Question 1

Which of the following is a factor that contributes to improved reading comprehension with age?

Accepted Answer

A) Children's knowledge of their world increases so they understand more of what they read. 
B) Working memory capacity decreases which makes identifying propositions more difficult. 
C) Younger readers are more likely to reread passages that they find confusing or difficult. 
D) Younger readers are better able to select a reading strategy that fits the material being read. 
A) Children's knowledge of their world increases so they understand more of what they read. 
B) Working memory capacity decreases which makes identifying propositions more difficult. 
C) Younger readers are more likely to reread passages that they find confusing or difficult. 
D) Younger readers are better able to select a reading strategy that fits the material being read.

Question 2

Research with adopted children

Accepted Answer

A) typically reveals that as adopted children get older, their IQ scores resemble their biological parents' scores more than their adopted parents' scores. 
B) indicates that heredity has no impact on intelligence test scores. 
C) usually finds that adopted children's IQ scores more closely resemble their adoptive parents' scores than their biological parents' scores. 
D) shows that throughout childhood, adoptive parents and biological parents equally influence adopted children's IQ scores. 
A) typically reveals that as adopted children get older, their IQ scores resemble their biological parents' scores more than their adopted parents' scores. 
B) indicates that heredity has no impact on intelligence test scores. 
C) usually finds that adopted children's IQ scores more closely resemble their adoptive parents' scores than their biological parents' scores. 
D) shows that throughout childhood, adoptive parents and biological parents equally influence adopted children's IQ scores.

Question 3

Your professor tells you that today you will be discussing the contextual, experiential, and componential subtheories of intelligence. Having already read your textbook chapter on intelligence, you know you'll be talking about

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
B) Sternberg's triarchic theory. 
C) psychometric theory. 
D) hierarchical theories of intelligence. 
A) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
B) Sternberg's triarchic theory. 
C) psychometric theory. 
D) hierarchical theories of intelligence.

Question 4

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Suess, to their children, their

Accepted Answer

A) children's phonological awareness decreases. 
B) children usually become bored and learn to dislike reading. 
C) children may become more interested in reading and will learn from it. 
D) children learn how to read easier. 
A) children's phonological awareness decreases. 
B) children usually become bored and learn to dislike reading. 
C) children may become more interested in reading and will learn from it. 
D) children learn how to read easier.

Question 5

The fact that an IQ test is positively correlated with school performance indicates that this IQ test

Accepted Answer

A) has validity. 
B) has reliability. 
C) is influenced by heredity. 
D) is influenced by the environment. 
A) has validity. 
B) has reliability. 
C) is influenced by heredity. 
D) is influenced by the environment.

Question 6

Sequential reasoning is a measure of ________, whereas language comprehension is a measure of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence 
B) crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence 
C) general memory and learning; broad visual perception 
D) broad visual perception; general memory and learning 
A) fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence 
B) crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence 
C) general memory and learning; broad visual perception 
D) broad visual perception; general memory and learning

Question 7

After Tina outlined a chapter in her textbook, she answered questions in her study guide to see whether outlining was helping her learn the information in the chapter. Tina was ________ the effectiveness of her memory strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsing 
B) monitoring 
C) scripting 
D) distorting 
A) rehearsing 
B) monitoring 
C) scripting 
D) distorting

Question 8

Information in working memory

Accepted Answer

A) stays in working memory indefinitely 
B) is displaced as more information is processed and will be lost unless it is moved to long-term memory. 
C) moves to sensory memory when it is no longer actively being used. 
D) is moved either to the sensory memory or to the long-term memory, depending on the type of information. 
A) stays in working memory indefinitely 
B) is displaced as more information is processed and will be lost unless it is moved to long-term memory. 
C) moves to sensory memory when it is no longer actively being used. 
D) is moved either to the sensory memory or to the long-term memory, depending on the type of information.

