Question 1

Discuss the various hypotheses put forth to explain why children from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds do not perform equally well on traditional IQ tests.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should i

Question 2

Juan believes that he scored well on his math test because he got lucky and that he scored poorly on his history test because the teacher doesn't like him.Juan has a sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  immanent justice. 
B)  competence monitoring. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  social comparison. 
A)  immanent justice. 
B)  competence monitoring. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  social comparison.

Question 3

What is the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Developed by Robert Steinberg,

Question 4

Deviation IQ is an IQ score computed by comparing the child's performance with that of a standardization sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a finding that may be confounded with the finding that African Americans consistently score approximately one standard deviation below Caucasian Americans on standardized tests of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children from lower socioeconomic classes obtain lower IQ scores than children from the middle and upper classes. 
B)  Children from the middle socioeconomic classes obtain lower IQ scores than children from the lower and upper classes. 
C)  African American adults,as well as children,tend to score one standard deviation below Caucasian Americans. 
D)  Caucasian American adults,as well as children,tend to score one standard deviation above African Americans. 
A)  Children from lower socioeconomic classes obtain lower IQ scores than children from the middle and upper classes. 
B)  Children from the middle socioeconomic classes obtain lower IQ scores than children from the lower and upper classes. 
C)  African American adults,as well as children,tend to score one standard deviation below Caucasian Americans. 
D)  Caucasian American adults,as well as children,tend to score one standard deviation above African Americans.

Question 6

________means thinking about the positive aspects of one's group or self.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-positivation 
B)  Positive stereotype associating 
C)  Self-affirmation 
D)  Affirmative actualization 
A)  Self-positivation 
B)  Positive stereotype associating 
C)  Self-affirmation 
D)  Affirmative actualization

Question 7

Some researchers suggest that two year olds' attempts to prevent others from helping them in some activities reflect

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of young children to benefit from social feedback. 
B)  the child's attempt to establish a categorical self. 
C)  the beginning of learned helplessness. 
D)  an early desire to be an "agent." 
A)  the inability of young children to benefit from social feedback. 
B)  the child's attempt to establish a categorical self. 
C)  the beginning of learned helplessness. 
D)  an early desire to be an "agent."

Question 8

Evaluation of the Carolina Abecedarian Project found that

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A)  early intervention resulted in lasting improvements for virtually all of the children in the program. 
B)  improvements were seen from eighteen months of age to young adulthood. 
C)  any significant improvements were transitory for the majority of the children in the program. 
D)  the program was unsuccessful,yielding few lasting improvements in the children. 
A)  early intervention resulted in lasting improvements for virtually all of the children in the program. 
B)  improvements were seen from eighteen months of age to young adulthood. 
C)  any significant improvements were transitory for the majority of the children in the program. 
D)  the program was unsuccessful,yielding few lasting improvements in the children.

Question 9

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence uses ________ to screen infants for possible intellectual deficits.

Accepted Answer

A)  choice reaction-time tasks 
B)  novelty problems 
C)  reasoning questions 
D)  question-response assessments 
A)  choice reaction-time tasks 
B)  novelty problems 
C)  reasoning questions 
D)  question-response assessments

Question 10

The differences in IQ scores seen between Caucasian and African American children are reduced when

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A)  the tests administered are standardized. 
B)  heredity is factored out. 
C)  the tests administered are culturally fair. 
D)  the tests administered contain primarily verbal items. 
A)  the tests administered are standardized. 
B)  heredity is factored out. 
C)  the tests administered are culturally fair. 
D)  the tests administered contain primarily verbal items.

Question 11

Other than the child themselves,who contributes to child's experiences of success or failure in school?

Accepted Answer

Trueeachers play the most majo

Question 12

Sir Francis Galton created the first formal intelligence test in 1905.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Unlike Spearman,Louis Thurstone viewed intelligence as consisting of

Accepted Answer

A)  a single entity. 
B)  seven primary mental abilities. 
C)  a general component and several separate components. 
D)  about 150 different abilities. 
A)  a single entity. 
B)  seven primary mental abilities. 
C)  a general component and several separate components. 
D)  about 150 different abilities.

Question 14

Rather than identifying the structures of mental ability,as the ________ did,________ have focused on describing the mental processes necessary to accomplish different types of tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive theorists;developmental theorists 
B)  psychometricians;information-processing theorists 
C)  information-processing theorists;psychometricians 
D)  developmental theorists;cognitive theorists 
A)  cognitive theorists;developmental theorists 
B)  psychometricians;information-processing theorists 
C)  information-processing theorists;psychometricians 
D)  developmental theorists;cognitive theorists

Question 15

When faced with a challenging situation,Mickey focuses on increasing his effort and being resilient because he believes that he can change his performance on a task if he tries.Mickey likely has

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong mastery orientation. 
B)  a sense of learned helplessness. 
C)  good competence monitoring. 
D)  an unrealistic view of his skills. 
A)  a strong mastery orientation. 
B)  a sense of learned helplessness. 
C)  good competence monitoring. 
D)  an unrealistic view of his skills.

