Which of the following is the hormone released by the brain in high stress situations Student Response Correct Answer By the time she is 8 years old a child s brain has reached about what percentage of its adult size Student Response Correct Answer At about what age do children s eyes reach their full adult weight Student Response Correct Answer 1 2 3 4 1 Insulin 2 Melatonin 3 Oxytocin 4 Cortisol Score 2 5 2 5 1 60 2 90 3 75 4 50 Score 2 5 2 5 1 5 2 7 3 9 4 11 Score 2 5 2 5 Which of the following is the most important reason that highly competitive sports can be dangerous in middle childhood 5 6 7 Student Response Correct Answer 1 Children s hearts are underdeveloped relative to other parts of the body most sports sports Score 0 2 5 2 Children need to develop increased muscle strength to be good at 3 Children do not have motor coordination to handle competitive 4 Children s lungs still have a limited oxygen capacity Overweight children tend to Student Response Correct Answer 1 be rejected or abused by other children 2 develop excellent cognitive skills as coping mechanisms 3 develop excellent senses of humor as coping mechanisms 4 be happier and more popular than thin children Score 2 5 2 5 Based on what is currently known about childhood obesity which of the following children is most at risk Student Response Correct Answer 1 Vasile who buys breakfast and lunch in the school cafeteria 2 Bela who plays in a youth soccer league 3 Elena who eats mostly home cooked meals 4 Olga who lives next door to a city playground Score 2 5 2 5 Why is Type 2 diabetes becoming more common in school age American children 8 9 10 Student Response Correct Answer 1 Sugar has been replaced by high fructose corn syrup in most foods 2 Rates of infection by antibiotic resistant bacteria are rising 3 There are more genetic anomalies caused by industrialization 4 More children are becoming overweight and obese Score 2 5 2 5 Which of the following is the most likely underlying problem in children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity ADHD Student Response Correct Answer A poor parental discipline B lack of motivation C a neurological difficulty D poor schooling Score 2 5 2 5 All of the following are true about the 5 to 67 shift EXCEPT Student Response Correct Answer 1 Children s cognitive skills show important improvements during 2 Advances in children s thinking happen across many different 3 Children become capable of thinking logically and rationally 4 Children are able to reason about abstract concepts such as this time cultures freedom Score 0 2 5 Fred and Ricky are identical twins Lucy and Ethel are fraternal twins If intelligence is primarily a genetic trait we would expect that 11 12 13 Student Response Correct Answer 1 Fred and Ricky would both have lower IQ scores than either Lucy 2 Fred s and Ricky s IQ scores would be more similar to each other or Ethel than Lucy s and Ethel s 3 All four of the twins would have similarly close IQ scores 4 Lucy s and Ethel s IQ scores would be more similar to each other than Fred s and Ricky s Score 2 5 2 5 Howard Gardner believes that Student Response A musical ability is a type of intelligence B IQ tests are the best way to measure intelligence C everyone is equal in all types of intelligence D there are twelve distinct intelligences Score 0 2 5 The accuracy of children s memories can be adversely affected by all of the following EXCEPT Student Response 1 how much the child wants to please the questioner 2 how a question is asked 3 the use of neutral prompts 4 how long ago an event actually happened Score 2 5 2 5 Which of the following is the best example of selective attention Correct Answer Correct Answer 14 15 16 1 code switching 2 phonics 3 whole language 4 decoding Score 2 5 2 5 A anal B latency C phallic D genital Score 2 5 2 5 Student Response Correct Answer A Karen is eating a snack working on a puzzle and listening to the B Bill is drawing a picture but he is distracted by his brother s radio C Ryan reads while other children in the room are singing D Shelley decides to do her math homework before going outside to radio play Score 0 2 5 Which approach for teaching children to read emphasizes learning to understand words based on their context in speech or on a page Student Response Correct Answer According to Freud 9 year old Sven is most likely to be in which stage of psychosexual development Student Response Correct Answer Kayla announces to her parents that she is a better artist than her friend Megan is not as good at math as her friend Emmaline and is more organized that any of the boys in her 17 18 19 Student Response Correct Answer 1 6 years old 2 8 years old 3 10 years old 4 4 years old Score 2 5 2 5 Which statement best reflects moral reasoning at the preconventional level Student Response Correct Answer A I obey a higher power B I am careful not to get caught C I want everyone to like me D Every citizen should obey the rules Score 0 2 5 Which of the following is the most crucial question regarding family s influence on child development Student Response Correct Answer A Which family structure provides the most effective guidance for children of different ages B What family structure is most preferred in a given culture C How effectively does a family fulfill the five essential functions for school age children D Which family structure best meets the needs of all its members Score 2 5 2 5 At the beginning of middle childhood friendships are generally based on Student Response Correct Answer Which type of aggression is behavior designed to damage someone s friendships with other people Student Response Correct Answer 1 fun and convenience 2 shared values 3 parental discretion 4 family ties Score 2 5 2 5 20 1 Social 2 Relational 3 Physical 4 Verbal Score 2 5 2 5
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