Question 1

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

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A) cleaning one's room because it feels good to do so 
B) doing a science project to win an award 
C) running for the love of running 
D) painting because it is enjoyable 
A) cleaning one's room because it feels good to do so 
B) doing a science project to win an award 
C) running for the love of running 
D) painting because it is enjoyable

Question 2

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

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A) What is 45 times 37? 
B) Do you like chocolate ice cream? 
C) How do you interpret the book Moby Dick? 
D) How many dimes can you get for $10? 
A) What is 45 times 37? 
B) Do you like chocolate ice cream? 
C) How do you interpret the book Moby Dick? 
D) How many dimes can you get for $10?

Question 3

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory,what are the three types of intelligence?

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According to Sternberg's triarchic theor

Question 4

Which of the following BEST exemplifies critical thinking?

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A) being able to understand the goal of a scientific study 
B) being able to remember the details of a scientific data 
C) being able to recite the findings of a scientific study 
D) being able to evaluate the practical usefulness of a scientific study 
A) being able to understand the goal of a scientific study 
B) being able to remember the details of a scientific data 
C) being able to recite the findings of a scientific study 
D) being able to evaluate the practical usefulness of a scientific study

Question 5

Neo-Piagetians believe that

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A) there should be at least seven stages of cognitive development,rather than only four. 
B) further details should be sought about how children learn to solve conservation problems. 
C) more emphasis should be placed on how children use attention,memory,and strategies. 
D) Piaget's stage theory places too much importance on assimilation and accommodation. 
A) there should be at least seven stages of cognitive development,rather than only four. 
B) further details should be sought about how children learn to solve conservation problems. 
C) more emphasis should be placed on how children use attention,memory,and strategies. 
D) Piaget's stage theory places too much importance on assimilation and accommodation.

Question 6

Miko is asked to come up with as many uses of a paper clip as possible.This exercise requires the use of

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A) memory strategies. 
B) reconstructive memory. 
C) schematic thinking. 
D) divergent thinking. 
A) memory strategies. 
B) reconstructive memory. 
C) schematic thinking. 
D) divergent thinking.

Question 7

Robert Sternberg's and Howard Gardner's theories of intelligence are similar in that both

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A) emphasize the ability to adapt to novel situations. 
B) hypothesize several different types of intelligence. 
C) hypothesize a single-factor theory of intelligence. 
D) emphasize the ability to identify and remember patterns quickly. 
A) emphasize the ability to adapt to novel situations. 
B) hypothesize several different types of intelligence. 
C) hypothesize a single-factor theory of intelligence. 
D) emphasize the ability to identify and remember patterns quickly.

Question 8

"Hannah has an IQ of 135.With that level of intelligence,I'm sure she'll be quite successful no matter what career she chooses." The speaker is

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A) misusing the results of an intelligence test. 
B) giving an appropriate interpretation of an intelligence test. 
C) assuming that intelligence is composed of several different factors. 
D) not placing enough emphasis on intelligence as a predictor of success. 
A) misusing the results of an intelligence test. 
B) giving an appropriate interpretation of an intelligence test. 
C) assuming that intelligence is composed of several different factors. 
D) not placing enough emphasis on intelligence as a predictor of success.

Question 9

Describe,in general terms,Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage.Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget proposed that the concrete o

Question 10

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

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A) Effective teachers facilitate rather than direct learning. 
B) Children's distorted ideas about the world make it hard for them to learn. 
C) A single curriculum will be effective for children across cultures. 
D) Ongoing assessment should be avoided. 
A) Effective teachers facilitate rather than direct learning. 
B) Children's distorted ideas about the world make it hard for them to learn. 
C) A single curriculum will be effective for children across cultures. 
D) Ongoing assessment should be avoided.

Question 11

Children who continue to reverse their letters such as "b" and "d" in the early elementary grades are

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A) likely dyslexic. 
B) likely normal. 
C) developmentally delayed. 
D) likely to suffer literacy problems later. 
A) likely dyslexic. 
B) likely normal. 
C) developmentally delayed. 
D) likely to suffer literacy problems later.

Question 12

What are the eight frames of mind discussed by Howard Gardner?

Accepted Answer

The eight frames of mind as discussed by

Question 13

Which of the following strategies of information processing is based on the premise that thinking about personal associations with information makes the information more meaningful and helps children to remember it?

