Question 1

Readers often use sentence context to help increase the speed of word recognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

By definition, a child with a learning disability must have some kind of sensory impairment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the most common type of learning disability?

Accepted Answer

A) mathematical 
B) developmental dyslexia 
C) Down's syndrome 
D) ADHD

Question 4

Data from Project Head Start

Accepted Answer

A) ​supported the belief that environmental factors can impact an individual's IQ. 
B) found that daycare aimed at improving the linguistic and social development of infants and preschoolers is ineffective. ​ 
C) showed that through an improved diet, a typical child's IQ scores could be doubled. ​ 
D) discovered that the average IQ score of a child has decreased steadily since 1960. ​

Question 5

Knowledge-telling and knowledge-transforming are types of ____ strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) ​reading 
B) speaking 
C) spelling 
D) writing

Question 6

Dr. Jourdan is devising an intelligence test containing items that relate to experiences common to all people around the world. Dr. Jourdan is most likely attempting to develop a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) ​test of multiple intelligences. 
B) intelligence quotient. ​ 
C) spatial intelligence test. 
D) culture-fair intelligence test.

Question 7

The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence is that

Accepted Answer

A) ​the more closely related two individuals are, the more positively correlated their scores will be. 
B) the correlation between biological sibling's IQ scores will be about 0.0. ​ 
C) parents' IQ scores are not very predictive of children's IQ scores. ​ 
D) experience plays a major role in determining a person's IQ score. ​

Question 8

Bea has tremendous insight into "deep" questions like, "Why are we born to die?" According to Gardner, Bea would rate high on a scale of ____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) ​bodily-kinesthetic 
B) existential ​ 
C) interpersonal 
D) logical-mathematical

Question 9

Reading comprehension occurs when an individual extracts meaning from a sequence of words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which behavior indicates that Mandy is using a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing her psychology term paper?

Accepted Answer

A) When she sounds out the letters to words that she does not know how to spell​ 
B) When she begins by writing down any ideas about psychology that pop into her mind ​ 
C) When, before she writes anything, she decides that the point of the paper would be to make her psychology teacher mad ​ 
D) When she considers how fun it would be to skip the paper and head to the beach ​

Question 11

By traditional definition, how many of the following eight-year-old children would be considered "gifted": Darcy, IQ = 100; Peggy, IQ = 120; Kelly, IQ = 140; Al, IQ = 160?

Accepted Answer

A) ​one 
B) ​two 
C) ​three 
D) ​four

Question 12

Intelligence is to creativity as

Accepted Answer

A) ​correct thinking is to divergent thinking. 
B) componential is to contextual. ​ 
C) spatial intelligence is to musical intelligence. ​ 
D) universe is to stars. ​

Question 13

Angelica and her younger brother Houston are both given three fountain pens, each containing clear ink, and are informed that some combination of ink will yield a color. Because Angelica is a formal operational thinker and Houston is a concrete operational thinker, how will their behavior likely differ?

Accepted Answer

A) Angelica will spend more time thinking about the task and be more systematic when attempting to solve it. 
B) Angelica will use a piece of paper to draw out the problem. 
C) Houston will only use two of the pens. 
D) Houston will watch how Angelica solves the problem and then repeat her steps.

Question 14

One myth concerning ADHD is that

Accepted Answer

A) ​it is typically "outgrown" in adolescence. 
B) its symptoms can be treated using stimulants. ​ 
C) it can involve both hyperactivity and impulsivity. ​ 
D) it is currently significantly underdiagnosed. ​

Question 15

Which child most likely has a learning disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Charlie, who has difficulty learning to read 
B) Paul, who has experienced a poor learning environment 
C) Andrew, who has Down syndrome 
D) Glen, who has Muscular Dystrophy

Question 16

IQ scores are

Accepted Answer

A) ​good predictors of school success and occupational success. 
B) good predictors of school success but bad predictors of occupational success. ​ 
C) bad predictors of school success but good predictors of occupational success. ​ 
D) poor predictors of school success and occupational success. ​

Question 17

In which would the letter "p" be fastest recognized by an individual who spoke English?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Pelh 
B) Elhp 
C) Help 
D) Pleh

Question 18

Which most accurately describes long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary and limited capacity 
B) Permanent and limited capacity 
C) Temporary and unlimited capacity 
D) Permanent and unlimited capacity

Question 19

The issue of novelty of thinking is best associated with ____ ability.

Accepted Answer

A) ​analytical 
B) creative 
C) practical 
D) familial

Question 20

Beginning readers tend to

Accepted Answer

A) only use the "sound it out" method. 
B) only use the "retrieve the word directly from memory" method. 
C) use the "retrieve word from memory" strategy first and the "sound it out" method second. 
D) use the "sound it out" strategy first and the "retrieve word from memory" method second.

Exam 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Readers often use sentence context to help increase the speed of word recognition.

By definition, a child with a learning disability must have some kind of sensory impairment.

What is the most common type of learning disability?

Data from Project Head Start

Knowledge-telling and knowledge-transforming are types of ____ strategies.

Dr. Jourdan is devising an intelligence test containing items that relate to experiences common to all people around the world. Dr. Jourdan is most likely attempting to develop a(n)

The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence is that

Bea has tremendous insight into "deep" questions like, "Why are we born to die?" According to Gardner, Bea would rate high on a scale of ____ intelligence.

Reading comprehension occurs when an individual extracts meaning from a sequence of words.

Which behavior indicates that Mandy is using a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing her psychology term paper?

By traditional definition, how many of the following eight-year-old children would be considered "gifted": Darcy, IQ = 100; Peggy, IQ = 120; Kelly, IQ = 140; Al, IQ = 160?

Intelligence is to creativity as

One myth concerning ADHD is that

Which child most likely has a learning disability?

IQ scores are

In which would the letter "p" be fastest recognized by an individual who spoke English?

Which most accurately describes long-term memory?

The issue of novelty of thinking is best associated with ____ ability.

Beginning readers tend to