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According to Sternberg, someone who scores high on traditional IQ tests and has high grades in school is also high in _____ intelligence.


A) creative
B) practical
C) analytical
D) comprehension

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age?


A) Cardiovascular disease
B) Cancer
C) Motor vehicle accidents
D) Drowning

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Who among the following would have good spatial abilities?


A) A journalist
B) A theologian
C) A botanist
D) An architect

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

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Jason truly enjoys his work as a landscaper. He is given the design and the materials, and he goes to the site and makes the design come to life. According to Sternberg, he has high _____ intelligence.


A) creative
B) practical
C) analytical
D) comprehension

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Sabeen has a severe impairment in reading and spelling ability. His performance is much worse than his peers, thus his teacher has asked that Sabeen take tests for:


A) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
B) dysgraphia.
C) dyslexia.
D) dyscalculia.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Describe one of the arguments for, and an argument against, the existence of general and multiple intelligences. Against multiple intelligences: not enough research; often people who are good in one thing are good in others; why choose only those picked out by Sternberg and/or Gardner?

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Pervasive developmental disorders characterized by problems in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors.

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Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is nine. Sally's IQ is:


A) 75.
B) 100.
C) 108.
D) 133.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Samuel, age eight, has difficulty understanding or memorizing math principles. After a referral and some testing, it is clear he is suffering from a learning disability called _____, or developmental arithmetic disorder.


A) dyscalculia
B) dysgraphia
C) dyslexia
D) ADHD

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following improves considerably during the elementary school years, allowing for advances in vocabulary and grammar?


A) Metalinguistic awareness
B) Postconventional reasoning
C) Postoperational thought
D) Metapragmatics

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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During the elementary school years, children grow an average of _____ inches a year until age 11, with the average sized _____ being taller than the average sized _____.


A) two to three; boy; girl
B) two to three; girl; boy
C) one to two; boy; girl
D) one to two; girl; boy

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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_____ children with a learning disability have a reading problem.


A) Few
B) No
C) Most
D) All

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Describe the three areas of Sternberg's triarchic intelligence, highlighting how each is unique from the others.

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Analytical intelligence is the ability t...

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding gifted children?


A) They tend to be more mature than other children.
B) They have an IQ of 130 or higher, or a superior talent, or both.
C) They are usually maladjusted, particularly in terms of socioemotional development.
D) Conservative estimates are that about 5% of children in the United States are gifted.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served by federal programs and receive special education in the 2011-2012 school year?


A) Students with a learning disability
B) Students with speech or language impairments
C) Students with intellectual disability
D) Students with emotional disturbance

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that:


A) intelligence is a general ability.
B) there are three types of intelligence.
C) intelligence consists of a number of specific abilities.
D) culture plays an important role in the development of intelligence.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Luke has learned that when he sees one of his friends he says, "Hey dude!" and when he sees the school principal he says, "Hello Mr. Perry, how are you today?" Luke is demonstrating an awareness of:


A) syntax.
B) cultural bias.
C) pragmatics.
D) metalinguistics.

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

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A process called _____ involves understanding how to use language in culturally appropriate ways.


A) morphology
B) syntax
C) pragmatics
D) semantics

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children?


A) Leukemia
B) Lung cancer
C) Brain cancer
D) Skin cancer

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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At Jackson Elementary, children are taught to read by learning to recognize entire words and sentences and to use the context words that are used in the text to guess their meaning. Their reading material consists of stories, poems, and later, newspapers and magazines. This school is using the _____ approach to reading instruction.


A) assisted-language
B) remedial-language
C) phonics
D) whole-language

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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