Accepted Answer

A) mental imagery 
B) schematization 
C) elaboration 
D) diversification 
A) mental imagery 
B) schematization 
C) elaboration 
D) diversification

Question 14

Jennifer haphazardly places eight sticks of different lengths on a table.She then asks her students to order the sticks by length.What will the result look like if the students are in Piaget's concrete operational stage? How will it differ if the students were in Piaget's preoperational stage instead?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary. Jennifer is

Question 15

According to your text,scribbling usually appears

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A) around ages 2 to 3. 
B) around ages 4 to 6. 
C) around ages 7 to 9. 
D) in adolescence. 
A) around ages 2 to 3. 
B) around ages 4 to 6. 
C) around ages 7 to 9. 
D) in adolescence.

Question 16

A school administration is trying to reduce crowding in classrooms and identify students who might be better off in special schools.As a counselor,you have been asked to administer intelligence tests to students for this purpose.Identify some of the cautions that will help you avoid the pitfalls of using information about students' intelligence in negative ways.

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Following are some cautions about IQ and

Question 17

If a child's IQ is below 100,then his or her CA (chronological age)is ________ his or her MA (mental age).

Accepted Answer

A) equal to 
B) lower than 
C) higher than 
D) unrelated to 
A) equal to 
B) lower than 
C) higher than 
D) unrelated to

Question 18

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece.Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Accepted Answer

A) mastery 
B) intrinsically 
C) mindset 
D) performance 
A) mastery 
B) intrinsically 
C) mindset 
D) performance

Question 19

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece.Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same.Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

Accepted Answer

A) has entered the sensorimotor stage of development. 
B) is capable of reversing a mental action applied to a real,concrete object. 
C) has entered the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage of development. 
D) is capable of understanding the falsity of animism. 
A) has entered the sensorimotor stage of development. 
B) is capable of reversing a mental action applied to a real,concrete object. 
C) has entered the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage of development. 
D) is capable of understanding the falsity of animism.

Question 20

What are the key changes that occur in children's vocabulary and grammar during middle and late childhood?

Accepted Answer

The following changes occur in children'

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

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory,what are the three types of intelligence?

Which of the following BEST exemplifies critical thinking?

Neo-Piagetians believe that

Miko is asked to come up with as many uses of a paper clip as possible.This exercise requires the use of

Robert Sternberg's and Howard Gardner's theories of intelligence are similar in that both

"Hannah has an IQ of 135.With that level of intelligence,I'm sure she'll be quite successful no matter what career she chooses." The speaker is

Describe,in general terms,Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage.Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

Children who continue to reverse their letters such as "b" and "d" in the early elementary grades are

What are the eight frames of mind discussed by Howard Gardner?

Which of the following strategies of information processing is based on the premise that thinking about personal associations with information makes the information more meaningful and helps children to remember it?

According to your text,scribbling usually appears

If a child's IQ is below 100,then his or her CA (chronological age)is ________ his or her MA (mental age).

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece.Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece.Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same.Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

What are the key changes that occur in children's vocabulary and grammar during middle and late childhood?

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Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

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Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

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

Which of the following questions requires divergent thinking?

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory,what are the three types of intelligence?

Which of the following BEST exemplifies critical thinking?

Neo-Piagetians believe that

Miko is asked to come up with as many uses of a paper clip as possible.This exercise requires the use of

Robert Sternberg's and Howard Gardner's theories of intelligence are similar in that both

"Hannah has an IQ of 135.With that level of intelligence,I'm sure she'll be quite successful no matter what career she chooses." The speaker is

Describe,in general terms,Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage.Then list and define the key characteristics of this stage.

Which of the following is an educational implication of Piaget's theory?

Children who continue to reverse their letters such as "b" and "d" in the early elementary grades are

What are the eight frames of mind discussed by Howard Gardner?

Which of the following strategies of information processing is based on the premise that thinking about personal associations with information makes the information more meaningful and helps children to remember it?

According to your text,scribbling usually appears

If a child's IQ is below 100,then his or her CA (chronological age)is ________ his or her MA (mental age).

Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece.Gus's practice is ________ motivated.

Lucienne watches as an experimenter takes one of two identical balls of clay and rolls it into a long, thin piece.Lucienne says that the two clay shapes are the same.Lucienne's reasoning indicates that Lucienne

What are the key changes that occur in children's vocabulary and grammar during middle and late childhood?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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