The view that creativity emerges out of childrens imaginative play is held by
a. Piaget.
b. Vygotsky.
c. both Piaget and Vygotsky.
d. neither Piaget nor Vygotsky.
Question 2Which of the following is not a characteristic of the theory of multiple intelligences?
a. Rather than being one type of intelligence, intelligence is composed of eight different types of intelligence.
b. Each of the eight intelligences contributes to overall intelligence.
c. Assessed in natural and/or naturalistic settings using unobtrusive measures such as observation.
d. Knowledge of the strength of individual multiple intelligences has little value in vocational planning.
Question 3Which of the following is not a characteristic of the theory of successful intelligence?
a. Using ones capabilities to achieve ones life goals within a specific sociocultural context
b. Measured using memory items, performance assessments, and class activities
c. Emphasis on the persons manipulation of symbols
d. Includes application of analytical, creative, and practical areas
Question 4Which of the following is not a characteristic of the information processing approach of intelligence?
a. Assessment of the step-by-step approach taken by the individual as she goes through the process of solving problems
b. Assessment done in the persons natural environment
c. Emphasis on how the individual manipulates symbols
d. Memory process is the focus
Question 5Which of the following is not a characteristic of the ethological approach to assessment of intelligence?
a. Structured interview questions
b. Observation of persons in their natural environments
c. Identification of cognitive skills needed for adaptive problem solving
d. Evaluation of adaptation to everyday activities
Question 6Developmentally, the preschool child
a. has yet to develop real thoughts and insights.
b. has finished acquiring language.
c. is beginning to develop gross motor skills.
d. has acquired object permanence.
Question 7Select the example that is typical of Piagets transitional period.
a. Sensory motor exploration is the focus of learning.
b. The childs reasoning is perceptually bound by the most obvious characteristic of a situation.
c. The child is beginning to see anothers point of view and consider it along with his or her own.
d. The child gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.
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