Individual Difference Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. When standardized intelligence scores are graphed, they should create

Correct Answer: B) A normal bell curve.

2. Language learning for more immediate or practical goals is called:

Correct Answer: C) Instrumental motivation.

3. Our behavioral comfort zone is enhanced mainly by .....

Correct Answer: D) How we nurture, express & utilize our individual differences.

4. Marie prefers to work alone rather than to be with a group, she says it is more effective for her. She may be referred to as:

Correct Answer: A) Solitary Learner.

5. What are the three main learning strategies?

Correct Answer: C) Cognitive /Metacognitive / Social-affective.

6. Individual differences are contributed by "Nature" and which one of the following?

Correct Answer: A) Nurture.

7. Personality of a person is exhibited mostly by .....

Correct Answer: C) The person's psychological characteristics.

8. The notion of the learner as a language processor considers variables such as:

Correct Answer: C) Age, motivation and personality.

9. An example of attempts to assist children in their education at an early age.

Correct Answer: C) Head Start.

10. When seeing if a test is reliable, taking it more than once is called the

Correct Answer: D) Test-Retest.

11. The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions

Correct Answer: D) Emotional intelligence.

12. The average twelve-year-old child has a mental age equal to

Correct Answer: D) 12.

13. Feelings of worry, nervousness, and stress experienced by students when learning a second language can be referred to as:

Correct Answer: C) Learner anxiety.

14. Personality along with our abilities and values influence our .....

Correct Answer: D) Leadership Abilities.

15. Language learning for personal growth and cultural enrichment is called:

Correct Answer: C) Integrative motivation.

16. The following is a learning technique used by Logical Learners except

Correct Answer: C) Word Games.

17. IQ scores are a very reliable predictor of L2 learning success in terms of:

Correct Answer: A) A. Metalinguistic knowledge.

18. Psycho Analytic Theory of Personality was contributed by

Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud.

19. Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called

Correct Answer: D) Eugenics.

20. Formal operational thought is most similar to

Correct Answer: B) Fluid intelligence.