Question 1

What can be done in order to prepare and support the success of newcomers to Canada in the school system?

Accepted Answer

A) Teach cultural diversity to all students in order to understand food and traditions associated with a variety of cultures. 
B) Improve skills and cultural familiarity in an attempt to help the child forget about his/her old life. 
C) Improve skills and cultural familiarity while at the same time respecting cultural heritage. 
D) Move children from similar ethnicities into similar schools to support their learning better. 
A) Teach cultural diversity to all students in order to understand food and traditions associated with a variety of cultures. 
B) Improve skills and cultural familiarity in an attempt to help the child forget about his/her old life. 
C) Improve skills and cultural familiarity while at the same time respecting cultural heritage. 
D) Move children from similar ethnicities into similar schools to support their learning better.

Question 2

In a "Battle of the Sexes" to be held at their high school, the boys are allowed to choose one task to be used in the "battle" and the girls are allowed to choose another. Which task should the boys choose to make it most likely that they will win?

Accepted Answer

A) a familiar math computation problem 
B) a novel math problem-solving task 
C) a spelling task 
D) a scrambled word task 
A) a familiar math computation problem 
B) a novel math problem-solving task 
C) a spelling task 
D) a scrambled word task

Question 3

Savants

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A) receive high scores on traditional intelligence tests. 
B) perform consistently on many different types of intellectual tasks. 
C) are intellectually delayed but extremely talented in one domain. 
D) have a learning disability. 
A) receive high scores on traditional intelligence tests. 
B) perform consistently on many different types of intellectual tasks. 
C) are intellectually delayed but extremely talented in one domain. 
D) have a learning disability.

Question 4

Research by Michelene Chi with child chess experts and adult chess novices has shown that

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A) knowledge within a particular area does not influence memory performance. 
B) adults' memories are better than children's even when children have expert knowledge in a particular area. 
C) knowledge in a particular area organizes and gives meaning to new information. 
D) child chess experts could not remember more chess pieces than adult chess novices. 
A) knowledge within a particular area does not influence memory performance. 
B) adults' memories are better than children's even when children have expert knowledge in a particular area. 
C) knowledge in a particular area organizes and gives meaning to new information. 
D) child chess experts could not remember more chess pieces than adult chess novices.

Question 5

The idea that both general intelligence (g) and specific forms of intelligence together can be used as an explanation was recognized by

Accepted Answer

A) Spearman. 
B) Thurstone & Thurstone. 
C) Carroll. 
D) Gardner. 
A) Spearman. 
B) Thurstone & Thurstone. 
C) Carroll. 
D) Gardner.

Question 6

________ is the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters.

Accepted Answer

A) Comprehension 
B) Word recognition 
C) The cardinality principle 
D) Phonological awareness 
A) Comprehension 
B) Word recognition 
C) The cardinality principle 
D) Phonological awareness

Question 7

Children derive meaning by combining words to form

Accepted Answer

A) propositions. 
B) direct retrieval. 
C) scripts. 
D) phonological awareness. 
A) propositions. 
B) direct retrieval. 
C) scripts. 
D) phonological awareness.

Question 8

If you ask a kindergartner, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the kindergartener would

Accepted Answer

A) be unlikely to be able to answer the question correctly. 
B) probably solve the problem by counting on his fingers. 
C) probably solve the problem by counting mentally. 
D) probably solve the problem by retrieving the answer from memory. 
A) be unlikely to be able to answer the question correctly. 
B) probably solve the problem by counting on his fingers. 
C) probably solve the problem by counting mentally. 
D) probably solve the problem by retrieving the answer from memory.

Question 9

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Accepted Answer

A) giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children 
B) individually administering the WISC-III to a child 
C) introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish 
D) assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks 
A) giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children 
B) individually administering the WISC-III to a child 
C) introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish 
D) assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks

Question 10

Which characteristic of the concrete operational child's thinking helps him or her to solve Piaget's conservation problem?

