Question 1

_____ is defined as the ability to hear the distinctive sounds of letters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonological awareness 
B)  Elaboration 
C)  Syntax 
D)  Comprehension 
A)  Phonological awareness 
B)  Elaboration 
C)  Syntax 
D)  Comprehension

Question 2

The drug Ritalin, which is often prescribed for children with ADHD, is a type of:

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant. 
B)  stimulant. 
C)  antipsychotic. 
D)  hallucinogen. 
A)  antidepressant. 
B)  stimulant. 
C)  antipsychotic. 
D)  hallucinogen.

Question 3

Tabitha's intelligence quotient is 100. She is 12 years old, so her mental age must be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  24 
A)  6 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  24

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Binet and Simon developed the first objective intelligence test in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  rank-order the intellectual capacities of different races. 
B)  identify children who would need special help in school. 
C)  help the military select soldiers for important tasks. 
D)  test their theory of intelligence. 
A)  rank-order the intellectual capacities of different races. 
B)  identify children who would need special help in school. 
C)  help the military select soldiers for important tasks. 
D)  test their theory of intelligence.

Question 6

Ginny is an architect commissioned to design a renovation plan for a decrepit, medieval-themed, private school set in a rural environment. She is excellent at picturing what an existing building would look like with certain modifications. This ability is probably MOST reflective of a high level of ____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal 
B)  bodily-kinesthetic 
C)  spatial 
D)  intrapersonal 
A)  personal 
B)  bodily-kinesthetic 
C)  spatial 
D)  intrapersonal

Question 7

You have been asked to serve on a committee charged with providing a school district with advice on how to build the most effective school that will have the most effective teachers. What specific advice on these two topics would you provide to this committee?

Accepted Answer

Researchers have identified a number of

Question 8

Culture-fair tests contain numerous items that refer to cultural concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is one of the more questionable aspects of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It places too much emphasis on biology as the mechanism of change. 
B)  It does not account for variability in performance. 
C)  It overestimates the intelligence of adults. 
D)  It overvalues the influence of the sociocultural environment. 
A)  It places too much emphasis on biology as the mechanism of change. 
B)  It does not account for variability in performance. 
C)  It overestimates the intelligence of adults. 
D)  It overvalues the influence of the sociocultural environment.

Question 10

You are the parent of a normal-size 9-year-old boy. As such, how many calories should you ensure that your child consumes each day so that he maintains a normal rate of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  600 calories 
B)  1,200 calories 
C)  2,400 calories 
D)  4,800 calories 
A)  600 calories 
B)  1,200 calories 
C)  2,400 calories 
D)  4,800 calories

Question 11

Children with developmental dyslexia benefit from two kinds of instruction. Which of these reflects one of these types of instruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Training in phonological awareness 
B)  Instruction in vocabulary 
C)  Training in memory development 
D)  Instruction in social skills 
A)  Training in phonological awareness 
B)  Instruction in vocabulary 
C)  Training in memory development 
D)  Instruction in social skills

Question 12

During ____, information is always embellished.

Accepted Answer

A)  rehearsal 
B)  elaboration 
C)  metacognition 
D)  combinatorial reasoning 
A)  rehearsal 
B)  elaboration 
C)  metacognition 
D)  combinatorial reasoning

Question 13

Exceptional talent is the product of:

Accepted Answer

A)  both nature and nurture. 
B)  nature. 
C)  nurture. 
D)  education. 
A)  both nature and nurture. 
B)  nature. 
C)  nurture. 
D)  education.

Question 14

What are the main symptoms of ADHD? What causes this disorder and how is it MOST effectively treated?

Accepted Answer

The main symptoms of ADHD are hyperactiv

Question 15

Eugene has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Eugene is successful at engaging in both of these behaviors, he is demonstrating effective:

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  cognitive self-regulation. 
C)  over-regularization. 
D)  one-to-one principle understanding. 
A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  cognitive self-regulation. 
C)  over-regularization. 
D)  one-to-one principle understanding.