Question 16

The triarchic theory of intelligence consists of three major subtheories that describe mental functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most predominantly used infant test of intelligence is the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,which is aimed at

Accepted Answer

A)  predicting competency in adulthood. 
B)  predicting later childhood competence. 
C)  assessing motor skills but not intellectual ability. 
D)  assessing intellectual ability but not motor skills. 
A)  predicting competency in adulthood. 
B)  predicting later childhood competence. 
C)  assessing motor skills but not intellectual ability. 
D)  assessing intellectual ability but not motor skills.

Question 18

Which of the following is the best example of the ability to deal with novelty as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning to read 
B)  Navigating a familiar town 
C)  Devising a creative solution to an unfamiliar math problem 
D)  Reading a blueprint of your home or office space 
A)  Learning to read 
B)  Navigating a familiar town 
C)  Devising a creative solution to an unfamiliar math problem 
D)  Reading a blueprint of your home or office space

Question 19

Which of the following is the best example of automatizing a cognitive process as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Devising a creative solution to an unfamiliar math problem 
B)  Reading a blueprint of your home or office space 
C)  Navigating an unfamiliar town 
D)  Learning to read 
A)  Devising a creative solution to an unfamiliar math problem 
B)  Reading a blueprint of your home or office space 
C)  Navigating an unfamiliar town 
D)  Learning to read

Question 20

Which of the following is not considered to be support for Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is possible,with the right emphasis,to train anyone to excel in multiple areas. 
B)  It is possible to find people who excel to the point of genius in some areas but not others. 
C)  It is possible to identify a core of information-processing operations uniquely relevant to different skills. 
D)  It is possible to show a loss or deficit in a specific ability due to neural damage while other abilities remain intact. 
A)  It is possible,with the right emphasis,to train anyone to excel in multiple areas. 
B)  It is possible to find people who excel to the point of genius in some areas but not others. 
C)  It is possible to identify a core of information-processing operations uniquely relevant to different skills. 
D)  It is possible to show a loss or deficit in a specific ability due to neural damage while other abilities remain intact.

Discuss the various hypotheses put forth to explain why children from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds do not perform equally well on traditional IQ tests.

Juan believes that he scored well on his math test because he got lucky and that he scored poorly on his history test because the teacher doesn't like him.Juan has a sense of

What is the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Deviation IQ is an IQ score computed by comparing the child's performance with that of a standardization sample.

Which of the following is a finding that may be confounded with the finding that African Americans consistently score approximately one standard deviation below Caucasian Americans on standardized tests of intelligence?

________means thinking about the positive aspects of one's group or self.

Some researchers suggest that two year olds' attempts to prevent others from helping them in some activities reflect

Evaluation of the Carolina Abecedarian Project found that

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence uses ________ to screen infants for possible intellectual deficits.

The differences in IQ scores seen between Caucasian and African American children are reduced when

Other than the child themselves,who contributes to child's experiences of success or failure in school?

Sir Francis Galton created the first formal intelligence test in 1905.

Unlike Spearman,Louis Thurstone viewed intelligence as consisting of

Rather than identifying the structures of mental ability,as the did, have focused on describing the mental processes necessary to accomplish different types of tasks.

When faced with a challenging situation,Mickey focuses on increasing his effort and being resilient because he believes that he can change his performance on a task if he tries.Mickey likely has

The triarchic theory of intelligence consists of three major subtheories that describe mental functioning.

The most predominantly used infant test of intelligence is the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,which is aimed at

Which of the following is the best example of the ability to deal with novelty as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Which of the following is the best example of automatizing a cognitive process as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Which of the following is not considered to be support for Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

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

Exam 10: Achievement

Discuss the various hypotheses put forth to explain why children from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds do not perform equally well on traditional IQ tests.

Juan believes that he scored well on his math test because he got lucky and that he scored poorly on his history test because the teacher doesn't like him.Juan has a sense of

What is the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Deviation IQ is an IQ score computed by comparing the child's performance with that of a standardization sample.

Which of the following is a finding that may be confounded with the finding that African Americans consistently score approximately one standard deviation below Caucasian Americans on standardized tests of intelligence?

________means thinking about the positive aspects of one's group or self.

Some researchers suggest that two year olds' attempts to prevent others from helping them in some activities reflect

Evaluation of the Carolina Abecedarian Project found that

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence uses ________ to screen infants for possible intellectual deficits.

The differences in IQ scores seen between Caucasian and African American children are reduced when

Other than the child themselves,who contributes to child's experiences of success or failure in school?

Sir Francis Galton created the first formal intelligence test in 1905.

Unlike Spearman,Louis Thurstone viewed intelligence as consisting of

Rather than identifying the structures of mental ability,as the ________ did,________ have focused on describing the mental processes necessary to accomplish different types of tasks.

When faced with a challenging situation,Mickey focuses on increasing his effort and being resilient because he believes that he can change his performance on a task if he tries.Mickey likely has

The triarchic theory of intelligence consists of three major subtheories that describe mental functioning.

The most predominantly used infant test of intelligence is the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,which is aimed at

Which of the following is the best example of the ability to deal with novelty as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Which of the following is the best example of automatizing a cognitive process as outlined in Sternberg's two-facet subtheory of intelligence?

Which of the following is not considered to be support for Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

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

Rather than identifying the structures of mental ability,as the did, have focused on describing the mental processes necessary to accomplish different types of tasks.