Question 1

order for scaffolding to be successful, what does the teacher need to be aware of?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the student becomes competent at the task he/she is performing 
B)  How a student's innate intelligence will affect the work he/she will perform 
C)  The effect of optimistic bias in understanding prior knowledge 
D)  Whether a student has been exposed to dialectical thinking in his/her culture 
A)  When the student becomes competent at the task he/she is performing 
B)  How a student's innate intelligence will affect the work he/she will perform 
C)  The effect of optimistic bias in understanding prior knowledge 
D)  Whether a student has been exposed to dialectical thinking in his/her culture A

Question 2

capacity of long-term memory is limited and information is retained for specific lengths of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

best typifies someone employing divided attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kelly, who is listening to a lecture and trying not to fall asleep 
B)  Jay, who is listening to Eminem and studying for a math test 
C)  Paul, who is trying to eat dinner while his little sister is playing Nintendo 
D)  Shannon, whose computer won't boot up and she's trying to find the problem 
A)  Kelly, who is listening to a lecture and trying not to fall asleep 
B)  Jay, who is listening to Eminem and studying for a math test 
C)  Paul, who is trying to eat dinner while his little sister is playing Nintendo 
D)  Shannon, whose computer won't boot up and she's trying to find the problem B

Question 4

Donny is demonstrating greater

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  hypothetical deduction. 
D)  automaticity. 
A)  abstract thinking. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  hypothetical deduction. 
D)  automaticity.

Question 5

Processing speed in adolescents is

Accepted Answer

A)  faster than in children. 
B)  slower than in children. 
C)  the same as in children. 
D)  organized completely differently than in children. 
A)  faster than in children. 
B)  slower than in children. 
C)  the same as in children. 
D)  organized completely differently than in children.

Question 6

Schemes are

Accepted Answer

A)  problems in thought processes. 
B)  mental abilities that involve speed of analyzing. 
C)  mental structures for organizing and interpreting information. 
D)  the way we think about social institutions. 
A)  problems in thought processes. 
B)  mental abilities that involve speed of analyzing. 
C)  mental structures for organizing and interpreting information. 
D)  the way we think about social institutions.

Question 7

is an example of her lack of

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognition. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  automaticity. 
D)  perspective taking. 
A)  social cognition. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  automaticity. 
D)  perspective taking.

Question 8

more automatic a cognitive task is, the

Accepted Answer

A)  more capacity of working memory is needed. 
B)  slower you are able to complete the assignment. 
C)  faster you are able to complete the problem. 
D)  more processing is needed. 
A)  more capacity of working memory is needed. 
B)  slower you are able to complete the assignment. 
C)  faster you are able to complete the problem. 
D)  more processing is needed.

Question 9

Where is Ed likely to face most of his intellectual challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  In his daily school activities 
B)  Working in his chosen career 
C)  Providing for his family 
D)  Testing his bravery 
A)  In his daily school activities 
B)  Working in his chosen career 
C)  Providing for his family 
D)  Testing his bravery

Question 10

Discuss the limitations of information processing's reliance on a computer as a metaphor for human cognition.

Accepted Answer

• The computer metaphor fails to capture

Question 11

There are two types of short-term memory: one type is involved in the input and storage of new information, the other type of short-term memory is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  selective memory. 
B)  retrieval memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  divided memory. 
A)  selective memory. 
B)  retrieval memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  divided memory.

Question 12

would most likely conclude young adults develop an awareness that most problems

Accepted Answer

A)  have all crucial pieces of information present. 
B)  are complex and don't have a single solution. 
C)  have a single perspective to analyze the solution set. 
D)  have only two sides which are completely at odds with one another. 
A)  have all crucial pieces of information present. 
B)  are complex and don't have a single solution. 
C)  have a single perspective to analyze the solution set. 
D)  have only two sides which are completely at odds with one another.

Question 13

Helen decides to try the drug, it may be due in part to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that Helen understands the medicinal merits. 
B)  her metacognitive development. 
C)  the desire to be accepted by peers. 
D)  her being at a rave instead of a party. 
A)  the fact that Helen understands the medicinal merits. 
B)  her metacognitive development. 
C)  the desire to be accepted by peers. 
D)  her being at a rave instead of a party.

