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Why is addressing the needs of the parent as important as addressing the needs of a child with a learning or intellectual disability?

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Maria lives in a small rural village where she works with her father tending their local produce cart. Although she received very little formal schooling related to math, she participates actively at pricing her merchandise, adding up purchase orders, and giving correct change. If Maria were to take a formal test in mathematics common to the math problems at school, she would likely


A) perform poorly on a test of formal mathematical knowledge, although her practical math skills are developed for the areas of her experience.
B) perform as well as a child with formal training, given her areas of experience with everyday math in the village.
C) would outperform children with formal schooling in math given her rich experiences with everyday math.
D) would have difficulty with addition but not subtraction, given the types of activities required in her everyday math experiences.
E) would have difficulty with subtraction but not addition, given the types of activities required in her everyday math experiences.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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If a test of intelligence contains questions that are solvable by some children because they are familiar with the concepts being tested but not solvable by children who are not familiar with the concepts being tested, then the intelligence test may have a problem with _______ bias.


A) psychometric
B) content-validity
C) face-validity
D) reliability-validity
E) predictive-validity

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Carol watches as her father rolls up a long "snake" of playdoh into a large ball, exclaiming, "Daddy, that's like magic! There's more clay in it now than before!" Carol has clearly not yet reached the ability to engage in


A) egocentrism.
B) decentration.
C) object permanence.
D) assimilation.
E) magical thinking.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Nina's mother thinks that because she provides her child with access to educational television and recently bought her an electronic tablet to playing reading games on, her child will excel in reading and writing skills in school. How would you respond to this belief?

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Research is still on-going regarding the...

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Explain on way that the Stanford-Binet test was limited in its capacity to assess intellectual functioning, and how the Weschler Scales of Intelligence sought to address those limitations.

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Mr. Keene was told that he would be receiving a new student in his classroom who generally struggled with reading assignments, and typically scored low on tests of reading comprehension. According to the Pygmalion effect, which of the following would most likely occur?


A) Mr. Keene would be more likely to give the new student extra support that would lead to stronger performance over time, eventually reversing the student's reading struggles.
B) The student would initially experience low achievement, but over time would increase in achievement in the new classroom.
C) The student would eventually show reduced motivation and achievement in reading in Mr. Keene's classroom.
D) Mr. Keene would likely ignore the new student as they would benefit more from peer support.
E) The student is likely to excel in reading once placed in a new learning environment.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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When given the multiplication problem "What is 3 x 5?" Aiden thinks to himself that 5 + 5 + 5 is equal to 15, therefore 3 x 5 is 15. Which mathematical strategy is Aiden employing?


A) Mathematical equality
B) Graphic organization
C) Relative magnitude
D) Diagraming method
E) Repeated addition

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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As children age, the _______ component of their autobiographical memory shows large gains in development.


A) semantic
B) fluid
C) episodic
D) metacognitive
E) emotional

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Ophelia knows that spelling is not her best subject in school, but that constantly writing and re-writing the words makes her more confident about spelling them. Ophelia's awareness of her spelling limitations is an example of


A) metacognition.
B) egocentrism.
C) working memory.
D) fluid intelligence.
E) predictive ability.

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Mrs. Majors decides to help facilitate her students' learning abilities by creating small groups of students with different reading skills. Her intention is that the stronger readers will help support and mentor the students with weaker reading skills. This form of instruction is called


A) independent practice.
B) writing seminars.
C) whole-group instruction.
D) mentored instruction.
E) cooperative learning.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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All of the following support environment influences on intellectual development except


A) associations between intelligence and the quality of the home environment.
B) changes to intelligence when individuals' life circumstances change.
C) increases in intelligence after children are adopted out of institutions.
D) changes to intelligence over historical time.
E) decreased intelligence in children who display high media consumption.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Dr. Formatte is administering a test of creativity to a group of 6-year-old children. If the scores on these tests are about the same each time, he administers them to the same participants. We would say the test likely has good


A) reliability.
B) internal consistency.
C) predictive validity.
D) face validity.
E) test objectivity.

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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Why is it important for elementary school teachers to be mindful of the different reasons for a child's poor working memory abilities?

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Working memory abilities are related to ...

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Although Nora tries hard to pay attention in class, she has difficulty remembering all the instructions her teacher gave them for their new science project. Nora might have limited


A) long-term memory.
B) cognitive flexibility.
C) selective attention.
D) processing speed.
E) working memory.

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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Explain how chronological age can contribute to improvements in learning and performance on tasks such as memory tasks.

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Marcus thinks he can now ride one of the fun-looking roller coasters at the carnival, but his younger sister cannot, because last year his best friend Christopher could ride it, and this year Marcus is taller than his friend, but his sister is shorter. Marcus is displaying the ability to engage in


A) formal operations.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) tasks of conservation.
D) decentration.
E) transitive inference.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Roger is learning to complete word-based math problems. To successfully complete them, Roger must decide which pieces of information are relevant, and which are not. This would require him to employ


A) selective attention.
B) formal operations.
C) cognitive flexibility.
D) transitive inference.
E) systematic planning.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Zoe holds the perspective that she has a natural ability in math, and up until the fourth grade, has done extremely well in this subject without studying very hard. Now that Zoe is about to enter the fifth grade, she feels very confident she will continue to do well in this subject. How might Zoe's views on intelligence impact her success in school?

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Zoe holds an entity view of intelligence...

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Ophelia is studying for her spelling test and is repeatedly spelling out loud the words to herself. This studying method would be an example of


A) chunking.
B) inference.
C) elaboration.
D) rehearsal.
E) phonetics.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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