Exam 7: Off to School

Takeo is a Japanese man trying to learn English. The first time he sees the word "psychology" he has no idea what this combination of letters means. What is Takeo having difficulty with?

What is the most simplistic strategy for adding/counting?

Which of the following is one of the three purposes of writing?

What do Canadian French immersion programs usually involve?

Thurstone and Thurstone (1941) identified seven distinct abilities that they believed formed the basis of intelligence. Which of the following was one of these abilities?

Five-year-old Bud and thirteen-year-old Linnie are both taught a new memory strategy. They are then given a task on which the strategy proves effective. The next day, the children are given a memory task similar to the one given on the previous day. What should you expect to happen?

When considering the theme paper his teacher just assigned, Theodore says to himself, "Before I start writing, I need to decide what I am going to write about and come up with a general organizational plan." Given this description, what kind of strategy does Theodore appear to be using in planning his theme?

Zachary is a child with outstanding divergent-thinking skills. Which of the following would he definitely have a lot of?

The Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) program is offered to a limited number of Canadian First Nations, Inuit and Métis children. What is this program intended to do?

Though Mabel is unable to think in abstract terms, she is beginning to understand that because 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 3 must also equal 8. According to Piaget, which stage of thinking is Mabel starting to exhibit

Which data suggests the strongest link between heredity and intelligence?

According to Piaget, what is responsible for a concrete-operational child's ability to reverse thought?

Ian has a problem. Though he is of normal intelligence and does well in most classes, he struggles tremendously in math. What does Ian most likely have?

Approximately what percentage of Canadians have a learning disability?

According to experts, what is the most important predictor of an individual's success?

Which of the following is a positive characteristic of an individual who possesses emotional intelligence?

Who is most likely the formal-operational thinker?

What do all psychometricians focus on?

Jordy is a high school student who dreads his English class. He struggles with reading individual words and hopes that his teacher does not call upon him to read aloud in class. From what condition does Jordy suffer?

At what age do most boys enter puberty?