Question 1

Bärbel Inhelder was important to Piaget as

Accepted Answer

A)  the person who introduced him to intelligence testing. 
B)  a student of his who went on to collaborate with him in studying cognitive development. 
C)  a student of his who went on to collaborate with him in studying the development of artistic ability. 
D)  one of his first subjects when she was a child, who went on to collaborate with him in the study of moral development. 
A)  the person who introduced him to intelligence testing. 
B)  a student of his who went on to collaborate with him in studying cognitive development. 
C)  a student of his who went on to collaborate with him in studying the development of artistic ability. 
D)  one of his first subjects when she was a child, who went on to collaborate with him in the study of moral development.

Question 2

In Bruner's theory,the earliest mode of representation,in which a child begins by doing something with a new stimulus object,is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory-motor mode. 
B)  iconic mode. 
C)  activity mode. 
D)  enactive mode. 
A)  sensory-motor mode. 
B)  iconic mode. 
C)  activity mode. 
D)  enactive mode.

Question 3

Match the definition to the term.
-symbolic mode

Accepted Answer

A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it" 
A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it"

Question 4

Match the definition to the term.
-iconic mode

Accepted Answer

A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it" 
A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it"

Question 5

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s).
-Lewis Terman

Accepted Answer

A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice 
A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice

Question 6

Charles Spearman theorized that all intellectual tasks must entail two kinds of factors,a single common factor which he called __________ and a second kind that focused on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehensive intelligence; specific abilities 
B)  abstract intelligence; practical intelligence 
C)  general intelligence; specific abilities 
D)  general intelligence; functional intelligence 
A)  comprehensive intelligence; specific abilities 
B)  abstract intelligence; practical intelligence 
C)  general intelligence; specific abilities 
D)  general intelligence; functional intelligence

Question 7

Match the definition to the term.
-preoperational stage

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance 
A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance

Question 8

Which of the following psychologists introduced the concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Lev Vygotsky 
C)  Jerome Bruner 
D)  Alfred Binet 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Lev Vygotsky 
C)  Jerome Bruner 
D)  Alfred Binet

Question 9

When Alfred Binet compared the responses of adults with those of his young daughters to various kinds of test items,he found the most significant differences occurred on which type of items?

Accepted Answer

A)  vocabulary 
B)  weight discrimination 
C)  reaction time 
D)  color sensitivity 
A)  vocabulary 
B)  weight discrimination 
C)  reaction time 
D)  color sensitivity

Question 10

Match the definition to the term.
-formal operations stage

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance 
A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance

Question 11

What was the general term favored by Binet to summarize the main result of his intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ 
B)  mental age 
C)  general intelligence level 
D)  intellectual level 
A)  IQ 
B)  mental age 
C)  general intelligence level 
D)  intellectual level

Question 12

Match the definition to the term.
-general intelligence (g)

Accepted Answer

A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age 
A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age

Question 13

A crucial,innovative idea of Jean Piaget's was that

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence increases quantitatively with age. 
B)  intelligence varies qualitatively with age. 
C)  learning can be greatly accelerated through the use of creating teaching technologies. 
D)  intelligence levels are largely determined by heredity. 
A)  intelligence increases quantitatively with age. 
B)  intelligence varies qualitatively with age. 
C)  learning can be greatly accelerated through the use of creating teaching technologies. 
D)  intelligence levels are largely determined by heredity.

Question 14

Who among the following was a psychologist born in Soviet Russia who emphasized the importance of sociocultural factors in the development of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lev Vygotsky 
B)  Jerome Bruner 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  Lewis Terman 
A)  Lev Vygotsky 
B)  Jerome Bruner 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  Lewis Terman

Question 15

Match the idea with the individual.
-Lev Vygotsky

Accepted Answer

A) genetic epistemology 
B) mental orthopedics 
C) modes of representation 
D) two-factor theory of intelligence 
E) zone of proximal development (ZP
D)  
A) genetic epistemology 
B) mental orthopedics 
C) modes of representation 
D) two-factor theory of intelligence 
E) zone of proximal development (ZP
D)

Question 16

Who among the following was primarily responsible for establishing intelligence tests that were specifically designed for adult population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Terman 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  James Flynn 
A)  Lewis Terman 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  James Flynn

Question 17

Define object constancy and name the stage at which children first achieve this ability.

