A friend is having difficulty remembering the main points psych. text. Best memory strategy?

Outline or write a summary of the main points.

If a child were exposed to high levels of fluoride in a water supply:

Expect long-term outcomes of lower cognitive ability

Who is likely to suffer the most harmful effects from parental divorce?

Kelly, who is in elementary school

Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?

looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object

Based on ethnic differences in height, who would you expect to be the tallest child?

Michael, who is of African heritage

Sternberg's componential subtheory of intelligence:

efficient organization + use of processing skills

Which accounts for some of the decrease in self-esteem seen during the elementary school years?

children beginning to compare themselves with peers

need to be mature enough to handle the responsibility.

Information in working memory (mem).

is displaced w/new info. + kept if moved to long-term mem.

Assertive behaviour differs from aggressive behaviour in that:

assertive behaviour is respecting the rights of others.

What advice would you give teachers to help them enhance their students' self-esteem?

Show interest in your students' progress.

In Canada, physical education classes should/are

meet more frequently each week to promote physical fitness.

Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?

It correlates significantly with academic performance.

is commonly done by beginning readers.

Crystal has a fast metabolic rate and Paula has a slow metabolic rate, therefore

Crystal burns calories more rapidly than Paula.

Sternberg's _____, states intelligent behaviour involves skilfully adapting to the environment.

Sternberg's contextual subtheory

Which most accurately describes physical growth during the elementary school years?

Boys+girls are about the same size during most of this time

Which of the following is true of the differences between males and females?

In high school+university, males excel in math prob. solving

Compared to USA students (stud.), students in Japan + Taiwan spend

more time on homework+they value it more than American stud.

One reason parental divorce can be harmful is that

children often lose a role model

Regina has difficulty clearly seeing writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom.

Regina is likely suffering from myopia

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

identify children who needed special instruction in school.

Michelene Chi's study comparing memory in child chess experts + adult chess novices showed

the effect of knowledge on memory.

Which of the following is not an advantage of eating insects

They are easy to find and prepare.

Which of the following gender differences in intellectual skills are identified by research?

Girls tend to have better verbal skill.

Dynamic tests of intelligence

measure a child's learning potential.

Which pair of individuals is likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Greg and Craig, who are identical twins

Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish

“bright” from “dull” children.

