Maya, a high school senior, has decided to major in music in college and pursue a career as a performer for two reasons: She scored very high on a test of musical intelligence and excelled at piano lessons and recitals. She comes to you, the school's guidance counselor, for confirmation that she has made the right choice. If you shared Howard Gardner's views about intelligence, which of the
following statements would guide your response?
a. Intelligence test scores are stable indicators of ability and cannot be changed significantly.
b. Many factors, in addition to intelligence, influence an individual's interests and career choice.
c. Musical intelligence takes a very long time to develop.
d. Test scores and experiences are good predictors of career success and satisfaction.
B
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Tammy has trouble getting dates, so she begins to observe how other students attract boys. The four girls below have all had a date within the last week. Without knowing anything about Tammy, but using criteria proposed by social cognitive theorists, choose the girl whom Tammy is most likely to model
a. Amanda has a steady boyfriend, but most of her classmates don't like her. b. Belinda has never had a date. c. Clara enjoys playing traditionally "masculine" sports such as football and ice hockey with the boys. d. Dorinda is popular and feminine.
Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information. An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:
a. After having already organized it in a hierarchical fashion b. Using previously stored erroneous information c. Using information they stored many years earlier d. Very quickly
The characteristic that best distinguishes narrative research from other types of qualitative research designs is
a. the study of single individuals. b. the restorying of an individual's story. c. the collection of text data. d. the collection of stories from individuals.