Question 1

Realizing that there can be more than one right answer to a problem,and that they are dependent on situational circumstances demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  absolutism. 
B)  mechanism. 
C)  formalism. 
D)  relativism. 
A)  absolutism. 
B)  mechanism. 
C)  formalism. 
D)  relativism.

Question 2

The approach to intelligence that focuses on developmental changes in the way people conceptualize problems and styles of thinking is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychometric approach. 
B)  dual-component model. 
C)  cognitive structural approach. 
D)  practical intelligence. 
A)  psychometric approach. 
B)  dual-component model. 
C)  cognitive structural approach. 
D)  practical intelligence.

Question 3

____________________ are the interrelations among performance on similar tests of psychometric intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are the interrelations among performance on...

Question 4

Which of the following was not viewed as an indicator of intelligence by the experts and laypersons interviewed during Sternberg's research?

Accepted Answer

A)  social competence 
B)  problem solving abilities 
C)  verbal ability 
D)  spatial ability 
A)  social competence 
B)  problem solving abilities 
C)  verbal ability 
D)  spatial ability

Question 5

By age_____ nearly everyone shows decline on one ability,though very few people show decline on four or five abilities

Accepted Answer

A)  70 
B)  88 
C)  50 
D)  60 
A)  70 
B)  88 
C)  50 
D)  60

Question 6

Wisdom is viewed as involving the following cognitive processes except

Accepted Answer

A)  practical and social intelligence. 
B)  insight into the deeper meanings underlying a given situation. 
C)  constrained thinking. 
D)  awareness of the relative,uncertain,and paradoxical nature of problems. 
A)  practical and social intelligence. 
B)  insight into the deeper meanings underlying a given situation. 
C)  constrained thinking. 
D)  awareness of the relative,uncertain,and paradoxical nature of problems.

Question 7

According to Piaget's theory,interpreting the world in terms of existing cognitive structures is called

Accepted Answer

A)  organization. 
B)  operations. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  organization. 
B)  operations. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 8

In Denney's model,which of the following terms refers to the ability a normal healthy adult would exhibit without practice or training?

Accepted Answer

A)  optimally exercised ability 
B)  pragmatic intelligence 
C)  unexercised ability 
D)  interindividual variability 
A)  optimally exercised ability 
B)  pragmatic intelligence 
C)  unexercised ability 
D)  interindividual variability

Question 9

Which of the following tests would not measure crystallized intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  vocabulary 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  comprehension 
D)  inductive reasoning 
A)  vocabulary 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  comprehension 
D)  inductive reasoning

Question 10

Evidence concerning crystallized and fluid intelligence shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  all abilities change at the same rate. 
B)  all abilities decline. 
C)  intellectual development is constant. 
D)  intellectual development is diverse. 
A)  all abilities change at the same rate. 
B)  all abilities decline. 
C)  intellectual development is constant. 
D)  intellectual development is diverse.

Question 11

Knowledge acquired through experience and education constitutes

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  primary intelligence. 
D)  tertiary intelligence. 
A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  primary intelligence. 
D)  tertiary intelligence.

Question 12

In the dual-component model,the phrase____________________,is used to discuss the first cognitive process,which concerns developmental changes in basic information-processing and problem-solving abilities.

Accepted Answer

cognition

Question 13

Project ACTIVE training on spatial or reasoning ability reveals that

Accepted Answer

A)  training did not change intellectual performance. 
B)  training improved spatial ability but not reasoning ability. 
C)  training reversed 14-year declines. 
D)  training actually made declines worse. 
A)  training did not change intellectual performance. 
B)  training improved spatial ability but not reasoning ability. 
C)  training reversed 14-year declines. 
D)  training actually made declines worse.

Question 14

Thought involving how people reason through dilemmas involving current affairs,religion,and science is known as____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thought involving how people reason through dilemmas...

Question 15

Which type of thought is characterized by the recognition that the correct answer varies from situation to situation,the solutions must be realistic,that ambiguity is the rule rather than the exception,and that emotion and subjective factors usually play a role in thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational thought 
B)  formal operational thought 
C)  postformal thought 
D)  reflective thought 
A)  concrete operational thought 
B)  formal operational thought 
C)  postformal thought 
D)  reflective thought

Question 16

Schaie (1995)reported that individuals with which personality characteristic at midlife tend to experience fewer declines in intellectual competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentricism 
B)  personal control 
C)  flexible attitude 
D)  introversion 
A)  egocentricism 
B)  personal control 
C)  flexible attitude 
D)  introversion

