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How does memory capacity or ability develop during middle childhood? Explain.

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Robert Sternberg (2007) has proposed a "triarchic" theory of intelligence. What are the three kinds of intelligence and what do they entail?

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What is a memory strategy? Give an example. Describe the development of strategies during the middle childhood period.

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What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

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Question 5

Compare and contrast the results of cross­cultural tests of memory with cross­cultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

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Question 6

What is metamemory? When does it appear in cognitive development?

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Question 7

Describe cultural differences in memory. What factors are involved in memory ability in nonindustrialized cultures?

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How is intelligence anchored in cultural contexts? Give some examples that demonstrate this.

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Question 9

Childhood obesity rates have been increasing. What are the three important periods during which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that persists through adulthood?

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Question 10

What three factors appear to create the differences in memory performance between early and middle childhood? Provide a brief explanation of each and how it might account for memory differences.

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Question 11

Compare and contrast how Piaget's theory of cognitive development and the information­processing approach account for the cognitive changes that occur during middle childhood.

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Question 12

Is the acquisition of conservation universal? Describe the evidence that supports your answer.

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How does an increased knowledge base contribute to improvements in memory? Provide an example from the work of Michelene Chi.

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Question 14

Explain how culture plays a role in gender differences in motor development.

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Are IQ tests culturally biased? Provide evidence for your answer.

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Question 16

According to Piaget, there are 3 mental operations that a child might describe that demonstrate an understanding of unchanged quantities in conservation experiments. List and briefly define each.

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Question 17

Describe cross­cultural differences in the acquisition of conservation. What factors are important in evaluating children from nonindustrialized cultures?

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Question 18

List and describe several ways that concrete operations manifest themselves as abilities during middle childhood.

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What makes children obese? Explain.

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Quiz 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

How does memory capacity or ability develop during middle childhood? Explain.

Robert Sternberg (2007) has proposed a "triarchic" theory of intelligence. What are the three kinds of intelligence and what do they entail?

What is a memory strategy? Give an example. Describe the development of strategies during the middle childhood period.

What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

Compare and contrast the results of crosscultural tests of memory with crosscultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

What is metamemory? When does it appear in cognitive development?

Describe cultural differences in memory. What factors are involved in memory ability in nonindustrialized cultures?

How is intelligence anchored in cultural contexts? Give some examples that demonstrate this.

Childhood obesity rates have been increasing. What are the three important periods during which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that persists through adulthood?

What three factors appear to create the differences in memory performance between early and middle childhood? Provide a brief explanation of each and how it might account for memory differences.

Compare and contrast how Piaget's theory of cognitive development and the informationprocessing approach account for the cognitive changes that occur during middle childhood.

Is the acquisition of conservation universal? Describe the evidence that supports your answer.

How does an increased knowledge base contribute to improvements in memory? Provide an example from the work of Michelene Chi.

Explain how culture plays a role in gender differences in motor development.

Are IQ tests culturally biased? Provide evidence for your answer.

According to Piaget, there are 3 mental operations that a child might describe that demonstrate an understanding of unchanged quantities in conservation experiments. List and briefly define each.

Describe crosscultural differences in the acquisition of conservation. What factors are important in evaluating children from nonindustrialized cultures?

List and describe several ways that concrete operations manifest themselves as abilities during middle childhood.

What makes children obese? Explain.

Quiz 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

How does memory capacity or ability develop during middle childhood? Explain.

Robert Sternberg (2007) has proposed a "triarchic" theory of intelligence. What are the three kinds of intelligence and what do they entail?

What is a memory strategy? Give an example. Describe the development of strategies during the middle childhood period.

What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

Compare and contrast the results of cross­cultural tests of memory with cross­cultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

What is metamemory? When does it appear in cognitive development?

Describe cultural differences in memory. What factors are involved in memory ability in nonindustrialized cultures?

How is intelligence anchored in cultural contexts? Give some examples that demonstrate this.

Childhood obesity rates have been increasing. What are the three important periods during which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that persists through adulthood?

What three factors appear to create the differences in memory performance between early and middle childhood? Provide a brief explanation of each and how it might account for memory differences.

Compare and contrast how Piaget's theory of cognitive development and the information­processing approach account for the cognitive changes that occur during middle childhood.

Is the acquisition of conservation universal? Describe the evidence that supports your answer.

How does an increased knowledge base contribute to improvements in memory? Provide an example from the work of Michelene Chi.

Explain how culture plays a role in gender differences in motor development.

Are IQ tests culturally biased? Provide evidence for your answer.

According to Piaget, there are 3 mental operations that a child might describe that demonstrate an understanding of unchanged quantities in conservation experiments. List and briefly define each.

Describe cross­cultural differences in the acquisition of conservation. What factors are important in evaluating children from nonindustrialized cultures?

List and describe several ways that concrete operations manifest themselves as abilities during middle childhood.

What makes children obese? Explain.

Compare and contrast the results of crosscultural tests of memory with crosscultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

Compare and contrast how Piaget's theory of cognitive development and the informationprocessing approach account for the cognitive changes that occur during middle childhood.

Describe crosscultural differences in the acquisition of conservation. What factors are important in evaluating children from nonindustrialized cultures?