Question 1

Which sentence might lead to better memory performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The women have wind chimes. 
B)  The man has many apples. 
C)  The girl had a closet. 
D)  The boy drove the car. 
A)  The women have wind chimes. 
B)  The man has many apples. 
C)  The girl had a closet. 
D)  The boy drove the car.

Question 2

A child in Piaget's _____ stage develops schemes for thinking about the physical word.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor 
A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor

Question 3

One's brain is at its best physically during one's:

Accepted Answer

A)  twenties. 
B)  thirties. 
C)  forties. 
D)  sixties. 
A)  twenties. 
B)  thirties. 
C)  forties. 
D)  sixties.

Question 4

Why is human childhood prolonged?

Accepted Answer

According to Bjorklu

Question 5

According to Piaget,infants develop which concept during their first year of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  conservation of number 
D)  egocentrism 
A)  object permanence 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  conservation of number 
D)  egocentrism

Question 6

Provide evidence for each side of the Empiricist-Nativist debate.

Accepted Answer

The nativists argue that the most import

Question 7

What are the two critical stages in solving Sternberg's analogies?

Accepted Answer

Reasoning

Question 8

The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler produce measures that are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  adjusted scores. 
B)  intelligence quotients. 
C)  psychometric scores. 
D)  raw scores. 
A)  adjusted scores. 
B)  intelligence quotients. 
C)  psychometric scores. 
D)  raw scores.

Question 9

A child in Piaget's _____ stage can now treat the physical world in a systematic way.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor 
A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor

Question 10

A child in Piaget's _____ stage is capable of scientific reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor 
A)  concrete-operational 
B)  formal-operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensory-motor

Question 11

According to Case,_____ memory capacity is the key to the developmental sequence.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  long-term 
C)  short-term 
D)  working 
A)  implicit 
B)  long-term 
C)  short-term 
D)  working

Question 12

Keeney et al.(1967)found that 5-year-olds:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost always verbally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
B)  seldom verbally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
C)  almost always mentally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
D)  seldom verbally mentally a set of objects to be remembered. 
A)  almost always verbally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
B)  seldom verbally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
C)  almost always mentally rehearse a set of objects to be remembered. 
D)  seldom verbally mentally a set of objects to be remembered.

Question 13

According to Salthouse's (1992)study,older adults show decrements in which component of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R)?

Accepted Answer

A)  both verbal and performance 
B)  neither verbal nor performance 
C)  verbal only 
D)  performance only 
A)  both verbal and performance 
B)  neither verbal nor performance 
C)  verbal only 
D)  performance only

Question 14

The _____ option holds that children's basic cognitive processes become better.

Accepted Answer

A)  know-better 
B)  know-more 
C)  think-better 
D)  think-more 
A)  know-better 
B)  know-more 
C)  think-better 
D)  think-more

Question 15

Number is represented in the _____ cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  occipital 
C)  parietal 
D)  temporal 
A)  frontal 
B)  occipital 
C)  parietal 
D)  temporal

Question 16

With age,the ability to hold information in working memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  It depends on the individual. 
A)  decreases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  It depends on the individual.

Question 17

Why was the original definition of IQ unsuitable?

Accepted Answer

It was unsuitable because it could not e

Question 18

What is crystallized intelligence? What is fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Crystallized intelligence refe

Question 19

Children do worse than adults on almost every memory task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ refers to the ability to solve problems in novel domains.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crystallized intelligence 
B)  Fluid intelligence 
C)  Factor analysis 
D)  Meta analysis 
A)  Crystallized intelligence 
B)  Fluid intelligence 
C)  Factor analysis 
D)  Meta analysis

Which sentence might lead to better memory performance?

A child in Piaget's _____ stage develops schemes for thinking about the physical word.

One's brain is at its best physically during one's:

Why is human childhood prolonged?

According to Piaget,infants develop which concept during their first year of life?

Provide evidence for each side of the Empiricist-Nativist debate.

What are the two critical stages in solving Sternberg's analogies?

The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler produce measures that are called:

A child in Piaget's _____ stage can now treat the physical world in a systematic way.

A child in Piaget's _____ stage is capable of scientific reasoning.

According to Case,_____ memory capacity is the key to the developmental sequence.

Keeney et al.(1967)found that 5-year-olds:

According to Salthouse's (1992)study,older adults show decrements in which component of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R)?

The _____ option holds that children's basic cognitive processes become better.

Number is represented in the _____ cortex.

With age,the ability to hold information in working memory:

Why was the original definition of IQ unsuitable?

What is crystallized intelligence? What is fluid intelligence?

Children do worse than adults on almost every memory task.

_____ refers to the ability to solve problems in novel domains.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Filters

Exam 14: Individual Differences in Cognition

Which sentence might lead to better memory performance?

A child in Piaget's _____ stage develops schemes for thinking about the physical word.

One's brain is at its best physically during one's:

Why is human childhood prolonged?

According to Piaget,infants develop which concept during their first year of life?

Provide evidence for each side of the Empiricist-Nativist debate.

What are the two critical stages in solving Sternberg's analogies?

The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler produce measures that are called:

A child in Piaget's _____ stage can now treat the physical world in a systematic way.

A child in Piaget's _____ stage is capable of scientific reasoning.

According to Case,_____ memory capacity is the key to the developmental sequence.

Keeney et al.(1967)found that 5-year-olds:

According to Salthouse's (1992)study,older adults show decrements in which component of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R)?

The _____ option holds that children's basic cognitive processes become better.

Number is represented in the _____ cortex.

With age,the ability to hold information in working memory:

Why was the original definition of IQ unsuitable?

What is crystallized intelligence? What is fluid intelligence?

Children do worse than adults on almost every memory task.

_____ refers to the ability to solve problems in novel domains.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Filters