Question 1

Children's knowledge can be characterized in terms of a network in which

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A) the entries are unrelated to one another. 
B) younger children have fewer entries but more connecting links. 
C) information is organized for adults but not for children. 
D) younger children have fewer entries and fewer and weaker connecting links. 
A) the entries are unrelated to one another. 
B) younger children have fewer entries but more connecting links. 
C) information is organized for adults but not for children. 
D) younger children have fewer entries and fewer and weaker connecting links.

Question 2

Select the statement about heredity and intelligence that is not true.

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A) IQ scores are usually more alike for fraternal twins than for identical twins. 
B) Biological parents and children tend to be more alike in intelligence than adoptive parents and children. 
C) The impact of heredity on intelligence increases during childhood and adolescence. 
D) Children's IQ scores show distinctive patterns of spurts and lags that appear to be genetically influenced. 
A) IQ scores are usually more alike for fraternal twins than for identical twins. 
B) Biological parents and children tend to be more alike in intelligence than adoptive parents and children. 
C) The impact of heredity on intelligence increases during childhood and adolescence. 
D) Children's IQ scores show distinctive patterns of spurts and lags that appear to be genetically influenced.

Question 3

Being able to hear the distinctive sounds made by different letters is called

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A) comprehension. 
B) word recognition. 
C) the stable-order principle. 
D) phonological awareness. 
A) comprehension. 
B) word recognition. 
C) the stable-order principle. 
D) phonological awareness.

Question 4

An intelligence test is valid if it

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A) yields consistent scores over various time intervals. 
B) measures what it claims to measure. 
C) yields similar scores on equivalent forms. 
D) has been standardized. 
A) yields consistent scores over various time intervals. 
B) measures what it claims to measure. 
C) yields similar scores on equivalent forms. 
D) has been standardized.

Question 5

Which of the following provides evidence that a test of extraversion is valid?

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A) It correlates significantly with introversion. 
B) It correlates significantly with number of years in school. 
C) It correlates significantly with socioeconomic status. 
D) It correlates significantly with social skills. 
A) It correlates significantly with introversion. 
B) It correlates significantly with number of years in school. 
C) It correlates significantly with socioeconomic status. 
D) It correlates significantly with social skills.

Question 6

Activities that improve remembering are called

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A) memory strategies. 
B) information processing. 
C) sensory memory. 
D) working memory. 
A) memory strategies. 
B) information processing. 
C) sensory memory. 
D) working memory.

Question 7

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

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A) are very satisfied with their children's schoolwork. 
B) believe that native ability is the prime determinant of success in school. 
C) see little reason to encourage their children to become involved in activities that foster mathematics skill. 
D) emphasize the role of effort in children's academic achievement. 
A) are very satisfied with their children's schoolwork. 
B) believe that native ability is the prime determinant of success in school. 
C) see little reason to encourage their children to become involved in activities that foster mathematics skill. 
D) emphasize the role of effort in children's academic achievement.

Question 8

A school system wants to group students according to intelligence and decides to use head circumference as the measure of intelligence. Parents are likely to object to the school's measure of intelligence because it

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A) would be expensive to administer. 
B) would be culturally biased. 
C) lacks reliability. 
D) lacks validity. 
A) would be expensive to administer. 
B) would be culturally biased. 
C) lacks reliability. 
D) lacks validity.

Question 9

The psychometric approach to intelligence

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A) measures intelligence using scorable intelligence tests. 
B) equates intelligence with the existence of exceptional talent. 
C) says that intelligent behaviour always involves skillful adaptation to an environment. 
D) suggests that many different intelligences exist. 
A) measures intelligence using scorable intelligence tests. 
B) equates intelligence with the existence of exceptional talent. 
C) says that intelligent behaviour always involves skillful adaptation to an environment. 
D) suggests that many different intelligences exist.

Question 10

Tests such as Raven's Progressive Matrices are designed

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A) to be culture-fair. 
B) for European American children. 
C) for African American children. 
D) for lower class children. 
A) to be culture-fair. 
B) for European American children. 
C) for African American children. 
D) for lower class children.

Question 11

Dr. Morris said the words cat, hat, dog, and bat and asked Alana which word did not rhyme with the others. Dr. Morris appears to be interested in Alana's

Accepted Answer

A) comprehension. 
B) phonological awareness. 
C) word recognition. 
D) propositions. 
A) comprehension. 
B) phonological awareness. 
C) word recognition. 
D) propositions.

Question 12

Which strategy is most effective for remembering main points?

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A) summarizing 
B) looking 
C) touching 
D) rehearsal 
A) summarizing 
B) looking 
C) touching 
D) rehearsal

Question 13

Which of the following best reflects gender differences in verbal ability?

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A) Only 10 percent of the published studies on gender differences found that females had greater verbal ability. 
B) Girls tend to be better readers than boys, but boys are better writers. 
C) Boys have more language-related problems than girls. 
D) The quality of speech production is lower in girls than in boys. 
A) Only 10 percent of the published studies on gender differences found that females had greater verbal ability. 
B) Girls tend to be better readers than boys, but boys are better writers. 
C) Boys have more language-related problems than girls. 
D) The quality of speech production is lower in girls than in boys.

Question 14

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a ________ writing strategy.