Question 14

people in Ollie's neighborhood feel that Ollie should

Accepted Answer

A)  attend college because women are considered intellectually superior to men. 
B)  attend college and become a lawyer. 
C)  not attend college because she lacks scientific superiority. 
D)  not attend college because it would spoil her femininity. 
A)  attend college because women are considered intellectually superior to men. 
B)  attend college and become a lawyer. 
C)  not attend college because she lacks scientific superiority. 
D)  not attend college because it would spoil her femininity.

Question 15

term 'adolescent egocentrism' refers to an adolescents' beliefs that

Accepted Answer

A)  they will score high on the next IQ test. 
B)  their views differ from everyone else's views. 
C)  everyone is watching and judging them. 
D)  they are the smartest and brightest in their class. 
A)  they will score high on the next IQ test. 
B)  their views differ from everyone else's views. 
C)  everyone is watching and judging them. 
D)  they are the smartest and brightest in their class.

Question 16

more information you have in your long-term memory, the more you can assimilate information from the environment and the less accommodation is required.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe (using examples) what recent research has shown in three areas about brain development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Accepted Answer

• It is clear that the brain grows a lot

Question 18

According to Perry (1999), what order are the stages of reflective judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple thinking, dualistic thinking, commitment. 
B)  Commitment, relativism, dualistic thinking. 
C)  Relativism, commitment, multiple thinking. 
D)  Multiple thinking, relativism, commitment. 
A)  Multiple thinking, dualistic thinking, commitment. 
B)  Commitment, relativism, dualistic thinking. 
C)  Relativism, commitment, multiple thinking. 
D)  Multiple thinking, relativism, commitment.

Question 19

terms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what statement does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distinct stages 
B)  Formal operations 
C)  Continuous change 
D)  Maturation 
A)  Distinct stages 
B)  Formal operations 
C)  Continuous change 
D)  Maturation

Question 20

Rogoff's concept of guided participation refers to the teaching interaction between people as they participate in culturally-valued activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

order for scaffolding to be successful, what does the teacher need to be aware of?

capacity of long-term memory is limited and information is retained for specific lengths of time.

best typifies someone employing divided attention?

Donny is demonstrating greater

Processing speed in adolescents is

Schemes are

is an example of her lack of

more automatic a cognitive task is, the

Where is Ed likely to face most of his intellectual challenges?

Discuss the limitations of information processing's reliance on a computer as a metaphor for human cognition.

There are two types of short-term memory: one type is involved in the input and storage of new information, the other type of short-term memory is known as

would most likely conclude young adults develop an awareness that most problems

Helen decides to try the drug, it may be due in part to

people in Ollie's neighborhood feel that Ollie should

term 'adolescent egocentrism' refers to an adolescents' beliefs that

more information you have in your long-term memory, the more you can assimilate information from the environment and the less accommodation is required.

Describe (using examples) what recent research has shown in three areas about brain development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

According to Perry (1999), what order are the stages of reflective judgment?

terms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what statement does NOT belong?

Rogoff's concept of guided participation refers to the teaching interaction between people as they participate in culturally-valued activity.

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Exam 3: Cognitive Foundations

order for scaffolding to be successful, what does the teacher need to be aware of?

capacity of long-term memory is limited and information is retained for specific lengths of time.

best typifies someone employing divided attention?

Donny is demonstrating greater

Processing speed in adolescents is

Schemes are

is an example of her lack of

more automatic a cognitive task is, the

Where is Ed likely to face most of his intellectual challenges?

Discuss the limitations of information processing's reliance on a computer as a metaphor for human cognition.

There are two types of short-term memory: one type is involved in the input and storage of new information, the other type of short-term memory is known as

would most likely conclude young adults develop an awareness that most problems

Helen decides to try the drug, it may be due in part to

people in Ollie's neighborhood feel that Ollie should

term 'adolescent egocentrism' refers to an adolescents' beliefs that

more information you have in your long-term memory, the more you can assimilate information from the environment and the less accommodation is required.

Describe (using examples) what recent research has shown in three areas about brain development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

According to Perry (1999), what order are the stages of reflective judgment?

terms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what statement does NOT belong?

Rogoff's concept of guided participation refers to the teaching interaction between people as they participate in culturally-valued activity.

Introduction

Biological Foundations

Cultural Beliefs

Gender

The Self

Family Relationships

Friends and Peers

Love and Sexuality

School

Work

Media

Problems and Resilience

Filters