Early Childhood: Cognitive Development/ Aptitudes For School

Question 1

-a person’s informal/intuitive understanding of their memory

Answer 1

metamemory

Question 2

Thinking about your thinking.

Answer 2

metacognition

Question 3

-knowledge and awareness of cognitive processes

Answer 3

metacognitive knowledge

Question 4

-identifying goals, selecting effective strategies, and monitoring accurately

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cognitive self-regulation

Question 5

theory of singular form of intelligence

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Charles spearman

Question 6

multiple intelligence is created by

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Howard Gardner’s

Question 7

The ability to use language effectively

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linguistic

Question 8

The ability to learn and perform muscle movements

Answer 8

body kinesthetic

Question 9

The ability to understand spatial relations in images

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visual-spatial

Question 10

The ability to use logic and solve math problems

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logical

Question 11

The ability to understand and produce pitch, rhythm, etc.

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musical

Question 12

The ability to understand others and communicate

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inter-personal

Question 13

The ability to understand yourself

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intra-personal

Question 14

Ability to use one’s own and others’ emotions effectively for solving problems and living happily

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emotional intelligence

Question 15

theorized the existence of emotional intelligence

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Daniel goleman

Question 16

developed a test to distinguish between children who were “bright” and those who were “dull”.

Answer 16

Binet and Simon

Question 17

A measure of the child’s performance corresponding to the chronological age (CA) of those whose performance equals the child’s

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mental age (MA)

Question 18

MA higher than their CA.

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bright children

Question 19

MA lower than their CA.

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dull children

Question 20

IQ test scores can predict

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• school grades
• occupational success
• performance in complex jobs

Question 21

effective in increasing basic reading and social skills

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head start

Question 22

what increase student’s IQ and school achievement scores

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intervention programs

Question 23

Intelligence tests devised using items common to many world cultures

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culture-fair intelligence tests

Question 24

An evoked fear of being judged in accordance with a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong

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stereotype threat

Question 25

• reminding the self of important values and why these are important (e.g., doing well in school)
• Shown to reduce stereotype threat and to improve performance in African Americans

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self-affirmation

Question 26

1. The Stanford Binet V: the current (2003) version of the Binet’s test
2. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th Edition (WISC-IV) The Kaufman
3. Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd Edition (K-ABC-II)

Answer 26

contemporary IQ tests