Mr. Morrison makes an effective accommodation for Caleb, who has attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD), when he:
a. encourages Caleb to listen to his favorite music while working his geometry problems.
b. suggests that Caleb take advantage of his short attention span and switch back and forth between geometry and English assignments.
c. provides both written and oral step-by-step directions for completing the geometry assignment.
d. assigns easier geometry problems to Caleb and more challenging problems to the other students in the class.
Ques. 2Although a challenging read for her, Gwendolyn tries to read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair while she watches her favorite program on TV. Gwendolyn finds she is unable to pay attention to the book and her television program at the same time. She didn't make as much progress as she hoped during the show. She kept shifting her focus between the two watching her show and then reading a few pages, watching until the next commercial and reading a few more pages. Gwendolyn's experience illustrates:
a. executive function deficit
b. attention deficit
c. sequential multitasking
d. simultaneous multitasking
Ques. 3How do current psychologists' views differ from Piaget's views of adolescent cognitive development?
a. Current psychologists disagree with Piaget's theoretical belief that adolescents construct their own knowledge.
b. Current psychologists do not believe in the development of metacognitive skills during adolescence.
c. Current psychologists disagree with Piaget's theoretical belief that many adolescents develop executive functions that are lost during adulthood.
d. Current psychologists do not believe in the emergence of a discrete new cognitive structure at adolescence.
Ques. 4Ms. Leverett has adopted a new approach for teaching students to develop persuasive arguments. She models the process, coaches students as they practice, pairs students to explain their thinking, receive feedback, and reflect on new learning. Then she assigns the complex topics for debate. Her process demonstrates one application of Vygotsky's principles. It is an example of:
a. reciprocal teaching
b. a cognitive apprenticeship
c. sociocultural problem solving
d. proximal development
Ques. 5Tamara has become very involved in her community environmental group. She can envision and describe a world that is based completely on renewable and clean energy. Her ability to think about the future and what might be possible is an example of:
a. sociocultural cognition.
b. science fiction.
c. metacognition.
d. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
Ques. 6According to national mental health statistics, who is most likely to experience depression during middle childhood?
a. Girls are more likely than boys to experience depression.
b. Boys and girls are equally likely to experience depression.
c. Boys are more likely than girls to experience depression.
d. In general, children do not experience depression before they reach adolescence.
Ques. 7The causes of childhood depression are not well understood. What is generally believed about causality?
a. Temperament, biology, and social factors cause childhood depression.
b. Competition and stress are responsible for childhood depression.
c. Stress and socio-economic factors are the greatest causes of childhood depression.
d. A genetic predisposition is responsible for childhood depression.
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