Question 16

Julia loves to cook. While she is capable of reciting a large number of complete recipes and she often comes up with flamboyant dishes, the truth of the matter is that none of her recipes ever tastes very good, and she is always putting the uneaten leftovers in the refrigerator after evening dinners with her family. This indicates that on this task, Julia would rate poorly in ____ ability.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which task would an average elementary school-age girl perform better than an average elementary school-age boy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jumping over a bar 
B)  Writing her name in cursive 
C)  Hanging from the monkey bars 
D)  Throwing a softball 
A)  Jumping over a bar 
B)  Writing her name in cursive 
C)  Hanging from the monkey bars 
D)  Throwing a softball

Question 18

Which phrase reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Realistically speaking ..." 
B)  "Hypothetically speaking ..." 
C)  "Speaking from experience, I ..." 
D)  "Speaking on behalf of others, I ..." 
A)  "Realistically speaking ..." 
B)  "Hypothetically speaking ..." 
C)  "Speaking from experience, I ..." 
D)  "Speaking on behalf of others, I ..."

Question 19

By definition, intellectual disability involves both below-average intelligence and:

Accepted Answer

A)  low standardized IQ scores. 
B)  a known genetic defect. 
C)  poor adaptive behaviors. 
D)  emotional problems. 
A)  low standardized IQ scores. 
B)  a known genetic defect. 
C)  poor adaptive behaviors. 
D)  emotional problems.

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a recommendation by Gardner for schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools should foster all intelligences. 
B)  Teachers should capitalize on the strongest intelligences of individual children. 
C)  Schools should focus on the idea that general intelligence is a single factor, is stable, and will not change due to environmental influences. 
D)  Instruction should try to engage as many different intelligences as possible to gain a much richer understanding of the topic by all students. 
A)  Schools should foster all intelligences. 
B)  Teachers should capitalize on the strongest intelligences of individual children. 
C)  Schools should focus on the idea that general intelligence is a single factor, is stable, and will not change due to environmental influences. 
D)  Instruction should try to engage as many different intelligences as possible to gain a much richer understanding of the topic by all students.

_____ is defined as the ability to hear the distinctive sounds of letters.

The drug Ritalin, which is often prescribed for children with ADHD, is a type of:

Tabitha's intelligence quotient is 100. She is 12 years old, so her mental age must be ____.

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

Binet and Simon developed the first objective intelligence test in order to:

You have been asked to serve on a committee charged with providing a school district with advice on how to build the most effective school that will have the most effective teachers. What specific advice on these two topics would you provide to this committee?

Culture-fair tests contain numerous items that refer to cultural concepts.

What is one of the more questionable aspects of Piaget's theory?

You are the parent of a normal-size 9-year-old boy. As such, how many calories should you ensure that your child consumes each day so that he maintains a normal rate of development?

Children with developmental dyslexia benefit from two kinds of instruction. Which of these reflects one of these types of instruction?

During ____, information is always embellished.

Exceptional talent is the product of:

What are the main symptoms of ADHD? What causes this disorder and how is it MOST effectively treated?

Eugene has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Eugene is successful at engaging in both of these behaviors, he is demonstrating effective:

Which task would an average elementary school-age girl perform better than an average elementary school-age boy?

Which phrase reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker?

By definition, intellectual disability involves both below-average intelligence and:

Which of these is NOT a recommendation by Gardner for schools?

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: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

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

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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_____ is defined as the ability to hear the distinctive sounds of letters.

The drug Ritalin, which is often prescribed for children with ADHD, is a type of:

Tabitha's intelligence quotient is 100. She is 12 years old, so her mental age must be ____.

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

Binet and Simon developed the first objective intelligence test in order to:

You have been asked to serve on a committee charged with providing a school district with advice on how to build the most effective school that will have the most effective teachers. What specific advice on these two topics would you provide to this committee?

Culture-fair tests contain numerous items that refer to cultural concepts.

What is one of the more questionable aspects of Piaget's theory?

You are the parent of a normal-size 9-year-old boy. As such, how many calories should you ensure that your child consumes each day so that he maintains a normal rate of development?

Children with developmental dyslexia benefit from two kinds of instruction. Which of these reflects one of these types of instruction?

During ____, information is always embellished.

Exceptional talent is the product of:

What are the main symptoms of ADHD? What causes this disorder and how is it MOST effectively treated?

Eugene has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Eugene is successful at engaging in both of these behaviors, he is demonstrating effective:

Which task would an average elementary school-age girl perform better than an average elementary school-age boy?

Which phrase reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker?

By definition, intellectual disability involves both below-average intelligence and:

Which of these is NOT a recommendation by Gardner for schools?

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: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

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

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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