Question 1

During Piaget's ________ stage, children begin using mental operations to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operational 
B) concrete operational 
C) sensorimotor 
D) preoperational 
A) formal operational 
B) concrete operational 
C) sensorimotor 
D) preoperational

Question 2

Deborah has an average IQ but is an exceptionally talented dancer. Deborah would be considered exceptionally intelligent according to

Accepted Answer

A) a psychometrician. 
B) Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence. 
C) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D) Binet. 
A) a psychometrician. 
B) Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence. 
C) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D) Binet.

Question 3

What percentage of individuals scores between 85 and 115 on IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A) 10.22% 
B) 15.18% 
C) 29.42% 
D) 68.26% 
A) 10.22% 
B) 15.18% 
C) 29.42% 
D) 68.26%

Question 4

Jared and Joe are the same age. Jared loves dogs and knows a lot about them while Joe does not. If you asked each of them to remember a list of dog breeds and a list of unrelated words, what would you expect to find?

Accepted Answer

A) Jared would recall more dog breeds than Joe, but they would both remember about the same number of unrelated words. 
B) Jared would recall more dog breeds and more unrelated words than Joe. 
C) Jared and Joe would recall the about the same number of dog breeds and unrelated words. 
D) Jared would recall more dog breeds than Joe, but Joe would recall more unrelated words than Jared. 
A) Jared would recall more dog breeds than Joe, but they would both remember about the same number of unrelated words. 
B) Jared would recall more dog breeds and more unrelated words than Joe. 
C) Jared and Joe would recall the about the same number of dog breeds and unrelated words. 
D) Jared would recall more dog breeds than Joe, but Joe would recall more unrelated words than Jared.

Question 5

Results of massive, continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Accepted Answer

A) long-lasting improvements in the academic and intelligence test scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention, the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive. 
A) long-lasting improvements in the academic and intelligence test scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention, the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive.

Question 6

Your friend was given a test in which she had to learn something new in the presence of the examiner and with the examiner's help. You realize that she had taken

Accepted Answer

A) the Stanford-Binet. 
B) the WISC-III. 
C) a culture-fair intelligence test. 
D) a dynamic test of intelligence. 
A) the Stanford-Binet. 
B) the WISC-III. 
C) a culture-fair intelligence test. 
D) a dynamic test of intelligence.

Question 7

Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish

Accepted Answer

A) older from younger children. 
B) "bright" from "dull" children. 
C) socially adept from socially inept children. 
D) quick from slow children. 
A) older from younger children. 
B) "bright" from "dull" children. 
C) socially adept from socially inept children. 
D) quick from slow children.

Question 8

Hierarchical theories of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) include only general factors of intelligence. 
B) include only specific factors of intelligence. 
C) include both general and specific factors of intelligence. 
D) are based on research and theories of cognitive development. 
A) include only general factors of intelligence. 
B) include only specific factors of intelligence. 
C) include both general and specific factors of intelligence. 
D) are based on research and theories of cognitive development.

Question 9

After Jake set the table, his mother asked him whether he had put napkins on the table. Even though he hadn't, Jake replied "yes" and believed he had because he knew that putting napkins on the table was part of what he always did when he set the table. Jake's distorted memory is best explained as

Accepted Answer

A) the result of remembering a script. 
B) due to the small capacity of his working memory. 
C) a result of poorly organized knowledge. 
D) intentional lying. 
A) the result of remembering a script. 
B) due to the small capacity of his working memory. 
C) a result of poorly organized knowledge. 
D) intentional lying.

Question 10

Nate has decided that he would like to be a psychometrician. Nate is interested in

Accepted Answer

A) studying sensory and perceptual processes. 
B) Piagetian theory. 
C) the treatment of mental illnesses. 
D) the measurement of psychological characteristics with tests. 
A) studying sensory and perceptual processes. 
B) Piagetian theory. 
C) the treatment of mental illnesses. 
D) the measurement of psychological characteristics with tests.

Question 11

During high school and university,

Accepted Answer

A) girls usually get higher grades in math courses and higher scores on math achievement tests than boys. 
B) boys usually get higher grades in math courses and higher scores on math achievement tests than girls. 
C) girls usually get higher grades than boys in math classes but lower scores than boys on math achievement tests. 
D) boys usually get higher grades than girls in math classes but lower scores than girls on math achievement tests. 
A) girls usually get higher grades in math courses and higher scores on math achievement tests than boys. 
B) boys usually get higher grades in math courses and higher scores on math achievement tests than girls. 
C) girls usually get higher grades than boys in math classes but lower scores than boys on math achievement tests. 
D) boys usually get higher grades than girls in math classes but lower scores than girls on math achievement tests.

Question 12

Compared to American students, students in Japan and Taiwan spend

Accepted Answer

A) more time on homework, but American students value homework more. 
B) about the same amount of time on homework. 
C) less time on homework, but they value it more than do American students. 
D) more time on homework and they value it more than do American students. 
A) more time on homework, but American students value homework more. 
B) about the same amount of time on homework. 
C) less time on homework, but they value it more than do American students. 
D) more time on homework and they value it more than do American students.

