PSY 357 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
sleep and nutrition routines in preschoolers
about 11 to 12 hours of sleep
pica
eating non food items
ADD/ADHD
attention deficit disorder; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
autism Spectrum Disorder
A disorder characterized by deficits in social relatedness and communication skills that are
often accompanied by repetitive, ritualistic behavior.
asperger's Syndrome
Mild form of autism; may have concomitant learning disabilities and/or poor motor skills.
asthma
A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty,
coughing, and wheezing.
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage
thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during early childhood
Binet's idea of mental age
how a child at a specific age performs intellectually compared to average intellectual
performance for that physical age in years
, Binet's IQ
intelligence quotient
Stanford-Binet
the widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtests
Sternberg intelligence
analytical, creative, practical
Terman (intelligence)
revised the Binet-Simon intelligence test; revision became known as the Stanford-Binet IQ
Test
Spearman
proposed that general intelligence is linked to many clusters that can be analyzed by factor
analysis (he made up factor analysis)
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
our abilities are best classified into eight independent intelligences, which include a broad
range of skills beyond traditional school smarts
Discuss the controversy over intelligence tests (include Jensen, SOMPA, culture-fair
tests, and the Raven Progressive Matrices Test in your answer).
Origins of mental retardation
fetal alcohol syndrome
types of mental retardation
borderline, mild, moderate, severe and profound.
Initiative vs. Guilt (Erikson)
Answers
sleep and nutrition routines in preschoolers
about 11 to 12 hours of sleep
pica
eating non food items
ADD/ADHD
attention deficit disorder; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
autism Spectrum Disorder
A disorder characterized by deficits in social relatedness and communication skills that are
often accompanied by repetitive, ritualistic behavior.
asperger's Syndrome
Mild form of autism; may have concomitant learning disabilities and/or poor motor skills.
asthma
A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty,
coughing, and wheezing.
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage
thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during early childhood
Binet's idea of mental age
how a child at a specific age performs intellectually compared to average intellectual
performance for that physical age in years
, Binet's IQ
intelligence quotient
Stanford-Binet
the widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtests
Sternberg intelligence
analytical, creative, practical
Terman (intelligence)
revised the Binet-Simon intelligence test; revision became known as the Stanford-Binet IQ
Test
Spearman
proposed that general intelligence is linked to many clusters that can be analyzed by factor
analysis (he made up factor analysis)
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
our abilities are best classified into eight independent intelligences, which include a broad
range of skills beyond traditional school smarts
Discuss the controversy over intelligence tests (include Jensen, SOMPA, culture-fair
tests, and the Raven Progressive Matrices Test in your answer).
Origins of mental retardation
fetal alcohol syndrome
types of mental retardation
borderline, mild, moderate, severe and profound.
Initiative vs. Guilt (Erikson)
