Question 1

In the Head Start REDI enrichment program, which of the following activities would foster children's social skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  teachers reinforcing new vocabulary words with pictures 
B)  parents receiving one-on-one mentoring from coaches 
C)  teachers using puppet characters and role-play demonstrations 
D)  specially designed learning centers promoting phonological awareness 
A)  teachers reinforcing new vocabulary words with pictures 
B)  parents receiving one-on-one mentoring from coaches 
C)  teachers using puppet characters and role-play demonstrations 
D)  specially designed learning centers promoting phonological awareness

Question 2

Task-focused motivation

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on extrinsic rewards like grades or prizes. 
B)  is necessary for creativity. 
C)  often impairs performance. 
D)  is detrimental to creativity. 
A)  focuses on extrinsic rewards like grades or prizes. 
B)  is necessary for creativity. 
C)  often impairs performance. 
D)  is detrimental to creativity.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true regarding crystallized and fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crystallized and fluid intelligence show little relationship when children differ greatly in cultural and educational experiences. 
B)  Tests aimed at reducing cultural bias emphasize crystallized intelligence. 
C)  Fluid intelligence depends more heavily on specific cultural learning experiences than crystallized intelligence. 
D)  Test items measuring crystallized and fluid intelligence do not correlate with one another. 
A)  Crystallized and fluid intelligence show little relationship when children differ greatly in cultural and educational experiences. 
B)  Tests aimed at reducing cultural bias emphasize crystallized intelligence. 
C)  Fluid intelligence depends more heavily on specific cultural learning experiences than crystallized intelligence. 
D)  Test items measuring crystallized and fluid intelligence do not correlate with one another.

Question 4

Carroll represents the structure of intelligence as

Accepted Answer

A)  180 unique intellectual factors organized along three dimensions. 
B)  a pyramid with g at the top, broad abilities in the second tier, and narrow abilities in the third tier. 
C)  at least eight independent intelligences that are based on distinct sets of processing operations. 
D)  three interacting theories: componential, experiential, and contextual. 
A)  180 unique intellectual factors organized along three dimensions. 
B)  a pyramid with g at the top, broad abilities in the second tier, and narrow abilities in the third tier. 
C)  at least eight independent intelligences that are based on distinct sets of processing operations. 
D)  three interacting theories: componential, experiential, and contextual.

Question 5

Students most likely to score poorly on high-stakes exams are

Accepted Answer

A)  children with a high IQ. 
B)  children with a low IQ. 
C)  children who did not attend an early intervention program such as Head Start. 
D)  minority youths living in poverty. 
A)  children with a high IQ. 
B)  children with a low IQ. 
C)  children who did not attend an early intervention program such as Head Start. 
D)  minority youths living in poverty.

Question 6

Higher-IQ children and adolescents tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  have authoritarian parents. 
B)  struggle with anxiety and depression. 
C)  be bored at school. 
D)  be better-liked by their agemates. 
A)  have authoritarian parents. 
B)  struggle with anxiety and depression. 
C)  be bored at school. 
D)  be better-liked by their agemates.

Question 7

Jack and Jake are fraternal twins who were reared together. Tom and Tim are identical twins who were reared apart. Based on prior research, one would expect the IQ correlation to be

Accepted Answer

A)  higher for Jack and Jake than for Tom and Tim. 
B)  higher for Tom and Tim than for Jack and Jake. 
C)  negative for Tom and Tim and positive for Jack and Jake. 
D)  positive for Tom and Tim and negative for Jack and Jake. 
A)  higher for Jack and Jake than for Tom and Tim. 
B)  higher for Tom and Tim than for Jack and Jake. 
C)  negative for Tom and Tim and positive for Jack and Jake. 
D)  positive for Tom and Tim and negative for Jack and Jake.

Question 8

According to Thurstone, intelligence consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  distinct primary mental abilities. 
B)  a general factor and a specific factor. 
C)  crystallized and fluid intelligence. 
D)  three stratums of abilities. 
A)  distinct primary mental abilities. 
B)  a general factor and a specific factor. 
C)  crystallized and fluid intelligence. 
D)  three stratums of abilities.

Question 9

Because the main goal of high-stakes testing is to upgrade the performance of poorly achieving students, low-income and ethnic minority children are

Accepted Answer

A)  especially likely to be exposed to narrowly focused, regimented teaching. 
B)  protected from being trapped in poor-performing schools. 
C)  dropping out of school in fewer numbers. 
D)  more likely to experience teachers who emphasize deeper understanding of material. 
A)  especially likely to be exposed to narrowly focused, regimented teaching. 
B)  protected from being trapped in poor-performing schools. 
C)  dropping out of school in fewer numbers. 
D)  more likely to experience teachers who emphasize deeper understanding of material.

Question 10

Derek's intelligence quotient (IQ) of 100

Accepted Answer

A)  expresses the ratio of his chronological age to his mental age. 
B)  indicates the extent to which his raw score deviates from the typical performance of same-age individuals. 
C)  represents the number of test items he left unanswered as compared to those items he answered correctly. 
D)  is based on the average score from the same test taken at three different ages. 
A)  expresses the ratio of his chronological age to his mental age. 
B)  indicates the extent to which his raw score deviates from the typical performance of same-age individuals. 
C)  represents the number of test items he left unanswered as compared to those items he answered correctly. 
D)  is based on the average score from the same test taken at three different ages.

In the Head Start REDI enrichment program, which of the following activities would foster children's social skills?

Task-focused motivation

Which of the following statements is true regarding crystallized and fluid intelligence?

Carroll represents the structure of intelligence as

Students most likely to score poorly on high-stakes exams are

Higher-IQ children and adolescents tend to

Jack and Jake are fraternal twins who were reared together. Tom and Tim are identical twins who were reared apart. Based on prior research, one would expect the IQ correlation to be

According to Thurstone, intelligence consists of

Because the main goal of high-stakes testing is to upgrade the performance of poorly achieving students, low-income and ethnic minority children are

Derek's intelligence quotient (IQ) of 100

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

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Exam 8: Intelligence

In the Head Start REDI enrichment program, which of the following activities would foster children's social skills?

Task-focused motivation

Which of the following statements is true regarding crystallized and fluid intelligence?

Carroll represents the structure of intelligence as

Students most likely to score poorly on high-stakes exams are

Higher-IQ children and adolescents tend to

Jack and Jake are fraternal twins who were reared together. Tom and Tim are identical twins who were reared apart. Based on prior research, one would expect the IQ correlation to be

According to Thurstone, intelligence consists of

Because the main goal of high-stakes testing is to upgrade the performance of poorly achieving students, low-income and ethnic minority children are

Derek's intelligence quotient (IQ) of 100

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

Filters