Question 1

Evidence suggests that the speed of information processing as measured by reaction time

Accepted Answer

A)  is a culturally fair way to assess components of intelligence. 
B)  shows at least moderate correlations with standard intelligence tests. 
C)  is a fairly pure measure of intelligence because it is not influenced by motivational and attentional factors. 
D)  is not a component of intelligence. 
A)  is a culturally fair way to assess components of intelligence. 
B)  shows at least moderate correlations with standard intelligence tests. 
C)  is a fairly pure measure of intelligence because it is not influenced by motivational and attentional factors. 
D)  is not a component of intelligence. B

Question 2

Which of the following feedback statements regarding a child's error on a task is least likely to cause a sense of helplessness in a child?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I'm very disappointed in you." 
B)  "That's not the right way to do it." 
C)  "Maybe you can think of another way to do it." 
D)  "We'll try this after you've thought about how to do it." 
A)  "I'm very disappointed in you." 
B)  "That's not the right way to do it." 
C)  "Maybe you can think of another way to do it." 
D)  "We'll try this after you've thought about how to do it." C

Question 3

The debate over whether or not IQ is stable has its roots in

Accepted Answer

A)  the nature-nurture debate. 
B)  the debate over socioeconomic resources. 
C)  educational preferences. 
D)  affirmative action. 
A)  the nature-nurture debate. 
B)  the debate over socioeconomic resources. 
C)  educational preferences. 
D)  affirmative action. A

Question 4

Discuss mastery-versus-helplessness.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should d

Question 5

Arthur Jensen is best known for his claim that there is a high degree of ________ in IQ.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental influence 
B)  heritability 
C)  educational influence 
D)  genetic variation 
A)  environmental influence 
B)  heritability 
C)  educational influence 
D)  genetic variation

Question 6

Emily is a star performer in the ballet,and her brother Gary is a world-class track and field athlete.Gardner would label the bodily-kinesthetic ability demonstrated by Emily and Gary as a type of

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  learning. 
D)  correlation. 
A)  creativity. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  learning. 
D)  correlation.

Question 7

Donna feels that she is not smart or popular,and she believes that she cannot change.When faced with a challenging situation,Donna focuses on how well she will perform,rather than on what she can do to improve her performance.Donna is likely to be vulnerable to

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of immanent justice. 
B)  competence monitoring. 
C)  a self-awareness problem. 
D)  a helpless orientation. 
A)  a sense of immanent justice. 
B)  competence monitoring. 
C)  a self-awareness problem. 
D)  a helpless orientation.

Question 8

The developmental index of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development is comprised of

Accepted Answer

A)  measures of fluid and crystal intelligence. 
B)  measures of products and processes. 
C)  a ratio of mental age and chronological age. 
D)  the mental scale and the motor scale. 
A)  measures of fluid and crystal intelligence. 
B)  measures of products and processes. 
C)  a ratio of mental age and chronological age. 
D)  the mental scale and the motor scale.

Question 9

Lilith's mother and teacher spend a good deal of time encouraging Lilith to engage in scientific problem solving.Lilith's skills are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  improve only after she reaches high school. 
B)  improve more with her teacher's help than with her mother's help. 
C)  improve noticeably. 
D)  show little change. 
A)  improve only after she reaches high school. 
B)  improve more with her teacher's help than with her mother's help. 
C)  improve noticeably. 
D)  show little change.

Question 10

In 1959,Robert White suggested that babies are born with a desire to master their environment,an ambition he termed mastery orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Adults are better than children at generating and evaluating hypotheses by running experiments because

Accepted Answer

A)  their reasoning about the relationship between theory and evidence is stronger. 
B)  children are not capable of scientific reasoning until they reach adolescence. 
C)  adults design a limited number of experiments,allowing them to focus on the issue at hand and not get distracted by too many experiments. 
D)  adults can coordinate the generation of hypotheses by designing a set of experiments with which to test them. 
A)  their reasoning about the relationship between theory and evidence is stronger. 
B)  children are not capable of scientific reasoning until they reach adolescence. 
C)  adults design a limited number of experiments,allowing them to focus on the issue at hand and not get distracted by too many experiments. 
D)  adults can coordinate the generation of hypotheses by designing a set of experiments with which to test them.

Question 12

Robert Sternberg posited the theory of multiple intelligences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dr.Garofoli is interested in studying intelligence in nomadic hunter-gatherer cultures.To do so,she believes that administering a test designed to assess people in the United States would not help her understand the intelligences of her target populations.Dr.Garofoli likely subscribes to Sternberg's ________ subtheory of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  componential 
B)  contextual 
C)  two-facet 
D)  cultural 
A)  componential 
B)  contextual 
C)  two-facet 
D)  cultural

Question 14

What is the role of speed of information processing in assessing intelligence in infants? How does the efficacy of speed of processing as a diagnostic tool change in older children and adults?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should touch upon

Question 15

A significant problem with IQ tests may be their

Accepted Answer

A)  measurement of hereditary factors. 
B)  potential cultural bias. 
C)  use in schools for predicting academic performance. 
D)  inability to be easily administered. 
A)  measurement of hereditary factors. 
B)  potential cultural bias. 
C)  use in schools for predicting academic performance. 
D)  inability to be easily administered.

