Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

A child in the preoperational stage cannot understand a family tree, but a child in the concrete operational stage can. Piaget claims that this is because a child in the concrete operational stage can

Piaget opposed teaching methods that

Dr. Ruiz is a theoretical physicist who is a renowned researcher, but she has difficulty figuring out how to turn on the air conditioner in her car. According to Robert Sternberg, Dr. Ruiz has

Which of the following would most intelligence researchers agree with?

Children who continue to reverse their letters such as "b" and "d" in the early elementary grades are

Marlena is a non-English speaking student who is receiving her education in both English and her native language. Marlena is participating in the ________ approach.

A painter is MOST likely to score high on which of Gardner's types of intelligence?

Gist refers to the central idea of the information. Which of the following theories considers gist in understanding memory?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding executive function?

Which of the following theories, proposed by Robert J. Sternberg, describes three types of intelligence: analytical, creative, and practical?

Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is MOST likely to score high on which of Gardner's types of intelligence?

Briefly describe metacognition.

During middle and late childhood, autobiographical memories become

Metacognition is

According to Gardner's eight frames of mind, which of the following persons is MOST likely to possess a high level of "interpersonal intelligence"?

Which of the following is a relatively permanent type of memory that holds huge amounts of information?

Children with a helpless orientation often attribute their difficulty to

A school administration is trying to reduce crowding in classrooms and identify students who might be better off in special schools. As a counselor, you have been asked to administer intelligence tests to students for this purpose. Identify some of the cautions that will help you avoid the pitfalls of using information about students' intelligence in negative ways.

Compare and contrast short-term memory and long-term memory.

An experimenter presents a child with two identical balls of clay. The experimenter rolls one of the balls into a long, thin piece of clay. The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long, thin piece. This Piagetian task is a test to see if the child is capable of ________ operations.