Match the part of the brain or the part of the nervous system with its primary function. |
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9 | | A) | chemical that carries information across the synaptic gap between one neuron and the next
| | B) | generation of new brain cells
| | C) | large bundles of axon fibers that connect the brain's left and right hemispheres
| | D) | highest level of frontal lobes; involved in reasoning, decision making, and self-control
| | E) | increased connections between neurons
| | F) | nervous system's basic units
| | G) | part of the limbic system that is the seat of emotions
| | H) | gaps between neurons where connections between the axon and dendrites take place
| | I) | the process of insulating the axon with a layer of fat cells that increases speed of information processing in the nervous system
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Match each name or term with the concept, issue, or topic with which it is associated. |
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22 | | A) | a suggested stage that involves young adults' engagement in reflective, relativistic, contextual, and realistic thinking
| | B) | high-order, complex cognitive processes
| | C) | expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits excellent judgment about important matters
| | D) | thinking reflectively and productively and evaluating evidence
| | E) | fourth Piagetian stage: emerges between ages 11 and 15 year; is characterized by abstract thought
| | F) | the best-known and most widely discussed theory of cognitive development
| | G) | assert that Piaget's theory does not adequately focus on attention, memory, and cognitive strategies
| | H) | emphasis on the social contexts of learning and construction of knowledge through social interaction
| | I) | mental concept or framework useful in organizing and integrating information
| | J) | Vygotsky's reference to the range of tasks that are too difficult for an individual to master alone
| | K) | the ability to develop hypotheses about how to solve problems
| | L) | perspective on thinking about adolescent cognition that focuses on attention, memory, cognitive control, and executive functioning
| | M) | incorporation of new information into existing knowledge
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Match the skills indicative of each of Gardner's eight "types of intelligence" with the profession or vocation with which they are most likely to be associated. |
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Scientists, engineers, accountants
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Farmers, botanists, ecologists, landscapers
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Teachers and mental health professionals
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Surgeons, craftspeople, dancers, athletes
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Composers and musicians
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Theologians and psychologists
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Authors, journalists, speakers
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Architects, artists, sailors
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30 | | A) | musical
| | B) | spatial
| | C) | mathematical
| | D) | interpersonal
| | E) | intrapersonal
| | F) | verbal
| | G) | naturalist
| | H) | bodily-kinesthetic
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Match the name of the test or the person with the type of intelligence measured or studied. |
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36 | | A) | IQ
| | B) | intelligence test for preschool children
| | C) | emotional intelligence
| | D) | mental age
| | E) | analytical, creative, and practical intelligence
| | F) | intelligence of adolescents and adults, ages 16 to 89
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