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Question 131

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By the end of middle childhood,what abilities have nearly reached adult maturity?

A) gross motor skills
B) psycho-motor skills
C) vestibular-motor skills
D) fine motor skills

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Question 132

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Which of the following best reflects collectivistic cultural beliefs in education?

A) Children often work in groups, with children who have mastered the concept instructing those who have not grasped it just yet.
B) Children often work individually, attempting to do their best so they are the ones to receive the praise of their teacher.
C) Children are often encouraged to do their best, to meet their own goals, and not be concerned with the goals of others.
D) Children often study and practice with a friend, but take their exams independently and are often encouraged to outperform the rest of the class.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Question 133

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Girls who are in middle childhood become more likely to define themselves in "feminine" terms such as "warm" and "compassionate," but they become no less likely to add "masculine" traits to their self-perceptions.How else might they describe themselves?

As compared to earlier times,physical development during middle childhood is best described as ______.

The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) involves having people carry wristwatch beepers and then beeping them randomly during the day so that they can record their ____.

Sefu is a 7-year-old boy living in a developing nation.His country does not have child labor laws and his family has an expectation that he earn his keep and help support the family.In which of the following locations would Sefu most likely work?

____ is the ability to move quickly and precisely,whereas ____ is the response to changing information.

A compelling study of the Pima Indians in Arizona and Mexico was conducted.The Pima Indians who live in Mexico continue to eat a diet that is high in vegetables and low in fat and sugars,while the Pima Indians who live in Arizona eat more like mainstream Americans.Which of the following best describes the result of this study?

Recently,several cross-national studies of academic performance found that academic performance in fourth grade is related mainly to ___ rather than ___.

Many stepfathers and stepchildren eventually form harmonious,close relationships.How does this happen?

Which of the following best describes the overall emotional state for individuals in middle childhood?

In the United States,____% of boys and ____% of girls between 5-18 years of age are involved in organized sports.

Globally,parents in most places and times have been more worried that their children would become too ____ than that they would have ____ self-esteem,and have ____ self-inflation as part of family socialization.

What is the term that the textbook defines as an understanding of how memory works?

___ refers to a cognitive disorder that impedes the development of learning a specific skill,such as reading or math.

Barrett and Frank (1987) studied children from Guatemala who were classified as having high nutrient levels or low nutrient levels.Compared to children with low nutrient levels,children with high nutrient levels were ____.

____ is a chronic illness of the lungs characterized by wheezing,coughing,and shortness of breath.

An asthma attack can be triggered by ____.

Kramer et al.(1999) examined sibling conflict and found that the average frequency of conflict was once every ____.

Prior to 1800,approximately how many children in the United States attended school?