Question 1

A test can fail in validity while still being reliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All parents think their little kids are geniuses. However, to be classified as a genius, the IQ score must be above __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  120 
B)  130 
C)  140 
D)  150 
A)  120 
B)  130 
C)  140 
D)  150

Question 3

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive behavior severely below a level appropriate for the person's age 
B)  evidence of brain damage 
C)  slower than normal reflexes 
D)  onset of deficits prior to age 6 
A)  adaptive behavior severely below a level appropriate for the person's age 
B)  evidence of brain damage 
C)  slower than normal reflexes 
D)  onset of deficits prior to age 6

Question 4

Let's say we could teach a dolphin to understand the difference between the sentences "The parrot kissed the dolphin" and "The dolphin kissed the parrot." If this were demonstrated, it might mean the dolphin had an understanding of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes 
B)  morphemes 
C)  syntax 
D)  pragmatics 
A)  phonemes 
B)  morphemes 
C)  syntax 
D)  pragmatics

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language-like?

Accepted Answer

A)  chimpanzees 
B)  parrots 
C)  armadillos 
D)  dolphins 
A)  chimpanzees 
B)  parrots 
C)  armadillos 
D)  dolphins

Question 6

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should minimize or eliminate the use of language. 
B)  They should not attempt to measure intelligence. 
C)  They should be composed of items that vary from culture to culture. 
D)  They should measure values based on a person's cultural background. 
A)  They should minimize or eliminate the use of language. 
B)  They should not attempt to measure intelligence. 
C)  They should be composed of items that vary from culture to culture. 
D)  They should measure values based on a person's cultural background.

Question 7

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 8

Regular aerobic exercise has been found to increase neurogenesis in the__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  amygdala 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  hippocampus

Question 9

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional thinking 
B)  circular thinking 
C)  convergent thinking 
D)  divergent thinking 
A)  functional thinking 
B)  circular thinking 
C)  convergent thinking 
D)  divergent thinking

Question 10

What are the three parts of Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligenc

Question 11

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical exercise 
B)  a diet high in beta-amyloids 
C)  drinking one or two glasses of red wine at least twice each week. 
D)  the cessation of cigarette smoking 
A)  physical exercise 
B)  a diet high in beta-amyloids 
C)  drinking one or two glasses of red wine at least twice each week. 
D)  the cessation of cigarette smoking

Question 12

You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room. The most likely way in which he will do this is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recite a rote list of directions he memorized 
B)  give you the GPS location of his dorm room 
C)  walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does it 
D)  none of these 
A)  recite a rote list of directions he memorized 
B)  give you the GPS location of his dorm room 
C)  walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does it 
D)  none of these

Question 13

The term Terman's Termites refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B)  a group of Army soldiers who, on the basis of their IQ, were followed through their military career 
C)  a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D)  the graduate students who worked with Lewis Terman on the development of the Stanford-Binet test. 
A)  a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B)  a group of Army soldiers who, on the basis of their IQ, were followed through their military career 
C)  a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D)  the graduate students who worked with Lewis Terman on the development of the Stanford-Binet test.

Question 14

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
B)  Few people have taken intelligence tests, so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C)  Their data were obtained improperly. 
D)  They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance. 
A)  They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
B)  Few people have taken intelligence tests, so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C)  Their data were obtained improperly. 
D)  They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance.

Question 15

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world 
B)  one's thinking and view of the world determines the structure of one's language 
C)  we decide which objects belong to a concept according to what is most probable or sensible, given the facts at hand 
D)  perception of surface structure precedes deep structure in understanding a sentence 
A)  one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world 
B)  one's thinking and view of the world determines the structure of one's language 
C)  we decide which objects belong to a concept according to what is most probable or sensible, given the facts at hand 
D)  perception of surface structure precedes deep structure in understanding a sentence

Question 16

Cognition is a synonym for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  learning 
C)  thinking 
D)  intelligence 
A)  perception 
B)  learning 
C)  thinking 
D)  intelligence

Question 17

A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop down while Ben drives; however, he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into his pocket for a dime he uses to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  relative comparison 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  poor problem representation 
D)  the representative heuristic 
A)  relative comparison 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  poor problem representation 
D)  the representative heuristic

Question 18

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity, which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  fraternal twins 
B)  identical twins 
C)  brothers and sisters 
D)  parents and children 
A)  fraternal twins 
B)  identical twins 
C)  brothers and sisters 
D)  parents and children

Question 19

The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intonation 
B)  syntax 
C)  morphemes 
D)  phonemes 
A)  intonation 
B)  syntax 
C)  morphemes 
D)  phonemes

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

A test can fail in validity while still being reliable.

All parents think their little kids are geniuses. However, to be classified as a genius, the IQ score must be above __________.

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?

Let's say we could teach a dolphin to understand the difference between the sentences "The parrot kissed the dolphin" and "The dolphin kissed the parrot." If this were demonstrated, it might mean the dolphin had an understanding of ________.

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language-like?

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

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.

Regular aerobic exercise has been found to increase neurogenesis in the__________.

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ______.

What are the three parts of Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room. The most likely way in which he will do this is to ________.

The term Terman's Termites refers to ________.

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

Cognition is a synonym for __________.

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity, which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called ________.

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

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Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A test can fail in validity while still being reliable.

All parents think their little kids are geniuses. However, to be classified as a genius, the IQ score must be above __________.

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?

Let's say we could teach a dolphin to understand the difference between the sentences "The parrot kissed the dolphin" and "The dolphin kissed the parrot." If this were demonstrated, it might mean the dolphin had an understanding of ________.

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language-like?

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

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.

Regular aerobic exercise has been found to increase neurogenesis in the__________.

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ______.

What are the three parts of Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room. The most likely way in which he will do this is to ________.

The term Terman's Termites refers to ________.

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

Cognition is a synonym for __________.

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity, which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called ________.

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

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters