Question 1

Stan tells you that he sustained a head injury as the result of a car accident.He has since lost his sense of smell.Stan's accident likely damaged his

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory bulb. 
B) amygdala. 
C) occipital lobe. 
D) association area. 
A) olfactory bulb. 
B) amygdala. 
C) occipital lobe. 
D) association area. A

Question 2

Piaget proposed that children and adolescents use and adopt their schemas through the processes of ________ and accommodation.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation 
B) analysis 
C) assimilation 
D) application 
A) adaptation 
B) analysis 
C) assimilation 
D) application C

Question 3

Emily tells her friend Sarah,"Absolutely nobody in my family understands me.They are totally clueless!" Emily's feelings are an example of what David Elkind calls the

Accepted Answer

A) personal fable. 
B) paranoid thinking. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) delusions. 
A) personal fable. 
B) paranoid thinking. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) delusions. A

Question 4

Mrs.Symmes is the principal of a middle school.In addressing the PTA,she tells the parents that the school is only one influence on adolescent development.She stresses that parents,peers,and the community all influence adolescent development.Mrs.Symmes's view would be MOST likely to be shared by which of the following theorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Robert Sternberg 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Albert Bandura 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Robert Sternberg 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Albert Bandura

Question 5

What are the main findings of research related to the roles of age and brain plasticity?

Accepted Answer

Researchers have discovered that people

Question 6

Explain how adolescents differ from children in managing cognitive resources.

Accepted Answer

Adolescents have an increased capacity f

Question 7

The 1905 Scale was designed by

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Binet and Theophile Simon. 
B) Alfred Adler and Carl Jung. 
C) Lewis Terman and Alfred Binet. 
D) David Wechsler and Robert Sternberg. 
A) Alfred Binet and Theophile Simon. 
B) Alfred Adler and Carl Jung. 
C) Lewis Terman and Alfred Binet. 
D) David Wechsler and Robert Sternberg.

Question 8

Which of the following findings on long-term memory has NOT been documented by researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) Long-term memory is a relatively permanent memory system. 
B) Long-term memory can store large amounts of information. 
C) Long-term memory increases in middle and late childhood. 
D) Long-term memory continues to increase in adolescence. 
A) Long-term memory is a relatively permanent memory system. 
B) Long-term memory can store large amounts of information. 
C) Long-term memory increases in middle and late childhood. 
D) Long-term memory continues to increase in adolescence.

Question 9

Recent research has indicated that personal uniqueness should be treated as a risk factor for

Accepted Answer

A) depression and suicidal tendencies in girls. 
B) depression and suicidal tendencies in boys. 
C) adjustment problems,such as juvenile delinquency,in girls. 
D) adjustment problems,such as truancy,in boys. 
A) depression and suicidal tendencies in girls. 
B) depression and suicidal tendencies in boys. 
C) adjustment problems,such as juvenile delinquency,in girls. 
D) adjustment problems,such as truancy,in boys.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about multitasking is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Younger adolescents are better at multitasking than older adolescents. 
B) A major influence on the increase in multitasking is the availability of multiple electronic media. 
C) Some high multitasking adolescents can hold more information in long-term memory. 
D) Multitasking works best when tasks are complex and challenging. 
A) Younger adolescents are better at multitasking than older adolescents. 
B) A major influence on the increase in multitasking is the availability of multiple electronic media. 
C) Some high multitasking adolescents can hold more information in long-term memory. 
D) Multitasking works best when tasks are complex and challenging.

Question 11

Dr.Wagner can focus on his client and her issues for their 50-minute therapy session without being distracted by other thoughts.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) sustained attention. 
B) selective attention. 
C) executive attention. 
D) divided attention. 
A) sustained attention. 
B) selective attention. 
C) executive attention. 
D) divided attention.

Question 12

List and describe the three most important structural changes in the brain during adolescence and how they change.

Accepted Answer

Among the most important structural chan

Question 13

Mr.Bressler,an English literature teacher,wants to encourage his students' creativity.Which of the following activities will DISCOURAGE critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) brainstorming ideas as a group 
B) ask the students questions with no single clear or correct answer 
C) encouraging internal motivation 
D) giving the students rewards for creative ideas 
A) brainstorming ideas as a group 
B) ask the students questions with no single clear or correct answer 
C) encouraging internal motivation 
D) giving the students rewards for creative ideas

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding short-term memory and problem solving is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Information processing is incomplete when short-term memory is overloaded. 
B) Adolescents have more storage space in short-term memory than do younger children. 
C) Limitations in children's short-term memory capacity interfere with their ability to solve problems. 
D) All of these choices are correct. 
A) Information processing is incomplete when short-term memory is overloaded. 
B) Adolescents have more storage space in short-term memory than do younger children. 
C) Limitations in children's short-term memory capacity interfere with their ability to solve problems. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 15

The theorist who proposed that there are eight types of intelligence,or "frames of mind," is

Accepted Answer

A) Daniel Goleman. 
B) Lawrence Kohlberg. 
C) Carol Gilligan. 
D) Howard Gardner. 
A) Daniel Goleman. 
B) Lawrence Kohlberg. 
C) Carol Gilligan. 
D) Howard Gardner.

