Greg and Stanley are both five years old. Greg has a greater attention span than Stanley, and he is able to persist in tasks much better than Stanley. According to some research on attention,
a. Greg is likely to have higher intelligence scores than Stanley, but not outperform Stanley in school achievement.
b. Greg is likely to have higher intelligence scores than Stanley as well as display greater achievement in school.
c. Stanley is likely to show catch-up growth and will have intelligence scores similar to Greg's once they enter school.
d. Stanley will probably have lower intelligence test scores than Greg, but he will achieve about the same level of academic achievement and have better social skills.
Question 2List the features of television that serve to draw the child viewer in, and list those that hold the child's attention.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3________ is a process that allows the person to focus on a selected aspect of the environment.
a. Selectivity c. Attention
b. Metacognition d. Hyperactivity
Question 4The stresses associated with multiple traumas may substantially increase the risks for normal development in children.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Cathy knows that to get from her house to the grocery store, she must make a left at the red house on the corner and then a right at the stop sign. Cathy is using the red house as a ________ to help her find her way to the grocery store.
a. map c. concept
b. landmark d. stimulus
Question 6Although typically of shorter duration, natural disasters and terrorist attacks are often described as having similar consequences as war on children and adolescents.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Infants lacking environmental cues understand spatial locations by using
a. geometric cues to represent locations. c. a symbolic frame of reference.
b. their bodies as the frame of reference. d. an external frame of reference.
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