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Child Development Test - 5

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Representations used in thinking include

  1. mnemonic devices

  2. kinesthesis

  3. concepts

  4. primarily figments of the imagination


Correct Option: C

Basic speech sounds are called

  1. morphemes

  2. syllables

  3. phonemes

  4. syntax


Correct Option: C

What type of concept is "uncle"?

  1. Conjunctive

  2. Relational

  3. Relative

  4. Disjunctive


Correct Option: B

You are daydreaming in the middle of a lecture. Are you actually thinking?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. No, but daydreaming is an example of cognition.

  4. Yes, and daydreaming is an example of cognition.


Correct Option: D

Things that are heard are held as a brief __________ in the sensory register.

  1. echo

  2. icon

  3. image

  4. engram


Correct Option: A

You play racquetball with your friend for three hours. Afterwards, you are most likely to prefer

  1. plain water

  2. a slightly salty liquid

  3. a beverage containing some alcohol

  4. milk


Correct Option: B

__________ concentrates on the meaning of information you want to remember.

  1. Dual memory

  2. Elaborative rehearsal

  3. Long-term memory

  4. Maintenance rehearsal


Correct Option: B

At the highest levels of arousal,

  1. the individual becomes emotional, frenzied, and disorganized

  2. only biological needs can be met

  3. performance on the most complex tasks improves

  4. intellectual products exhibit great creativity


Correct Option: A

The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an __________ event, whereas, the nature of the communication between neurons is primarily a/an __________ event.

  1. chemical, electrical

  2. acetylcholine, catecholamine

  3. dendrite, axon

  4. electrical, chemical


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is usually associated with creativity?

  1. Convergent thinking

  2. Divergent thinking

  3. Modeling

  4. Syntax


Correct Option: B

The idea that the amount of change in a stimulus, necessary to produce a JND, is a constant proportion of the stimulus intensity is called

  1. James' law

  2. the all-or-none principle

  3. the law of diminishing returns

  4. Weber's law


Correct Option: D

Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes

  1. a total loss of appetite

  2. eating based on recognized need, not internal feelings of hunger

  3. some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs

  4. the need for patients to be "trained" to eat, otherwise, they would inadvertently starve to death


Correct Option: C

The chief characteristic of hypnosis is

  1. heightened arousal

  2. increased suggestibility

  3. enhanced creativity

  4. increased clairvoyance


Correct Option: B

Subliminal perception

  1. involves the presentation of stimuli, too rapidly or too weakly to be consciously recognized

  2. has not been used by advertisers in an attempt to increase sales

  3. has dramatic effects on a person's emotions

  4. changes an individual's intended behaviour


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an example of a Specific Learning Disability?

  1. Mental Retardation

  2. Dyslexia

  3. ADHD

  4. Autistic spectrum disorders


Correct Option: B

An action potential actually occurs because

  1. the interior of the nerve cell becomes positive

  2. the interior of the nerve cell becomes negative

  3. potassium ions enter the nerve cell

  4. sodium ions leave the nerve cell


Correct Option: D

__________ involve(s) an ability to manage your own thinking and solving problem.

  1. Metacognitive skills

  2. Experiential intelligence

  3. Speed of processing

  4. Frames of mind


Correct Option: A

While traveling in a car, near objects seem to move faster than distant objects. This is called

  1. aerial perspective

  2. linear perspective

  3. relative size

  4. relative motion


Correct Option: D

Which of the following best describes the stability of sleep cycles?

  1. They are innate so they cannot be modified.

  2. They are innate but they can be modified in times of emergency.

  3. They are entirely learned but they are difficult to modify.

  4. They are entirely learned and, thus, they may be easily modified.


Correct Option: B

An example of a Developmental Disorder is

  1. ADHD

  2. Dyslexia

  3. Mental Retardation

  4. Autistic spectrum disorders


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is an example of an intellectual disability?

  1. Dyslexia

  2. ADHD

  3. Mental Retardation

  4. Autistic spectrum disorders


Correct Option: C

Which of the following may occur in Expressive Language Disorder?

  1. Limited amount of speech

  2. Difficulty in learning new words

  3. Difficulty in finding the right word

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is NOT a physical cause often associated with Phonological disorder?

  1. A hearing impairment

  2. Cleft palate

  3. Small frontal lobes

  4. Cerebral palsy


Correct Option: C

Reading Disorder is a developmental disorder. It is characterised by reading achievement (e.g. accuracy, speed and comprehension) being significantly below the standards expected for

  1. chronological age

  2. IQ

  3. schooling experience

  4. both (a) and (b)


Correct Option: D

What is the name for mathematical disorder in learning disabilities?

  1. Dyspraxia

  2. Dyslexia

  3. Dyscalculia

  4. Dysphasia


Correct Option: C
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