Question 1

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it

Accepted Answer

A)  is an accurate representation of a child's information-processing speed. 
B)  is the best way to understand why certain children have difficulty in mathematics. 
C)  identifies children who will excel in art and music. 
D)  predicts school performance and educational attainment. 
A)  is an accurate representation of a child's information-processing speed. 
B)  is the best way to understand why certain children have difficulty in mathematics. 
C)  identifies children who will excel in art and music. 
D)  predicts school performance and educational attainment.

Question 2

Ten-year-old Gemma is presented with a stream of numbers on a computer screen. She is asked to press a button whenever the two-digit sequence of a "5" followed by a "7" appears. Gemma's __________ attention is being tested.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive 
B)  selective 
C)  planful 
D)  productive 
A)  adaptive 
B)  selective 
C)  planful 
D)  productive

Question 3

Noah thinks more skillfully than others when faced with novelty. Given a new task, Noah applies his information-processing skills in exceptionally effective ways, rapidly making these skills automatic so that working memory is freed for more complex aspects of the situation. According to Sternberg's theory, Noah's strengths lie in __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Computer programming projects in the classroom promote

Accepted Answer

A)  problem solving and metacognition. 
B)  use of memory strategies. 
C)  recursive thinking skills. 
D)  reduced aggression and bullying. 
A)  problem solving and metacognition. 
B)  use of memory strategies. 
C)  recursive thinking skills. 
D)  reduced aggression and bullying.

Question 5

Group-administered IQ tests are useful for __________ and for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reading evaluation; identifying zones of proximal development for a particular classroom 
B)  research design; identifying areas for future investigational studies 
C)  instructional planning; identifying children who require more extensive evaluation with individually administered tests 
D)  identifying children's specific learning deficiencies; providing information to improve their learning environments 
A)  reading evaluation; identifying zones of proximal development for a particular classroom 
B)  research design; identifying areas for future investigational studies 
C)  instructional planning; identifying children who require more extensive evaluation with individually administered tests 
D)  identifying children's specific learning deficiencies; providing information to improve their learning environments

Question 6

Benedicte has the ability to use her body skillfully for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes and the ability to handle objects easily. According to Gardner, Benedicte has a strong __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  bodily-kinesthetic 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  naturalist 
D)  musical 
A)  bodily-kinesthetic 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  naturalist 
D)  musical

Question 7

Which of the following students is using organization as a memory strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bruce, who groups explorers by country of origin 
B)  Jacob, who associates names of explorers with foods they remind him of 
C)  Samuel, who repeats the names of explorers several times 
D)  Levi, who creates a funny song that includes names of explorers 
A)  Bruce, who groups explorers by country of origin 
B)  Jacob, who associates names of explorers with foods they remind him of 
C)  Samuel, who repeats the names of explorers several times 
D)  Levi, who creates a funny song that includes names of explorers

Question 8

In Piaget's concrete operational stage,

Accepted Answer

A)  thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during early childhood. 
B)  the focus is on coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors. 
C)  the child learns to use and represent objects by images, words, and drawings. 
D)  individuals move beyond concrete experiences and begin to think abstractly. 
A)  thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during early childhood. 
B)  the focus is on coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors. 
C)  the child learns to use and represent objects by images, words, and drawings. 
D)  individuals move beyond concrete experiences and begin to think abstractly.

Question 9

Eleven-year-old Nathan first grasped conservation of number, followed by length, liquid, mass, and then weight. This limitation of concrete operational thinking is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  transitive inference. 
B)  continuum of acquisition. 
C)  adaptability. 
D)  conservation of thought. 
A)  transitive inference. 
B)  continuum of acquisition. 
C)  adaptability. 
D)  conservation of thought.

Question 10

Describe the two most common approaches to teaching beginning reading. What does research suggest is the best way to teach beginning reading?

Accepted Answer

The two most common approaches to teachi

Question 11

During middle childhood, the long-term knowledge base grows larger and becomes organized into

Accepted Answer

A)  information-processing frameworks. 
B)  basic cognitive schemas. 
C)  hierarchically structured networks. 
D)  concrete operational webs. 
A)  information-processing frameworks. 
B)  basic cognitive schemas. 
C)  hierarchically structured networks. 
D)  concrete operational webs.

Question 12

Children who __________ develop a sense of academic self-efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A)  have high IQ scores. 
B)  acquire academic integrity. 
C)  acquire effective self-regulatory skills 
D)  use abstract, logical thought. 
A)  have high IQ scores. 
B)  acquire academic integrity. 
C)  acquire effective self-regulatory skills 
D)  use abstract, logical thought.

Question 13

The __________ factors on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, are assumed to be __________ culturally biased.

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative reasoning; less 
B)  visual-spatial processing; less 
C)  basic information-processing; more 
D)  working-memory; more 
A)  quantitative reasoning; less 
B)  visual-spatial processing; less 
C)  basic information-processing; more 
D)  working-memory; more

Question 14

Which of the following interventions is useful in reducing cultural bias in testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  community programs promoting collaborative approaches to homework 
B)  social programs promoting tolerance and less bullying of minorities 
C)  school programs promoting self-affirmation for minority children 
D)  media programs emphasizing metalinguistic awareness for all children 
A)  community programs promoting collaborative approaches to homework 
B)  social programs promoting tolerance and less bullying of minorities 
C)  school programs promoting self-affirmation for minority children 
D)  media programs emphasizing metalinguistic awareness for all children

Question 15

Heather is lining up crayons in order from shortest to longest. This skill is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  continuum of acquisition. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  conservation of length. 
D)  seriation. 
A)  continuum of acquisition. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  conservation of length. 
D)  seriation.

