What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Raven's Progressive Matrices for measuring intelligence, as compared to other common IQ tests such as the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests?
What will be an ideal response?
Raven's Progressive Matrices do not require use of language or reference to any factual information. Therefore they provide a more nearly fair test for people who speak different languages or come from different cultures. The disadvantage is that the Progressive Matrices provide only a single score instead of identifying an individual's areas of strength and weakness.
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Which of the following is part of Bronfenbrenner's mesosystem?
a. The effects of peers and peer relationships on child development b. A child's social development c. Television and Internet exposure d. A child's cognitive development
A relative responds to someone she observes on TV by saying he must have schizophrenia. She does not seem to have a clear idea of what it means to have this disorder. Sensing an opportunity to educate her,
describe the general symptoms of schizophrenia, the ways in which these symptoms manifest themselves in each of the five most commonly recognized subtypes of schizophrenia, and the causal factors that have been linked to this disorder. What will be an ideal response?
When you open a can of cat food and your cat appears out of nowhere, you have just observed which of the following?
A. Positive psychology B. Stimulus and response C. Negative reinforcement D. Introspection
If you work hard all semester in a class to get an A,
the delay between your hard work and the final grade should be a detriment to your learning, but it is not deterimental for several reasons. Which of following would NOT be a plausible reason for this occurrence? a. As a mature human, you can anticipate future rewards. b. You get reinforced by quiz and test grades all through the semester. c. A single reinforcer can often maintain a linked series of actions that lead to the final reinforcement of an A for the class. d. Response-contingent reinforcement does not have an effect on adults, only animals and young children.