Question 1

Increases in levels of dopamine can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) increase risk of onset of schizophrenia 
B) increase risk-taking behavior 
C) increase risk of use of addictive drugs 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of self-regulatory learners?

Accepted Answer

A) They follow the teachers' goals for extending their knowledge. 
B) They manage their emotions. 
C) They monitor their progress towards the goals. 
D) They revise strategies based on their progress towards the goals.

Question 3

Recent research revealed that adolescent egocentrism

Accepted Answer

A) is still prominent in emerging adults ages 18-21. 
B) peaks in early adolescence and is gone by ages 17-19. 
C) is seen more in females during early adulthood than in adolescence. 
D) is seen more in late adolescent males,ages 15-18,than in males in early adulthood.

Question 4

Peter is a landscape designer.Gardner would say that Peter's strength is in

Accepted Answer

A) intrapersonal intelligence. 
B) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. 
C) naturalistic intelligence. 
D) mathematical intelligence.

Question 5

Judge the value of intelligence tests.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Michael is a successful business owner who can develop his ideas into productive enterprises.Although he was an average student in school,his great social skills and common sense indicate that Michael might score highly in what Sternberg calls ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) analytical 
B) practical 
C) emotional 
D) creative

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Labouvie-Vief's view of cognitive development is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Emerging adults' level of education influences how they maximize their cognitive potential. 
B) Deciding on a particular worldview is a key aspect of cognitive development in emerging adults. 
C) Most emerging adults have attained the highest level of thinking. 
D) Emerging adults should acknowledge diverse world views.

Question 8

What is the main difference between a myelinated cell process and a cell process without myelin?

Accepted Answer

A) Myelinated cell processes are more efficient at information processing than non-myelinated cell processes. 
B) Myelinated cell processes are slower at information processing than non-myelinated cell processes. 
C) Nonmyelinated cell processes are faster at information processing than myelinated cell processes. 
D) There is no difference between myelinated and non-myelinated cell processes.

Question 9

Justin,age 17,cannot drive at night and is not allowed to have a passenger in the car.Justin most likely is

Accepted Answer

A) in a graduated driver licensing program. 
B) a driver who has already had one speeding ticket or other moving violation. 
C) in a program for those who have been identified as being "at risk" for an accident. 
D) a driver with a night-vision problem.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about adolescent decision making is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Older adolescents are better at making decisions than are younger adolescents. 
B) Adolescents who are impulsive are often not effective decision makers. 
C) Emotional regulation plays a role in decision making. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Compare and contrast Piaget's and Vygotsky's views on adolescent cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The basic units of the nervous system are

Accepted Answer

A) synapses. 
B) neurons. 
C) neuronal matrixes. 
D) neurofibrillary plaques.

Question 13

"Thinking about thinking" is known as

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition. 
B) meta-analysis. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 14

Tina is a gifted artist who makes and sells her own original pieces of jewelry.From this information,what can we predict about Tina?

Accepted Answer

A) She is also gifted in music. 
B) She has only average skills in math. 
C) She is not interested in other academic areas except art. 
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 15

The ability to solve problems and to adapt to and learn from experience is

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition. 
B) intelligence. 
C) self-regulatory learning. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding formal operational thought is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Formal operational thought emerges at 15-18 years of age. 
B) Formal operational thought is more abstract than concrete operational thought. 
C) Formal operational thought considers only that which is real. 
D) Formal operational thought is less logical than concrete operational thought.

Question 17

The dominant process in early formal operational thought is

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation. 
B) accommodation. 
C) analysis. 
D) assimilation.

Question 18

Kyle is an expert at paint-balling; Mitchell is just beginning in the sport.Kyle will be better than Mitchell at

Accepted Answer

A) understanding meaningful patterns of information. 
B) accumulating more content knowledge. 
C) retrieving important aspects of knowledge with little effort. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 19

David Elkind argues that adolescent egocentrism can be dissected into two types of social thinking,the ________ and the personal fable.

Accepted Answer

A) invulnerability aspect 
B) imaginary audience 
C) imposter phenomenon 
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 20

One perspective on expertise is that ________,in addition to motivation,is required to become an expert.

Accepted Answer

A) deliberate practice 
B) a great deal of innate talent 
C) solitary practice 
D) None of these choices are correct.

Exam 3: The Brain and Cognitive Development