Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Sondra has been asking questions about her extended family.In order to understand how all the relationships are interconnected,she needs to be able to use the skill of

Jerry and Kathy are told that their child has ________.After doing some research,they discover that this type of retardation involves no brain damage and results from the normal variation of intelligence in people combined with growing up in a below-average intellectual environment.

Gist refers to the central idea of the information.Which of the following theories considers gist in understanding memory?

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?

According to Gardner's eight frames of mind,which of the following persons is MOST likely to possess a high level of "interpersonal intelligence"?

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,children with high analytical intelligence are most likely to do well in

Recent research by Robert Roeser and his colleagues links executive function,focused attention, emotion regulation,and empathy to

Junko is 14 years old and is reading a book of essays on politics in various countries.Junko enjoys reading about different political views and comparing them.With the help of his newly acquired knowledge,Junko is evaluating the validity of his own political beliefs.Junko is demonstrating

Which of the following would most intelligence researchers agree with?

The ________ approach emphasizes that reading instruction should teach basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.

With reference to Piaget's stages of development,a reversible mental operation with real objects is a(n) ________ operation.

If a person's mental age is the same as his or her chronological age,then the person's IQ is ________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding long-term memory?

Piaget opposed teaching methods that

Children with above-average intelligence-an IQ of 130 or higher-and/or a superior talent for something are called

Which of the following theories,proposed by Robert J.Sternberg,describes three types of intelligence: analytical,creative,and practical?

The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short time frame has been called the ________ effect.

In a conservation problem,the difference between preoperational and concrete operational thought is that children in the preoperational stage

________ increases considerably during early childhood,but after the age of 7 does not show as much increase.

Brenda feels that she cannot change who she is.Carol Dweck would say Brenda has a ________ mindset.