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Which one of the following represents formal operational thinking? (In other words, only a person who has reached the age of formal operations could possibly introduce his ideas this way. )
A) "Realistically speaking..."
B) "Hypothetically speaking....
C) "Speaking from experience...."
D) "Speaking on behalf of others..."
E) "According to common sense..." |
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Metacognition is discussed for a while in the chapter.... and is a bit confusing. See if you can boil it down and pick the best quick definition.
A) Abstract thinking
B) Thinking about thinking; understanding one's own thought process
C) Rational thinking
D) Deductive reasoning
E) Creative thinking |
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Which of these is responsible for the theory of multiple intelligences?
A) Piaget
B) Vygotsky
C) Gardener
D) Binet
E) Stanford |
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Joe is an average student, and has no special ability in either art or athletics. But he's very popular, and often elected to student council and so on. Which intelligence is strongest in Joe?
A) intra-personal
B) interpersonal (note the spelling. #1 and 2 are not the same)
C) logical
D) kinesthetic
E) spatial
F) verbal
G) existential |
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You lost you special little tiny screwdriver while you are installing a new sound card in your computer. How will you continue? You realize that the tip of a kitchen knife will do as well, and you finish the job. What kind of thinking were you using when you realized that you could use the knife for a purpose other than the usual one?
A) Spatial
B) Creative
C) practical
D) deductive |
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Maria has a mental age of 10. This means:
A) She is ten years old.
B) It means nothing, unless you know her biological age
C) It means she is mentally challenged
D) It means she has an IQ of 100
E) It means she answered the IQ test questions that an average ten year old would answer. |
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A 7 year old child with a mental age of 14 has an IQ of:
A) 50
B) 100
C) 200
D) None of the above -- it's a trick question |
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Dynamic testing is best described as a test of a child's __________
A) Verbal aptitude
B) Current level of skills
C) General intelligence
D) Learning potential
E) Creativity
F) IQ
G) mental age
H) emotional intelligence |
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Freddy, in 6th grade, tests in the normal IQ range, but has failed many classes because he can't seem to "get" reading. How does the school psychologist classify him?
A) Mild mental retardation
B) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
C) Attention deficit disorder
D) Learning disabled
E) Oppositional disorder |
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The "knowledge telling writing strategy," consists of:
A) Choose a few main ideas, then fill in the details
B) Write whatever pops into your head -- in the order you think of it. Don't reorganize.
C) Write the most important facts first.
D) Write swiftly to get your thoughts down, then identify and develop main points
E) Copy whatever it says in Wikipedia. |
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One of these is true. Which one?
A) American students rank high in comparisons between students in different countries.
B) Japanese students spend more time in school and have more homework than Americans.
C) American parents tend to push their children in school and demand high standards -- as compared to Japanese parents.
D) Japanese parents are more likely than Americans to relate school success to heredity. |
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"Reading comprehension" means:
A) Level of working vocabulary
B) Ability to extract meaning from a sequence of words
C) Phonological awareness
D) Ability to apply divergent thinking to something you read.
E) Ability to analyze something you read. |
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Ritalin, prescribed for ADHD, is a _________
A) Depressant
B) Anti-depressant
C) Stimulant
D) anti-anxiety, tranquilizer |
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You're told your child has "familial mental retardation." This means:
A) Low intelligence is common in your family.
B) He's not really retarded, but his family environment is stunting his cognitive development.
C) He is mildly retarded, just a bit below the "normal" range, the problem does not come from any kind of brain damage.
D) Retardation is a "spectrum" or "family" of disorders. The diagnosis doesn't mean much, just that he falls within the spectrum.
E) He has a number of interlocking problems, ("a family of problems") of which retardation is just one. |
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You're looking for the best school to help your child develop intellectually, a school that fosters high academic achievement. Which of the following school characteristics might make you hesitate?
A) Several award winning athletic teams.
B) Very involved parents
C) Strong goal of academic excellence, and a principal who focuses on this.
D) Effective teacher monitoring and support. |
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