Quiz 5

Question 1

Name the psychologist who is credited with describing the developmental stages of children’s cognitive development and who formulated the theory that the thinking of children is different from that of adults.

Answer 1

Piaget

Question 2

Being able to direct and plan one’s thinking strategies for efficient learning is referred to as

Answer 2

Metacognition

Question 3

Functional behavioral assessment is related to which theory

Answer 3

Behavioral Psych.

Question 4

The explanation that many children fail because they have not yet attained the readiness for learning is related to which psychological theory?

Answer 4

Developmental Psych.

Question 5

Willie was not paying attention while his teacher first explained the homework assignment. He has a problem with the first phase of the memory system, which is

Answer 5

Sensory Register

Question 6

When Juan completed 10 arithmetic problems, he received 5 points. In terms of the Behavioral Unit, the points are

Answer 6

The Consequent Method

Question 7

The definition of learning disabilities in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act-2004 contains the concept of

Answer 7

disorders of psychological processing

Question 8

Many students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities have characteristics of passive and dependent learners. This is referred to as

Answer 8

Learned helplesness

Question 9

For information to be remembered for an extended period of time, it must be placed in

Answer 9

long-term memory

Question 10

In the information-processing model, executive control is also called

Answer 10

metacognition

Question 11

For some tasks, knowledge must be habitual and subconscious, requiring little processing effort. This type of knowledge is called

Answer 11

automaticity

Question 12

According to Piaget, children learn mainly through their senses and motor movements at ages

Answer 12

Birth - 2

Question 13

Piaget’s theory suggests that the average child is capable of abstract thinking by age

Answer 13

12

Question 14

Mr. Roberts relates the ideas in his social studies class through a diagram he draws with his students on the chalkboard. This diagram helps students see the relationship among the ideas. This technique is

Answer 14

graphic organizer

Question 15

Beth has learned the 5’s tables through several of the stages of learning. She can now apply them to other situations. What stage is this?

Answer 15

applications

Question 16

Which model traces the flow of knowledge and memory in the person’s mind as the individual learns and thinks?

Answer 16

information-processing model

Question 17

Allan learned a subtraction fact because he was able to build upon an addition fact he already knew. This is an example of learning through

Answer 17

adding to prior knowledge