Question 1

The Pygmalion effect,or the tendency to treat others on the basis of some belief that influences their behavior in the anticipated direction,is also termed

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  attentional inertia. 
D)  a heuristic influence. 
A)  tracking. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  attentional inertia. 
D)  a heuristic influence.

Question 2

Sternberg's two-facet subtheory describes intelligent people in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  how they habituate and how quickly they recover. 
B)  their ability to adapt to their environment and culture. 
C)  their metacognitive and theory of mind capacities. 
D)  how they deal with novelty and how they automatize cognitive processes. 
A)  how they habituate and how quickly they recover. 
B)  their ability to adapt to their environment and culture. 
C)  their metacognitive and theory of mind capacities. 
D)  how they deal with novelty and how they automatize cognitive processes.

Question 3

How are IQ tests designed? What do they test in infants? In school-aged children?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should mention psy

Question 4

When four-year-old Jenny is asked,"How did you get to be the way you are?" she is most likely to respond by saying,

Accepted Answer

A)  "I told myself to grow,and I did." 
B)  "My parents helped me to become a better person." 
C)  "My body just kept growing and getting bigger." 
D)  "I liked the way that other people were,so I tried to become like them." 
A)  "I told myself to grow,and I did." 
B)  "My parents helped me to become a better person." 
C)  "My body just kept growing and getting bigger." 
D)  "I liked the way that other people were,so I tried to become like them."

Question 5

The belief that achievements are based on one's own efforts rather than on luck or other factors beyond one's control is called

Accepted Answer

A)  competence monitoring. 
B)  immanent justice. 
C)  learned helpfulness. 
D)  mastery orientation. 
A)  competence monitoring. 
B)  immanent justice. 
C)  learned helpfulness. 
D)  mastery orientation.

Question 6

Jerome received a single score as a result of his intelligence test.The fact that only one score was provided suggests that the

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence tests are probably culturally biased. 
B)  developer of the test views intelligence as consisting of many abilities. 
C)  developer of the test views intelligence as consisting of one general ability. 
D)  developer of the test used a factor analysis procedure to convert subtest scores to one single score. 
A)  intelligence tests are probably culturally biased. 
B)  developer of the test views intelligence as consisting of many abilities. 
C)  developer of the test views intelligence as consisting of one general ability. 
D)  developer of the test used a factor analysis procedure to convert subtest scores to one single score.

Question 7

What strategies do effective teachers use to best manage their classrooms?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should discuss poi

Question 8

Teachers often

Accepted Answer

A)  treat high and low achievers in the classroom in the same way. 
B)  give low achievers more praise and less criticism in the classroom to provide them with more encouragement. 
C)  treat high achievers consistently and low achievers inconsistently in the classroom. 
D)  give high achievers more praise and less criticism in the classroom. 
A)  treat high and low achievers in the classroom in the same way. 
B)  give low achievers more praise and less criticism in the classroom to provide them with more encouragement. 
C)  treat high achievers consistently and low achievers inconsistently in the classroom. 
D)  give high achievers more praise and less criticism in the classroom.

Question 9

________ conceptualized intelligence as consisting of two parts: a general intelligence factor and specific knowledge and abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Spearman 
B)  Louis Thurstone 
C)  J.P.Guilford 
D)  Howard Gardner 
A)  Charles Spearman 
B)  Louis Thurstone 
C)  J.P.Guilford 
D)  Howard Gardner

Question 10

Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences because

Accepted Answer

A)  he believed humans differ widely in their ability to process different kinds of information. 
B)  he did not believe Sternberg's theory was culturally fair. 
C)  this is the only way psychometric models can assess intelligence accurately. 
D)  cultural intelligence had never been discussed prior to his theory. 
A)  he believed humans differ widely in their ability to process different kinds of information. 
B)  he did not believe Sternberg's theory was culturally fair. 
C)  this is the only way psychometric models can assess intelligence accurately. 
D)  cultural intelligence had never been discussed prior to his theory.

The Pygmalion effect,or the tendency to treat others on the basis of some belief that influences their behavior in the anticipated direction,is also termed

Sternberg's two-facet subtheory describes intelligent people in terms of

How are IQ tests designed? What do they test in infants? In school-aged children?

When four-year-old Jenny is asked,"How did you get to be the way you are?" she is most likely to respond by saying,

The belief that achievements are based on one's own efforts rather than on luck or other factors beyond one's control is called

Jerome received a single score as a result of his intelligence test.The fact that only one score was provided suggests that the

What strategies do effective teachers use to best manage their classrooms?

Teachers often

________ conceptualized intelligence as consisting of two parts: a general intelligence factor and specific knowledge and abilities.

Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences because

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

The Pygmalion effect,or the tendency to treat others on the basis of some belief that influences their behavior in the anticipated direction,is also termed

Sternberg's two-facet subtheory describes intelligent people in terms of

How are IQ tests designed? What do they test in infants? In school-aged children?

When four-year-old Jenny is asked,"How did you get to be the way you are?" she is most likely to respond by saying,

The belief that achievements are based on one's own efforts rather than on luck or other factors beyond one's control is called

Jerome received a single score as a result of his intelligence test.The fact that only one score was provided suggests that the

What strategies do effective teachers use to best manage their classrooms?

Teachers often

________ conceptualized intelligence as consisting of two parts: a general intelligence factor and specific knowledge and abilities.

Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences because

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