The psychometric approach to cognition:
a. emphasizes how cognition develops
b. examines the origins of intellect
c. focuses on individual differences in cognitive abilities
d. examines the role of culture on intellectual development
Ques. 2The most significant cognitive achievement for promoting school-age children's understanding of higher mathematical operations is:
a. Rote counting
b. Memorization
c. Conservation
d. Seriation
Ques. 3Eliza is talking on her cell phone while completing her homework and watching television. Eliza is most likely:
a. Making fewer errors on her homework
b. Making more errors on her homework
c. Taking less time to complete her work
d. Comprehending all tasks equally well
Ques. 4__________ characterizes the writing of children in middle childhood.
a. Poor cohesion of thought
b. Many technical errors
c. Stories written about themselves
d. The ability to include multiple perspectives
Ques. 5Eleven-year-old Sonya enjoys watching television. Research suggests that Sonya is most likely watching:
a. Educational programming
b. Cartoons
c. Aggressive programs
d. None of the above
Ques. 6Poor reading skills in middle childhood are hypothesized to result from deficits in:
a. Phonemic awareness
b. Decoding
c. Word recognition
d. All of the above
Ques. 7Research shows that children spend an average of _____ hours per week viewing television.
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16