Regarding the Wechsler scales, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The current Wechsler test for children is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition or WISC-IV.
b. The Wechsler scales yield an overall intelligence score.
c. The Wechsler scales yield separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence.
d. The Wechsler scales have no version designed to test the intelligence of adults.
ANSWER: d
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Which of the following statements regarding evaluations of Piaget's theory is FALSE?
A) Piaget tended to overestimate the cognitive abilities of adolescents and young adults. B) Adolescents may not consistently show adolescent egocentrism. C) Children and adolescents often show evidence of being in more than one stage of cognitive development at a time. D) Piaget's ideas concerning the cognitive construction have not been supported by research.
The most important theme in Vygotsky's theory is:
a. Social interaction is fundamentally involved in the development of cognition. b. Genetics predisposes human intelligence. c. A child's cognitive development is highly accelerated through isolation. d. Practice and repetition improve learning.