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.