Question 1

When you form a mental image of "a flower," the brain area where memories are stored sends signals back to which brain area in order to create that image?

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory area 
B) primary visual area 
C) temporal lobe 
D) reticular formation 
A) somatosensory area 
B) primary visual area 
C) temporal lobe 
D) reticular formation

Question 2

You are asked to multiply a three-digit number and a two-digit number. You follow the steps you were taught in fifth grade, and you correctly answer the problem. You utilized

Accepted Answer

A) a heuristic. 
B) an algorithm. 
C) insight. 
D) divergent thinking. 
A) a heuristic. 
B) an algorithm. 
C) insight. 
D) divergent thinking.

Question 3

Dr. Mascona shows his psychology class a slide in which the names of colors are printed in different colors of ink, such as the word green printed in a purple ink. He then asks a volunteer to name the color of the ink in which each word is printed. Because his volunteer is a fluent English reader, she has difficulty naming the color of the ink because reading words has become so automatic to her. Dr. Mascona demonstrated how fluent readers use experiential processing in reading words by using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Anagrams test 
B) Snellen chart 
C) Stroop interference task 
D) "reverse vision" task 
A) Anagrams test 
B) Snellen chart 
C) Stroop interference task 
D) "reverse vision" task

Question 4

Cary excels on open-ended essays and creative art projects. Cary performs well on measures of __________ thought.

Accepted Answer

A) divergent 
B) algorithmic 
C) convergent 
D) denotative 
A) divergent 
B) algorithmic 
C) convergent 
D) denotative

Question 5

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

Accepted Answer

A) the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well. 
B) a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense, passive voice, and so forth. 
C) there is a tendency during group problem solving for one person's ideas to trigger ideas from others. 
D) people have a tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories. 
A) the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well. 
B) a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense, passive voice, and so forth. 
C) there is a tendency during group problem solving for one person's ideas to trigger ideas from others. 
D) people have a tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories.

Question 6

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most creative people are not mentally ill. 
B) Most mentally ill people are not particularly creative. 
C) Many of history's renowned artists, writers, poets, and composers, including Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Allan Poe, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemingway, experienced pronounced mood swings. 
D) Most creative people tend to be highly eccentric with unusual, outlandish, and bizarre personalities. 
A) Most creative people are not mentally ill. 
B) Most mentally ill people are not particularly creative. 
C) Many of history's renowned artists, writers, poets, and composers, including Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Allan Poe, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemingway, experienced pronounced mood swings. 
D) Most creative people tend to be highly eccentric with unusual, outlandish, and bizarre personalities.

Question 7

Which of the following represents a category of related objects or events and helps us identify important features of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) algorithm 
B) heuristic 
C) kinesthetic image 
D) concept 
A) algorithm 
B) heuristic 
C) kinesthetic image 
D) concept

Question 8

The majority of highly creative people tend to

Accepted Answer

A) be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B) be introverted and socially inept. 
C) be unbalanced in their interests, concentrating only on one topic. 
D) exhibit none of these characteristics. 
A) be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B) be introverted and socially inept. 
C) be unbalanced in their interests, concentrating only on one topic. 
D) exhibit none of these characteristics.

Question 9

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

Accepted Answer

A) David Wechsler 
B) Noam Chomsky 
C) Robert Sternberg 
D) Howard Gardner 
A) David Wechsler 
B) Noam Chomsky 
C) Robert Sternberg 
D) Howard Gardner

Question 10

The connotative meaning of a word is

Accepted Answer

A) its algorithmic definition. 
B) its emotional or personal meaning. 
C) its dictionary definition. 
D) the exact spelling and pronunciation of any word. 
A) its algorithmic definition. 
B) its emotional or personal meaning. 
C) its dictionary definition. 
D) the exact spelling and pronunciation of any word.

Question 11

A father is helping his daughter to learn about animals. He points to a robin and eagle and explains that they are birds that fly, while the ostrich and penguin are examples of birds that do not fly. He then shows her pictures of a bat and a flying squirrel and tells her that these are not birds, but that the bat can actually fly and the flying squirrel can glide through the air. To help his daughter learn the concept of "bird," the father is using

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual rules. 
B) algorithms. 
C) prototyping. 
D) positive and negative instances. 
A) conceptual rules. 
B) algorithms. 
C) prototyping. 
D) positive and negative instances.

Question 12

English-speakers tend to think of the future as being "ahead" of them and the past "behind" them, while speakers of the South American language Aymara see the past as being "ahead" of them. A finding, such as this, lends support to the

Accepted Answer

A) linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
B) law of linguistic effect. 
C) temporal sequence effect. 
D) semantic differential hypothesis. 
A) linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
B) law of linguistic effect. 
C) temporal sequence effect. 
D) semantic differential hypothesis.

