Kara's mother promises her that if she behaves well at the grocery store, Kara can have her favorite ice cream for dessert. At the store, Kara consciously controls her behavior so she can reach the goal of ice cream for dessert. Kara's strategy demonstrates __________.
A. synaptogenesis
B. fundamental movement skills
C. executive functions
D. the developmental cascade
Answer: C
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Jessica is conducting a study of the personality of eighth-graders with high achievement motivation. She discovers from statistical analysis that her test's items are measuring more than one concept. You might tell Jessica that she has a problem with
A. internal consistency. B. reliability. C. statistical significance. D. predictive validity.
According to incentive theory, one way to motivate a child to keep a clean room would be ______.
A. to lecture the child about the importance of cleanliness B. a weekly allowance for keeping a clean room C. to wait until the child felt like cleaning the room D. for the parent to keep a clean room as an example
A person's evaluation of a specific target is called a(n):
a) algorithm. b) attitude. c) attribution. d) mental set.
Studies of changes in intelligence as a function of aging suggest that:
a) both fluid and crystallized intelligence tend to decline with age in adults. b) crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but fluid intelligence does not. c) fluid intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but crystallized intelligence does not. d) neither fluid nor crystallized intelligence declines with age in adults.