LIFESPAN AND DEVELOPMENT (EXAM TWO)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
_____ occurs when a teacher adjusts his or her level of support
and guidance to the level of skill of the student. Correct
Answer Scaffolding
_______ is clearly evidenced in young children's lack of
conservation when they focus their attention on one
characteristic (such as height or length) to the exclusion of other
characteristics. Correct Answer centration
_______ is the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn
from experience. Correct Answer intelligence
_______ memory refers to memory of facts and experiences that
individuals know and can state. Correct Answer Declarative
_______ stresses that young children are intensely interested in
their social world and that early in their development they can
understand the intentions of other people. Correct Answer
Michael Tomasello
14.A common memory problem for older adults is: Correct
Answer tip-of-the tongue (TOT) phenomenon.
A child's expansive vocabulary is directly correlated with:
Correct Answer maternal language and literacy skills.
,A heritability index of 0.80 indicates: Correct Answer a
strong genetic influence.
A language disorder resulting from brain damage that involves a
loss of the ability to use words is: Correct Answer aphasia
A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift
from one stage of thought to the next is called: Correct Answer
equlibration
A performance standard for an IQ test is called a: Correct
Answer norm
A statistical procedure that correlates test scores to identify
underlying clusters is called a(n): Correct Answer factor
analysis.
A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal
development if: Correct Answer the task is more difficult than
the child can do alone.
A young child might be heard saying, "The moon is smiling at
me." The child's belief that the moon has "human" qualities and
is capable of action is referred Correct Answer animism
According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary
audience are parts of adolescent: Correct Answer
egocentrism.
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences:
Correct Answer people have multiple intelligences.
, According to John Horn, in middle age: Correct Answer
crystallized intelligence increases, while fluid intelligence
begins to decline.
According to Lev Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal
development (ZPD), learning is: Correct Answer a social
activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or
child who is more knowledgeable.
According to Piaget, _______ operational thought comes into
play between 11 and 15 years of age. Correct Answer formal
According to Piaget, during the first sensorimotor substage,
infants is Correct Answer reflexive
According to Piaget, the incorporation of new information into
existing schemes is called Correct Answer accomodation
According to psychologists, vigilance is the same as: Correct
Answer sustained attention.
According to the schema theory of memory, people: Correct
Answer change details according to their own schemas.
An infant's first word is usually spoken, on average, at about
____ months of age. Correct Answer 13
Andrea shows her baby a colorful block several times. The baby
looks carefully at the block at first but then turns her attention to
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
_____ occurs when a teacher adjusts his or her level of support
and guidance to the level of skill of the student. Correct
Answer Scaffolding
_______ is clearly evidenced in young children's lack of
conservation when they focus their attention on one
characteristic (such as height or length) to the exclusion of other
characteristics. Correct Answer centration
_______ is the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn
from experience. Correct Answer intelligence
_______ memory refers to memory of facts and experiences that
individuals know and can state. Correct Answer Declarative
_______ stresses that young children are intensely interested in
their social world and that early in their development they can
understand the intentions of other people. Correct Answer
Michael Tomasello
14.A common memory problem for older adults is: Correct
Answer tip-of-the tongue (TOT) phenomenon.
A child's expansive vocabulary is directly correlated with:
Correct Answer maternal language and literacy skills.
,A heritability index of 0.80 indicates: Correct Answer a
strong genetic influence.
A language disorder resulting from brain damage that involves a
loss of the ability to use words is: Correct Answer aphasia
A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift
from one stage of thought to the next is called: Correct Answer
equlibration
A performance standard for an IQ test is called a: Correct
Answer norm
A statistical procedure that correlates test scores to identify
underlying clusters is called a(n): Correct Answer factor
analysis.
A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal
development if: Correct Answer the task is more difficult than
the child can do alone.
A young child might be heard saying, "The moon is smiling at
me." The child's belief that the moon has "human" qualities and
is capable of action is referred Correct Answer animism
According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary
audience are parts of adolescent: Correct Answer
egocentrism.
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences:
Correct Answer people have multiple intelligences.
, According to John Horn, in middle age: Correct Answer
crystallized intelligence increases, while fluid intelligence
begins to decline.
According to Lev Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal
development (ZPD), learning is: Correct Answer a social
activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or
child who is more knowledgeable.
According to Piaget, _______ operational thought comes into
play between 11 and 15 years of age. Correct Answer formal
According to Piaget, during the first sensorimotor substage,
infants is Correct Answer reflexive
According to Piaget, the incorporation of new information into
existing schemes is called Correct Answer accomodation
According to psychologists, vigilance is the same as: Correct
Answer sustained attention.
According to the schema theory of memory, people: Correct
Answer change details according to their own schemas.
An infant's first word is usually spoken, on average, at about
____ months of age. Correct Answer 13
Andrea shows her baby a colorful block several times. The baby
looks carefully at the block at first but then turns her attention to