Question 13

The denotative meaning of a word is

Accepted Answer

A) its stereotypical definition. 
B) its emotional or personal meaning. 
C) its dictionary definition. 
D) the exact spelling and pronunciation of any word. 
A) its stereotypical definition. 
B) its emotional or personal meaning. 
C) its dictionary definition. 
D) the exact spelling and pronunciation of any word.

Question 14

If one does not pay attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring, faulty decisions are made due to

Accepted Answer

A) ignoring the base rate. 
B) the framing effect. 
C) the representativeness heuristic. 
D) "thin-slicing." 
A) ignoring the base rate. 
B) the framing effect. 
C) the representativeness heuristic. 
D) "thin-slicing."

Question 15

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) prototyping. 
B) dichotomous rationalization. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) all-or-nothing thinking. 
A) prototyping. 
B) dichotomous rationalization. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) all-or-nothing thinking.

Question 16

In attempting to solve a problem, a subject fails to see that the old doorknob in the box could be used as a weight to hang on the balance scale. This subject is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) inductive thought. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) a failure of short-term memory. 
D) disjunctive thinking. 
A) inductive thought. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) a failure of short-term memory. 
D) disjunctive thinking.

Question 17

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals. Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) transformations. 
D) syntactical units. 
A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) transformations. 
D) syntactical units.

Question 18

Deductive thought is thinking that applies a general set of rules to specific situations, for example, using the laws of gravity to predict the behavior of a single falling object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most thinking relies heavily on language because

Accepted Answer

A) words encode or translate the world into mental symbols that are easy to manipulate. 
B) words are necessary for any thinking other than conditioned responses. 
C) language is the essence of all intelligence. 
D) of all of these reasons. 
A) words encode or translate the world into mental symbols that are easy to manipulate. 
B) words are necessary for any thinking other than conditioned responses. 
C) language is the essence of all intelligence. 
D) of all of these reasons.

Question 20

Regarding studies on bilingualism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Minority American children who do not speak English at home often experience additive bilingualism. 
B) An approach called two-way bilingual education can help children benefit from bilingualism and avoid its drawbacks. 
C) Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have better general language skills and better control of their attention. 
D) Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have better mental flexibility and better problem-solving abilities. 
A) Minority American children who do not speak English at home often experience additive bilingualism. 
B) An approach called two-way bilingual education can help children benefit from bilingualism and avoid its drawbacks. 
C) Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have better general language skills and better control of their attention. 
D) Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have better mental flexibility and better problem-solving abilities.

When you form a mental image of "a flower," the brain area where memories are stored sends signals back to which brain area in order to create that image?

You are asked to multiply a three-digit number and a two-digit number. You follow the steps you were taught in fifth grade, and you correctly answer the problem. You utilized

Cary excels on open-ended essays and creative art projects. Cary performs well on measures of __________ thought.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following represents a category of related objects or events and helps us identify important features of the world?

The majority of highly creative people tend to

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

The connotative meaning of a word is

English-speakers tend to think of the future as being "ahead" of them and the past "behind" them, while speakers of the South American language Aymara see the past as being "ahead" of them. A finding, such as this, lends support to the

The denotative meaning of a word is

If one does not pay attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring, faulty decisions are made due to

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

In attempting to solve a problem, a subject fails to see that the old doorknob in the box could be used as a weight to hang on the balance scale. This subject is exhibiting

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals. Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

Deductive thought is thinking that applies a general set of rules to specific situations, for example, using the laws of gravity to predict the behavior of a single falling object.

Most thinking relies heavily on language because

Regarding studies on bilingualism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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When you form a mental image of "a flower," the brain area where memories are stored sends signals back to which brain area in order to create that image?

You are asked to multiply a three-digit number and a two-digit number. You follow the steps you were taught in fifth grade, and you correctly answer the problem. You utilized

Cary excels on open-ended essays and creative art projects. Cary performs well on measures of __________ thought.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following represents a category of related objects or events and helps us identify important features of the world?

The majority of highly creative people tend to

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

The connotative meaning of a word is

English-speakers tend to think of the future as being "ahead" of them and the past "behind" them, while speakers of the South American language Aymara see the past as being "ahead" of them. A finding, such as this, lends support to the

The denotative meaning of a word is

If one does not pay attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring, faulty decisions are made due to

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

In attempting to solve a problem, a subject fails to see that the old doorknob in the box could be used as a weight to hang on the balance scale. This subject is exhibiting

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals. Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

Deductive thought is thinking that applies a general set of rules to specific situations, for example, using the laws of gravity to predict the behavior of a single falling object.

Most thinking relies heavily on language because

Regarding studies on bilingualism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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