Question 1

Increases in working memory size can positively impact reading comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The knowledge-transforming strategy involves a determination of how best to organise your written project to convey a point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If the following people all have a mental age of 10, who has the highest IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) Dumi, who is 5 years old 
B) Linda, who is 10 years old 
C) Retha, who is 20 years old 
D) Zola, who is 25 years old 
A) Dumi, who is 5 years old 
B) Linda, who is 10 years old 
C) Retha, who is 20 years old 
D) Zola, who is 25 years old

Question 4

Who would be most likely to use a knowledge-telling strategy when working on a school paper?

Accepted Answer

A) Meera, who is in Grade 2 
B) Miriam, who is in Grade 8 
C) Mandla, who is a Grade 10 
D) Mpho, who is at university 
A) Meera, who is in Grade 2 
B) Miriam, who is in Grade 8 
C) Mandla, who is a Grade 10 
D) Mpho, who is at university

Question 5

Takeo is a Japanese individual trying to learn English. The first time he sees the word 'psychology', he has no idea what this combination of letters means. Takeo's difficulties are best described as centering on

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) word recognition. 
C) intonation. 
D) syntax. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) word recognition. 
C) intonation. 
D) syntax.

Question 6

IQ scores are

Accepted Answer

A) good predictors of school success and occupational success. 
B) good predictors of school success but bad predictors of occupational success. 
C) bad predictors of school success but good predictors of occupational success. 
D) poor predictors of school success and occupational success. 
A) good predictors of school success and occupational success. 
B) good predictors of school success but bad predictors of occupational success. 
C) bad predictors of school success but good predictors of occupational success. 
D) poor predictors of school success and occupational success.

Question 7

Which evidence best demonstrates an environmental impact on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) A high correlation between the IQ scores of identical twins 
B) A low correlation between the IQ scores of strangers 
C) The rapid increase in average WISC scores seen during the past 25 years 
D) The stability of WISC scores seen during the past 25 years 
A) A high correlation between the IQ scores of identical twins 
B) A low correlation between the IQ scores of strangers 
C) The rapid increase in average WISC scores seen during the past 25 years 
D) The stability of WISC scores seen during the past 25 years

Question 8

Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?

Accepted Answer

A) Anna, who is a very good divergent thinker. 
B) Zola, who is a very good convergent thinker. 
C) Kgatello, who is a preoperational thinker. 
D) Siya, who is a concrete-operational thinker. 
A) Anna, who is a very good divergent thinker. 
B) Zola, who is a very good convergent thinker. 
C) Kgatello, who is a preoperational thinker. 
D) Siya, who is a concrete-operational thinker.

Question 9

Good teachers value tutoring, emphasise mastery of topics, and effectively manage their classrooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe why the statement 'Children with "learning disabilities" are identical to those with "intellectual disability"' is false. In doing so, be sure to provide definitions of both cognitive categories.

Accepted Answer

Intellectual disability reflects substan

Increases in working memory size can positively impact reading comprehension.

The knowledge-transforming strategy involves a determination of how best to organise your written project to convey a point.

If the following people all have a mental age of 10, who has the highest IQ?

Who would be most likely to use a knowledge-telling strategy when working on a school paper?

Takeo is a Japanese individual trying to learn English. The first time he sees the word 'psychology', he has no idea what this combination of letters means. Takeo's difficulties are best described as centering on

IQ scores are

Which evidence best demonstrates an environmental impact on intelligence?

Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?

Good teachers value tutoring, emphasise mastery of topics, and effectively manage their classrooms.

Describe why the statement 'Children with "learning disabilities" are identical to those with "intellectual disability"' is false. In doing so, be sure to provide definitions of both cognitive categories.

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Working and Relaxing

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

Dying and Bereavement

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Increases in working memory size can positively impact reading comprehension.

The knowledge-transforming strategy involves a determination of how best to organise your written project to convey a point.

If the following people all have a mental age of 10, who has the highest IQ?

Who would be most likely to use a knowledge-telling strategy when working on a school paper?

Takeo is a Japanese individual trying to learn English. The first time he sees the word 'psychology', he has no idea what this combination of letters means. Takeo's difficulties are best described as centering on

IQ scores are

Which evidence best demonstrates an environmental impact on intelligence?

Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?

Good teachers value tutoring, emphasise mastery of topics, and effectively manage their classrooms.

Describe why the statement 'Children with "learning disabilities" are identical to those with "intellectual disability"' is false. In doing so, be sure to provide definitions of both cognitive categories.

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Working and Relaxing

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

Dying and Bereavement

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