
weight
agility

4. The ability to pass conservation tasks provides clear evidence of ___________: mental actions that obey logical rules.
transitive inference
operations
decentration
horizontal decalage

5. Research on African- American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life suggests that:
enriched environments lead to little gain in IQ, but substantial gains in social behavior
genetic factors are largely responsible for the lower IQ's of African American children
environmental factors are largely responsible for the lower IQ's of African American children
none of the above

6. Grouping children by ability in classrooms:
reduces the educational self-fulfilling prophecy
widens the performance gap between high and low achievers
enables teachers to use highest quality instructional skills with all students
results in more similar instruction for low and high ability children compared to randomly assigned class groupings.

7. Which of the following is NOT important to the superior academic performance of Asian compared to American children?
academic achievement is highly encouraged and supported by Asian parents
Asian students are genetically superior in scientific reasoning
Asian parents and teachers place greater emphasis on effort than ability
there is no ability grouping in Japanese elementary schools; all children receive the same high-quality education.

8.  By pursuing meaningful achievement and confidence in their abilities, elementary school children show evidence of _______________ in the fourth stage of Erikson's theory.
initiative
autonomy
identity
industry

9.  Which of the following is most at risk for dropping out of school and delinquency?
the neglected child
the rejected child
the controversial child
the popular child

10.  After the divorce, particularly in families where mother has custody of the children:
girls are unlikely to become demanding and attention-seeking
boys tend to exhibit attention-getting, acting out behavior
girls tend to have greater school problems than boys
girls tend to receive less emotional support