Learning curves 11, 12, 13
In theory, almost __ percent of intelligence test scores in a theoretical bell curve fall within the normal range
70
A child above the 95th percent tile on the BMI scale is considered __
Obese
Someone who's above the 85th percent tile on the BMI scale
Overweight
Jean Piaget's term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences is "_____ thought."
concrete operational
Leslie's disability changes year by year. This is one of the lessons of a discipline called _____ that applies to all children
developmental psychopathology
One obvious manifestation of the hidden curriculum is
the school's physical setting.
The text notes that by age _____, children have mastered the basic vocabulary and grammar of their first language, and many speak a second language fluently
6
Lakari is a student who does well on standardized achievement and intelligence testing. Lakari would be labeled as a(n) _____ thinker
Convergent
_____ is a basic principle of developmental psychopathology that holds that one symptom can have many causes.
Equifinality
Which theorist proposed nine distinct types of intelligence? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.
Gardner
_____ is known for his theory of _____ development.
Kohlberg; moral
______ is sometimes described as "thinking about thinking."
Metacognition
Fewer deadly sicknesses and accidents occur during __ __ than at any other time in life.
Middle childhood
The five-year international assessment cycle of fourth-grade reading ability is called the _____.
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
A child who ignores the other team trying to distract her is participating in __ attention
Selective
The formula for influences on a child may be written as G + Shared E + Nonshared E, where:
Shared E < Nonshared E.
Etta is taking an intelligence test based on Gardner's multiple intelligences theory. How is Etta's performance likely to be scored?
She will receive a score for each of nine types of intelligence.
One __ of all school children have less than 15 minutes of recess
Third
The author of the textbook suggests that special education is BEST developed using a(n) _____ approach.
biopsychosocial
The term family _____ is used to describe the way in which a family works to meet the needs of its members
function
Jimmi has an IQ score above 130. Based on this score, psychologists who believe in the accuracy of intelligence test scores would consider Jimmi to be "_____" based on the theoretical distribution of IQ scores.
gifted
In Erikson's theory, children in elementary school are generally in the _____ stage of psychosocial development.
industry versus inferiority
The two factors that interfere with family function in every structure, ethnic group, and nation are
low income and high conflict.
Children who move and change neighborhoods in middle childhood
suffer due to the lack of continuity.
The theoretical distribution of intelligence test scores
underestimates the frequency of scores below 50.