Exam 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Sigmund can make anyone feel better.He has a knack for knowing how his friends feel,and saying just the right thing.Robert Sternberg would probably say that Sigmund has a great deal of _____ intelligence.

Results of the English and Romanian Adoptees Study seem to reveal that

In general,experts _____ than novices when solving problems in their areas of expertise.

Fred and Ricky are identical twins.Lucy and Ethel are fraternal twins.If intelligence is primarily a genetic trait,we would expect that

When her teacher asks the class who experimented with electricity while flying a kite during a thunderstorm,Zoe yells out,"Benjamin Franklin." Franklin's name and experiment were retrieved from Zoe's _____ memory.

Researchers who study gender differences in children's understanding of mathematics have found that

The most effective way to teach mathematical concepts to school-age children is to

Boris's teacher shows him a card with the words zoo,animals,lions,tigers,seals,moose,bears,wolves,elephants,and chimps printed on it.Then she takes away the list of words and asks him to remember as many of them as he can.Boris remembers some of the words,but also says that he remembers the word "monkeys." Boris's performance on this test demonstrates

When Wahchumyus first learns to play a new piece of music,he learns it note by note.This makes it hard to play because he has to keep looking at the score.After a while,he starts to put together several notes into musical phrases,so he is able to think of all the notes in that phrase as a single unit.This helps him keep more of the piece in his working memory.Wahchumyus is using a strategy called

The school psychologist,Dr.Nestor gives Argus a card with 60 rows of numbers.He tells Argus that two of the rows are the same,and all of the others are different.Argus has to find the two similar rows as fast as he can,on as many of the cards as he can,in a set amount of time.Dr.Nestor is using the _____ procedure to test Argus's processing speed.

The textbook describes several different approaches to understanding intelligence.Describe the theory of intelligence that you believe is the most accurate,and explain why this is the best theory.

The speed with which people can process information increases the most during

Dominic uses a lot of slang when he talks to his friends.When he talks to his very picky fifth grade teacher,Dominic is careful to use much more formal language.Dominic seems to have mastered

Ten-year-old Rana is watching as Zarina does the classical conservation of volume demonstration.When Zarina pours the water from a tall thin glass into a short wide one,Rana says that there's still the same amount of water because it could be poured back and forth all day.Rana has mastered

Yael's second grade class is about to have its picture taken for the school yearbook.The photographer asks everyone to line up with the shortest people in front and the tallest at the back.This is an example of

Barney loves being in his 5th grade debate club.He spends a lot of time putting together intricate arguments,and is very quick to see errors in his opponent's arguments.Robert Sternberg would probably say that Barney has a lot of _____ intelligence.

The _____ refers to the fact that some children have advanced computers and access to the Internet at home,while others cannot afford to.

Akolo is trying to explain how to tie a necktie,but can't seem to find the right words.Instead,he simply ties his tie and says,"Like that." Akolo's knowledge of how to knot his tie is most likely stored in his _____ memory.

The accuracy of children's memories can be adversely affected by all of the following except

When scientists observe children's reasoning processes in order to understand how those processes actually work,they are using