Question 1

All of the following can be performed by the concrete operational child EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  associativity. 
B)  combinativity. 
C)  hypothetical-deductive thinking. 
D)  identity or nullifiability. 
A)  associativity. 
B)  combinativity. 
C)  hypothetical-deductive thinking. 
D)  identity or nullifiability.

Question 2

Four-year-old Gordon's mother tries to stop him from taking other kids' toys by asking him to imagine how upset the other kids feel.This strategy likely won't work well because of Gordon's:

Accepted Answer

A)  centering. 
B)  seriation. 
C)  animism. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  centering. 
B)  seriation. 
C)  animism. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 3

Principles differ from rules in that principles are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more precise. 
B)  less precise. 
C)  always true. 
D)  rarely true. 
A)  more precise. 
B)  less precise. 
C)  always true. 
D)  rarely true.

Question 4

Cary knows that daughters can also be granddaughters at the same time.This best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  hierarchical classification. 
C)  understanding of class inclusion relationships. 
D)  seriation. 
A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  hierarchical classification. 
C)  understanding of class inclusion relationships. 
D)  seriation.

Question 5

All of the following are skills that Ross believes decision-makers must master EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  assessing alternatives by criteria. 
B)  identifying alternative courses of action. 
C)  identifying appropriate criteria for considering alternatives. 
D)  summarizing information about criteria. 
A)  assessing alternatives by criteria. 
B)  identifying alternative courses of action. 
C)  identifying appropriate criteria for considering alternatives. 
D)  summarizing information about criteria.

Question 6

Which grouping in Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence includes general learning and comprehension abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analytic 
B)  Creative 
C)  Practical 
D)  Intrapersonal 
A)  Analytic 
B)  Creative 
C)  Practical 
D)  Intrapersonal

Question 7

Tyrone is committed to helping disadvantaged people because he feels that he will have a huge role in saving all these people from poverty.This best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  hypocrisy. 
D)  idealism. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  hypocrisy. 
D)  idealism.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT part of the performance subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assembling a puzzle 
B)  Remembering the order of presented numbers and letters 
C)  Arranging colored blocks to match specific patterns 
D)  Finding the missing part in a picture 
A)  Assembling a puzzle 
B)  Remembering the order of presented numbers and letters 
C)  Arranging colored blocks to match specific patterns 
D)  Finding the missing part in a picture

Question 9

List and explain the steps in information-processing theory.

Accepted Answer

Information-processing theory is a cogni

Question 10

Rasheed's good common sense helps him figure out what to do when he gets lost in an unfamiliar city.According to Sternberg,Rasheed has _______ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytic 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  intrapersonal 
A)  analytic 
B)  creative 
C)  practical 
D)  intrapersonal

Question 11

When thinking,young children are more likely than adolescents to rely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  negation. 
B)  analogies. 
C)  confirmation strategies. 
D)  elimination strategies. 
A)  negation. 
B)  analogies. 
C)  confirmation strategies. 
D)  elimination strategies.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the SAT is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It measures both aptitude and achievement. 
B)  Test scores are higher for female students. 
C)  Most colleges use it as a basis for admissions. 
D)  Scores can be improved through coaching. 
A)  It measures both aptitude and achievement. 
B)  Test scores are higher for female students. 
C)  Most colleges use it as a basis for admissions. 
D)  Scores can be improved through coaching.

Question 13

Some parents,as a discipline technique after their child hits a playmate,try to get their preschooler to imagine how sad,hurt,or upset the other child feels.According to Piaget's theory,why might this technique not work very well?

Accepted Answer

According to Piaget's theory of cognitiv

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural plays a large role in the attainment of formal operational thought. 
B)  Young children are less cognitively advanced than he believed. 
C)  There may be a stage or quality of thinking beyond formal operations. 
D)  Some adolescents and adults never reach the formal operational stage. 
A)  Cultural plays a large role in the attainment of formal operational thought. 
B)  Young children are less cognitively advanced than he believed. 
C)  There may be a stage or quality of thinking beyond formal operations. 
D)  Some adolescents and adults never reach the formal operational stage.

Question 15

Adolescents tend to rely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmation rather than negation. 
B)  confirmation rather than elimination. 
C)  negation rather than affirmation. 
D)  interference rather than reasoning. 
A)  affirmation rather than negation. 
B)  confirmation rather than elimination. 
C)  negation rather than affirmation. 
D)  interference rather than reasoning.