Accepted Answer

A) reversibility 
B) hypothetical thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) animism 
A) reversibility 
B) hypothetical thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) animism

Question 11

Several teachers are discussing how children read. Which of them made a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Hester, who said beginning readers sound words out, but advanced readers always retrieve words from memory 
B) Fran, who said advanced readers sound words out and only beginning readers use memory retrieval 
C) Carolyn, who said that as readers become more skilled, they sound out fewer words and retrieve more words from memory but will still sound out unfamiliar words 
D) Mary, who said sounding out words is quicker than retrieving words from memory 
A) Hester, who said beginning readers sound words out, but advanced readers always retrieve words from memory 
B) Fran, who said advanced readers sound words out and only beginning readers use memory retrieval 
C) Carolyn, who said that as readers become more skilled, they sound out fewer words and retrieve more words from memory but will still sound out unfamiliar words 
D) Mary, who said sounding out words is quicker than retrieving words from memory

Question 12

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

Accepted Answer

A) dividing an individual's mental age by his or her chronological age and then multiplying by 100. 
B) correlating his or her scores on the various subtests. 
C) comparing how many questions the individual passed to the average number passed by individuals of the same age. 
D) multiplying the number of test items passed by 100. 
A) dividing an individual's mental age by his or her chronological age and then multiplying by 100. 
B) correlating his or her scores on the various subtests. 
C) comparing how many questions the individual passed to the average number passed by individuals of the same age. 
D) multiplying the number of test items passed by 100.

Question 13

The results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project indicate that intervention programs

Accepted Answer

A) with disadvantaged children do not improve their IQ scores. 
B) that focus only on preschoolers work as well as long-term intervention programs. 
C) that focus on the school environment work as well as programs that focus on both the school and home environments. 
D) are most successful when they last for years and they focus on both the school and home environments. 
A) with disadvantaged children do not improve their IQ scores. 
B) that focus only on preschoolers work as well as long-term intervention programs. 
C) that focus on the school environment work as well as programs that focus on both the school and home environments. 
D) are most successful when they last for years and they focus on both the school and home environments.

Question 14

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) heredity does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their biological parents. 
B) environment does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their adoptive parents. 
C) the impact of the environment on IQ increases as children grow older. 
D) the impact of heredity on IQ increases as children grow older. 
A) heredity does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their biological parents. 
B) environment does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their adoptive parents. 
C) the impact of the environment on IQ increases as children grow older. 
D) the impact of heredity on IQ increases as children grow older.

Question 15

Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important. You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that

Accepted Answer

A) the right hemisphere in the brain may mature more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
B) because reading is often stereotyped as an activity for girls, girls may make more effort to master verbal skills like reading. 
C) girls' mathematical superiority gives them self-confidence that carries over to verbal skills. 
D) a dominant gene on the X chromosome may promote verbal ability. 
A) the right hemisphere in the brain may mature more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
B) because reading is often stereotyped as an activity for girls, girls may make more effort to master verbal skills like reading. 
C) girls' mathematical superiority gives them self-confidence that carries over to verbal skills. 
D) a dominant gene on the X chromosome may promote verbal ability.

Question 16

Higher IQ scores in children are associated with home environments

Accepted Answer

A) that include involved parents. 
B) that include few toys. 
C) where a father is absent. 
D) where both parents work outside the home. 
A) that include involved parents. 
B) that include few toys. 
C) where a father is absent. 
D) where both parents work outside the home.

Question 17

Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?

Accepted Answer

A) It correlates significantly with age. 
B) It correlates significantly with number of years in school. 
C) It correlates significantly with body weight. 
D) It correlates significantly with academic performance. 
A) It correlates significantly with age. 
B) It correlates significantly with number of years in school. 
C) It correlates significantly with body weight. 
D) It correlates significantly with academic performance.

Question 18

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook, he does not know any of the material very well. What should he do?

