Question 1

According to the _________ hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural deficit 
B)  deficit compatibility 
C)  cultural compatibility 
D)  culturally different 
A)  cultural deficit 
B)  deficit compatibility 
C)  cultural compatibility 
D)  culturally different

Question 2

Crystallized intelligence consists of biologically based mental abilities that are relatively free of cultural influence,such as the ability to remember a list of words or to group abstract figures together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Collaborative learning is a peer-centered learning experience in which students work together in small groups to promote the learning of each group member.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the cultural deficit hypothesis? Describe the way in which later researchers altered this notion.

Accepted Answer

Cultural deficit hypothesis refers to th

Question 5

Which of the following is not directly involved in scientific reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formulating a hypothesis 
B)  Designing experiments 
C)  Debriefing participants 
D)  Determining the validity of the hypothesis 
A)  Formulating a hypothesis 
B)  Designing experiments 
C)  Debriefing participants 
D)  Determining the validity of the hypothesis

Question 6

After a two year old completes a task,what role does adult feedback play?

Accepted Answer

Adult feedback plays a pivotal role in s

Question 7

Children who develop reputations among their peers for academic success show discernible gains in their academic self-concept,the effort they put into school-related tasks,and their academic performance over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

IQ tests best predict what Binet had originally intended because

Accepted Answer

A)  they assess the processes by which people acquire information over a lifetime. 
B)  they predict intelligence later in life. 
C)  many of them measure abilities that are a part of most children's school routines. 
D)  most of them can account for the influence that education has on intelligence. 
A)  they assess the processes by which people acquire information over a lifetime. 
B)  they predict intelligence later in life. 
C)  many of them measure abilities that are a part of most children's school routines. 
D)  most of them can account for the influence that education has on intelligence.

Question 9

According to the cultural compatibility hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The WISC-IV computes a deviation IQ,permitting psychologists to

Accepted Answer

A)  draw causal conclusions about the origins of intelligence. 
B)  avoid labeling children as mentally retarded. 
C)  assess patterns of abilities. 
D)  interpret performance independent from comparisons with other children. 
A)  draw causal conclusions about the origins of intelligence. 
B)  avoid labeling children as mentally retarded. 
C)  assess patterns of abilities. 
D)  interpret performance independent from comparisons with other children.

Question 11

If infants direct less than 53 percent of their visual fixations to the novel stimuli,they are especially likely to fall in the category of

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectually gifted. 
B)  intellectually normative. 
C)  intellectually delayed. 
D)  intellectually disparate. 
A)  intellectually gifted. 
B)  intellectually normative. 
C)  intellectually delayed. 
D)  intellectually disparate.

Question 12

A research study on children who are reared in environments that differ from those of their biological parents is called a(n)________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental 
B)  microgenetic 
C)  subgenetic 
D)  cross-fostering 
A)  environmental 
B)  microgenetic 
C)  subgenetic 
D)  cross-fostering

Question 13

Robert White theorized that the young infant has a desire to master and gain control of the environment.White called this inborn desire

Accepted Answer

A)  effectance motivation. 
B)  self-regulation. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  mastery orientation. 
A)  effectance motivation. 
B)  self-regulation. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  mastery orientation.

Question 14

Who is most likely to be enrolled in Head Start?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six-month-old Alice,whose parents needed to find daycare 
B)  One-year-old Alvin,who comes from a middle-class African American family 
C)  Four-year-old Carlos,who comes from a middle-class Hispanic family 
D)  Four-year-old Mikey,who comes from a lower-class Caucasian family 
A)  Six-month-old Alice,whose parents needed to find daycare 
B)  One-year-old Alvin,who comes from a middle-class African American family 
C)  Four-year-old Carlos,who comes from a middle-class Hispanic family 
D)  Four-year-old Mikey,who comes from a lower-class Caucasian family

Question 15

Studies of group differences in performance on IQ tests indicate that African American children typically scored ________ lower than Caucasian children,but that difference has diminished significantly in the last thirty years.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 points 
B)  15 points 
C)  7 points 
D)  5 points 
A)  30 points 
B)  15 points 
C)  7 points 
D)  5 points

Question 16

Approximately ________ percent of the population falls within one standard deviation on either side of the mean.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  68 
C)  75 
D)  99 
A)  50 
B)  68 
C)  75 
D)  99

Question 17

During the construction of intelligence tests,Dr.Boitano typically assesses validity and reliability,and he establishes norms of performance against which to compare other individuals.Dr.Boitano is probably a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  statistician. 
B)  psychometrician. 
C)  educational researcher. 
D)  developmental psychologist. 
A)  statistician. 
B)  psychometrician. 
C)  educational researcher. 
D)  developmental psychologist.