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1
Knowledge that helps organize information and give it meaning
decreases with age.
does not change with age.
does not influence memory.
increases with age.
2
A friend is having difficulty remembering the main points psych. text. Best memory strategy?
Outline or write a summary of the main points.
Read the assigned chapter twice.
Touch sentences that contain the main points as you read.
Read the sentences containing the main points over and over.
3
If a child were exposed to high levels of fluoride in a water supply:
Expect long-term outcomes of poor sensory perception
Expect long-term outcomes of impaired speech
Expect long-term outcomes of impaired motor skills
Expect long-term outcomes of lower cognitive ability
4
The ability to imagine how an object will look after it's been moved in space is referred to as
mental rotation.
mental constancy.
mathematical ability.
enabling.
5
Who is likely to suffer the most harmful effects from parental divorce?
Steven, who is a preschooler
David, who is an infant
Madelyn, who is in university
Kelly, who is in elementary school
6
Which of the following is a culture-fair intelligence test?
Raven's Progressive Matrices
the Bayley Scales
the Wechsler Scales
the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
7
Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?
rehearsal
looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object
summarizing
outlining
8
Based on ethnic differences in height, who would you expect to be the tallest child?
John, who is of European heritage
Chan-ho, who is of Asian heritage
Michael, who is of African heritage
There are no ethnic differences in height.
9
Children with both same- and opposite-sex friendships tend to
be socially unskilled.
be very well adjusted.
be girls.
be boys.
10
Sternberg's componential subtheory of intelligence:
is concerned with the contents of intelligence.
intelligence is defined by environmental/cultural context.
efficient organization + use of processing skills
considers the familiarity of the task.
11
________ are strategies and rules that make thinking more systematic and more powerful.
Mental operations
Circular reactions
Symbolic processes
Scaffolds
12
Which accounts for some of the decrease in self-esteem seen during the elementary school years?
teachers becoming more involved with students
parents setting more rules
a school emphasis on individualized instruction
children beginning to compare themselves with peers
13
Billy often teases and picks fights with other children. Billy is showing
empathy.
prejudice.
assertiveness.
aggression.
14
________ is the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters.
Phonological awareness
Comprehension
Word recognition
The cardinality principle
15
________ is a voluntary relationship between two people involving mutual liking.
Altruism
Friendship
Aggression
Prosocial behaviour
16
Latchkey children
=more dependent than kids who are cared for by their mothers
are likely to engage in antisocial behaviour.
tend to show high levels of anxiety.
need to be mature enough to handle the responsibility.
17
Information in working memory (mem).
stays in working mem. indefinitely
moves to sensory mem. when no longer actively being used
is displaced w/new info. + kept if moved to long-term mem.
is moved to sensory mem. or to the long-term mem.
18
Which is in both in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences + in psychometric theories?
interpersonal intelligence
spatial intelligence
musical intelligence
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
19
20) After age 5, children lose about ________ teeth a year for the next 5 years.
2
3
4
5
20
Assertive behaviour differs from aggressive behaviour in that:
assertive behaviour is without considering others rights
there is no significant differences.
aggressive behaviour=physical; assertive behaviour is verbal
assertive behaviour is respecting the rights of others.
21
What advice would you give teachers to help them enhance their students' self-esteem?
Don't expect children to work to the best of their ability.
Show interest in your students' progress.
Discourage children from extracurricular activities.
Don't listen to most of what your students say to you.
22
In Canada, physical education classes should/are
emphasize team sports over individual activities.
a daily activity in most schools.
promoting a lifelong commitment to fitness.
meet more frequently each week to promote physical fitness.
23
Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?
It correlates significantly with age.
It correlates significantly with number of years in school.
It correlates significantly with academic performance.
It correlates significantly with body weight.
24
"Sounding out" words
is more common in older readers than in beginning readers.
is commonly done by beginning readers.
recognizing words through retrieval from long-term memory.
hinders reading ability.
25
Crystal has a fast metabolic rate and Paula has a slow metabolic rate, therefore
Crystal reached puberty earlier than Paula.
Paula reached puberty earlier than Crystal.
Crystal burns calories more rapidly than Paula.
Paula burns calories more rapidly than Crystal.
26
For many years, ________ was believed to be the sole cause of aggression.
Frustration
Parental neglect
A lack of social skills
Low self-esteem
27
Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?
IQ = CA/MA
IQ = CA/MA × 100
IQ = MA/CA
