Question 1

If a child was adopted as an infant and never had contact with her or his biological parents, the child would likely develop an IQ that __________

Accepted Answer

A)  more closely resembled the adoptive parents' IQ. 
B)  more closely resembled the IQ of the biological siblings in the adoptive family. 
C)  more closely resembled the biological parents' IQ. 
D)  falls somewhere between that of the biological and adoptive parents. 
A)  more closely resembled the adoptive parents' IQ. 
B)  more closely resembled the IQ of the biological siblings in the adoptive family. 
C)  more closely resembled the biological parents' IQ. 
D)  falls somewhere between that of the biological and adoptive parents.

Question 2

Marty is having a bad day and can feel his anger and frustration building, so he decides to take a long walk around the lake during his lunch break. Based upon this we can assume Marty is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  high in self-motivation. 
B)  adept at managing his emotions. 
C)  poor at managing his emotions. 
D)  high in empathy. 
A)  high in self-motivation. 
B)  adept at managing his emotions. 
C)  poor at managing his emotions. 
D)  high in empathy.

Question 3

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Accepted Answer

A)  decisive 
B)  convergent 
C)  heuristic 
D)  divergent 
A)  decisive 
B)  convergent 
C)  heuristic 
D)  divergent

Question 4

To which of the following groups of people is the Stanford-Binet LEAST suited?

Accepted Answer

A)  children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  older adults 
A)  children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  older adults

Question 5

Tests that are reliable are __________

Accepted Answer

A)  valid. 
B)  consistent. 
C)  culturally fair. 
D)  standardized. 
A)  valid. 
B)  consistent. 
C)  culturally fair. 
D)  standardized.

Question 6

Chad has decided to build a house. In researching his house, Chad must decide on a design, research it, outline it, draft it and then make decisions related to construction materials and sub-contractors. In making his decisions relevant to his house project, Chad is using which strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  means-end analysis 
B)  an algorithm 
C)  trial and error 
D)  working backwards 
A)  means-end analysis 
B)  an algorithm 
C)  trial and error 
D)  working backwards

Question 7

According to this hypothesis, people's worldview is constructed primarily by the words in their language.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary linguistic hypothesis 
B)  linguistic relativity hypothesis 
C)  dominant lingual concepts hypothesis 
D)  worldview hypothesis 
A)  primary linguistic hypothesis 
B)  linguistic relativity hypothesis 
C)  dominant lingual concepts hypothesis 
D)  worldview hypothesis

Question 8

The first successful intelligence test was the __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford-Binet. 
B)  Wechsler. 
C)  Terman-Stern. 
D)  Binet-Simon. 
A)  Stanford-Binet. 
B)  Wechsler. 
C)  Terman-Stern. 
D)  Binet-Simon.

Question 9

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The last time he ate bacon for breakfast Bobby became ill and was sick for three days with the flu. As a result, Bobby no longer eats bacon. He likely used __________ in making his decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  the additive strategy 
B)  the representativeness heuristic 
C)  the availability heuristic 
D)  elimination by aspects 
A)  the additive strategy 
B)  the representativeness heuristic 
C)  the availability heuristic 
D)  elimination by aspects

Question 11

According to Robert Sternberg, __________ is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life. People who have it know how to be tactful, how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical intelligence 
B)  creative intelligence 
C)  practical intelligence 
D)  none of these 
A)  analytical intelligence 
B)  creative intelligence 
C)  practical intelligence 
D)  none of these

Question 12

In a heuristic called _________, a person determines the difference between the current situation and the goal and then tries to reduce that difference by various methods.

Accepted Answer

A)  means-end analysis 
B)  availability heuristic 
C)  representative heuristic 
D)  rule of linked arms 
A)  means-end analysis 
B)  availability heuristic 
C)  representative heuristic 
D)  rule of linked arms

Question 13

In 1916, Lewis Terman improved William Stern's formula for figuring the intelligence quotient. Which of the following is the formula as it stands after Terman's improvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronological age divided by mental age, times 100 
B)  chronological age times mental age, divided by 100 
C)  mental age times chronological age, divided by 100 
D)  mental age divided by chronological age, times 100 
A)  chronological age divided by mental age, times 100 
B)  chronological age times mental age, divided by 100 
C)  mental age times chronological age, divided by 100 
D)  mental age divided by chronological age, times 100

Question 14

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  global, intuitive, and special 
B)  general, global, and specific 
C)  analytical, creative, and practical 
D)  mathematical, reasoning, and verbal 
A)  global, intuitive, and special 
B)  general, global, and specific 
C)  analytical, creative, and practical 
D)  mathematical, reasoning, and verbal

Question 15

A systematic, step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  trial and error. 
B)  an algorithm. 
C)  means-end analysis. 
D)  working backwards. 
A)  trial and error. 
B)  an algorithm. 
C)  means-end analysis. 
D)  working backwards.

