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Intelligence quotient is the _____.

A) intellectual level at which a child functions, based on the typical performance of a child of a certain age
B) ratio obtained by dividing a child's mental age on an intelligence test by his or her chronological age
C) factor hypothesized to be present in intelligence tests that provides an advantage for test takers from certain cultural backgrounds
D) descriptive result of an intelligence test in which cultural biases have been removed

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Cultural bias refers to the factor hypothesized to be present in intelligence tests that provides an advantage for test takers from certain cultural backgrounds.

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B) False

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One strategy for promoting memory is to encode visual stimuli as sounds.

Describe Piaget's concrete-operational stage.

Which of the following statements is true of children in middle years regarding their metacognitive abilities

How do sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory differ?

Which of the following is a crucial determinant of a person's intellectual development?

__________refers to the memory structure capable of relatively permanent storage of information.

Which of the following processes is used to assess whether a child understands the principle of transitivity?

Which of the following terms is the view that retribution for wrongdoing is a direct consequence of the wrongdoing?

According to Sternberg's theory of intelligence,__________is academic ability.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following statements is true of the postconventional level?

Andrew and Jason are playing "Catch the ball." While throwing the ball toward Jason, Andrew slipped and the ball accidently hits Jason on the head. Though Jason gets angry, he realizes that he was not in much pain and moreover, it was not intentional. He considers the situation and decides that Andrew's action was not wrong. According to Piaget's theory of moral development, Jason shows _____.

Piaget's theory of education can be applied in classrooms by:

A child understands that if an elephant is bigger than a bear and a bear is bigger than a cat, then an elephant is bigger than a cat. This demonstrates the child's understanding of__________.

According to Jean Piaget, children in the stage of__________are less egocentric than preoperational children.

Which of the following is a useful strategy for promoting memory?

Patrick and Christian were playing on the swing. It was Christian's turn to sit on the swing, and Patrick's turn to push. Christian notices a spider on his sleeve, while Patrick was pushing him on the swing, and jumps off it. The swing come back a little faster and hits Patrick in the head. Patrick does not get angry at Christian as he knew that the other boy would not intentionally hurt him. According to Piaget's theory of moral development, Patrick shows _____.

Stefan, a 12-year-old boy, believes that it is alright for him to stay out late if he is with his friends, and his parents should not have to worry about his safety. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following stages of development does Stefan represent?

In the word-recognition method, children learn to associate written letters and letter combinations (such as ph or sh) with the sounds they indicate.