According to Sternberg’s balance theory of wisdom, what is the goal of wisdom?
A. achievement of a common good
B. acquiring material wealth
C. maintaining the status quo
D. an increase in intelligence
Ans: B
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Researchers identified several factors that contribute to improved reading comprehension in children. Which factor was NOT on their list?
A. Increased capacity of working memory B. Increased general knowledge C. Increased effectiveness in monitoring of comprehension D. Increased levels of divergent thinking
All of the following are criteria in the formal definition of intellectual disability except?
A) an onset before the age of 18 B) deficits in daily activities required for social and personal independence C) a genetic cause D) an IQ score lower than 70 or 75
Jackson is a former member of a street gang. He has recently started attending classes at a local community college, has made new friends who don't know about his former gang membership,
and is spending time with a girl from an upper-middle-class background. Jackson heard his new friends and his girlfriend make several snide comments about gang members shortly before he took a test in one of the classes he shares with his new friends. In the light of the stereotype threat idea, this situation may cause Jackson to ________. A) perform better on the test than he otherwise might have B) perform worse on the test than he otherwise might have C) drop out of college and return to his old street life D) become prejudiced against his new friends and his girlfriend E) regret that he's never mentioned his former gang membership to his new friends
The philosopher John Locke was a strong believer in ______, which rests on the assumption that knowledge comes from an individual’s own experience.
a. nativism b. empiricism c. behaviorism d. structuralism