Question 1

Match the definition to the term.
-zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Accepted Answer

A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task 
A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task A

Question 2

Match the definition to the term.
-mental orthopedics

Accepted Answer

A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world 
A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world A

Question 3

Match the definition to the term.
-mental age

Accepted Answer

A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test 
A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test D

Question 4

Match the definition to the term.
-enactive mode

Accepted Answer

A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it" 
A) Bruner's second mode of representation,in which things are "known" primarily in terms of their perceptual qualities 
B) Bruner's third and final mode of representation,in which someone appreciates the abstract qualities of the object of study 
C) the first mode of representation in Bruner's theory,in which a person begins by doing something with the material under study,representing it and "getting to know it"

Question 5

In 1905,who developed the first test of intelligence with substantial validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
B)  Alfred Binet and Victor Henri 
C)  Frances Galton and J. M. Cattell 
D)  William Stern and Lewis Terman 
A)  Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
B)  Alfred Binet and Victor Henri 
C)  Frances Galton and J. M. Cattell 
D)  William Stern and Lewis Terman

Question 6

"Mental orthopedics" was a program developed by Binet,intended to improve children's

Accepted Answer

A)  concentration, emotional intelligence, and IQ. 
B)  concentration, attention, and intellectual levels. 
C)  abstract reasoning, memory, and vocabulary. 
D)  reading, writing, and arithmetic. 
A)  concentration, emotional intelligence, and IQ. 
B)  concentration, attention, and intellectual levels. 
C)  abstract reasoning, memory, and vocabulary. 
D)  reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Question 7

According to Piaget's theory,__________ is an important procedure a child must learn to perform in the course of attaining both object constancy and the conservation of quantity.

Accepted Answer

A)  logical deduction 
B)  symbolic thinking 
C)  reversing operations 
D)  abstraction 
A)  logical deduction 
B)  symbolic thinking 
C)  reversing operations 
D)  abstraction

Question 8

Match the definition to the term.
-intelligence quotient

Accepted Answer

A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age 
A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age

Question 9

Binet would probably have been skeptical about all of the following developments in intelligence testing EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget's discovery of the cognitive stages. 
B)  the invention of an IQ number to summarize the results of a test. 
C)  the concept of general intelligence. 
D)  the use of his test for measuring superior levels of intelligence. 
A)  Piaget's discovery of the cognitive stages. 
B)  the invention of an IQ number to summarize the results of a test. 
C)  the concept of general intelligence. 
D)  the use of his test for measuring superior levels of intelligence.

Question 10

In Piaget's terminology,the knowledge lacked by an infant,to the effect that things have continuing existences even when they are outside of immediate sensory awareness,is called the sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation of existence. 
B)  self. 
C)  environmental stability. 
D)  object constancy. 
A)  conservation of existence. 
B)  self. 
C)  environmental stability. 
D)  object constancy.

Question 11

Match the definition to the term.
-genetic epistemology

Accepted Answer

A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world 
A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world

Question 12

Binet and Simon discovered that normal children differed intellectually from subnormal children primarily by being able to solve problems and answer questions

Accepted Answer

A)  involving relations, such as left and right. 
B)  involving arithmetic. 
C)  involving vocabulary. 
D)  in general at a younger age. 
A)  involving relations, such as left and right. 
B)  involving arithmetic. 
C)  involving vocabulary. 
D)  in general at a younger age.

Question 13

Match the research with the researcher(s).
-David Wechsler

Accepted Answer

A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults 
A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults

Question 14

Match the definition to the term.
-feeblemindedness

Accepted Answer

A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test 
A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test

Question 15

Which of the following is the title of an originally popular but now discredited book emphasizing "the menace of the feeble-minded"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Enemy Within 
B)  The Theory of General Intelligence 
C)  Genetic Studies of Genius 
D)  The Kallikak Family 
A)  The Enemy Within 
B)  The Theory of General Intelligence 
C)  Genetic Studies of Genius 
D)  The Kallikak Family

Question 16

What aroused Piaget's original interest the subject of children's intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  his observation of the differences in intellectual "style" between his two equally intelligent daughters 
B)  his personal experience as a precocious child 
C)  his fascination with the question as to why children often gave incorrect answers to intelligence test items 
D)  his desire to understand his own, relatively mediocre academic record as a child 
A)  his observation of the differences in intellectual "style" between his two equally intelligent daughters 
B)  his personal experience as a precocious child 
C)  his fascination with the question as to why children often gave incorrect answers to intelligence test items 
D)  his desire to understand his own, relatively mediocre academic record as a child

Question 17

Explain the significance of The Kallikak Family.

