The Childrens Defense Fund (2000) reports that half of all children between ages six and eight have ...

The Childrens Defense Fund (2000) reports that half of all children between ages six and eight have untreated dental problems.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

In a normal distribution, approximately 1 child in 1,000 would be classified as
 
  A. moderately gifted.
  B. highly gifted.
  C. exceptionally gifted.
  D. profoundly gifted.

Question 3

Parents of young children identified as being gifted or talented did all of the following except:
 
  A. placed a high value on achieving.
  B. introduced the child at an early age to the area in which he eventually excelled.
  C. let the child decide when he wanted to practice.
  D. began developing the skills in the context of home activities through informal parent teaching.

Question 4

Sternberg and Zhang (2001) identified the qualities they consider to be requirements of gifted performance. They include all the following except:
 
  A. it must be excellent relative to the performance of same-aged peers or other who have had the same amount of instruction.
  B. it need not be measurable on a reliable and valid assessment.
  C. it must be demonstrable or measurable on some reliable and valid assessment.
  D. it must be productive or have the potential for productivity.

Question 5

The area that seems to hold the most promise for predicting which infants are gifted and talents is visual attention. A two-month-old girl with advanced development is most likely to
 
  A. take longer to notice a novel stimulus.
  B. habituate faster to a redundant stimulus.
  C. show no habituation.
  D. give more attention to a stimulus as it is repeated.