PSY-357 Exam 2/ Grand Canyon University| 2 sets
combined Rated A+ 2026
Mental opera ons
cogni ve ac ons that can be performed on objects or ideas
Deduc ve reasoning
drawing conclusions from facts; characteris c of formal-opera onal thought
Working memory
type of memory in which a small number of items can be stored briefly
Long-term memory
permanent storehouse for memories that has unlimited capacity
Organiza on
as applied to children's memory, a strategy in which informa on to be remembered is
structured so that related informa on is placed together
Cogni ve self-regula on
skill at iden fying goals, selec ng effec ve strategies, and monitoring accurately; a
characteris c of successful students
Emo onal intelligence
ability to use one's own and others' emo ons effec vely for solving problems and living happily
Analy c ability
in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to analyze problems and generate different
solu ons
Crea ve ability
in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to deal adap vely with novel situa ons and
problems
Prac cal ability
, in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to know which problem solu ons are likely to
work
Mental age
in intelligence tes ng, a measure of children's performance corresponding to the chronological
age of those whose performance equals the child's
Intelligence quo ent
mathema cal representa on of how a person scores on an intelligence test in rela on to how
other people of the same age score
Culture-fair intelligence tests
intelligence tests devised using items common to many cultures
Intellectual disability
substan ally below-average intelligence and problems adap ng to an environment that emerge
before the age of 18
Learning disability
when a child with normal intelligence has difficulty mastering at least one academic subject
Word recogni on
the process of iden fying a unique pa0ern of le0ers
Socializa on
teaching children the values, roles, and behaviors of their culture
Authoritarian paren ng
style of paren ng in which parents show high levels of control and low levels of warmth toward
their children
Authorita ve paren ng
style of paren ng in which parents use a moderate amount of control and are warm and
responsive to their children
Permissive parents
style of paren ng in which parents offer warmth and caring but li0le control over their children
Uninvolved parents
combined Rated A+ 2026
Mental opera ons
cogni ve ac ons that can be performed on objects or ideas
Deduc ve reasoning
drawing conclusions from facts; characteris c of formal-opera onal thought
Working memory
type of memory in which a small number of items can be stored briefly
Long-term memory
permanent storehouse for memories that has unlimited capacity
Organiza on
as applied to children's memory, a strategy in which informa on to be remembered is
structured so that related informa on is placed together
Cogni ve self-regula on
skill at iden fying goals, selec ng effec ve strategies, and monitoring accurately; a
characteris c of successful students
Emo onal intelligence
ability to use one's own and others' emo ons effec vely for solving problems and living happily
Analy c ability
in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to analyze problems and generate different
solu ons
Crea ve ability
in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to deal adap vely with novel situa ons and
problems
Prac cal ability
, in Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the ability to know which problem solu ons are likely to
work
Mental age
in intelligence tes ng, a measure of children's performance corresponding to the chronological
age of those whose performance equals the child's
Intelligence quo ent
mathema cal representa on of how a person scores on an intelligence test in rela on to how
other people of the same age score
Culture-fair intelligence tests
intelligence tests devised using items common to many cultures
Intellectual disability
substan ally below-average intelligence and problems adap ng to an environment that emerge
before the age of 18
Learning disability
when a child with normal intelligence has difficulty mastering at least one academic subject
Word recogni on
the process of iden fying a unique pa0ern of le0ers
Socializa on
teaching children the values, roles, and behaviors of their culture
Authoritarian paren ng
style of paren ng in which parents show high levels of control and low levels of warmth toward
their children
Authorita ve paren ng
style of paren ng in which parents use a moderate amount of control and are warm and
responsive to their children
Permissive parents
style of paren ng in which parents offer warmth and caring but li0le control over their children
Uninvolved parents