IQ = MA/CA × 100
28
Sternberg's _____, states intelligent behaviour involves skilfully adapting to the environment.
Sternberg's experiential subtheory
Sternberg's componential subtheory
Sternberg's hierarchical subtheory
Sternberg's contextual subtheory
29
In China, popular children are more likely to be ________ than in other countries.
shy
controlling
happy
assertive
30
Which most accurately describes physical growth during the elementary school years?
Boys+girls are about the same size during most of this time
There are no marked ethnic differences in height.
Growth proceeds at a variable pace.
Increase in height occurs equally in the trunk + in the legs
31
Which of the following is true of the differences between males and females?
In high school+university, males excel in math prob. solving
In early years, females are superior in mathematical ability
Females are superior in verbal ability only as adults.
At all ages, females are superior in spatial ability.
32
Compared to USA students (stud.), students in Japan + Taiwan spend
about the same amount of time on homework.
less time on homework, but they value it more than USA stud.
more time on homework, but USA students value it more
more time on homework+they value it more than American stud.
33
A "bright" 8-year-old might have a mental age of
8
4
10
6
34
In Canada, the most common type of accident during childhood involves
motor vehicles.
sports.
the bicycle.
unintentional falls.
35
That a general factor for intelligence (g), is responsible for performance on all mental tests
was introduced by Thurstone.
was introduced by Gardner.
was introduced by Carroll.
was introduced by Spearman.
36
One reason parental divorce can be harmful is that
single parents become overly involved in children's lives
mothers tend to spend too much $ on children after a divorce
none of the above
children often lose a role model
37
Regina has difficulty clearly seeing writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom.
Regina is likely suffering from a metabolic disorder.
Regina is likely suffering from malocclusion.
Regina is likely suffering from myopia
Regina is likely suffering from farsightedness.
38
Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to
identify children who needed special instruction in school.
predict job success.
measure intelligence across cultures.
see how much intelligence is due to heredity+the environment
39
Michelene Chi's study comparing memory in child chess experts + adult chess novices showed
the effect of knowledge on memory.
how scripts influence memory.
the effectiveness of the rehearsal memory strategy.
the susceptibility of preschoolers' memories to suggestions.
40
Which of the following is not an advantage of eating insects
They are easy to find and prepare.
They require less water than cattle.
They have a high feed-conversion efficiency.
The pose a low risk of transmitting zoonotic infections.
41
Middle childhood refers to the period of development between the ages of
7 and 11
4 and 11
7 and 13
4 and 7
42
Which of the following gender differences in intellectual skills are identified by research?
Girls tend to have better mathematical skill.
Girls tend to have better visual-spatial skill.
Girls tend to have better verbal, math,+visual-spatial skill
Girls tend to have better verbal skill.
43
How popular a child feels in social interactions with peers is called
behavioural conduct.
athletic competence.
social acceptance.
scholastic competence.
44
During Piaget's ________ stage, children begin using mental operations to solve problems.
preoperational
sensorimotor
formal operational
concrete operational
45
___+___ = the most common activities that elementary school children engage in when with peers
TV/records; telephone
Conversing; hanging out
Noncontact sports; academic activities
Physical games; acting silly
46
Dynamic tests of intelligence
have been used for many years+produced established results.
measure a child's learning potential.
produce the same information as static tests of intelligence
measure what a child already knows.
47
Aggressive behaviour is often characteristic of ________ children.
rejected
popular
neglected
average
48
Which pair of individuals is likely to have the most similar IQ scores?
Greg and Craig, who are identical twins
Jerry and Larry, who are biological brothers
Jessie and Jenny, who are biological sisters
Michael and David, who are fraternal twins
49
Europe+North America: _ % of elementary children+adolescents are chronic victims of aggression
7%
10%
5%
2%
50
Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish
older from younger children.
socially adept from socially inept children.
quick from slow children.
“bright” from “dull” children.
51
Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children measures self-esteem in all these domains except
social acceptance.
emotional stability.
physical appearance.
behavioural conduct.
52
Savants
perform consistently on many types of intellectual tasks.
have a learning disability.
receive high scores on traditional intelligence tests.
are mentally retarded but extremely talented in one domain.
53
A memory structure used to describe the sequence in which events occur is referred to as
rehearsal.
a script.
repeated questioning.
monitoring.
54
Which of the following is a blended family?
a grandfather, father, and son
a biological father, stepmother, and two sons
a father, mother, son, and daughter
two sisters and two brothers
55
Chronic victims of peer aggression
