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Susan is given a list of names of students from her school to remember. To help remember them,
Susan arranges the names according to whether they are in the first, second, or third grade, and
according to gender. Susan is using the technique of __________ to aid her memory.
9/10 - Organization
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
9/10 - All of the above
Jimmy is trying to learn his phone number and address. He tells his father, "Maybe if I say it to
myself a hundred times, I will be able to remember it." Jimmy is demonstrating that he is
beginning to appreciate
protomemory.
metamemory.
meta analysis.
elaboration.
9/10 - NOT meta analysis.
An argument that supports the limited predictive power of intelligence testing is that
- tests are unfair to minorities.
- Hispanic children fall below white children and tests don't predict this group's achievement.
- Asian Americans have high achievement but not significantly higher IQ scores.
- tests don't measure those who have exceptional motor abilities.
*MIDTERM*
9/10 - NOT tests don't measure those who have exceptional motor abilities.
, Improvements in information processing may help explain how children find their way to and
from school because they demonstrate the following abilities EXCEPT
- they can scan their environment.
- they can take in important features.
- they can reason abstractly.
- they can remember objects in context.
9/10 - NOT they can take in important features.
What are some contributors to children being overweight?
9/10 - All of the above
Generalizing from the text, which of the following children would have the greatest chance of
being obese?
9/10 - A Mexican-American boy
During middle childhood, ____________ medical conditions are common and ____________
medical conditions are rare.
9/10 - acute; chronic
A child is told that Bob is older than Sally, and Sally is older than Fred. When asked, "Who is
older, Bob or Fred?" the child replies, "Bob." This child is demonstrating __________ ability.
9/10 - transitive inference
The ability to arrange objects according to some dimension, such as largest to smallest, is called
9/10 - seriation
Which statement about IQ tests is FALSE?
- They are excellent predictors of school performance.
- They equate intelligence with speed and penalize a child who is slow.
- They are unfair to children who are poor test takers.
- They measure what has been learned in school and culture and not innate ability.