HGD - Chapter 6 Test With
Correct Answers
By traditional definition, how many of the following 16-year-old children
could be classified as "intellectually disabled" (Note: all IQ scores based on
Stanford-Binet test results.): Kirk, IQ = 120; McCoy, IQ = 100; Chekhov, IQ =
80; Sulu, IQ = 60? - ANSWER 1
The main limitation of concrete operational thinking is that such thought is
limited - ANSWER tangible, real-life examples.
Though Mabel is unable to think in abstract terms, she is beginning to
understand that because 3 + 5 = 8, 8 - 5 must equal 3. Mabel has begun to
exhibit Piaget's ____ stage of thinking. - ANSWER concrete operational
Elmer has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both
pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Elmer is successful at
engaging in both of these behaviors, he is demonstrating effective - ANSWER
cognitive self-regulation
The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence
is that - ANSWER the more closely related two individuals are, the more
, positively correlated their scores will be
Bea has tremendous insight into "deep" questions like, "Why are we born to
die?" According to Gardner, Bea would rate high on a scale of ____
intelligence. - ANSWER existential
Text author Robert Kail won tickets to the Indianapolis 500 auto race by
listing all the possible words that could be created from the words "SAFE
RACE", which is an example of - ANSWER combinatorial reasoning
If asked to list key symptoms for ADHD, you should avoid saying, - ANSWER
"inarticulation."
Two big challenges to learning English versus other languages lay in the -
ANSWER inconsistent way letters are pronounced and the same sound is
spelled.
Which reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker? -
ANSWER "Hypothetically speaking ..."
Which data suggest the strongest link between heredity and intelligence? -
ANSWER Identical twins whose IQ scores correlate at the +.9 level
Correct Answers
By traditional definition, how many of the following 16-year-old children
could be classified as "intellectually disabled" (Note: all IQ scores based on
Stanford-Binet test results.): Kirk, IQ = 120; McCoy, IQ = 100; Chekhov, IQ =
80; Sulu, IQ = 60? - ANSWER 1
The main limitation of concrete operational thinking is that such thought is
limited - ANSWER tangible, real-life examples.
Though Mabel is unable to think in abstract terms, she is beginning to
understand that because 3 + 5 = 8, 8 - 5 must equal 3. Mabel has begun to
exhibit Piaget's ____ stage of thinking. - ANSWER concrete operational
Elmer has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both
pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Elmer is successful at
engaging in both of these behaviors, he is demonstrating effective - ANSWER
cognitive self-regulation
The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence
is that - ANSWER the more closely related two individuals are, the more
, positively correlated their scores will be
Bea has tremendous insight into "deep" questions like, "Why are we born to
die?" According to Gardner, Bea would rate high on a scale of ____
intelligence. - ANSWER existential
Text author Robert Kail won tickets to the Indianapolis 500 auto race by
listing all the possible words that could be created from the words "SAFE
RACE", which is an example of - ANSWER combinatorial reasoning
If asked to list key symptoms for ADHD, you should avoid saying, - ANSWER
"inarticulation."
Two big challenges to learning English versus other languages lay in the -
ANSWER inconsistent way letters are pronounced and the same sound is
spelled.
Which reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker? -
ANSWER "Hypothetically speaking ..."
Which data suggest the strongest link between heredity and intelligence? -
ANSWER Identical twins whose IQ scores correlate at the +.9 level
