Question 1

Gardner believes that

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A)  intelligence is entirely learned. 
B)  intelligence is one general ability. 
C)  different intelligences are based in different parts of the brain. 
D)  there is one broad type of intelligence called "g". 
A)  intelligence is entirely learned. 
B)  intelligence is one general ability. 
C)  different intelligences are based in different parts of the brain. 
D)  there is one broad type of intelligence called "g".

Question 2

Believing that Heinz should steal the drug because his wife's life is more important than the law is an example of whi reasoning?

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A)  Preconventional 
B)  Conventional 
C)  Postconventional 
D)  Unconventional 
A)  Preconventional 
B)  Conventional 
C)  Postconventional 
D)  Unconventional

Question 3

Kylie knows that if she repeats the state capitals over and over, she will learn them for the test. This is an example of

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A)  an ability that emerges in earlychildhood. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory. 
A)  an ability that emerges in earlychildhood. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory.

Question 4

Piaget suggested that the development of conservation, as applied to specific tasks, is sequential. Which of the followi first?

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A)  Conservation of mass 
B)  Conservation of weight 
C)  Conservation of volume 
D)  Conservation of depth 
A)  Conservation of mass 
B)  Conservation of weight 
C)  Conservation of volume 
D)  Conservation of depth

Question 5

Sternberg's three types of intelligence are creative, practical, and

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A)  visual-spatial. 
B)  general. 
C)  interpersonal. 
D)  analytical. 
A)  visual-spatial. 
B)  general. 
C)  interpersonal. 
D)  analytical.

Question 6

Match the following:
-Practical intelligence

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A) focus on important elements of a problem 
B) relating new material to well-known material 
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second 
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem 
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F)cluster of related items
G)descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H)moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I)awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J)encoding based upon meaning
K)capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L)intellectual level of functioning
M)placing objects in order
N)genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O)academic ability
P)transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q)using divergent thinking
R)physical number of years of age
S)street smarts
T)recognition that processes can be undone 
A) focus on important elements of a problem 
B) relating new material to well-known material 
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second 
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem 
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F)cluster of related items
G)descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H)moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I)awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J)encoding based upon meaning
K)capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L)intellectual level of functioning
M)placing objects in order
N)genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O)academic ability
P)transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q)using divergent thinking
R)physical number of years of age
S)street smarts
T)recognition that processes can be undone

Question 7

What impact does the promise of rewards have on the recall of information?

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A)  It has no impact whatsoever. 
B)  It inhibits recall. 
C)  It can facilitate recall. 
D)  It only improves recall from adolescence through adulthood. 
A)  It has no impact whatsoever. 
B)  It inhibits recall. 
C)  It can facilitate recall. 
D)  It only improves recall from adolescence through adulthood.

Question 8

Children develop problem-solving abilities relative to mass, weight, and volume at different ages. This finding suggests

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A)  children are preoperational longer than previously thought. 
B)  children develop conservations skills earlier than Piaget believed. 
C)  conservation does not appear in children's thinking all at once. 
D)  seriation does not appear in children's thinking all at once. 
A)  children are preoperational longer than previously thought. 
B)  children develop conservations skills earlier than Piaget believed. 
C)  conservation does not appear in children's thinking all at once. 
D)  seriation does not appear in children's thinking all at once.

Question 9

Piaget and Inhelder tested whether children could seriate in two dimensions at once by asking them to sort leaves acc brightness. What did they find to be TRUE?

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A)  Preoperational children could correctly complete this task. 
B)  Concrete operational children could seriate on one dimension, but not both. 
C)  Concrete operational children could seriate on both tasks simultaneously. 
D)  Whether children could accomplish this task was related to the quality of their education. 
A)  Preoperational children could correctly complete this task. 
B)  Concrete operational children could seriate on one dimension, but not both. 
C)  Concrete operational children could seriate on both tasks simultaneously. 
D)  Whether children could accomplish this task was related to the quality of their education.

