The Mullers Just Had Their First Child

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Mullers just had their first child. Both parents must now adapt to the new demands of caring for an infant. This will require the form of intelligence that Robert Sternberg calls "_____."

• A) formal
• B) creative
• C) analytic
• D) practical

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Definitions:

Serial Processing

The act of processing information in a sequential manner, one operation at a time.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental method of information processing in the human mind.

Overextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word too broadly, beyond its appropriate context.

Overregularization

A language acquisition error where children apply general grammatical rules too widely, leading to incorrect language uses, such as "goed" for "went."