Question 1

Which of the following is the best example of problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A) Joan and her friends debate the current political situation in China into the wee hours of the night. 
B) Roy is worried about his persistent sore throat. He does research on the Internet and decides to contact his doctor. 
C) Joe feels discouraged by his weight gain during his freshman year in college. He doesn't know quite what to do, so he continues in his current lifestyle. 
D) Reed lets her friend vent about her nonexistent dating life. She listens empathically but does not offer advice. 
A) Joan and her friends debate the current political situation in China into the wee hours of the night. 
B) Roy is worried about his persistent sore throat. He does research on the Internet and decides to contact his doctor. 
C) Joe feels discouraged by his weight gain during his freshman year in college. He doesn't know quite what to do, so he continues in his current lifestyle. 
D) Reed lets her friend vent about her nonexistent dating life. She listens empathically but does not offer advice.

Question 2

The availability heuristic is a rule of thumb in which ____.

Accepted Answer

A) stimuli similar to a prototype are believed to be more likely than stimuli that are dissimilar to a prototype 
B) a higher value is placed on the more easily recognized alternative 
C) the frequency of an event's occurrence is predicted by the ease with which the event is brought to mind 
D) people choose between alternatives based on emotional or "gut" reactions to stimuli 
A) stimuli similar to a prototype are believed to be more likely than stimuli that are dissimilar to a prototype 
B) a higher value is placed on the more easily recognized alternative 
C) the frequency of an event's occurrence is predicted by the ease with which the event is brought to mind 
D) people choose between alternatives based on emotional or "gut" reactions to stimuli

Question 3

Which of the following is true about algorithms?

Accepted Answer

A) Algorithms cannot arrive at a definitive solution. 
B) Algorithms can take in a relatively small amount of information as input. 
C) Algorithms may be inefficient when used by a human brain. 
D) Algorithms have roughly the same efficiency whether used by a human or a computer. 
A) Algorithms cannot arrive at a definitive solution. 
B) Algorithms can take in a relatively small amount of information as input. 
C) Algorithms may be inefficient when used by a human brain. 
D) Algorithms have roughly the same efficiency whether used by a human or a computer.

Question 4

Concepts can guide our thinking and be continually tested for accuracy against new, incoming information, such as by judging category membership. In this way, concept formation can be viewed as a type of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) theory building 
B) schema 
C) feature detection 
D) prototype 
A) theory building 
B) schema 
C) feature detection 
D) prototype

Question 5

The primary intention of an IQ test is to predict ____.

Accepted Answer

A) school performance 
B) the ability to adapt 
C) creative genius 
D) the ability to overcome obstacles 
A) school performance 
B) the ability to adapt 
C) creative genius 
D) the ability to overcome obstacles

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between "genius" and IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) All geniuses have extremely high IQs. 
B) Persons with IQs of 150 and above tend to be geniuses. 
C) Persons with IQs below 150 cannot be geniuses. 
D) High intellect, as measured by an IQ score, does not directly equate with genius. 
A) All geniuses have extremely high IQs. 
B) Persons with IQs of 150 and above tend to be geniuses. 
C) Persons with IQs below 150 cannot be geniuses. 
D) High intellect, as measured by an IQ score, does not directly equate with genius.

Question 7

Compared to typical readers, readers with dyslexia showed ____.

Accepted Answer

A) greater activation of Broca's area, which participates in speech production 
B) greater facility with rhyming tasks and recognizing synonym pairs 
C) greater facility in discriminating among similar-sounding phonemes 
D) greater activity in a pathway connecting the visual cortex to Wernicke's area 
A) greater activation of Broca's area, which participates in speech production 
B) greater facility with rhyming tasks and recognizing synonym pairs 
C) greater facility in discriminating among similar-sounding phonemes 
D) greater activity in a pathway connecting the visual cortex to Wernicke's area

Question 8

Good decision making is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a skill that can be taught 
B) a product of nature over nurture 
C) not predictive of real world behavior 
D) an innate skill 
A) a skill that can be taught 
B) a product of nature over nurture 
C) not predictive of real world behavior 
D) an innate skill

Question 9

Children with average IQ scores showed a peak thickening of cortical gray matter around the age of 8, while children with superior IQ scores experienced a peak thickening at around ____.

Accepted Answer

A) age 5 
B) age 10 
C) age 13 
D) age 15 
A) age 5 
B) age 10 
C) age 13 
D) age 15

Question 10

Marvin, who lives in San Francisco, has been asked to host a teenage alien, Regor, as part of an intergalactic exchange program. Marvin is sure that Regor would love to experience the adventure of sailing, but decides he should introduce the concept of a "sailboat" first. Marvin begins by sharing the dictionary definition of a boat: "a small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine." The primary problem with this definition is that it ____.

