CSP4801
Assignment 1
Questions, answers and in depth explanations
A concrete operational child
a. Can think hypothetically and deductively
b. has difficulty with future events
c. can organize things into categories
d. can solve abstract problems in a logical way
A concrete operational child is in the third stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive
development, which typically occurs between the ages of 7 to 11 years old. During this stage,
children can organize objects into categories based on common characteristics, such as size,
shape, or color. They can also understand concepts such as number, time, and distance, but
they still have difficulty with abstract and hypothetical thinking. Therefore, options a, b, and d
are not correct for describing a concrete operational child.
A correlation study indicates that teachers' interest in teaching and the amount of the
day their students are engaged in learning correlate at +0.46. This coefficient would
indicate that
a. as teacher interest decreases, engaged time increases.
b. interest in teaching leads to a large increase in engaged time.
c. as teacher interest increases, engaged time tends to increase.
d. there is virtually NO relationship between the two variables.
A correlation coefficient of +0.46 indicates a moderate positive correlation between teachers'
interest in teaching and the amount of time their students are engaged in learning. A
positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to increase
as well. Therefore, as teachers' interest in teaching increases, their students' engaged time
tends to increase. Option b is incorrect because the coefficient only indicates a moderate
relationship, not a large increase. Option a is incorrect because the correlation is positive, so
as teacher interest decreases, engaged time is expected to decrease. Option d is incorrect
because a correlation coefficient of +0.46 indicates a relationship between the two variables,
although it is not a perfect correlation.
, A learner with high naturalist intelligence displays
Select one:
A. sensitivity to logical reasoning
B. capacity to perceive the visual-spatial world
C. ability to recognise plants and animals
D. sensitivity to meanings of words
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, naturalist intelligence is the
ability to recognize and categorize objects in the environment, such as plants, animals, and
other natural phenomena. Individuals with high naturalist intelligence often have a keen
sense of observation and can identify and classify different species of plants and animals,
and can recognize and describe various natural phenomena. Therefore, option C is the
correct answer. Option A refers to logical-mathematical intelligence, option B refers to
spatial intelligence, and option D refers to linguistic intelligence.
A negative correlation between two factors indicates that …
a. the factors tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
c. as one factor increases so another factor decreases
d. decrease proportionately.
A negative correlation between two factors means that as one factor increases, the other
factor tends to decrease, and vice versa. This indicates an inverse relationship between the
two factors. For example, a negative correlation may exist between the amount of time a
student spends playing video games and their academic performance, where as the time
spent playing video games increases, academic performance tends to decrease. Therefore,
option C is the correct answer. Option A describes a positive correlation, where two factors
tend to increase or decrease together. Option B is incorrect because a negative correlation
indicates a relationship between the two factors. Option D is not an accurate statement
about negative correlation.
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors …
a. tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
c. are strongly related.
d. decrease proportionately.
Assignment 1
Questions, answers and in depth explanations
A concrete operational child
a. Can think hypothetically and deductively
b. has difficulty with future events
c. can organize things into categories
d. can solve abstract problems in a logical way
A concrete operational child is in the third stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive
development, which typically occurs between the ages of 7 to 11 years old. During this stage,
children can organize objects into categories based on common characteristics, such as size,
shape, or color. They can also understand concepts such as number, time, and distance, but
they still have difficulty with abstract and hypothetical thinking. Therefore, options a, b, and d
are not correct for describing a concrete operational child.
A correlation study indicates that teachers' interest in teaching and the amount of the
day their students are engaged in learning correlate at +0.46. This coefficient would
indicate that
a. as teacher interest decreases, engaged time increases.
b. interest in teaching leads to a large increase in engaged time.
c. as teacher interest increases, engaged time tends to increase.
d. there is virtually NO relationship between the two variables.
A correlation coefficient of +0.46 indicates a moderate positive correlation between teachers'
interest in teaching and the amount of time their students are engaged in learning. A
positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to increase
as well. Therefore, as teachers' interest in teaching increases, their students' engaged time
tends to increase. Option b is incorrect because the coefficient only indicates a moderate
relationship, not a large increase. Option a is incorrect because the correlation is positive, so
as teacher interest decreases, engaged time is expected to decrease. Option d is incorrect
because a correlation coefficient of +0.46 indicates a relationship between the two variables,
although it is not a perfect correlation.
, A learner with high naturalist intelligence displays
Select one:
A. sensitivity to logical reasoning
B. capacity to perceive the visual-spatial world
C. ability to recognise plants and animals
D. sensitivity to meanings of words
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, naturalist intelligence is the
ability to recognize and categorize objects in the environment, such as plants, animals, and
other natural phenomena. Individuals with high naturalist intelligence often have a keen
sense of observation and can identify and classify different species of plants and animals,
and can recognize and describe various natural phenomena. Therefore, option C is the
correct answer. Option A refers to logical-mathematical intelligence, option B refers to
spatial intelligence, and option D refers to linguistic intelligence.
A negative correlation between two factors indicates that …
a. the factors tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
c. as one factor increases so another factor decreases
d. decrease proportionately.
A negative correlation between two factors means that as one factor increases, the other
factor tends to decrease, and vice versa. This indicates an inverse relationship between the
two factors. For example, a negative correlation may exist between the amount of time a
student spends playing video games and their academic performance, where as the time
spent playing video games increases, academic performance tends to decrease. Therefore,
option C is the correct answer. Option A describes a positive correlation, where two factors
tend to increase or decrease together. Option B is incorrect because a negative correlation
indicates a relationship between the two factors. Option D is not an accurate statement
about negative correlation.
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors …
a. tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
c. are strongly related.
d. decrease proportionately.