Question 16

The corpus callosum is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the largest structure in the human brain. 
B)  the band of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres. 
C)  involved in emotional memory and learning. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the largest structure in the human brain. 
B)  the band of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres. 
C)  involved in emotional memory and learning. 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Psychometricians are most interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the measurement of knowledge and thinking. 
B)  how the brain processes incoming stimuli. 
C)  theorizing about the different kinds of intelligence there may be. 
D)  understanding epistemic development. 
A)  the measurement of knowledge and thinking. 
B)  how the brain processes incoming stimuli. 
C)  theorizing about the different kinds of intelligence there may be. 
D)  understanding epistemic development.

Question 18

Karl sees the full moon at night and is sure that it must be lonely in the sky all alone.This is an example of preoperational thinking called:

Accepted Answer

A)  centering. 
B)  animism. 
C)  seriation. 
D)  syncretism. 
A)  centering. 
B)  animism. 
C)  seriation. 
D)  syncretism.

Question 19

Tamika is very good at generating new thoughts from old information.According to Moshman,which higher-order thought process is she exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inference 
B) Reasoning 
C)  Consolidating 
D)  Thinking 
A)  Inference 
B) Reasoning 
C)  Consolidating 
D)  Thinking

Question 20

The type of reasoning that children do during Piaget's preoperational stage is:

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  reductive. 
D)  transductive. 
A)  deductive. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  reductive. 
D)  transductive.

All of the following can be performed by the concrete operational child EXCEPT:

Four-year-old Gordon's mother tries to stop him from taking other kids' toys by asking him to imagine how upset the other kids feel.This strategy likely won't work well because of Gordon's:

Principles differ from rules in that principles are:

Cary knows that daughters can also be granddaughters at the same time.This best illustrates:

All of the following are skills that Ross believes decision-makers must master EXCEPT:

Which grouping in Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence includes general learning and comprehension abilities?

Tyrone is committed to helping disadvantaged people because he feels that he will have a huge role in saving all these people from poverty.This best illustrates:

Which of the following is NOT part of the performance subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?

List and explain the steps in information-processing theory.

Rasheed's good common sense helps him figure out what to do when he gets lost in an unfamiliar city.According to Sternberg,Rasheed has _______ intelligence.

When thinking,young children are more likely than adolescents to rely on:

Which of the following statements about the SAT is FALSE?

Some parents,as a discipline technique after their child hits a playmate,try to get their preschooler to imagine how sad,hurt,or upset the other child feels.According to Piaget's theory,why might this technique not work very well?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Piaget's theory?

Adolescents tend to rely on:

The corpus callosum is:

Psychometricians are most interested in:

Karl sees the full moon at night and is sure that it must be lonely in the sky all alone.This is an example of preoperational thinking called:

Tamika is very good at generating new thoughts from old information.According to Moshman,which higher-order thought process is she exhibiting?

The type of reasoning that children do during Piaget's preoperational stage is:

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making

All of the following can be performed by the concrete operational child EXCEPT:

Four-year-old Gordon's mother tries to stop him from taking other kids' toys by asking him to imagine how upset the other kids feel.This strategy likely won't work well because of Gordon's:

Principles differ from rules in that principles are:

Cary knows that daughters can also be granddaughters at the same time.This best illustrates:

All of the following are skills that Ross believes decision-makers must master EXCEPT:

Which grouping in Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence includes general learning and comprehension abilities?

Tyrone is committed to helping disadvantaged people because he feels that he will have a huge role in saving all these people from poverty.This best illustrates:

Which of the following is NOT part of the performance subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?

List and explain the steps in information-processing theory.

Rasheed's good common sense helps him figure out what to do when he gets lost in an unfamiliar city.According to Sternberg,Rasheed has _______ intelligence.

When thinking,young children are more likely than adolescents to rely on:

Which of the following statements about the SAT is FALSE?

Some parents,as a discipline technique after their child hits a playmate,try to get their preschooler to imagine how sad,hurt,or upset the other child feels.According to Piaget's theory,why might this technique not work very well?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Piaget's theory?

Adolescents tend to rely on:

The corpus callosum is:

Psychometricians are most interested in:

Karl sees the full moon at night and is sure that it must be lonely in the sky all alone.This is an example of preoperational thinking called:

Tamika is very good at generating new thoughts from old information.According to Moshman,which higher-order thought process is she exhibiting?

The type of reasoning that children do during Piaget's preoperational stage is:

The Social Context of Adolescence

Adolescents in Theoretical Context

Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

Body Issues Physical Growth and Health-Related Behaviors

Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender

The Development of Moral Values

Relationships with Family Members

Different Family Patterns

Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture: Activities and Interactions with Peers

Sexual Behaviors

Education and School

Work and Vocation

Adolescent Stress and Alienation

Substance Abuse,Addiction,and Dependency

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