Chapter 6 Psych Practice Test

According to Piaget, school-age children are most likely in the ________ period of cognitive development. a. concrete operational b. formal operational c. mental operational d. egocentric

a. concrete operational

According to Carroll, what type of intelligence involves the understanding of printed language and vocabulary? a. crystallized b. linguistic c. fluid d. language-specific

a. crystallized

Creativity involves ________ thinking, whereas intelligence often involves ________ thinking. a. divergent; convergent b. crystallized; fluid c. naturalistic; analytical d. convergent; divergent

a. divergent; convergent

Boys tend to have an advantage in ________. a. gross motor skills involving strength b. gross motor skills involving balance c. fine motor skills d. all gross motor skills

a. gross motor skills involving strength

The formal operational stage is most marked by ________. a. hypothetical thinking b. self-insight c. egocentric operations d. mental operations

a. hypothetical thinking

If a writer thinks about what she wants to write and the purpose of her writing, organizes it, and then starts to write, she is using a ________ strategy. a. knowledge-transforming b. metamemory c. knowledge-telling d. metadiscourse

a. knowledge-transforming

Students who learn from their failed attempts at memorizing are using their _____. a. metacognitive knowledge b. emotional IQ c. creativity d. cognitive self-regulation

a. metacognitive knowledge

Nina was adopted as a young child. Her IQ is likely to be most similar to ________. a. both adoptive parents' averaged IQs b. both biological parents' averaged IQs c. the adoptive and biological parents' averaged IQs d. both adoptive parents' averaged IQs, especially as she becomes older

b. both biological parents' averaged IQs

Diagnosing problems with remembering and effectiveness of strategies for remembering are two features of ________. a. metaknowledge b. metamemory c. elaboration d. working memory

b. metamemory

An African American student fears the standardized tests are skewed against him. He ends up getting a lower score than he gets on average in the classroom for the same material. This is affirming of what theory? a. metamemory b. stereotype threat c. culture-fair intelligence tests d. mental age

b. stereotype threat

According to the text, effective teachers ________. a. emphasize the school's responsibility for learning b. use active teaching methods c. frequently use computers in the classroom d. devote extra time to discipline students

b. use active teaching methods

In math, the best American students score ________ in comparison to Asian students. a. far below average b. below average c. about average d. above average

c. about average

Josie can identify all the words in a sentence but has trouble deciphering its meaning. Josie has trouble with ________. a. word recognition b. letter recognition c. comprehension d. phonological awareness

c. comprehension

A sixth grader has to memorize the major battles of the Civil War. He decides to categorize the battles by geographic location. This is an example of the _____ memory strategy. a. creative b. rote c. organization d. elaboration

c. organization

According to the textbook, being gifted as a child and being emotionally intelligent as a child both predict greater ________ in later years. a. maturity b. career success c. overall life satisfaction d. college success

c. overall life satisfaction

Deductive reasoning is ________ a. reasoning beyond egocentric perspective-taking b. the ability to reach general logical conclusions from specific cases or rules c. the ability to make appropriate conclusions from facts d. the use of combinatorial reasoning

c. the ability to make appropriate conclusions from facts

Jonathon recites four numbers to Stephan and asks him to repeat the numbers back to him, only backward. Stephan uses his __________ memory to retain the numbers and transform them prior to repeating them back to Jonathon. a. long-term b. unconscious c. working d. state

c. working

Scores of less than ________ on a standardized IQ test and problems adapting to environments define ________. a. 50; ADHD b. 80; learning disability c. 60; biopsychosocial risk factors for school success d. 70; intellectual disability

d. 70; intellectual disability

Which of Sternberg's Theories of Successful Intelligence are represented by a student who can analyze a problem and find different solutions? a. practical ability b. creative ability c. mental ability d. analytic ability

d. analytic ability

Tyler is a 7-year-old boy who struggles with reading individual words. What should his parents be most concerned about? a. phonological aphasia b. developmental dyscalculia c. impaired reading comprehension d. developmental dyslexia

d. developmental dyslexia