Accepted Answer

A) is broader than the information Regor needs to identify sailboats 
B) does not provide a good way to think about the category's variability 
C) excludes many category members that should be included 
D) provides a checklist with too many exceptions 
A) is broader than the information Regor needs to identify sailboats 
B) does not provide a good way to think about the category's variability 
C) excludes many category members that should be included 
D) provides a checklist with too many exceptions

Question 11

Socioeconomic status ____.

Accepted Answer

A) bears a causal relationship with IQ 
B) is positively correlated with IQ 
C) is negatively correlated with IQ 
D) bears no apparent relationship with IQ 
A) bears a causal relationship with IQ 
B) is positively correlated with IQ 
C) is negatively correlated with IQ 
D) bears no apparent relationship with IQ

Question 12

A person with moderate intellectual disability ____.

Accepted Answer

A) may complete a second-grade curriculum, though often not until the age of 18 
B) will likely never live independently and/or work, marry, and have a family 
C) can learn only a small number of self-care skills, such as feeding himself or herself or washing his or her hands 
D) may demonstrate full self-care skills and be able to live with complete independence after intense training programs 
A) may complete a second-grade curriculum, though often not until the age of 18 
B) will likely never live independently and/or work, marry, and have a family 
C) can learn only a small number of self-care skills, such as feeding himself or herself or washing his or her hands 
D) may demonstrate full self-care skills and be able to live with complete independence after intense training programs

Question 13

One approach to language suggests that it results from some innate capacity shaped by natural selection, which implies that we might be able to find precursors of human language in the behavior of other animals. This is called the ____ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) developmental 
C) biological 
D) evolutionary 
A) cognitive 
B) developmental 
C) biological 
D) evolutionary

Question 14

Selena's parents arrange for her to take part in an intelligence test for preschool admissions. Her individual intelligence is measured to be 125 relative to a statistically normal curve with an average of 100. This is her ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fluid intelligence 
B) intelligence quotient 
C) crystallized intelligence 
D) biological intelligence 
A) fluid intelligence 
B) intelligence quotient 
C) crystallized intelligence 
D) biological intelligence

Question 15

Which of the following pairs expresses an arguably correct relationship with regard to language learning?

Accepted Answer

A) nature-operant conditioning for language 
B) nurture-inborn capacity for language 
C) nurture-role of left hemisphere in language 
D) nature-inborn capacity for language 
A) nature-operant conditioning for language 
B) nurture-inborn capacity for language 
C) nurture-role of left hemisphere in language 
D) nature-inborn capacity for language

Question 16

Marvin, who lives in San Francisco, has been asked to host a teenage alien, Regor, as part of an intergalactic exchange program. Marvin is sure that Regor would love to experience the adventure of sailing, but decides he should introduce the concept of a "sailboat" first. After some time studying, Regor has learned quite a bit about sailboats and is now excited about experiencing life on the water. So, Marvin and his dad take Regor sailing one weekend. Regor now has a set of beliefs, expectations, and personal experiences related to sailboats and sailing to which he can add new information. This is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) template 
B) concept 
C) schema 
D) paradigm 
A) template 
B) concept 
C) schema 
D) paradigm

Question 17

Wes is always looking for the ultimate in everything: the best burger, the best movie, the best smartphone. He likes to think that he holds himself to similar high standards. According to research studies, Wes would be considered a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) satisficer 
B) maximizer 
C) minimizer 
D) utilitarian 
A) satisficer 
B) maximizer 
C) minimizer 
D) utilitarian

Question 18

Of the following, who fits the profile of a person with dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

A) Jonah, who has delayed mental and social development and difficulties learning to read 
B) Nate, who has difficulty seeing the blackboard from a distance and is behind in learning to read 
C) Felicia, who has difficulty explaining and understanding complex ideas and limited reading skills 
D) Carol, who is bright and attends a good school but is having difficulty learning to read 
A) Jonah, who has delayed mental and social development and difficulties learning to read 
B) Nate, who has difficulty seeing the blackboard from a distance and is behind in learning to read 
C) Felicia, who has difficulty explaining and understanding complex ideas and limited reading skills 
D) Carol, who is bright and attends a good school but is having difficulty learning to read

Question 19

What is the most important element when generating possible solutions to a problem?