Accepted Answer

The Kallikak Family was Henry H.Goddard'

Question 18

Which of the following psychologists was instrumental in bringing Lev Vygotsky's ideas to the attention of English speaking colleagues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  James Flynn 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  Jerome Bruner 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  James Flynn 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  Jerome Bruner

Question 19

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s).
-Henry H.Goddard

Accepted Answer

A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice 
A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice

Question 20

Match the publication with its author.
-Henry H.Goddard

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic Studies of Genius 
B) L'Étude Experimentale de l'Intelligence (The Experimental Study of Intelligence) 
C) The Child's Construction of Quantities: Conservation and Atomism 
D) The Kallikak Family 
A) Genetic Studies of Genius 
B) L'Étude Experimentale de l'Intelligence (The Experimental Study of Intelligence) 
C) The Child's Construction of Quantities: Conservation and Atomism 
D) The Kallikak Family

Match the definition to the term. -zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Match the definition to the term. -mental orthopedics

Match the definition to the term. -mental age

Match the definition to the term. -enactive mode

In 1905,who developed the first test of intelligence with substantial validity?

"Mental orthopedics" was a program developed by Binet,intended to improve children's

According to Piaget's theory,__________ is an important procedure a child must learn to perform in the course of attaining both object constancy and the conservation of quantity.

Match the definition to the term. -intelligence quotient

Binet would probably have been skeptical about all of the following developments in intelligence testing EXCEPT

In Piaget's terminology,the knowledge lacked by an infant,to the effect that things have continuing existences even when they are outside of immediate sensory awareness,is called the sense of

Match the definition to the term. -genetic epistemology

Binet and Simon discovered that normal children differed intellectually from subnormal children primarily by being able to solve problems and answer questions

Match the research with the researcher(s). -David Wechsler

Match the definition to the term. -feeblemindedness

Which of the following is the title of an originally popular but now discredited book emphasizing "the menace of the feeble-minded"?

What aroused Piaget's original interest the subject of children's intelligence?

Explain the significance of The Kallikak Family.

Which of the following psychologists was instrumental in bringing Lev Vygotsky's ideas to the attention of English speaking colleagues?

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Henry H.Goddard

Match the publication with its author. -Henry H.Goddard

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 14: The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Match the definition to the term. -zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Match the definition to the term. -mental orthopedics

Match the definition to the term. -mental age

Match the definition to the term. -enactive mode

In 1905,who developed the first test of intelligence with substantial validity?

"Mental orthopedics" was a program developed by Binet,intended to improve children's

According to Piaget's theory,__________ is an important procedure a child must learn to perform in the course of attaining both object constancy and the conservation of quantity.

Match the definition to the term. -intelligence quotient

Binet would probably have been skeptical about all of the following developments in intelligence testing EXCEPT

In Piaget's terminology,the knowledge lacked by an infant,to the effect that things have continuing existences even when they are outside of immediate sensory awareness,is called the sense of

Match the definition to the term. -genetic epistemology

Binet and Simon discovered that normal children differed intellectually from subnormal children primarily by being able to solve problems and answer questions

Match the research with the researcher(s). -David Wechsler

Match the definition to the term. -feeblemindedness

Which of the following is the title of an originally popular but now discredited book emphasizing "the menace of the feeble-minded"?

What aroused Piaget's original interest the subject of children's intelligence?

Explain the significance of The Kallikak Family.

Which of the following psychologists was instrumental in bringing Lev Vygotsky's ideas to the attention of English speaking colleagues?

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Henry H.Goddard

Match the publication with its author. -Henry H.Goddard

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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