tend to be boys who have controlling mothers.
have high levels of self-esteem.
are almost always overreactive, restless+easily irritated.
are typically withdrawn and submissive.
56
Rejected children
often have parents who model effective social skills.
often have social skills but are rejected for other reasons.
are rejected because they are smarter than their classmates
often have parents who are inconsistent in their discipline.
57
Adult coaches should
coach positively and provide encouragement to the children.
emphasize winning over skill development.
criticize the players.
emphasize drills and strategy so that play is work-like.
58
Years after a divorce, which parent–child relationship is most likely to be close+involved?
relationship of father–son
relationship of father–daughter
relationship of mother–daughter
relationship of mother–son
59
Who is likely to have the lowest self-esteem?
Donald, whose parents discuss their rules with him
Darrin, whose parents don't set rules
Stephen, whose parents are affectionate toward him
Ed, whose parents are involved in his hobbies
60
Activities that improve remembering are called
working memory.
information processing.
sensory memory.
memory strategies.
61
Compared to their well-nourished peers, malnourished children
are more irritable.
do as well in school.
are as healthy.
are able to concentrate on schoolwork while in school.
62
Edible insect species are less prominent in Canada and Russia due to
cold weather.
chance.
the overall lower incidence of insects in these countries.
overuse of pesticides in agriculture.
63
The psychometric approach to intelligence
suggests that many different intelligences exist.
equates intelligence with the existence of great talent.
sees intelligence as skilful adaptation to the environment.
measures intelligence using scorable intelligence tests.
64
Students learn more in all of the following situations except
when they are tutored by peers.
when they are taught to manage their own learning
when there are hands-on demonstrations.
when teachers spend a lot of time disciplining students.
65
Helping others with no direct benefit to the individual is known as
prosocial.
altruism.
role-taking.
empathy.
66
An individual's self-esteem
becomes more differentiated with age.
is not affected by how others view them.
tends to be at similar levels across different domains.
is usually highest during the high school years.
67
Higher IQ scores in children are associated with home environments
where both parents work outside the home.
where a father is absent.
that include involved parents.
that include few toys.
68
A person who emphasizes independence and personal needs over those of others is
egocentric.
idiocentric.
selfcentric.
allocentric.
69
In a skip-generation family, the
grandparents never see their grandchildren.
grandparents provide financial and emotional stability.
children's parents drop their children off at grandparents'.
children's parents never see them.
70
As children get older, their writing improves because
they write down info. directly as it's retrieved from memory
they spend more time on the mechanical aspects of writing.
they have more general knowledge about the world.
they don't revise their writing as much as when younger
71
Information that is not transferred from working memory to ________ is lost.
a memory strategy
sensory memory
the information processor
long-term memory
72
If Richie is a typical child who is obese, he
is the only one in his family who is overweight.
has many friends.
is at risk for many medical problems.
feels positively about himself.
73
Which is typical of family life in the first few months after a divorce has occurred?
Parents expecting more mature behaviour from their children.
Parents being able to parent more effectively.
Parents becoming more affectionate with their children.
Parents having a harder time controlling their children.
74
Sue has had difficulty knowing where to start when she begins studying. What should she do?
The 1st thing is choose an effective memory strategy.
The 1st thing is to identify the goals of her study session.
The 1st thing is for her to use a memory strategy.
1st thing: monitor the effectiveness of her memory strategy.
75
The impact of genetic inheritance on IQ
is not measurable.
decreases as children get older.
stays the same throughout childhood.
becomes stronger as children get older.
76
Class opinion is split about Ed-some of his classmates really like him, others can't stand him.
Ed would be considered rejected.
Ed would be considered average.
Ed would be considered popular.
Ed would be considered controversial.
77
When Beth watched a movie where a baby elephant's mother died, she cried. Beth displayed
empathy.
self control.
altruism.
prosocial behaviour.
78
When one child's behaviour leads to another child's aggression, that aggression is
referred to as instrumental aggression.
referred to as bullying.
referred to as relational aggression.
referred to as reactive aggression.
79
Compared to girls, elementary-aged boys have greater
dexterity on fine-motor tasks like handwriting.
strength.
flexibility.
balance.
80
Ron has an average IQ but is an exceptionally talented dancer. Ron is exceptionally intelligent
according to Binet.
according to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
according to Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence.
according to a psychometrician.

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