Exam 3: Cognitive Development

Travis knows he is a visual learner. He draws mind maps and pictures to help himself remember the terms that he needs for biology. Travis plans to go into graphic design so he often enjoys dreaming up new ways he can think about art. Travis is illustrating ______.

The WISC-V and WAIS-IV are examples of IQ tests that have been ______.

Nutrition is a contextual factor that does not affect intelligence.

Stress and/or trauma are contextual factors that have an effect on brain structure.

Alison loves her English class. In fact, every time the class has a discussion on the classic novel they are reading, Alison has to blurt out what she thinks. She becomes so excited by the prospect of interpreting the themes and characterizations that she does not think about the consequences of interrupting the teacher. Alison is illustrating ______.

How is neurological development related to intelligence?

What is the relationship between ethnicity, IQ, and SES?

The ability to solve problems and create culturally valued products is the definition of intelligence by which theorist?

Charlotte has been having a lot of arguments with her mother lately. She storms off angrily anytime her mother even brings up her grades in school. Charlotte thinks that her mother is accusing her of slacking off while her mother is merely asking how things are going in school. Charlotte is having difficulties with ______.

How does short-term memory differ from long-term memory?

A scientist focused on assessing IQ in individuals between the ages of 12 and 13 would most likely use the ______.

Isaac, a 17-year-old, has been having some issues at school with applying information. He has always struggled in school, but this year has been particularly difficult. His school psychologist would like to run some assessments to determine any learning issues as well as an IQ test. Isaac would most likely complete the ______.

How is college related to formal operational reasoning?

A(n) ______ is the gap between two neurons.

A scientist focused on the amount of cognitive effort required to process information is most likely interested in ______.

According to Piaget, the discomfort of disequilibrium helps to propel cognitive development.

______ proposes that adolescent behavior is a result of the prefrontal cortex catching up with the limbic system in development.

Adolescents' believe and understand that their emotions are the same as everyone else's.

A scientist focused on how adolescents' beliefs and perspectives are influenced is most likely interested in ______.

In adolescence, the pinnacle of Piaget's stages of cognitive developmental theory emerges known as ______.