How can stereotype threat affect an individual?

Individual often perform poorly on a test than they usually would

children create theories about how the world works

Which of the following abilities marks the end of the sensorimotor period?

the ability to use mental symbols

An intelligence test is stable if it

yields scores that are consistent over various time intervals.

The predictive power of infant intelligence tests is

low as they evaluate different abilities than are evaluated in older child

Why did Binet start his work on IQ testing?

Identify children who would have difficulty in school to give extra help

How accurate was Piaget’s theory about cognition?

It underestimates infants and young children

What did Baillargeon show with her experiment on possible/impossible events?

Infants understand object permanence

Why have scientists abandoned Piaget’s theory in favor of other cognitive processes?

Piaget’s theory has difficulty producing testable hypotheses

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1
How can stereotype threat affect an individual?
Individual will take longer learn than someone without stereotype threat.
Stereotype threat has no effects on working memory or attention.
Stereotype threat often gives a boost to self-worth but not performance.
Individual often perform poorly on a test than they usually would
2
who demonstrates centration?
Raven
Michelle
Nobody
Raja
3
Creativity is associated with?
Divergent Thinking
Convergent Thinking
4
According to Piaget
children’s thinking is very similar to adults’ thinking
children are capable of abstract thought from the time they are born
children create theories about how the world works
children won't be curious unless parents provide a stimulating environment
5
Which of the following abilities marks the end of the sensorimotor period?
talking
walking
the decline of egocentrism
the ability to use mental symbols
6
Temperament has contributions from Heredity and Environment?
False
True
7
RAM in a computer is analogous to?
Central Executive
Sensory memory
Long-Term memory
Working memory in humans
8
An intelligence test is stable if it
measures what it claims to measure
has been standardized
yields scores that are consistent over various time intervals.
yields scores similar to those of other intelligence tests
9
The predictive power of infant intelligence tests is
low as they evaluate different abilities than are evaluated in older child
low because infant tests ignore motor functioning
high because early individual differences can easily be determined
high because sensorimotor activities are the beginning of intelligence
10
Why did Binet start his work on IQ testing?
Ensure only the children who are most likely to be successful are enrolled
To find standardized ways to evaluate performance
Identify children who would have difficulty in school to give extra help
Examine the efficacy of public schooling to determine funding
11
How accurate was Piaget’s theory about cognition?
It underestimates adolescents
It underestimates infants and young children
It overestimates adults
It overestimates infants and young children
12
According to Piaget, what process triggers the reorganization of theories about the world?
assimilation
schemas
equilibration
accommodation
13
Researchers often use ________ to assess an infant’s emotional state.
subjective feelings
systematic desensitization
facial expressions
the Strange Situation
14
What did Baillargeon show with her experiment on possible/impossible events?
Infants can distinguish between living things from inanimate objects
Infants imitate intentions rather than performed actions.
Infants understand that the insides of objects are the same as the outside
Infants understand object permanence
15
Which of the following theories of cognition are most similar to computers?
Sociocultural Theory
Core-knowledge Theory
Piaget’s Theory
Information Processing Theory
16
The process of crediting inanimate objects with life and lifelike properties is called?
accomodation
Animism
egocentrism
assimilation
17
Down syndrome leads to?
Intellectual disability
Mobility impairments
Vision Disability
Hearing disability
18
Why have scientists abandoned Piaget’s theory in favor of other cognitive processes?
Piaget undervalued the contribution of the socio-cultural environment
Piaget’s theory was wrong in too many ways
Piaget’s theory has difficulty producing testable hypotheses
Piaget failed to account for individual variability
19
The infant singles out the attachment figure at approximately what age?
four weeks
seven months
one year
two months
20
Example of a complex emotion?
pride
surprise
Anger
Happiness

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