Quiz 5 - Middle Childhood

What is meant by duality of representation?

• Pictures have two meanings - the picture itself and the object it represents

• Children are represented as both active and passive

• Some words in English have two different meanings

• Children think in terms of words and pictures

2-year-old Paula is trying to fit into her toy car that is clearly too small for her. Paula is demonstrating:

• A-not-B error

• Scale error

• Failure of conservation of mass

• Egocentric thinking

At what age can children interpret events as being caused by an invisible agent?

• 3 years

• 5 years

• 8 years

• 14 years

4-year-old Frank yelled "I eated more pizza than my brother!". Frank is demonstrating:

• overextension

• over-regularization

• over-generalization

• over-exaggeration

Which of the following is NOT an example of development of executive function as children grow older?

• Reduced speed of processing

• Increased memory span

• Reduced distractions by irrelevant information

• Better use of strategies

When a child understands a strategy for better performance but it not able to use the strategy for his/her advantage, he/she is demonstrating a:

• production deficiency

• utilization deficiency

• indifference deficiency

• attentional deficiency

How is IQ calculated?

• Mental age/Chronological age

• Chronological age/Mental age

• Mental age/Chronological age x 100

• Chronological age/Mental age x 100

The developmental disorder characterized by excessive inattention and hyperactivity is called:

• Down syndrome

• ADHD

• Dyslexia

• Autism

Which of the following factors best explains future intelligence?

• Genetics

• Environment

• Both genetics and environment considered together

• Brain size

What is the number one predictor of a child's later reading ability?

• Parental SES

• Birth weight

• Parental education

• Phonemic awareness