Question 1

Younger, less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is the reason why young children sometimes fail to solve problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because young children often believe - unrealistically - that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead, without an explicit plan. 
B)  Because planning is hard work and if young children find that their plans often fail, they may see little point in investing the effort. 
C)  Because young children may expect parents and other adults to solve complex problems for them. 
D)  All of the above are reasons why children sometimes fail to solve problems. 
A)  Because young children often believe - unrealistically - that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead, without an explicit plan. 
B)  Because planning is hard work and if young children find that their plans often fail, they may see little point in investing the effort. 
C)  Because young children may expect parents and other adults to solve complex problems for them. 
D)  All of the above are reasons why children sometimes fail to solve problems.

Question 3

Your friend is having a hard time remembering the main points of his psychology textbook. If he asks you to recommend a memory strategy, which one would you suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Touch the sentences that contain the main points as you read them. 
B)  Read the sentences that contain the main points over and over. 
C)  Outline or write a summary of the main points. 
D)  Read the assigned twice. 
A)  Touch the sentences that contain the main points as you read them. 
B)  Read the sentences that contain the main points over and over. 
C)  Outline or write a summary of the main points. 
D)  Read the assigned twice.

Question 4

Younger children usually use a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Skill at identifying goals, selecting effective strategies, and monitoring accurately is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  metacognitive knowledge. 
B)  cognitive self-regulation. 
C)  metamemory. 
D)  automatic processing. 
A)  metacognitive knowledge. 
B)  cognitive self-regulation. 
C)  metamemory. 
D)  automatic processing.

Question 7

Experience or knowledge that contradicts a script can distort one's memory for the event or knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Although research shows that children become more effective problem solvers as they get older, even young children sometimes show remarkable problem-solving skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After Tina outlined a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Most students master learning strategies spontaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When a preschooler wants to tell his dad about baking cookies, he can simply retrieve the "baking cookie" script and use it to organize his recall of the different events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Peer collaboration is often unproductive. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because young children may lack the social and linguistic skills need to work as part of a team. 
B)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because the problems are so difficult that neither child has a clue about how to proceed. 
C)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because both children are invested in solving the problem, so there is competition for who should get to do the majority of the work. 
D)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because children are often exposed to instruction, which emphasizes individual achievement rather than collaboration. 
A)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because young children may lack the social and linguistic skills need to work as part of a team. 
B)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because the problems are so difficult that neither child has a clue about how to proceed. 
C)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because both children are invested in solving the problem, so there is competition for who should get to do the majority of the work. 
D)  Collaboration involving young children often fails because children are often exposed to instruction, which emphasizes individual achievement rather than collaboration.

Question 13

When Amit counts the trucks on the table by saying "1, 2, 4, 8… There are EIGHT trucks!" he is demonstrating the cardinality principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When writing, young children are more likely to use __________ strategies whereas adolescents more often use __________ strategies.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonological; propositional 
B)  prepositional; phonological 
C)  knowledge-telling; knowledge-transforming 
D)  knowledge-transforming; knowledge-telling 
A)  phonological; propositional 
B)  prepositional; phonological 
C)  knowledge-telling; knowledge-transforming 
D)  knowledge-transforming; knowledge-telling

Question 15

When young writers revise their writing, their changes usually dramatically improve their writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a general rule, as children get older, they solve problems

Accepted Answer

A)  more often and more effectively. 
B)  more often, but less effectively. 
C)  less often, but more effectively. 
D)  less often and less effectively. 
A)  more often and more effectively. 
B)  more often, but less effectively. 
C)  less often, but more effectively. 
D)  less often and less effectively.

Question 17

Encoding is the ability to identify individual words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Six-month-olds can distinguish two objects from three.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The one-to-one principle states that the last number name denotes the number of objects being counted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Younger, less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

Which of the following is the reason why young children sometimes fail to solve problems?

Your friend is having a hard time remembering the main points of his psychology textbook. If he asks you to recommend a memory strategy, which one would you suggest?

Younger children usually use a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing.

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.

Skill at identifying goals, selecting effective strategies, and monitoring accurately is known as

Experience or knowledge that contradicts a script can distort one's memory for the event or knowledge.

Although research shows that children become more effective problem solvers as they get older, even young children sometimes show remarkable problem-solving skills.

After Tina outlined a

Most students master learning strategies spontaneously.

When a preschooler wants to tell his dad about baking cookies, he can simply retrieve the "baking cookie" script and use it to organize his recall of the different events.

Peer collaboration is often unproductive. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

When Amit counts the trucks on the table by saying "1, 2, 4, 8… There are EIGHT trucks!" he is demonstrating the cardinality principle.

When writing, young children are more likely to use strategies whereas adolescents more often use strategies.

When young writers revise their writing, their changes usually dramatically improve their writing.

As a general rule, as children get older, they solve problems

Encoding is the ability to identify individual words.

Six-month-olds can distinguish two objects from three.

The one-to-one principle states that the last number name denotes the number of objects being counted.

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

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Younger, less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

Which of the following is the reason why young children sometimes fail to solve problems?

Your friend is having a hard time remembering the main points of his psychology textbook. If he asks you to recommend a memory strategy, which one would you suggest?

Younger children usually use a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing.

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.

Skill at identifying goals, selecting effective strategies, and monitoring accurately is known as

Experience or knowledge that contradicts a script can distort one's memory for the event or knowledge.

Although research shows that children become more effective problem solvers as they get older, even young children sometimes show remarkable problem-solving skills.

After Tina outlined a

Most students master learning strategies spontaneously.

When a preschooler wants to tell his dad about baking cookies, he can simply retrieve the "baking cookie" script and use it to organize his recall of the different events.

Peer collaboration is often unproductive. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

When Amit counts the trucks on the table by saying "1, 2, 4, 8… There are EIGHT trucks!" he is demonstrating the cardinality principle.

When writing, young children are more likely to use __________ strategies whereas adolescents more often use __________ strategies.

When young writers revise their writing, their changes usually dramatically improve their writing.

As a general rule, as children get older, they solve problems

Encoding is the ability to identify individual words.

Six-month-olds can distinguish two objects from three.

The one-to-one principle states that the last number name denotes the number of objects being counted.

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

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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When writing, young children are more likely to use strategies whereas adolescents more often use strategies.