Question 9

How are social class and IQ related?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher social class children tend to obtain higher IQ scores than lower social class children. 
B) Higher social class children tend to obtain lower IQ scores than lower social class children. 
C) Social class and IQ are unrelated. 
D) Social class and IQ are negatively related for European Americans but are unrelated for African Americans. 
A) Higher social class children tend to obtain higher IQ scores than lower social class children. 
B) Higher social class children tend to obtain lower IQ scores than lower social class children. 
C) Social class and IQ are unrelated. 
D) Social class and IQ are negatively related for European Americans but are unrelated for African Americans.

Question 10

All of the following are advantages to cyber-schools except

Accepted Answer

A) they allow for independent learning. 
B) they are an option for children who cannot attend regular school because of health difficulties. 
C) they allow access to a variety of courses. 
D) they allow for more responsiveness to the student by the teacher. 
A) they allow for independent learning. 
B) they are an option for children who cannot attend regular school because of health difficulties. 
C) they allow access to a variety of courses. 
D) they allow for more responsiveness to the student by the teacher.

Question 11

When Kelly saw the word hat, she said, "H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

Accepted Answer

A) direct retrieval 
B) context cues 
C) comprehension 
D) sounding out 
A) direct retrieval 
B) context cues 
C) comprehension 
D) sounding out

Question 12

The concrete operational stage spans ages

Accepted Answer

A) 2 to 4. 
B) 4 to 7. 
C) 7 to 11. 
D) 11 to 14. 
A) 2 to 4. 
B) 4 to 7. 
C) 7 to 11. 
D) 11 to 14.

Question 13

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

Accepted Answer

A) measure intelligence across cultures. 
B) predict job success. 
C) determine how much of intelligence is due to heredity and how much is due to the environment. 
D) identify children who would need special instruction in school. 
A) measure intelligence across cultures. 
B) predict job success. 
C) determine how much of intelligence is due to heredity and how much is due to the environment. 
D) identify children who would need special instruction in school.

Question 14

Mrs. Eaton has made adaptations to her second grade classroom environment and teaching methods in order to accommodate the children's personal strengths, weaknesses, and preferred ways of learning. That is, she is using ________ in her classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) specialized training 
B) dynamic testing 
C) differentiated instruction 
D) a response to intervention 
A) specialized training 
B) dynamic testing 
C) differentiated instruction 
D) a response to intervention

Question 15

Dynamic tests of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) have been used for many years and have produced well-established results. 
B) measure a child's learning potential. 
C) produce the same information as static tests of intelligence. 
D) measure what a child already knows. 
A) have been used for many years and have produced well-established results. 
B) measure a child's learning potential. 
C) produce the same information as static tests of intelligence. 
D) measure what a child already knows.

Question 16

Which of the following is not true of counting strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) They become more efficient with age. 
B) They occur in a rigid developmental sequence. 
C) Their use depends on the particular problem being solved. 
D) They usually start by the time the child is in kindergarten. 
A) They become more efficient with age. 
B) They occur in a rigid developmental sequence. 
C) Their use depends on the particular problem being solved. 
D) They usually start by the time the child is in kindergarten.

Question 17

Which of the following kindergartners will be likely to learn to read more easily?

Accepted Answer

A) Erik, who cannot identify words that rhyme and words that don't rhyme 
B) Siu-lan, who does not know most of the letters of the alphabet 
C) Tatiana, whose parents have exposed her to literacy from her early years 
D) Justin, who cannot identify the first, middle, or last sounds found in short words 
A) Erik, who cannot identify words that rhyme and words that don't rhyme 
B) Siu-lan, who does not know most of the letters of the alphabet 
C) Tatiana, whose parents have exposed her to literacy from her early years 
D) Justin, who cannot identify the first, middle, or last sounds found in short words

Question 18

Gardner's work has helped child development researchers in all of the following ways except to

Accepted Answer

A) view intelligence in a way other than psychometric based views. 
B) encourage experiments evaluating whether Gardner's theory applied in curriculum is effective. 
C) lead to testing students using a multimodal focus of intelligence. 
D) continue to view intelligence in general, global sense. 
A) view intelligence in a way other than psychometric based views. 
B) encourage experiments evaluating whether Gardner's theory applied in curriculum is effective. 
C) lead to testing students using a multimodal focus of intelligence. 
D) continue to view intelligence in general, global sense.