Question 16

African American children adopted by white middle-class families had

Accepted Answer

A)  higher IQ scores than the African American population. 
B)  higher IQ scores than their adoptive parents. 
C)  lower IQ scores than their adopted siblings. 
D)  lower IQ scores than the African American population. 
A)  higher IQ scores than the African American population. 
B)  higher IQ scores than their adoptive parents. 
C)  lower IQ scores than their adopted siblings. 
D)  lower IQ scores than the African American population.

Question 17

Dr.Thompson relies on IQ tests to reveal future academic success.This is acceptable because IQ tests do a good job of predicting which children will be successful in school and which will have difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The mean IQ score on most standardized intelligence tests is ________ with a standard deviation of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  100;25 
B)  100;15 
C)  50;10 
D)  50;5 
A)  100;25 
B)  100;15 
C)  50;10 
D)  50;5

Question 19

The belief that one has little control over situations,perhaps because of lack of ability or inconsistent outcomes,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  competence monitoring. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  immanent justice. 
D)  mastery orientation. 
A)  competence monitoring. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  immanent justice. 
D)  mastery orientation.

Question 20

List and explain two skills involved in scientific thinking.

Accepted Answer

One element of scientific thin

Evidence suggests that the speed of information processing as measured by reaction time

Which of the following feedback statements regarding a child's error on a task is least likely to cause a sense of helplessness in a child?

The debate over whether or not IQ is stable has its roots in

Discuss mastery-versus-helplessness.

Arthur Jensen is best known for his claim that there is a high degree of ________ in IQ.

Emily is a star performer in the ballet,and her brother Gary is a world-class track and field athlete.Gardner would label the bodily-kinesthetic ability demonstrated by Emily and Gary as a type of

Donna feels that she is not smart or popular,and she believes that she cannot change.When faced with a challenging situation,Donna focuses on how well she will perform,rather than on what she can do to improve her performance.Donna is likely to be vulnerable to

The developmental index of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development is comprised of

Lilith's mother and teacher spend a good deal of time encouraging Lilith to engage in scientific problem solving.Lilith's skills are likely to

In 1959,Robert White suggested that babies are born with a desire to master their environment,an ambition he termed mastery orientation.

Adults are better than children at generating and evaluating hypotheses by running experiments because

Robert Sternberg posited the theory of multiple intelligences.

What is the role of speed of information processing in assessing intelligence in infants? How does the efficacy of speed of processing as a diagnostic tool change in older children and adults?

A significant problem with IQ tests may be their

African American children adopted by white middle-class families had

Dr.Thompson relies on IQ tests to reveal future academic success.This is acceptable because IQ tests do a good job of predicting which children will be successful in school and which will have difficulties.

The mean IQ score on most standardized intelligence tests is with a standard deviation of .

The belief that one has little control over situations,perhaps because of lack of ability or inconsistent outcomes,is called

List and explain two skills involved in scientific thinking.

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

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Exam 10: Achievement

Evidence suggests that the speed of information processing as measured by reaction time

Which of the following feedback statements regarding a child's error on a task is least likely to cause a sense of helplessness in a child?

The debate over whether or not IQ is stable has its roots in

Discuss mastery-versus-helplessness.

Arthur Jensen is best known for his claim that there is a high degree of ________ in IQ.

Emily is a star performer in the ballet,and her brother Gary is a world-class track and field athlete.Gardner would label the bodily-kinesthetic ability demonstrated by Emily and Gary as a type of

Donna feels that she is not smart or popular,and she believes that she cannot change.When faced with a challenging situation,Donna focuses on how well she will perform,rather than on what she can do to improve her performance.Donna is likely to be vulnerable to

The developmental index of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development is comprised of

Lilith's mother and teacher spend a good deal of time encouraging Lilith to engage in scientific problem solving.Lilith's skills are likely to

In 1959,Robert White suggested that babies are born with a desire to master their environment,an ambition he termed mastery orientation.

Adults are better than children at generating and evaluating hypotheses by running experiments because

Robert Sternberg posited the theory of multiple intelligences.

What is the role of speed of information processing in assessing intelligence in infants? How does the efficacy of speed of processing as a diagnostic tool change in older children and adults?

A significant problem with IQ tests may be their

African American children adopted by white middle-class families had

Dr.Thompson relies on IQ tests to reveal future academic success.This is acceptable because IQ tests do a good job of predicting which children will be successful in school and which will have difficulties.

The mean IQ score on most standardized intelligence tests is ________ with a standard deviation of ________.

The belief that one has little control over situations,perhaps because of lack of ability or inconsistent outcomes,is called

List and explain two skills involved in scientific thinking.

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters

The mean IQ score on most standardized intelligence tests is with a standard deviation of .