211: CH. 9-10

Question 1

what do individual intelligence tests require?

Answer 1

training and experience to administer

Question 2

what do intelligence tests provide?

Answer 2

insights about accuracy and score

Question 3

what do intelligence test identify?

Answer 3

highly intelligent children and children with learning problem

Question 4

what are intelligence tests used for ages 6 and beyond?

Answer 4

Used heavily because IQ is correlated with
educational performance

Question 5

what are some types of items that would be on a general intelligence test?

Answer 5

• vocabulary
• general info
• verbal comprehension
• similarities
• arithmetic
• picture concepts
• digit span
  (see pp slides for more info)

Question 6

what intelligence does sternberg study?

Answer 6

successful intelligence

Question 7

what intelligence does Gardner study?

Answer 7

multiple intelligence

Question 8

what are the three points of Sternberg’s triarchic thoery

Question 9

what does sternberg call the complete use of his triarchic thoery

Answer 9

successful itelligence

Question 10

what are Gardner’s multiple intelligence’s

Question 11

what does Gardner believe about all 9 of his intelligence’s

Answer 11

they are part of your unique biological nature, part of nature and nurture

Question 12

what is the term you can use to refer to all 9 intelligence’s

Answer 12

millines: Musical, Interpersonal, Lingustic, Logico-mathmatical, Intrapersonal, Naturalist, existential, spatial

Question 13

what do adoption studies confirm in regards to nature, nurture, and iq?

Question 14

what differences are largely environmental to IQ?

Question 15

what is the dramatic trend of generational rise in IQ?

Question 16

what are the two views of cultural bias in testing?

Question 17

what are the cultural influences that affect test performance ?

Answer 17

1. communication style
2. test content
3. sterotypes

Question 18

how can we reduce cultural biases in testing?

Answer 18

1. use multiple tests
2. combine test scores with assessment of adaptive behavior
3. make sure tests are culturally relevant for dynamic testing

Question 19

how does United States vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?

Question 20

how does Finland vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?

Question 21

how does Asia (Japan, Korea, tiwan) vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?

Question 22

what are typical body growth traits in both genders throughout middle childhood?

Answer 22

slow and regular pace, the lower portion of the body grows the fastest, bones broaden and lighten, muscles are very flexible, all permanent teeth appear

Question 23

what are typical body growth traits in girls throughout middle childhood?

Answer 23

girls are shorter and lighter until about age 9 when the trend reverses

Question 24

what are the fine motor skill gains in both genders throughout middle childhood?

Answer 24

writing and drawing

Question 25

what are the gross motor skills gains in both genders throughout middle childhood?

Answer 25

flexibility, balance, agility, force

Question 26

what are the female differences in motor skills compared to males throughout middle childhood?

Answer 26

girls are better at fine motor skills

Question 27

what are the male differences in motor skills compared to females throughout middle childhood?

Answer 27

boys are better at gross motor-skills, and typically sports

Question 28

what are physical but also social factors that contribute to sex differences in motor development?

Answer 28

1. parental expectations 2. self perceptions 3. coaching, media

Question 29

what are some common health problems throughout middle childhood?

Answer 29

1. malnutrition 2. obesity 3. vision 4. illnesses 5. injuries

Question 30

what are physical symptoms of obese children?

Answer 30

1. high blood pressure/cholesterol 2. respiratory problems 3. insulin resistance

Question 31

what is the development of lifelong problems for obese children?

Answer 31

1. heart dieases 2. diabeteies 3. gallbladder diease 4. cancer 5. early death

Question 32

what are causes for obesity in middle childhood?

Answer 32

1. overweight parents 2. low SES 3. insufficient sleep 4. low physical activity 5. screentime/ television 6. eating out

Question 33

what are the parental influences that affect obese children in middle childhood?

Answer 33

1. over feeding 2. overcontrolling

Question 34

what are family based interventions parents can use to treat obesity?

Answer 34

1. diet change 2. exercise program 3.