Question 19

Scripts of events

Accepted Answer

A) can distort a child's memory for an event. 
B) force children to remember every individual activity that is part of an event. 
C) make remembering a specific event more difficult. 
D) do not provide information about the sequence in which events occur. 
A) can distort a child's memory for an event. 
B) force children to remember every individual activity that is part of an event. 
C) make remembering a specific event more difficult. 
D) do not provide information about the sequence in which events occur.

Question 20

As Derrick read the sentence "The little girl swam in the pool," he could derive a number of ________, including "there is a girl," "the girl is little," "the girl was in the pool," and "the girl was swimming."

Accepted Answer

A) scripts 
B) phonological awarenesses 
C) one-to-one principles 
D) propositions 
A) scripts 
B) phonological awarenesses 
C) one-to-one principles 
D) propositions

Which of the following is a factor that contributes to improved reading comprehension with age?

Research with adopted children

Your professor tells you that today you will be discussing the contextual, experiential, and componential subtheories of intelligence. Having already read your textbook chapter on intelligence, you know you'll be talking about

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Suess, to their children, their

The fact that an IQ test is positively correlated with school performance indicates that this IQ test

Sequential reasoning is a measure of , whereas language comprehension is a measure of .

After Tina outlined a chapter in her textbook, she answered questions in her study guide to see whether outlining was helping her learn the information in the chapter. Tina was ________ the effectiveness of her memory strategy.

Information in working memory

How are social class and IQ related?

All of the following are advantages to cyber-schools except

When Kelly saw the word hat, she said, "H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

The concrete operational stage spans ages

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

Mrs. Eaton has made adaptations to her second grade classroom environment and teaching methods in order to accommodate the children's personal strengths, weaknesses, and preferred ways of learning. That is, she is using ________ in her classroom.

Dynamic tests of intelligence

Which of the following is not true of counting strategies?

Which of the following kindergartners will be likely to learn to read more easily?

Gardner's work has helped child development researchers in all of the following ways except to

Scripts of events

As Derrick read the sentence "The little girl swam in the pool," he could derive a number of ________, including "there is a girl," "the girl is little," "the girl was in the pool," and "the girl was swimming."

Child Development: Theories and Themes

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Physical Growth in Preschool Children

Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

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Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

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Which of the following is a factor that contributes to improved reading comprehension with age?

Research with adopted children

Your professor tells you that today you will be discussing the contextual, experiential, and componential subtheories of intelligence. Having already read your textbook chapter on intelligence, you know you'll be talking about

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Suess, to their children, their

The fact that an IQ test is positively correlated with school performance indicates that this IQ test

Sequential reasoning is a measure of ________, whereas language comprehension is a measure of ________.

After Tina outlined a chapter in her textbook, she answered questions in her study guide to see whether outlining was helping her learn the information in the chapter. Tina was ________ the effectiveness of her memory strategy.

Information in working memory

How are social class and IQ related?

All of the following are advantages to cyber-schools except

When Kelly saw the word hat, she said, "H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

The concrete operational stage spans ages

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

Mrs. Eaton has made adaptations to her second grade classroom environment and teaching methods in order to accommodate the children's personal strengths, weaknesses, and preferred ways of learning. That is, she is using ________ in her classroom.

Dynamic tests of intelligence

Which of the following is not true of counting strategies?

Which of the following kindergartners will be likely to learn to read more easily?

Gardner's work has helped child development researchers in all of the following ways except to

Scripts of events

As Derrick read the sentence "The little girl swam in the pool," he could derive a number of ________, including "there is a girl," "the girl is little," "the girl was in the pool," and "the girl was swimming."

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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Sequential reasoning is a measure of , whereas language comprehension is a measure of .