Question 16

Rosanna scores highly in Gardner's spatial intelligence. Based on these test results, which of the following occupations might Rosanna be best suited for?

Accepted Answer

A)  writer 
B)  engineer 
C)  sculptor 
D)  biologist 
A)  writer 
B)  engineer 
C)  sculptor 
D)  biologist

Question 17

Holly's birthday is two days before the cutoff date for kindergarten enrollment. Her parents are considering delaying her school entry by one year. They should know that research reveals that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are long-term academic benefits from delaying school entry. 
B)  school readiness cannot be cultivated through classroom experiences. 
C)  there are long-term social benefits from delaying school entry. 
D)  younger first graders outperform same-age children a year behind them. 
A)  there are long-term academic benefits from delaying school entry. 
B)  school readiness cannot be cultivated through classroom experiences. 
C)  there are long-term social benefits from delaying school entry. 
D)  younger first graders outperform same-age children a year behind them.

Question 18

How well-educated are U.S. children compared with children in other industrialized nations? What are some factors that are responsible for this?

Accepted Answer

In international studies of reading, mat

Question 19

Nine-year-old Ryan thinks through a series of steps and then mentally reverses direction, returning to the starting point. Ryan is capable of

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation. 
B)  reversibility. 
C)  decentration. 
D)  seriation. 
A)  conservation. 
B)  reversibility. 
C)  decentration. 
D)  seriation.

Question 20

Kyle recognizes and classifies all varieties of animals and plants. According to Gardner, Kyle excels in __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial 
B)  naturalist 
C)  linguistic 
D)  logico-mathematical 
A)  spatial 
B)  naturalist 
C)  linguistic 
D)  logico-mathematical

IQ often enters into educational decisions because it

Ten-year-old Gemma is presented with a stream of numbers on a computer screen. She is asked to press a button whenever the two-digit sequence of a "5" followed by a "7" appears. Gemma's __________ attention is being tested.

Computer programming projects in the classroom promote

Group-administered IQ tests are useful for and for .

Benedicte has the ability to use her body skillfully for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes and the ability to handle objects easily. According to Gardner, Benedicte has a strong __________ intelligence.

Which of the following students is using organization as a memory strategy?

In Piaget's concrete operational stage,

Eleven-year-old Nathan first grasped conservation of number, followed by length, liquid, mass, and then weight. This limitation of concrete operational thinking is known as

Describe the two most common approaches to teaching beginning reading. What does research suggest is the best way to teach beginning reading?

During middle childhood, the long-term knowledge base grows larger and becomes organized into

Children who __________ develop a sense of academic self-efficacy.

The factors on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, are assumed to be culturally biased.

Which of the following interventions is useful in reducing cultural bias in testing?

Heather is lining up crayons in order from shortest to longest. This skill is known as

Rosanna scores highly in Gardner's spatial intelligence. Based on these test results, which of the following occupations might Rosanna be best suited for?

Holly's birthday is two days before the cutoff date for kindergarten enrollment. Her parents are considering delaying her school entry by one year. They should know that research reveals that

How well-educated are U.S. children compared with children in other industrialized nations? What are some factors that are responsible for this?

Nine-year-old Ryan thinks through a series of steps and then mentally reverses direction, returning to the starting point. Ryan is capable of

Kyle recognizes and classifies all varieties of animals and plants. According to Gardner, Kyle excels in __________ intelligence.

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Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

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IQ often enters into educational decisions because it

Ten-year-old Gemma is presented with a stream of numbers on a computer screen. She is asked to press a button whenever the two-digit sequence of a "5" followed by a "7" appears. Gemma's __________ attention is being tested.

Computer programming projects in the classroom promote

Group-administered IQ tests are useful for __________ and for __________.

Benedicte has the ability to use her body skillfully for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes and the ability to handle objects easily. According to Gardner, Benedicte has a strong __________ intelligence.

Which of the following students is using organization as a memory strategy?

In Piaget's concrete operational stage,

Eleven-year-old Nathan first grasped conservation of number, followed by length, liquid, mass, and then weight. This limitation of concrete operational thinking is known as

Describe the two most common approaches to teaching beginning reading. What does research suggest is the best way to teach beginning reading?

During middle childhood, the long-term knowledge base grows larger and becomes organized into

Children who __________ develop a sense of academic self-efficacy.

The __________ factors on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, are assumed to be __________ culturally biased.

Which of the following interventions is useful in reducing cultural bias in testing?

Heather is lining up crayons in order from shortest to longest. This skill is known as

Rosanna scores highly in Gardner's spatial intelligence. Based on these test results, which of the following occupations might Rosanna be best suited for?

Holly's birthday is two days before the cutoff date for kindergarten enrollment. Her parents are considering delaying her school entry by one year. They should know that research reveals that

How well-educated are U.S. children compared with children in other industrialized nations? What are some factors that are responsible for this?

Nine-year-old Ryan thinks through a series of steps and then mentally reverses direction, returning to the starting point. Ryan is capable of

Kyle recognizes and classifies all varieties of animals and plants. According to Gardner, Kyle excels in __________ intelligence.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Group-administered IQ tests are useful for and for .

The factors on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, are assumed to be culturally biased.