Accepted Answer

Object constancy is a Piagetian concept

Question 18

Match the definition to the term.
-sensory-motor stage

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance 
A) Piaget's earliest stage of development,from birth to 2 years of age,in which a child's intelligence involves sensory and motor activities and has nothing to do with abstract thought in the adult sense 
B) Piaget's fourth stage of development,typically beginning around age 11 or 12 and characterized by the emergence of experimental or inductive reasoning,and analyzing problems systematically 
C) Piaget's second stage of development,between ages 2 and 7,in which children have developed an appreciation of object constancy but are still unable to under-stand the fact that certain properties of objects remain the same regardless of their appearance 
D) Piaget's third stage of development,in which children around the age of 7 gain an appreciation of abstract concepts such as quantity and volume,which are con-served even as substances undergo changes in appearance

Question 19

Which of the following techniques was used by Jerome Bruner in his program to teach children some basic mathematical ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing differently shaped glass containers into which liquids could be poured 
B)  providing randomly sized handfuls of beans to be arranged into rows and columns 
C)  providing a slightly older role model who could demonstrate shortcuts in calculating 
D)  introducing games such as "statue" to train students to hold still 
A)  providing differently shaped glass containers into which liquids could be poured 
B)  providing randomly sized handfuls of beans to be arranged into rows and columns 
C)  providing a slightly older role model who could demonstrate shortcuts in calculating 
D)  introducing games such as "statue" to train students to hold still

Question 20

Match the definition to the term.
-stage theory of cognitive development

Accepted Answer

A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task 
A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task

Bärbel Inhelder was important to Piaget as

In Bruner's theory,the earliest mode of representation,in which a child begins by doing something with a new stimulus object,is called the

Match the definition to the term. -symbolic mode

Match the definition to the term. -iconic mode

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Lewis Terman

Charles Spearman theorized that all intellectual tasks must entail two kinds of factors,a single common factor which he called and a second kind that focused on .

Match the definition to the term. -preoperational stage

Which of the following psychologists introduced the concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

When Alfred Binet compared the responses of adults with those of his young daughters to various kinds of test items,he found the most significant differences occurred on which type of items?

Match the definition to the term. -formal operations stage

What was the general term favored by Binet to summarize the main result of his intelligence tests?

Match the definition to the term. -general intelligence (g)

A crucial,innovative idea of Jean Piaget's was that

Who among the following was a psychologist born in Soviet Russia who emphasized the importance of sociocultural factors in the development of intelligence?

Match the idea with the individual. -Lev Vygotsky

Who among the following was primarily responsible for establishing intelligence tests that were specifically designed for adult population?

Define object constancy and name the stage at which children first achieve this ability.

Match the definition to the term. -sensory-motor stage

Which of the following techniques was used by Jerome Bruner in his program to teach children some basic mathematical ideas?

Match the definition to the term. -stage theory of cognitive development

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Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

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Exam 14: The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Bärbel Inhelder was important to Piaget as

In Bruner's theory,the earliest mode of representation,in which a child begins by doing something with a new stimulus object,is called the

Match the definition to the term. -symbolic mode

Match the definition to the term. -iconic mode

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Lewis Terman

Charles Spearman theorized that all intellectual tasks must entail two kinds of factors,a single common factor which he called __________ and a second kind that focused on __________.

Match the definition to the term. -preoperational stage

Which of the following psychologists introduced the concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

When Alfred Binet compared the responses of adults with those of his young daughters to various kinds of test items,he found the most significant differences occurred on which type of items?

Match the definition to the term. -formal operations stage

What was the general term favored by Binet to summarize the main result of his intelligence tests?

Match the definition to the term. -general intelligence (g)

A crucial,innovative idea of Jean Piaget's was that

Who among the following was a psychologist born in Soviet Russia who emphasized the importance of sociocultural factors in the development of intelligence?

Match the idea with the individual. -Lev Vygotsky

Who among the following was primarily responsible for establishing intelligence tests that were specifically designed for adult population?

Define object constancy and name the stage at which children first achieve this ability.

Match the definition to the term. -sensory-motor stage

Which of the following techniques was used by Jerome Bruner in his program to teach children some basic mathematical ideas?

Match the definition to the term. -stage theory of cognitive development

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Charles Spearman theorized that all intellectual tasks must entail two kinds of factors,a single common factor which he called and a second kind that focused on .