Question 13

________ involves the evaluation of a strategy to determine its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) Rehearsal 
B) Scripting 
C) Summarizing 
D) Monitoring 
A) Rehearsal 
B) Scripting 
C) Summarizing 
D) Monitoring

Question 14

________ thought is rule-oriented and logical but limited to the tangible and real.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorimotor 
B) Formal operational 
C) Preoperational 
D) Concrete operational 
A) Sensorimotor 
B) Formal operational 
C) Preoperational 
D) Concrete operational

Question 15

When economically disadvantaged children participate in an enrichment program such as Project Head Start, their

Accepted Answer

A) test scores go up but their school achievement does not change. 
B) test scores do not go up but their school achievement improves. 
C) test scores go up and their school achievement improves. 
D) test scores do not go up and their school achievement does not change. 
A) test scores go up but their school achievement does not change. 
B) test scores do not go up but their school achievement improves. 
C) test scores go up and their school achievement improves. 
D) test scores do not go up and their school achievement does not change.

Question 16

In which of the following countries do students show the lowest math achievement?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Taiwan 
C) Korea 
D) Canada 
A) Japan 
B) Taiwan 
C) Korea 
D) Canada

Question 17

________ refers to the difficulty level of the problems on an intelligence test that children can solve correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Mental age 
D) Chronological age 
A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Mental age 
D) Chronological age

Question 18

When Michelene Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board, she found that

Accepted Answer

A) child chess experts remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than adult chess novices did. 
B) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than child chess experts did. 
C) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences, but child chess experts remembered more chess piece patterns. 
D) child chess experts remembered more number sequences, but adult chess novices remembered more chess piece patterns. 
A) child chess experts remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than adult chess novices did. 
B) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than child chess experts did. 
C) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences, but child chess experts remembered more chess piece patterns. 
D) child chess experts remembered more number sequences, but adult chess novices remembered more chess piece patterns.

Question 19

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Accepted Answer

A) if children are not confident that the retrieved answer is correct. 
B) in younger children than older children. 
C) when there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
D) with smaller addends than larger addends. 
A) if children are not confident that the retrieved answer is correct. 
B) in younger children than older children. 
C) when there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
D) with smaller addends than larger addends.

Question 20

Justin is intellectually delayed but is an extremely talented carpenter. Justin is

Accepted Answer

A) learning disabled. 
B) a savant. 
C) interpersonally intelligent. 
D) intrapersonally intelligent. 
A) learning disabled. 
B) a savant. 
C) interpersonally intelligent. 
D) intrapersonally intelligent.

During Piaget's ________ stage, children begin using mental operations to solve problems.

Deborah has an average IQ but is an exceptionally talented dancer. Deborah would be considered exceptionally intelligent according to

What percentage of individuals scores between 85 and 115 on IQ tests?

Jared and Joe are the same age. Jared loves dogs and knows a lot about them while Joe does not. If you asked each of them to remember a list of dog breeds and a list of unrelated words, what would you expect to find?

Results of massive, continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Your friend was given a test in which she had to learn something new in the presence of the examiner and with the examiner's help. You realize that she had taken

Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish

Hierarchical theories of intelligence

After Jake set the table, his mother asked him whether he had put napkins on the table. Even though he hadn't, Jake replied "yes" and believed he had because he knew that putting napkins on the table was part of what he always did when he set the table. Jake's distorted memory is best explained as

Nate has decided that he would like to be a psychometrician. Nate is interested in

During high school and university,

Compared to American students, students in Japan and Taiwan spend

________ involves the evaluation of a strategy to determine its effectiveness.

________ thought is rule-oriented and logical but limited to the tangible and real.

When economically disadvantaged children participate in an enrichment program such as Project Head Start, their

In which of the following countries do students show the lowest math achievement?

________ refers to the difficulty level of the problems on an intelligence test that children can solve correctly.

When Michelene Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board, she found that

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Justin is intellectually delayed but is an extremely talented carpenter. Justin is

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During Piaget's ________ stage, children begin using mental operations to solve problems.

Deborah has an average IQ but is an exceptionally talented dancer. Deborah would be considered exceptionally intelligent according to

What percentage of individuals scores between 85 and 115 on IQ tests?

Jared and Joe are the same age. Jared loves dogs and knows a lot about them while Joe does not. If you asked each of them to remember a list of dog breeds and a list of unrelated words, what would you expect to find?

Results of massive, continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Your friend was given a test in which she had to learn something new in the presence of the examiner and with the examiner's help. You realize that she had taken

Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish

Hierarchical theories of intelligence

After Jake set the table, his mother asked him whether he had put napkins on the table. Even though he hadn't, Jake replied "yes" and believed he had because he knew that putting napkins on the table was part of what he always did when he set the table. Jake's distorted memory is best explained as

Nate has decided that he would like to be a psychometrician. Nate is interested in

During high school and university,

Compared to American students, students in Japan and Taiwan spend

________ involves the evaluation of a strategy to determine its effectiveness.

________ thought is rule-oriented and logical but limited to the tangible and real.

When economically disadvantaged children participate in an enrichment program such as Project Head Start, their

In which of the following countries do students show the lowest math achievement?

________ refers to the difficulty level of the problems on an intelligence test that children can solve correctly.

When Michelene Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board, she found that

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Justin is intellectually delayed but is an extremely talented carpenter. Justin is

Child Development: Theories and Themes

Research in Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Cognition in Infants and Toddlers

Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Growth in Preschool Children

Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

Social and Emotional Development in Preschool Children

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Growth in Adolescents

Cognitive Processes in Adolescents

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