Accepted Answer

A) He should determine the parts of the textbook he is not learning, and underline more in those parts of the textbook. 
B) He should underline in a different color. 
C) He should underline more selectively. 
D) He should choose another memory strategy. 
A) He should determine the parts of the textbook he is not learning, and underline more in those parts of the textbook. 
B) He should underline in a different color. 
C) He should underline more selectively. 
D) He should choose another memory strategy.

Question 19

According to your textbook, who is most correct about influences on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) John, who believes that anyone can be either extremely bright or very unintelligent given the proper environment 
B) Sandy, who thinks intelligence is purely a result of the genes one is given 
C) Rachel, who feels intelligence is determined by a combination of heredity and the environment 
D) Helen, who believes there is no way to determine the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence 
A) John, who believes that anyone can be either extremely bright or very unintelligent given the proper environment 
B) Sandy, who thinks intelligence is purely a result of the genes one is given 
C) Rachel, who feels intelligence is determined by a combination of heredity and the environment 
D) Helen, who believes there is no way to determine the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence

Question 20

You are part of a parent group formed to determine how your school system can improve students' academic performance. Based on research on academic excellence in Japanese and Taiwanese schools, which of the following suggestions would you make?

Accepted Answer

A) Give teachers less free time for lesson planning and grading papers. 
B) Spend less time on teacher training. 
C) Set lower standards for students, so they are less likely to become frustrated. 
D) Organize instruction around sound principles of learning such as providing multiple examples of concepts. 
A) Give teachers less free time for lesson planning and grading papers. 
B) Spend less time on teacher training. 
C) Set lower standards for students, so they are less likely to become frustrated. 
D) Organize instruction around sound principles of learning such as providing multiple examples of concepts.

What can be done in order to prepare and support the success of newcomers to Canada in the school system?

In a "Battle of the Sexes" to be held at their high school, the boys are allowed to choose one task to be used in the "battle" and the girls are allowed to choose another. Which task should the boys choose to make it most likely that they will win?

Savants

Research by Michelene Chi with child chess experts and adult chess novices has shown that

The idea that both general intelligence (g) and specific forms of intelligence together can be used as an explanation was recognized by

________ is the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters.

Children derive meaning by combining words to form

If you ask a kindergartner, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the kindergartener would

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Which characteristic of the concrete operational child's thinking helps him or her to solve Piaget's conservation problem?

Several teachers are discussing how children read. Which of them made a true statement?

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

The results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project indicate that intervention programs

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important. You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that

Higher IQ scores in children are associated with home environments

Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook, he does not know any of the material very well. What should he do?

According to your textbook, who is most correct about influences on intelligence?

You are part of a parent group formed to determine how your school system can improve students' academic performance. Based on research on academic excellence in Japanese and Taiwanese schools, which of the following suggestions would you make?

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Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

What can be done in order to prepare and support the success of newcomers to Canada in the school system?

In a "Battle of the Sexes" to be held at their high school, the boys are allowed to choose one task to be used in the "battle" and the girls are allowed to choose another. Which task should the boys choose to make it most likely that they will win?

Savants

Research by Michelene Chi with child chess experts and adult chess novices has shown that

The idea that both general intelligence (g) and specific forms of intelligence together can be used as an explanation was recognized by

________ is the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters.

Children derive meaning by combining words to form

If you ask a kindergartner, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the kindergartener would

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Which characteristic of the concrete operational child's thinking helps him or her to solve Piaget's conservation problem?

Several teachers are discussing how children read. Which of them made a true statement?

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

The results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project indicate that intervention programs

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important. You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that

Higher IQ scores in children are associated with home environments

Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook, he does not know any of the material very well. What should he do?

According to your textbook, who is most correct about influences on intelligence?

You are part of a parent group formed to determine how your school system can improve students' academic performance. Based on research on academic excellence in Japanese and Taiwanese schools, which of the following suggestions would you make?

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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