Exam 3: Cognitive Development

Miguel is taking notes in his English class. He is able to both listen to his teacher and recreate the synopsis of the short story the class is working on. He puts his notes into his own words instead of just repeating exactly what the teacher is saying. Miguel is illustrating ______.

______ is the ability to control and stop acknowledging a stimulus.

What is the relationship between summer vacation and IQ scores?

A scientist focused on several types of intelligence such as linguistic and musical is most likely interested in ______.

Which person is demonstrating the personal fable?

Working memory is comprised of a short-term store of information to process and the ______.

Tatiana is an average student. She has a decent GPA and understands most of the information that is presented. Her extracurricular activity is ballet. She excels in this arena. She has even been invited by a prestigious ballet program in New York to audition. According to Howard Gardner, Tatiana excels in ______.

What impact does the school year calendar have on measures of IQ?

Long-term memory and sensory memory are associated with mutual perspective taking.

How is metacognition related to academic achievement in adolescence?

David has decided that he wants to learn how to rock climb. He went to his local indoor gym and learned how to boulder without ropes but still close to the ground. Since he did this pretty well, he has decided that he doesn't need to use ropes when doing higher climbs outside. He has told his friends that he is going to "free solo" meaning he is going to climb without ropes and by himself because he is really good at climbing. David is illustrating ______.

Which behavior is an example of immature response inhibition?

Provide an example of reflective judgment. Explain how reflective judgment works in emerging adulthood.

Which scenario demonstrates formal operational reasoning as proposed by Jean Piaget?

Explain what kind of contextual factors have an impact on intelligence and IQ.

Which scenario demonstrates the imaginary audience?

How is the triarchic theory of intelligence as proposed by Sternberg related to IQ tests?

How is socioeconomic status related to IQ scores?

Myelination predicts cognitive functioning by aiding the processing speed of thought and behavior.

How does social media affect an adolescents' societal perspective taking? Provide an example.