Question 16

Sarah can always tell when her friends are bothered by something and she has the uncanny ability of always saying or doing the right thing to cheer them up. Sarah has a highly developed sense of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  sympathy. 
D)  personal trust. 
A)  altruism. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  sympathy. 
D)  personal trust.

Question 17

The three types of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg are experiential, contextual and __________

Accepted Answer

A)  intrapersonal. 
B)  theoretical. 
C)  spatial. 
D)  componential. 
A)  intrapersonal. 
B)  theoretical. 
C)  spatial. 
D)  componential.

Question 18

A test is said to be reliable if __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's score on a test is pretty much the same every time he or she takes it. 
B)  it contains an adequate sample of the skills it is supposed to measure. 
C)  its results agree with a more direct measure of what the test is designed to predict. 
D)  it is culture-fair. 
A)  a person's score on a test is pretty much the same every time he or she takes it. 
B)  it contains an adequate sample of the skills it is supposed to measure. 
C)  its results agree with a more direct measure of what the test is designed to predict. 
D)  it is culture-fair.

Question 19

Premises can be judged to be false on the basis of conclusions, but they cannot be judged to be true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What percent of the population has an intelligence quotient below 100?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  75 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent

If a child was adopted as an infant and never had contact with her or his biological parents, the child would likely develop an IQ that __________

Marty is having a bad day and can feel his anger and frustration building, so he decides to take a long walk around the lake during his lunch break. Based upon this we can assume Marty is __________

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

To which of the following groups of people is the Stanford-Binet LEAST suited?

Tests that are reliable are __________

Chad has decided to build a house. In researching his house, Chad must decide on a design, research it, outline it, draft it and then make decisions related to construction materials and sub-contractors. In making his decisions relevant to his house project, Chad is using which strategy?

According to this hypothesis, people's worldview is constructed primarily by the words in their language.

The first successful intelligence test was the __________

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

The last time he ate bacon for breakfast Bobby became ill and was sick for three days with the flu. As a result, Bobby no longer eats bacon. He likely used __________ in making his decision.

According to Robert Sternberg, __________ is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life. People who have it know how to be tactful, how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.

In a heuristic called _________, a person determines the difference between the current situation and the goal and then tries to reduce that difference by various methods.

In 1916, Lewis Terman improved William Stern's formula for figuring the intelligence quotient. Which of the following is the formula as it stands after Terman's improvement?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

A systematic, step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type is called __________

Sarah can always tell when her friends are bothered by something and she has the uncanny ability of always saying or doing the right thing to cheer them up. Sarah has a highly developed sense of __________

The three types of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg are experiential, contextual and __________

A test is said to be reliable if __________

Premises can be judged to be false on the basis of conclusions, but they cannot be judged to be true.

What percent of the population has an intelligence quotient below 100?

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

If a child was adopted as an infant and never had contact with her or his biological parents, the child would likely develop an IQ that __________

Marty is having a bad day and can feel his anger and frustration building, so he decides to take a long walk around the lake during his lunch break. Based upon this we can assume Marty is __________

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

To which of the following groups of people is the Stanford-Binet LEAST suited?

Tests that are reliable are __________

Chad has decided to build a house. In researching his house, Chad must decide on a design, research it, outline it, draft it and then make decisions related to construction materials and sub-contractors. In making his decisions relevant to his house project, Chad is using which strategy?

According to this hypothesis, people's worldview is constructed primarily by the words in their language.

The first successful intelligence test was the __________

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

The last time he ate bacon for breakfast Bobby became ill and was sick for three days with the flu. As a result, Bobby no longer eats bacon. He likely used __________ in making his decision.

According to Robert Sternberg, __________ is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life. People who have it know how to be tactful, how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.

In a heuristic called _________, a person determines the difference between the current situation and the goal and then tries to reduce that difference by various methods.

In 1916, Lewis Terman improved William Stern's formula for figuring the intelligence quotient. Which of the following is the formula as it stands after Terman's improvement?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

A systematic, step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type is called __________

Sarah can always tell when her friends are bothered by something and she has the uncanny ability of always saying or doing the right thing to cheer them up. Sarah has a highly developed sense of __________

The three types of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg are experiential, contextual and __________

A test is said to be reliable if __________

Premises can be judged to be false on the basis of conclusions, but they cannot be judged to be true.

What percent of the population has an intelligence quotient below 100?

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Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

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