Question 1

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

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A)  really do not care about the debate. 
B)  agree that the key factor is nature, with nurture having no impact. 
C)  agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they debate the proportions. 
D)  disagree over whether nature or nurture determines our intelligence to the total exclusion of the other. 
A)  really do not care about the debate. 
B)  agree that the key factor is nature, with nurture having no impact. 
C)  agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they debate the proportions. 
D)  disagree over whether nature or nurture determines our intelligence to the total exclusion of the other.

Question 2

Explain the terms reliability, validity, and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid, and standardized?

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Answers should feature reliability as co

Question 3

How are twin studies used to study whether intelligence is inherited, and what are the findings?

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Twin studies provide evidence that intel

Question 4

Around 4 to 6 percent of the Canadian population have IQ scores that place them in the range of an intellectual disability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would be expected according to the Flynn effect?

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A)  IQ scores in large cities will be higher than IQ scores in rural areas. 
B)  IQ scores amongst bilinguals will be observed to be higher when tested in the primary language. 
C)  Children of interracial parents will tend to have higher IQ scores than their parents. 
D)  Your children's generation will likely have a higher IQ than your generation. 
A)  IQ scores in large cities will be higher than IQ scores in rural areas. 
B)  IQ scores amongst bilinguals will be observed to be higher when tested in the primary language. 
C)  Children of interracial parents will tend to have higher IQ scores than their parents. 
D)  Your children's generation will likely have a higher IQ than your generation.

Question 6

What are the similarities and differences between the intelligence theories of Spearman, Thurstone, and Guilford?

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Spearman believed that intelligence cons

Question 7

Paul complains that his French history test this morning had so many French terms and phrases in it, that it was more a language test than a history test. If this is true, the test Paul took may not have been

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A)  normed. 
B)  standardized. 
C)  valid. 
D)  reliable. 
A)  normed. 
B)  standardized. 
C)  valid. 
D)  reliable.

Question 8

The nativist position does not suggest that

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A)  most normal children around the world acquire language in the same stages and at the same time. 
B)  reinforcement and imitation are the primary factors influencing language acquisition. 
C)  language is acquired in stages that occur in a fixed order. 
D)  language ability is largely innate. 
A)  most normal children around the world acquire language in the same stages and at the same time. 
B)  reinforcement and imitation are the primary factors influencing language acquisition. 
C)  language is acquired in stages that occur in a fixed order. 
D)  language ability is largely innate.

Question 9

What theory of language development suggests that speech is acquired through a combination of reinforcement and imitation?

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A)  learning theory 
B)  cognitive theory 
C)  linguistic-relativity theory 
D)  the nativist position 
A)  learning theory 
B)  cognitive theory 
C)  linguistic-relativity theory 
D)  the nativist position

Question 10

The Flynn effect refers to the noted differences in IQ scores between racial groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Spearman theorized that the positive relationship between the scores on intelligence subtests meant that the tests were measuring something in common-a "g" factor

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Crystallized intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe how framing can affect decision-making. Provide an illustrative example.

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The manner in which information is prese

Question 14

What does IQ mean, and how was it originally calculated?

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IQ stands for intelligence quotient, an

Question 15

Define language.

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Scientists define language as a means of

Question 16

Managing your emotions means doing all of the following, except

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A)  not letting them run out of control. 
B)  suppressing anger. 
C)  expressing them in an appropriate manner. 
D)  regulating your mood. 
A)  not letting them run out of control. 
B)  suppressing anger. 
C)  expressing them in an appropriate manner. 
D)  regulating your mood.

Question 17

Robert cannot remember the last two digits of his email password. He decides to try every possible combination, one at a time, until the correct digits are found. Which problem solving-strategy is Robert using?

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A)  algorithms 
B)  means-ends analysis 
C)  heuristics 
D)  trial-and-error 
A)  algorithms 
B)  means-ends analysis 
C)  heuristics 
D)  trial-and-error

Question 18

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

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A)  overregularization. 
B)  overextension. 
C)  holophrasing. 
D)  underextension. 
A)  overregularization. 
B)  overextension. 
C)  holophrasing. 
D)  underextension.

Question 19

What is heritability?

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An index of the degree to which a charac

Question 20

A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and the IQs of their biological mothers would support the ________ view of intelligence. A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and their adoptive mothers would support the ________ view of intelligence.

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A)  nature; nurture 
B)  nature; nature 
C)  nurture; nurture 
D)  nurture; nature 
A)  nature; nurture 
B)  nature; nature 
C)  nurture; nurture 
D)  nurture; nature

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

Explain the terms reliability, validity, and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid, and standardized?

How are twin studies used to study whether intelligence is inherited, and what are the findings?

Around 4 to 6 percent of the Canadian population have IQ scores that place them in the range of an intellectual disability.

Which of the following would be expected according to the Flynn effect?

What are the similarities and differences between the intelligence theories of Spearman, Thurstone, and Guilford?

Paul complains that his French history test this morning had so many French terms and phrases in it, that it was more a language test than a history test. If this is true, the test Paul took may not have been

The nativist position does not suggest that

What theory of language development suggests that speech is acquired through a combination of reinforcement and imitation?

The Flynn effect refers to the noted differences in IQ scores between racial groups.

Spearman theorized that the positive relationship between the scores on intelligence subtests meant that the tests were measuring something in common-a "g" factor

Crystallized intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility.

Describe how framing can affect decision-making. Provide an illustrative example.

What does IQ mean, and how was it originally calculated?

Define language.

Managing your emotions means doing all of the following, except

Robert cannot remember the last two digits of his email password. He decides to try every possible combination, one at a time, until the correct digits are found. Which problem solving-strategy is Robert using?

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

What is heritability?

A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and the IQs of their biological mothers would support the view of intelligence. A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and their adoptive mothers would support the view of intelligence.

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

Explain the terms reliability, validity, and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid, and standardized?

How are twin studies used to study whether intelligence is inherited, and what are the findings?

Around 4 to 6 percent of the Canadian population have IQ scores that place them in the range of an intellectual disability.

Which of the following would be expected according to the Flynn effect?

What are the similarities and differences between the intelligence theories of Spearman, Thurstone, and Guilford?

Paul complains that his French history test this morning had so many French terms and phrases in it, that it was more a language test than a history test. If this is true, the test Paul took may not have been

The nativist position does not suggest that

What theory of language development suggests that speech is acquired through a combination of reinforcement and imitation?

The Flynn effect refers to the noted differences in IQ scores between racial groups.

Spearman theorized that the positive relationship between the scores on intelligence subtests meant that the tests were measuring something in common-a "g" factor

Crystallized intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility.

Describe how framing can affect decision-making. Provide an illustrative example.

What does IQ mean, and how was it originally calculated?

Define language.

Managing your emotions means doing all of the following, except

Robert cannot remember the last two digits of his email password. He decides to try every possible combination, one at a time, until the correct digits are found. Which problem solving-strategy is Robert using?

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

What is heritability?

A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and the IQs of their biological mothers would support the ________ view of intelligence. A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and their adoptive mothers would support the ________ view of intelligence.

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

Filters

A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and the IQs of their biological mothers would support the view of intelligence. A high correlation between the IQs of adopted children and their adoptive mothers would support the view of intelligence.