Question 10

Which of the following words accurately captures the thinking of a concrete operational child, as compared to earlier

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A)  Egocentric 
B)  Flexible 
C)  Rigid 
D)  Abstract 
A)  Egocentric 
B)  Flexible 
C)  Rigid 
D)  Abstract

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE of concrete operational children?

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A)  They can only focus on one aspect of a problem at a time. 
B)  They have gained the ability to think with abstract logic. 
C)  They can work with multiple cognitive dimensions at the same time. 
D)  They are more egocentric than preoperational children. 
A)  They can only focus on one aspect of a problem at a time. 
B)  They have gained the ability to think with abstract logic. 
C)  They can work with multiple cognitive dimensions at the same time. 
D)  They are more egocentric than preoperational children.

Question 12

Match the following:
-Factor

Accepted Answer

A) focus on important elements of a problem 
B) relating new material to well-known material 
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second 
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem 
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F)cluster of related items
G)descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H)moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I)awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J)encoding based upon meaning
K)capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L)intellectual level of functioning
M)placing objects in order
N)genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O)academic ability
P)transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q)using divergent thinking
R)physical number of years of age
S)street smarts
T)recognition that processes can be undone 
A) focus on important elements of a problem 
B) relating new material to well-known material 
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second 
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem 
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F)cluster of related items
G)descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H)moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I)awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J)encoding based upon meaning
K)capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L)intellectual level of functioning
M)placing objects in order
N)genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O)academic ability
P)transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q)using divergent thinking
R)physical number of years of age
S)street smarts
T)recognition that processes can be undone

Question 13

Which of the following correctly illustrates the formula for calculating IQ?

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A)  (MA + C
A) ´ 100 
B)  (CA/M
A) ´ 100 
C)  (MA + C
A)  - 100 
D)  (MA/C
A) ´ 100 
A)  (MA + C
A) ´ 100 
B)  (CA/M
A) ´ 100 
C)  (MA + C
A)  - 100 
D)  (MA/C
A) ´ 100

Question 14

Overall, research studies suggest that the heritability of intelligence is between

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A)  20-30%. 
B)  40-60%. 
C)  70-90%. 
D)  10-20%. 
A)  20-30%. 
B)  40-60%. 
C)  70-90%. 
D)  10-20%.

Gardner believes that

Believing that Heinz should steal the drug because his wife's life is more important than the law is an example of whi reasoning?

Kylie knows that if she repeats the state capitals over and over, she will learn them for the test. This is an example of

Piaget suggested that the development of conservation, as applied to specific tasks, is sequential. Which of the followi first?

Sternberg's three types of intelligence are creative, practical, and

Match the following: -Practical intelligence

What impact does the promise of rewards have on the recall of information?

Children develop problem-solving abilities relative to mass, weight, and volume at different ages. This finding suggests

Piaget and Inhelder tested whether children could seriate in two dimensions at once by asking them to sort leaves acc brightness. What did they find to be TRUE?

Which of the following words accurately captures the thinking of a concrete operational child, as compared to earlier

Which of the following statements is TRUE of concrete operational children?

Match the following: -Factor

Which of the following correctly illustrates the formula for calculating IQ?

Overall, research studies suggest that the heritability of intelligence is between

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Gardner believes that

Believing that Heinz should steal the drug because his wife's life is more important than the law is an example of whi reasoning?

Kylie knows that if she repeats the state capitals over and over, she will learn them for the test. This is an example of

Piaget suggested that the development of conservation, as applied to specific tasks, is sequential. Which of the followi first?

Sternberg's three types of intelligence are creative, practical, and

Match the following: -Practical intelligence

What impact does the promise of rewards have on the recall of information?

Children develop problem-solving abilities relative to mass, weight, and volume at different ages. This finding suggests

Piaget and Inhelder tested whether children could seriate in two dimensions at once by asking them to sort leaves acc brightness. What did they find to be TRUE?

Which of the following words accurately captures the thinking of a concrete operational child, as compared to earlier

Which of the following statements is TRUE of concrete operational children?

Match the following: -Factor

Which of the following correctly illustrates the formula for calculating IQ?

Overall, research studies suggest that the heritability of intelligence is between

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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