Which of the Following Is an Accurate Statement About the Effect

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the effect of schooling on children's cognitive development in middle childhood?

• A) The rate of progression through the concrete operational stage does not predict how well children will reason in adolescence and childhood.
• B) School experiences are linked to the emergence of advanced cognitive skills over and above normal maturation.
• C) The rate of cognitive development doesn't matter, so long as everyone gets to the same place developmentally.
• D) Unschooled children are also no less proficient at generalizing a learned concept or principle to some new setting.

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Definitions:

Gender Typing

The process by which a child becomes aware of their gender and thus behaves accordingly by adopting values and attributes of members of the sex that they identify as their own.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical traits that emerge during puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.

Gender Identity

Our sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two.

Androgyny

The combination of masculine and feminine characteristics into an ambiguous form, often related to gender identity, behavior, and fashion.