Question 16

Mr.Loveland wants to encourage critical thinking in his U.S.history class.Which of the following activities would be LEAST likely to contribute to the development of these skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Have the students prepare and engage in a debate about slavery before the Civil War. 
B) Have the students discuss the benefits to slave owners and the quality of life of slaves in small group discussions. 
C) Have the students listen to a lecture on the issues related to slavery. 
D) Have the students view a documentary on slavery and write a reaction paper to it. 
A) Have the students prepare and engage in a debate about slavery before the Civil War. 
B) Have the students discuss the benefits to slave owners and the quality of life of slaves in small group discussions. 
C) Have the students listen to a lecture on the issues related to slavery. 
D) Have the students view a documentary on slavery and write a reaction paper to it.

Question 17

Teachers can help children to learn the concept of ________ by demonstrating with liquids or clay during the ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) conservation; sensorimotor 
B) assimilation; preoperational thought 
C) relativity; concrete operational thought 
D) conservation; concrete operational thought 
A) conservation; sensorimotor 
B) assimilation; preoperational thought 
C) relativity; concrete operational thought 
D) conservation; concrete operational thought

Question 18

According to Piaget,adolescents are motivated to understand their world because doing so

Accepted Answer

A) makes them look "cool" to their friends. 
B) makes them look grown up to their parents. 
C) is biologically adaptive. 
D) is necessary for making friends and starting romances. 
A) makes them look "cool" to their friends. 
B) makes them look grown up to their parents. 
C) is biologically adaptive. 
D) is necessary for making friends and starting romances.

Question 19

The ability to think three-dimensionally is a description of Gardner's ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) spatial 
B) naturalist 
C) mathematical 
D) scientific 
A) spatial 
B) naturalist 
C) mathematical 
D) scientific

Question 20

Define the term memory,describe the three types of memory,and tell how they change in adolescents.

Accepted Answer

Memory is defined as the retention of in

Stan tells you that he sustained a head injury as the result of a car accident.He has since lost his sense of smell.Stan's accident likely damaged his

Piaget proposed that children and adolescents use and adopt their schemas through the processes of ________ and accommodation.

Emily tells her friend Sarah,"Absolutely nobody in my family understands me.They are totally clueless!" Emily's feelings are an example of what David Elkind calls the

What are the main findings of research related to the roles of age and brain plasticity?

Explain how adolescents differ from children in managing cognitive resources.

The 1905 Scale was designed by

Which of the following findings on long-term memory has NOT been documented by researchers?

Recent research has indicated that personal uniqueness should be treated as a risk factor for

Which of the following statements about multitasking is TRUE?

Dr.Wagner can focus on his client and her issues for their 50-minute therapy session without being distracted by other thoughts.This is an example of

List and describe the three most important structural changes in the brain during adolescence and how they change.

Mr.Bressler,an English literature teacher,wants to encourage his students' creativity.Which of the following activities will DISCOURAGE critical thinking?

Which of the following statements regarding short-term memory and problem solving is TRUE?

The theorist who proposed that there are eight types of intelligence,or "frames of mind," is

Mr.Loveland wants to encourage critical thinking in his U.S.history class.Which of the following activities would be LEAST likely to contribute to the development of these skills?

Teachers can help children to learn the concept of by demonstrating with liquids or clay during the stage of cognitive development.

According to Piaget,adolescents are motivated to understand their world because doing so

The ability to think three-dimensionally is a description of Gardner's ________ intelligence.

Define the term memory,describe the three types of memory,and tell how they change in adolescents.

Introduction

Puberty, health, and Biological Foundations

The Self, identity, emotion, and Personality

Gender

Sexuality

Moral Development, values, and Religion

Families

Peers, romantic Relationships, and Lifestyles

Schools

Achievement, work, and Careers

Culture

Problems in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

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Exam 3: The Brain and Cognitive Development

Stan tells you that he sustained a head injury as the result of a car accident.He has since lost his sense of smell.Stan's accident likely damaged his

Piaget proposed that children and adolescents use and adopt their schemas through the processes of ________ and accommodation.

Emily tells her friend Sarah,"Absolutely nobody in my family understands me.They are totally clueless!" Emily's feelings are an example of what David Elkind calls the

What are the main findings of research related to the roles of age and brain plasticity?

Explain how adolescents differ from children in managing cognitive resources.

The 1905 Scale was designed by

Which of the following findings on long-term memory has NOT been documented by researchers?

Recent research has indicated that personal uniqueness should be treated as a risk factor for

Which of the following statements about multitasking is TRUE?

Dr.Wagner can focus on his client and her issues for their 50-minute therapy session without being distracted by other thoughts.This is an example of

List and describe the three most important structural changes in the brain during adolescence and how they change.

Mr.Bressler,an English literature teacher,wants to encourage his students' creativity.Which of the following activities will DISCOURAGE critical thinking?

Which of the following statements regarding short-term memory and problem solving is TRUE?

The theorist who proposed that there are eight types of intelligence,or "frames of mind," is

Mr.Loveland wants to encourage critical thinking in his U.S.history class.Which of the following activities would be LEAST likely to contribute to the development of these skills?

Teachers can help children to learn the concept of ________ by demonstrating with liquids or clay during the ________ stage of cognitive development.

According to Piaget,adolescents are motivated to understand their world because doing so

The ability to think three-dimensionally is a description of Gardner's ________ intelligence.

Define the term memory,describe the three types of memory,and tell how they change in adolescents.

Introduction

Puberty, health, and Biological Foundations

The Self, identity, emotion, and Personality

Gender

Sexuality

Moral Development, values, and Religion

Families

Peers, romantic Relationships, and Lifestyles

Schools

Achievement, work, and Careers

Culture

Problems in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Filters

Teachers can help children to learn the concept of by demonstrating with liquids or clay during the stage of cognitive development.