Question 18

When a child performs poorly on an activity,parents and teachers should

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the child's impaired ability and retrain the child to become "smarter" in that ability. 
B)  isolate the negative attribute and help the child relearn the right way to perform the task. 
C)  identify the impoverished ability and test the child on it repeatedly until the child is familiar enough with the proper way to handle the task. 
D)  attribute the child's poor performance to the child's effort rather than to his or her ability. 
A)  focus on the child's impaired ability and retrain the child to become "smarter" in that ability. 
B)  isolate the negative attribute and help the child relearn the right way to perform the task. 
C)  identify the impoverished ability and test the child on it repeatedly until the child is familiar enough with the proper way to handle the task. 
D)  attribute the child's poor performance to the child's effort rather than to his or her ability.

Question 19

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children is scaled for assessing children ages

Accepted Answer

A)  six months to one year. 
B)  one year to ten years. 
C)  four years to fourteen years. 
D)  six years to sixteen years. 
A)  six months to one year. 
B)  one year to ten years. 
C)  four years to fourteen years. 
D)  six years to sixteen years.

Question 20

What was the result of the cross-fostering study conducted by Sandra Scarr and Richard Weinberg?

Accepted Answer

The study found that African American ch

According to the _________ hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

Crystallized intelligence consists of biologically based mental abilities that are relatively free of cultural influence,such as the ability to remember a list of words or to group abstract figures together.

Collaborative learning is a peer-centered learning experience in which students work together in small groups to promote the learning of each group member.

What is the cultural deficit hypothesis? Describe the way in which later researchers altered this notion.

Which of the following is not directly involved in scientific reasoning?

After a two year old completes a task,what role does adult feedback play?

Children who develop reputations among their peers for academic success show discernible gains in their academic self-concept,the effort they put into school-related tasks,and their academic performance over time.

IQ tests best predict what Binet had originally intended because

According to the cultural compatibility hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

The WISC-IV computes a deviation IQ,permitting psychologists to

If infants direct less than 53 percent of their visual fixations to the novel stimuli,they are especially likely to fall in the category of

A research study on children who are reared in environments that differ from those of their biological parents is called a(n)________ study.

Robert White theorized that the young infant has a desire to master and gain control of the environment.White called this inborn desire

Who is most likely to be enrolled in Head Start?

Studies of group differences in performance on IQ tests indicate that African American children typically scored ________ lower than Caucasian children,but that difference has diminished significantly in the last thirty years.

Approximately ________ percent of the population falls within one standard deviation on either side of the mean.

During the construction of intelligence tests,Dr.Boitano typically assesses validity and reliability,and he establishes norms of performance against which to compare other individuals.Dr.Boitano is probably a(n)

When a child performs poorly on an activity,parents and teachers should

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children is scaled for assessing children ages

What was the result of the cross-fostering study conducted by Sandra Scarr and Richard Weinberg?

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

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Exam 10: Achievement

According to the _________ hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

Crystallized intelligence consists of biologically based mental abilities that are relatively free of cultural influence,such as the ability to remember a list of words or to group abstract figures together.

Collaborative learning is a peer-centered learning experience in which students work together in small groups to promote the learning of each group member.

What is the cultural deficit hypothesis? Describe the way in which later researchers altered this notion.

Which of the following is not directly involved in scientific reasoning?

After a two year old completes a task,what role does adult feedback play?

Children who develop reputations among their peers for academic success show discernible gains in their academic self-concept,the effort they put into school-related tasks,and their academic performance over time.

IQ tests best predict what Binet had originally intended because

According to the cultural compatibility hypothesis,school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.

The WISC-IV computes a deviation IQ,permitting psychologists to

If infants direct less than 53 percent of their visual fixations to the novel stimuli,they are especially likely to fall in the category of

A research study on children who are reared in environments that differ from those of their biological parents is called a(n)________ study.

Robert White theorized that the young infant has a desire to master and gain control of the environment.White called this inborn desire

Who is most likely to be enrolled in Head Start?

Studies of group differences in performance on IQ tests indicate that African American children typically scored ________ lower than Caucasian children,but that difference has diminished significantly in the last thirty years.

Approximately ________ percent of the population falls within one standard deviation on either side of the mean.

During the construction of intelligence tests,Dr.Boitano typically assesses validity and reliability,and he establishes norms of performance against which to compare other individuals.Dr.Boitano is probably a(n)

When a child performs poorly on an activity,parents and teachers should

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children is scaled for assessing children ages

What was the result of the cross-fostering study conducted by Sandra Scarr and Richard Weinberg?

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters