CH6 - CH9 (Exam 02) Flashcards
Dee used to think that everyone else liked the same people she did and hated the same people she did. She now realizes that different people have different opinions toward others. Piaget would suggest that Dee has recently become a ____ thinker.
concrete
The main limitation of concrete operational thinking is that such thought is limited to
tangible, real life examples
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 “SAFERACE.” This is an example of
computational reasoning
Who would be most likely to emphasize the important role that changes in memory efficiency plays in cognitive development?
Latka, who is an information-processing theorist
Donovan is really into football and is able to remember all of the professional teams because he has mentally sorted them by division. This indicates that Donavan is using ____ to help him recall the information.
Organization
____ ability involves the realization that a solution will actually work.
practical
Which is not a prerequisite for exceptional talent in childhood?
talented parents
Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?
not kala
Phonological processing involves the conversion of
not spoken to memory
Which action best exemplifies an impulsive child?
not fidgiting
Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?
Dole, a divergent thinker
Phonological processing involves the conversion of
Printed letters into sound
Which action best exemplifies an impulsive child?
Shouting out the answer when hes supposed to raise his hand
The drug Ritalin that is often prescribed for children with ADHD is a type of
stimulant
Researchers identified several factors that contribute to improved reading comprehension in children. Which factor was not on their list?
increased levels of divergent thinking
Liam is learning the values, behaviors, and roles of his culture. In other words, Liam is experiencing
socialization
Which social condition appears to foster maltreatment of children?
poverty
Jerry is a member of the “druggie” crowd. His parents were most likely
permissive
Angelica is well liked by most of her classmates. She would be best described as
popular
Liked is to popular children as disliked is to ____ children.
rejescted
Hiroko watches shows that display and encourage being friendly and helpful to other people. After watching this, Hiroko is more likely to
act friendly
Which six-year-old is most likely to be distressed by the fact that she has a new baby brother?
not noni
Which six-year-old is most likely to be distressed by the fact that she has a new baby brother?
one whose parents pay less attention
____ is best defined as physical changes that mark the transition from childhood to young adulthood.
puberty
During adolescence,
not both begin
Who is experiencing the first indicator of the onset of puberty in males?
Joe, whose testes have started to grow
Which factor seems to be most involved in timing of menarche in many industrialized nations over the past 150 years?
not genetics
Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?
not f worry and m dissatisfied
When Kann et al. (1995) asked ninth- and twelfth-graders about their exercise habits, they found that
not BI anf GD
Which concept is best associated with increased content knowledge?
not memory capacity
What would you predict would happen when Duke, a white supremacist teen, reads a scientific study indicating that Asians have higher IQs than whites?
not reconsider
During adolescence,
both myelination and synaptic pruning near completion
When considering the Heinz dilemma, Barney says that he would steal the drug because then his wife might bake him a cake to repay him for saving her. This thinking indicates that Barney is most likely in Kohlberg’s ____ stage of moral development.
not 3rd
Which factor seems to be most involved in timing of menarche in many industrialized nations over the past 150 years?
nutrition
Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?
Females worry and are dissatisfied
When Kann et al. (1995) asked ninth- and twelfth-graders about their exercise habits, they found that
not BI anf GD
Not GI and BD
Which concept is best associated with increased content knowledge?
not memory capacity
not metacog
What would you predict would happen when Duke, a white supremacist teen, reads a scientific study indicating that Asians have higher IQs than whites?
dismiss and say its flawed
When Kann et al. (1995) asked ninth- and twelfth-graders about their exercise habits, they found that
Boys and girls decreased
Which concept is best associated with increased content knowledge?
increased expertise
When considering the Heinz dilemma, Barney says that he would steal the drug because then his wife might bake him a cake to repay him for saving her. This thinking indicates that Barney is most likely in Kohlberg’s ____ stage of moral development.
2nf
When considering the Heinz dilemma, Barney says that he would steal the drug because then his wife might bake him a cake to repay him for saving her. This thinking indicates that Barney is most likely in Kohlberg’s ____ stage of moral development.
2nd
Erikson hypothesized that adolescents achieve an identity by
not naturally
Which statement best describes the thought process underlying adolescent egocentrism?
NOT DIFF
Which statement is true?
NOT UN
While there are different types of dating violence, threats always qualify as ____ violence.
not physical
Erikson hypothesized that adolescents achieve an identity by
testing a few
Which statement best describes the thought process underlying adolescent egocentrism?
more interested in own feelings
Which statement is true?
HIV typically leads to AIDS
While there are different types of dating violence, threats always qualify as ____ violence.
emotional