Question 17

The secondary mental ability focused on fluent perception of auditory patterns is

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory organization. 
B)  visual organization. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  fluid intelligence. 
A)  auditory organization. 
B)  visual organization. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  fluid intelligence.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a characteristic of formal operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothetico-deductive thought 
B)  logical structure 
C)  reality constraints 
D)  one solution 
A)  hypothetico-deductive thought 
B)  logical structure 
C)  reality constraints 
D)  one solution

Question 19

Reasoning about highly emotionally-charged dilemmas

Accepted Answer

A)  is easier for young adults. 
B)  is easier for older adults. 
C)  is easier for adolescents. 
D)  is easier for middle-aged adults. 
A)  is easier for young adults. 
B)  is easier for older adults. 
C)  is easier for adolescents. 
D)  is easier for middle-aged adults.

Question 20

Knowing all the names of each president and vice president of the United States of America draws on which intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  primary intelligence 
D)  tertiary intelligence 
A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  primary intelligence 
D)  tertiary intelligence

Realizing that there can be more than one right answer to a problem,and that they are dependent on situational circumstances demonstrates

The approach to intelligence that focuses on developmental changes in the way people conceptualize problems and styles of thinking is known as

____________________ are the interrelations among performance on similar tests of psychometric intelligence.

Which of the following was not viewed as an indicator of intelligence by the experts and laypersons interviewed during Sternberg's research?

By age_____ nearly everyone shows decline on one ability,though very few people show decline on four or five abilities

Wisdom is viewed as involving the following cognitive processes except

According to Piaget's theory,interpreting the world in terms of existing cognitive structures is called

In Denney's model,which of the following terms refers to the ability a normal healthy adult would exhibit without practice or training?

Which of the following tests would not measure crystallized intelligence?

Evidence concerning crystallized and fluid intelligence shows that

Knowledge acquired through experience and education constitutes

In the dual-component model,the phrase____________________,is used to discuss the first cognitive process,which concerns developmental changes in basic information-processing and problem-solving abilities.

Project ACTIVE training on spatial or reasoning ability reveals that

Thought involving how people reason through dilemmas involving current affairs,religion,and science is known as____________________.

Which type of thought is characterized by the recognition that the correct answer varies from situation to situation,the solutions must be realistic,that ambiguity is the rule rather than the exception,and that emotion and subjective factors usually play a role in thinking?

Schaie (1995)reported that individuals with which personality characteristic at midlife tend to experience fewer declines in intellectual competence?

The secondary mental ability focused on fluent perception of auditory patterns is

Which of the following is not a characteristic of formal operations?

Reasoning about highly emotionally-charged dilemmas

Knowing all the names of each president and vice president of the United States of America draws on which intelligence?

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Realizing that there can be more than one right answer to a problem,and that they are dependent on situational circumstances demonstrates

The approach to intelligence that focuses on developmental changes in the way people conceptualize problems and styles of thinking is known as

____________________ are the interrelations among performance on similar tests of psychometric intelligence.

Which of the following was not viewed as an indicator of intelligence by the experts and laypersons interviewed during Sternberg's research?

By age_____ nearly everyone shows decline on one ability,though very few people show decline on four or five abilities

Wisdom is viewed as involving the following cognitive processes except

According to Piaget's theory,interpreting the world in terms of existing cognitive structures is called

In Denney's model,which of the following terms refers to the ability a normal healthy adult would exhibit without practice or training?

Which of the following tests would not measure crystallized intelligence?

Evidence concerning crystallized and fluid intelligence shows that

Knowledge acquired through experience and education constitutes

In the dual-component model,the phrase____________________,is used to discuss the first cognitive process,which concerns developmental changes in basic information-processing and problem-solving abilities.

Project ACTIVE training on spatial or reasoning ability reveals that

Thought involving how people reason through dilemmas involving current affairs,religion,and science is known as____________________.

Which type of thought is characterized by the recognition that the correct answer varies from situation to situation,the solutions must be realistic,that ambiguity is the rule rather than the exception,and that emotion and subjective factors usually play a role in thinking?

Schaie (1995)reported that individuals with which personality characteristic at midlife tend to experience fewer declines in intellectual competence?

The secondary mental ability focused on fluent perception of auditory patterns is

Which of the following is not a characteristic of formal operations?

Reasoning about highly emotionally-charged dilemmas

Knowing all the names of each president and vice president of the United States of America draws on which intelligence?

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

Longevity,health,and Functioning

Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions

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Relationships

Work,retirement,and Leisure

Dying and Bereavement

Looking Ahead

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