Young children draw conclusions about the meanings of words based on a few basic rules. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. Unfamiliar words heard in the presence of both familiar and unfamiliar objects will be associated with the object that does not already have a name.
b. A name refers to a whole object, not parts of the object or its relationship with other objects.
c. A name refers to only a specific object, and not all objects of the same type or category.
d. If an object already has a name and another name is presented, the new name will denote a subcategory of the first name.
Question 2Practical intelligence is a concept used not only by Sternberg, but also by
a. Aristotle.
b. Plato.
c. Descartes.
d. Binet.
Question 3Macintosh is trying to get his grandson to learn the word apple.. His attempt involves looking at an apple on a tree, making sure that his grandson is also looking, and then saying apple.. Macintosh's effort to teach his grandson is clearly based on
a. infant-directed speech.
b. the innate orienting response.
c. fast-mapping.
d. joint attention.
Question 4Sternberg's three types of intelligence are creative, practical, and
a. visual-spatial.
b. general.
c. interpersonal.
d. analytical.
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