Accepted Answer

A) convergent thinking 
B) single-mindedness 
C) time 
D) narrowing down the choices to the correct one 
A) convergent thinking 
B) single-mindedness 
C) time 
D) narrowing down the choices to the correct one

Question 20

Older adults who were bilingual seemed to experience a delayed onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease compared to monolingual older adults, possibly due to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) changes in brain structure 
B) increased levels of dopamine 
C) decreased levels of acetylcholine 
D) the presence of a "cognitive reserve" 
A) changes in brain structure 
B) increased levels of dopamine 
C) decreased levels of acetylcholine 
D) the presence of a "cognitive reserve"

Which of the following is the best example of problem solving?

The availability heuristic is a rule of thumb in which ____.

Which of the following is true about algorithms?

Concepts can guide our thinking and be continually tested for accuracy against new, incoming information, such as by judging category membership. In this way, concept formation can be viewed as a type of ____.

The primary intention of an IQ test is to predict ____.

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between "genius" and IQ?

Compared to typical readers, readers with dyslexia showed ____.

Good decision making is ____.

Children with average IQ scores showed a peak thickening of cortical gray matter around the age of 8, while children with superior IQ scores experienced a peak thickening at around ____.

Socioeconomic status ____.

A person with moderate intellectual disability ____.

One approach to language suggests that it results from some innate capacity shaped by natural selection, which implies that we might be able to find precursors of human language in the behavior of other animals. This is called the ____ approach.

Selena's parents arrange for her to take part in an intelligence test for preschool admissions. Her individual intelligence is measured to be 125 relative to a statistically normal curve with an average of 100. This is her ____.

Which of the following pairs expresses an arguably correct relationship with regard to language learning?

Wes is always looking for the ultimate in everything: the best burger, the best movie, the best smartphone. He likes to think that he holds himself to similar high standards. According to research studies, Wes would be considered a ____.

Of the following, who fits the profile of a person with dyslexia?

What is the most important element when generating possible solutions to a problem?

Older adults who were bilingual seemed to experience a delayed onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease compared to monolingual older adults, possibly due to ____.

The Science of Mind: the Discipline of Psychology

The Measure of Mind: Methods of Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Nature and Nurture Intertwined

The Biological Mind: the Physical Basis of Behavior

The Perceiving Mind: Sensation and Perception

The Aware Mind: Elements of Consciousness

The Developing Mind: Life-Span Development

The Adaptive Mind: Learning

The Knowing Mind: Memory

The Feeling Mind: Motivation and Emotion

The Individual Mind: Personality and the Self

The Connected Mind: Social Psychology

The Troubled Mind: Psychological Disorders

Healing the Troubled Mind: Therapy

The Healthy Mind: Stress and Coping, Health Psychology, and Positive Psychology

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Exam 10: The Thinking Mind: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Which of the following is the best example of problem solving?

The availability heuristic is a rule of thumb in which ____.

Which of the following is true about algorithms?

Concepts can guide our thinking and be continually tested for accuracy against new, incoming information, such as by judging category membership. In this way, concept formation can be viewed as a type of ____.

The primary intention of an IQ test is to predict ____.

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between "genius" and IQ?

Compared to typical readers, readers with dyslexia showed ____.

Good decision making is ____.

Children with average IQ scores showed a peak thickening of cortical gray matter around the age of 8, while children with superior IQ scores experienced a peak thickening at around ____.

Socioeconomic status ____.

A person with moderate intellectual disability ____.

One approach to language suggests that it results from some innate capacity shaped by natural selection, which implies that we might be able to find precursors of human language in the behavior of other animals. This is called the ____ approach.

Selena's parents arrange for her to take part in an intelligence test for preschool admissions. Her individual intelligence is measured to be 125 relative to a statistically normal curve with an average of 100. This is her ____.

Which of the following pairs expresses an arguably correct relationship with regard to language learning?

Wes is always looking for the ultimate in everything: the best burger, the best movie, the best smartphone. He likes to think that he holds himself to similar high standards. According to research studies, Wes would be considered a ____.

Of the following, who fits the profile of a person with dyslexia?

What is the most important element when generating possible solutions to a problem?

Older adults who were bilingual seemed to experience a delayed onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease compared to monolingual older adults, possibly due to ____.

The Science of Mind: the Discipline of Psychology

The Measure of Mind: Methods of Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Nature and Nurture Intertwined

The Biological Mind: the Physical Basis of Behavior

The Perceiving Mind: Sensation and Perception

The Aware Mind: Elements of Consciousness

The Developing Mind: Life-Span Development

The Adaptive Mind: Learning

The Knowing Mind: Memory

The Feeling Mind: Motivation and Emotion

The Individual Mind: Personality and the Self

The Connected Mind: Social Psychology

The Troubled Mind: Psychological Disorders

Healing the Troubled Mind: Therapy

The Healthy Mind: Stress and Coping, Health Psychology, and Positive Psychology

Filters