Question 1

Which one of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning how to play the guitar 
B)  Mastering one's native language 
C)  Understanding abstract ideas in philosophy 
D)  Applying principles of psychology to real-world settings 
A)  Learning how to play the guitar 
B)  Mastering one's native language 
C)  Understanding abstract ideas in philosophy 
D)  Applying principles of psychology to real-world settings

Question 2

During the elementary and secondary school years, much of the brain's development occurs in regions of the brain that are largely responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking and reasoning 
B)  generation of emotional responses 
C)  muscular strength and coordination 
D)  making discriminations among highly similar stimuli 
A)  thinking and reasoning 
B)  generation of emotional responses 
C)  muscular strength and coordination 
D)  making discriminations among highly similar stimuli

Question 3

In which one of the following situations should we be most concerned about missing a critical period in a person's development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rachel is born with a cataract in her left eye that is surgically removed when she is 8 years old. 
B)  Phoebe doesn't learn how to write until she is 12 years old. 
C)  Although Ross knows how to count, he gets no formal instruction in mathematics until he is 15. 
D)  Joey has his first tennis lesson when he is 25. 
A)  Rachel is born with a cataract in her left eye that is surgically removed when she is 8 years old. 
B)  Phoebe doesn't learn how to write until she is 12 years old. 
C)  Although Ross knows how to count, he gets no formal instruction in mathematics until he is 15. 
D)  Joey has his first tennis lesson when he is 25.

Question 4

Which one of the following research findings is most consistent with the concept of core knowledge as described in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children must have basic knowledge of numbers and counting before they can master arithmetic operations such as addition and multiplication. 
B)  Some motor skills are prerequisites for others; for example, children must learn how to walk before they can learn how to run or skip. 
C)  Some linguistic knowledge is prerequisite to other knowledge; for example, children must know how to read before they can learn how to write. 
D)  Very young infants appear to have more knowledge of the physical world than they could have acquired from their own, limited experiences with objects. 
A)  Children must have basic knowledge of numbers and counting before they can master arithmetic operations such as addition and multiplication. 
B)  Some motor skills are prerequisites for others; for example, children must learn how to walk before they can learn how to run or skip. 
C)  Some linguistic knowledge is prerequisite to other knowledge; for example, children must know how to read before they can learn how to write. 
D)  Very young infants appear to have more knowledge of the physical world than they could have acquired from their own, limited experiences with objects.

Which one of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?

During the elementary and secondary school years, much of the brain's development occurs in regions of the brain that are largely responsible for

In which one of the following situations should we be most concerned about missing a critical period in a person's development?

Which one of the following research findings is most consistent with the concept of core knowledge as described in the textbook?

Perspectives on Learning

Behaviorist Principles and Theories

Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives

The Nature of Knowledge

Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives

Sociocultural Theories

Contemporary Contextual Frameworks

Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study Strategies

Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

Learning and Technology

Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation

Cognitive Factors in Motivation

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Exam 2: Learning and the Brain

Which one of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?

During the elementary and secondary school years, much of the brain's development occurs in regions of the brain that are largely responsible for

In which one of the following situations should we be most concerned about missing a critical period in a person's development?

Which one of the following research findings is most consistent with the concept of core knowledge as described in the textbook?

Perspectives on Learning

Behaviorist Principles and Theories

Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives

The Nature of Knowledge

Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives

Sociocultural Theories

Contemporary Contextual Frameworks

Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study Strategies

Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

Learning and Technology

Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation

Cognitive Factors in Motivation

Appendiex Integrative

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