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A) knowledge-transforming 
B) knowledge-telling 
C) word recognition 
D) comprehension 
A) knowledge-transforming 
B) knowledge-telling 
C) word recognition 
D) comprehension

Question 15

Gardner's theory of intelligence

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A) ignores the developmental history of distinct intelligences. 
B) presents a narrow view of intelligence. 
C) emphasizes general intelligence. 
D) has important implications for education. 
A) ignores the developmental history of distinct intelligences. 
B) presents a narrow view of intelligence. 
C) emphasizes general intelligence. 
D) has important implications for education.

Question 16

Whom of the following is most likely to be an effective teacher?

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A) someone who believes that the learning process should be a passive one 
B) someone who has good classroom management skills 
C) someone who presents the material at a rapid pace so students don't become bored 
D) someone who feels that students are responsible for their own learning 
A) someone who believes that the learning process should be a passive one 
B) someone who has good classroom management skills 
C) someone who presents the material at a rapid pace so students don't become bored 
D) someone who feels that students are responsible for their own learning

Question 17

One explanation proposed in your textbook for why girls get better grades than boys in math courses but lower scores on math achievement tests has to do with

Accepted Answer

A) girls' lack of confidence in their math ability due to gender stereotypes. 
B) girls being likely to take easier math courses than boys. 
C) math courses being more likely to focus on novel problem-solving skill and math achievement tests being more likely to involve math computation. 
D) the left hemisphere of the brain maturing more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
A) girls' lack of confidence in their math ability due to gender stereotypes. 
B) girls being likely to take easier math courses than boys. 
C) math courses being more likely to focus on novel problem-solving skill and math achievement tests being more likely to involve math computation. 
D) the left hemisphere of the brain maturing more rapidly in girls than in boys.

Question 18

According to your text book, it is difficult to obtain intelligence assessments from economically disadvantaged children typically from minority groups due to all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) fear responses to unfamiliar adults with undisclosed motives. 
B) past trauma associated with adults wearing uniforms. 
C) that these children often reply "I do not know" to questions. 
D) they feel comfortable with the situation but do not know why they are being tested. 
A) fear responses to unfamiliar adults with undisclosed motives. 
B) past trauma associated with adults wearing uniforms. 
C) that these children often reply "I do not know" to questions. 
D) they feel comfortable with the situation but do not know why they are being tested.

Question 19

Functional brain imaging techniques have pointed to the importance of a componential approach in understanding whether _____ really exists.

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A) intelligence 
B) cognition 
C) general g factor 
D) Gardner's theory 
A) intelligence 
B) cognition 
C) general g factor 
D) Gardner's theory

Question 20

According to Sternberg's ________ subtheory, intelligence is revealed in both novel and familiar tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) contextual 
B) experiential 
C) intrapersonal 
D) componential 
A) contextual 
B) experiential 
C) intrapersonal 
D) componential

Children's knowledge can be characterized in terms of a network in which

Select the statement about heredity and intelligence that is not true.

Being able to hear the distinctive sounds made by different letters is called

An intelligence test is valid if it

Which of the following provides evidence that a test of extraversion is valid?

Activities that improve remembering are called

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

A school system wants to group students according to intelligence and decides to use head circumference as the measure of intelligence. Parents are likely to object to the school's measure of intelligence because it

The psychometric approach to intelligence

Tests such as Raven's Progressive Matrices are designed

Dr. Morris said the words cat, hat, dog, and bat and asked Alana which word did not rhyme with the others. Dr. Morris appears to be interested in Alana's

Which strategy is most effective for remembering main points?

Which of the following best reflects gender differences in verbal ability?

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a ________ writing strategy.

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Whom of the following is most likely to be an effective teacher?

One explanation proposed in your textbook for why girls get better grades than boys in math courses but lower scores on math achievement tests has to do with

According to your text book, it is difficult to obtain intelligence assessments from economically disadvantaged children typically from minority groups due to all of the following except

Functional brain imaging techniques have pointed to the importance of a componential approach in understanding whether _____ really exists.

According to Sternberg's ________ subtheory, intelligence is revealed in both novel and familiar tasks.

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Children's knowledge can be characterized in terms of a network in which

Select the statement about heredity and intelligence that is not true.

Being able to hear the distinctive sounds made by different letters is called

An intelligence test is valid if it

Which of the following provides evidence that a test of extraversion is valid?

Activities that improve remembering are called

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

A school system wants to group students according to intelligence and decides to use head circumference as the measure of intelligence. Parents are likely to object to the school's measure of intelligence because it

The psychometric approach to intelligence

Tests such as Raven's Progressive Matrices are designed

Dr. Morris said the words cat, hat, dog, and bat and asked Alana which word did not rhyme with the others. Dr. Morris appears to be interested in Alana's

Which strategy is most effective for remembering main points?

Which of the following best reflects gender differences in verbal ability?

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a ________ writing strategy.

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Whom of the following is most likely to be an effective teacher?

One explanation proposed in your textbook for why girls get better grades than boys in math courses but lower scores on math achievement tests has to do with

According to your text book, it is difficult to obtain intelligence assessments from economically disadvantaged children typically from minority groups due to all of the following except

Functional brain imaging techniques have pointed to the importance of a componential approach in understanding whether _____ really exists.

According to Sternberg's ________ subtheory, intelligence is revealed in both novel and familiar tasks.

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

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescents

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