Question 1

What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is

Question 2

Psycholinguistics is the study of how the sounds and symbols of language are translated into meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When you are solving a problem, if you divide the problem into sub-problems and solve these one at a time, approaching the goal step by step, you are employing

Accepted Answer

A)  an analogy. 
B)  a mental set. 
C)  a means-end analysis. 
D)  an algorithm. 
A)  an analogy. 
B)  a mental set. 
C)  a means-end analysis. 
D)  an algorithm.

Question 4

Pat has been taught in special schools all of her life. Now she spends part of her day in a regular classroom and part of her day in a special classroom. Which scenario most likely applies to Pat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pat has an intellectual disability and has recently been mainstreamed. 
B)  Pat is intellectually superior and has recently been mainstreamed. 
C)  Pat is a wheelchair user. 
D)  Pat is bilingual. 
A)  Pat has an intellectual disability and has recently been mainstreamed. 
B)  Pat is intellectually superior and has recently been mainstreamed. 
C)  Pat is a wheelchair user. 
D)  Pat is bilingual.

Question 5

The IQs of identical twins who were separated early in life and raised in different homes correlate almost as much as

Accepted Answer

A)  half-siblings. 
B)  non-identical siblings. 
C)  identical twins raised together. 
D)  cousins. 
A)  half-siblings. 
B)  non-identical siblings. 
C)  identical twins raised together. 
D)  cousins.

Question 6

Marilyn has a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 8. According to the original formula, Marilyn's IQ is

Accepted Answer

A)  120. 
B)  67. 
C)  96. 
D)  150. 
A)  120. 
B)  67. 
C)  96. 
D)  150.

Question 7

Mental categories that people use to classify events and objects with respect to common properties are called

Accepted Answer

A)  syllogisms. 
B)  logogens. 
C)  concepts. 
D)  propositions. 
A)  syllogisms. 
B)  logogens. 
C)  concepts. 
D)  propositions.

Question 8

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

Accepted Answer

A)  85 to 115. 
B)  68 to 132. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  90 to 110. 
A)  85 to 115. 
B)  68 to 132. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  90 to 110.

Question 9

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence? Provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The personal components of emotional int

Question 10

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  trial-and-error 
B)  algorithms 
C)  escalation of commitment 
D)  heuristics 
A)  trial-and-error 
B)  algorithms 
C)  escalation of commitment 
D)  heuristics

Question 11

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children in Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroom instruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales, including performance and verbal items 
C)  William Stern's Intelligence Quotient 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for adult intelligence 
A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children in Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroom instruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales, including performance and verbal items 
C)  William Stern's Intelligence Quotient 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for adult intelligence

Question 12

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory, which type of intelligence is equated with practical intelligence-also known as common sense or "street smarts"?

Accepted Answer

A)  contextual intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  componential intelligence 
D)  experiential intelligence 
A)  contextual intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  componential intelligence 
D)  experiential intelligence

Question 13

Which of the following is likely to reduce our ability to solve new problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  analogies 
B)  algorithms 
C)  mental set 
D)  means-end analysis 
A)  analogies 
B)  algorithms 
C)  mental set 
D)  means-end analysis

Question 14

What are concepts, and how are they formed?

Accepted Answer

Concepts are labels that represent class

Question 15

What is the name for a test designed to minimize biases by using questions that do not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the urban middle or upper class?

Accepted Answer

A)  an aptitude test 
B)  mainstreaming 
C)  a twin study method 
D)  a culture-fair intelligence test 
A)  an aptitude test 
B)  mainstreaming 
C)  a twin study method 
D)  a culture-fair intelligence test

Question 16

Some psychologists suggest that humans use ________ decision-making processes which involves examining all possible alternatives and then choosing the one that is most beneficial.

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic 
B)  systemic 
C)  representational 
D)  elimination by aspects 
A)  heuristic 
B)  systemic 
C)  representational 
D)  elimination by aspects

Question 17

The mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information describe

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition. 
B)  mental imagery. 
C)  decision making. 
D)  concept formation. 
A)  cognition. 
B)  mental imagery. 
C)  decision making. 
D)  concept formation.

Question 18

Gilbert has just raked up all the fallen leaves into a pile and now puzzles about how to move them into the far corner of the yard. It does not occur to him to pile them all into a canvas tarpaulin and drag them into the corner because he thinks of the tarpaulin as a cover for something, not a carrier. Gilbert is a victim of

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  prototypical thinking. 
C)  a mental set. 
D)  the base rate fallacy. 
A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  prototypical thinking. 
C)  a mental set. 
D)  the base rate fallacy.

Question 19

What is the nativist position on language development?

Accepted Answer

Nativists maintain that the brain contai

Question 20

On the Wechsler intelligence test, what percentage of scores fall between 70 and 130?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  68 percent. 
D)  95 percent. 
A)  25 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  68 percent. 
D)  95 percent.

What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Psycholinguistics is the study of how the sounds and symbols of language are translated into meaning.

When you are solving a problem, if you divide the problem into sub-problems and solve these one at a time, approaching the goal step by step, you are employing

Pat has been taught in special schools all of her life. Now she spends part of her day in a regular classroom and part of her day in a special classroom. Which scenario most likely applies to Pat?

The IQs of identical twins who were separated early in life and raised in different homes correlate almost as much as

Marilyn has a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 8. According to the original formula, Marilyn's IQ is

Mental categories that people use to classify events and objects with respect to common properties are called

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence? Provide examples of each.

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory, which type of intelligence is equated with practical intelligence-also known as common sense or "street smarts"?

Which of the following is likely to reduce our ability to solve new problems?

What are concepts, and how are they formed?

What is the name for a test designed to minimize biases by using questions that do not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the urban middle or upper class?

Some psychologists suggest that humans use ________ decision-making processes which involves examining all possible alternatives and then choosing the one that is most beneficial.

The mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information describe

What is the nativist position on language development?

On the Wechsler intelligence test, what percentage of scores fall between 70 and 130?

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Psycholinguistics is the study of how the sounds and symbols of language are translated into meaning.

When you are solving a problem, if you divide the problem into sub-problems and solve these one at a time, approaching the goal step by step, you are employing

Pat has been taught in special schools all of her life. Now she spends part of her day in a regular classroom and part of her day in a special classroom. Which scenario most likely applies to Pat?

The IQs of identical twins who were separated early in life and raised in different homes correlate almost as much as

Marilyn has a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 8. According to the original formula, Marilyn's IQ is

Mental categories that people use to classify events and objects with respect to common properties are called

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence? Provide examples of each.

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory, which type of intelligence is equated with practical intelligence-also known as common sense or "street smarts"?

Which of the following is likely to reduce our ability to solve new problems?

What are concepts, and how are they formed?

What is the name for a test designed to minimize biases by using questions that do not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the urban middle or upper class?

Some psychologists suggest that humans use ________ decision-making processes which involves examining all possible alternatives and then choosing the one that is most beneficial.

The mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information describe

What is the nativist position on language development?

On the Wechsler intelligence test, what percentage of scores fall between 70 and 130?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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