Question 1

Which of the following activities does NOT enhance mindfulness in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  meditation 
B)  yoga 
C)  tai chi 
D)  extra screen time 
A)  meditation 
B)  yoga 
C)  tai chi 
D)  extra screen time

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of gifted people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be less mature than an average person. 
B)  They tend to have fewer emotional problems than others. 
C)  They are socially maladjusted. 
D)  They have some type of mild mental disorder. 
A)  They tend to be less mature than an average person. 
B)  They tend to have fewer emotional problems than others. 
C)  They are socially maladjusted. 
D)  They have some type of mild mental disorder.

Question 3

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective teachers facilitate rather than direct learning. 
B)  Children's distorted ideas about the world make it hard for them to learn. 
C)  A single curriculum will be effective for children across cultures. 
D)  Ongoing assessment should be avoided. 
A)  Effective teachers facilitate rather than direct learning. 
B)  Children's distorted ideas about the world make it hard for them to learn. 
C)  A single curriculum will be effective for children across cultures. 
D)  Ongoing assessment should be avoided.

Question 4

Maria regularly uses her common sense in dealing with the world and she has excellent social skills. But she performs poorly in the objective tests conducted by her school. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Maria exhibits ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  creative 
B)  analytical 
C)  general 
D)  practical 
A)  creative 
B)  analytical 
C)  general 
D)  practical

Question 5

With reference to Piaget's stages of development, a reversible mental operation with real objects is a(n) ________ operation.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete 
B)  formal 
C)  inference 
D)  judgment 
A)  concrete 
B)  formal 
C)  inference 
D)  judgment

Question 6

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece. Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same. Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

Accepted Answer

A)  has entered the sensorimotor stage of development. 
B)  is capable of reversing a mental action applied to a real, concrete object. 
C)  has entered the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage of development. 
D)  is capable of understanding the falsity of animism. 
A)  has entered the sensorimotor stage of development. 
B)  is capable of reversing a mental action applied to a real, concrete object. 
C)  has entered the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage of development. 
D)  is capable of understanding the falsity of animism.

Question 7

Intellectual disability is a condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below ________ on a traditional intelligence test, and who has difficulty adapting to everyday life.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  90 
C)  80 
D)  70 
A)  100 
B)  90 
C)  80 
D)  70

Question 8

Describe, in general terms, Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage. Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget proposed that the concrete o

Question 9

If a person's mental age is the same as his or her chronological age, then the person's IQ is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  10 
C)  1 
D)  0.1 
A)  100 
B)  10 
C)  1 
D)  0.1

Question 10

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is 45 times 37? 
B)  Do you like chocolate ice cream? 
C)  How do you interpret the book Moby Dick? 
D)  How many dimes can you get for $10? 
A)  What is 45 times 37? 
B)  Do you like chocolate ice cream? 
C)  How do you interpret the book Moby Dick? 
D)  How many dimes can you get for $10?

Question 11

In terms of executive function, the ability to resist the impulse to do something new that one would later regret falls under the dimension of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-control/inhibition. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  flexibility. 
D)  creativity. 
A)  self-control/inhibition. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  flexibility. 
D)  creativity.

Question 12

Describe the whole-language and phonics approaches to teaching reading.

Accepted Answer

The whole-language approach stresses tha

Question 13

Children with above-average intelligence-an IQ of 130 or higher-and/or a superior talent for something are called

Accepted Answer

A)  genius. 
B)  creative. 
C)  mastery oriented. 
D)  gifted. 
A)  genius. 
B)  creative. 
C)  mastery oriented. 
D)  gifted.

Question 14

Describe a few criteria that characterize gifted children.

Accepted Answer

Ellen Winner described three criteria th

Question 15

What is metamemory? How does it change with age?

Accepted Answer

Metamemory is knowledge about memory. Th

Question 16

________ is an important strategy that involves engaging in more extensive processing of information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diversification 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Elaboration 
D)  Schematization 
A)  Diversification 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Elaboration 
D)  Schematization

Question 17

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, what are the three types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

According to Sternberg's triarchic theor

Question 18

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece. Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Accepted Answer

A)  mastery 
B)  intrinsically 
C)  mindset 
D)  performance 
A)  mastery 
B)  intrinsically 
C)  mindset 
D)  performance

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?

Accepted Answer

A)  studying hard to avoid parental disapproval 
B)  running to catch a bus 
C)  learning something out of curiosity 
D)  completing a painting to win a trophy 
A)  studying hard to avoid parental disapproval 
B)  running to catch a bus 
C)  learning something out of curiosity 
D)  completing a painting to win a trophy

Question 20

The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short time frame has been called the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sternberg 
B)  Gardner 
C)  Brody 
D)  Flynn 
A)  Sternberg 
B)  Gardner 
C)  Brody 
D)  Flynn

Which of the following activities does NOT enhance mindfulness in children?

Which of the following is a characteristic of gifted people?

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

Maria regularly uses her common sense in dealing with the world and she has excellent social skills. But she performs poorly in the objective tests conducted by her school. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Maria exhibits ________ intelligence.

With reference to Piaget's stages of development, a reversible mental operation with real objects is a(n) ________ operation.

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece. Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same. Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

Intellectual disability is a condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below ________ on a traditional intelligence test, and who has difficulty adapting to everyday life.

Describe, in general terms, Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage. Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

If a person's mental age is the same as his or her chronological age, then the person's IQ is ________.

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

In terms of executive function, the ability to resist the impulse to do something new that one would later regret falls under the dimension of

Describe the whole-language and phonics approaches to teaching reading.

Children with above-average intelligence-an IQ of 130 or higher-and/or a superior talent for something are called

Describe a few criteria that characterize gifted children.

What is metamemory? How does it change with age?

________ is an important strategy that involves engaging in more extensive processing of information.

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, what are the three types of intelligence?

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece. Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?

The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short time frame has been called the ________ effect.

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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Which of the following activities does NOT enhance mindfulness in children?

Which of the following is a characteristic of gifted people?

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

Maria regularly uses her common sense in dealing with the world and she has excellent social skills. But she performs poorly in the objective tests conducted by her school. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Maria exhibits ________ intelligence.

With reference to Piaget's stages of development, a reversible mental operation with real objects is a(n) ________ operation.

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece. Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same. Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

Intellectual disability is a condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below ________ on a traditional intelligence test, and who has difficulty adapting to everyday life.

Describe, in general terms, Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage. Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

If a person's mental age is the same as his or her chronological age, then the person's IQ is ________.

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

In terms of executive function, the ability to resist the impulse to do something new that one would later regret falls under the dimension of

Describe the whole-language and phonics approaches to teaching reading.

Children with above-average intelligence-an IQ of 130 or higher-and/or a superior talent for something are called

Describe a few criteria that characterize gifted children.

What is metamemory? How does it change with age?

________ is an important strategy that involves engaging in more extensive processing of information.

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, what are the three types of intelligence?

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece. Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?

The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short time frame has been called the ________ effect.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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