Question 1

Who would benefit the most from making subgoals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jake has to cook some pasta for supper. 
B)  Billie has to develop a landscape design for her front yard. 
C)  Suki has to read a chapter in her sociology textbook. 
D)  Chris has to clean the neighbor's pool. 
A)  Jake has to cook some pasta for supper. 
B)  Billie has to develop a landscape design for her front yard. 
C)  Suki has to read a chapter in her sociology textbook. 
D)  Chris has to clean the neighbor's pool.

Question 2

After the outcome of an election is announced, you state that you knew all along what the outcome would be. This is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  hindsight bias. 
C)  availability bias. 
D)  representativeness. 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  hindsight bias. 
C)  availability bias. 
D)  representativeness.

Question 3

Conventional intelligence tests assess divergent thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Evidence of the role of language in cognitive activities includes the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  memory is stored in the form of images. 
B)  memory is stored in the form of sounds. 
C)  without language, people have no memories. 
D)  memory is stored in the form of words. 
A)  memory is stored in the form of images. 
B)  memory is stored in the form of sounds. 
C)  without language, people have no memories. 
D)  memory is stored in the form of words.

Question 5

After reading the section of the textbook on concepts, Mary Jo comes to the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts are a form of cognitive efficiency and economy. 
B)  concepts are the way people communicate with each other. 
C)  concepts are abstract and have few practical applications. 
D)  concepts are the reason that there are linguistic differences between ethnic groups. 
A)  concepts are a form of cognitive efficiency and economy. 
B)  concepts are the way people communicate with each other. 
C)  concepts are abstract and have few practical applications. 
D)  concepts are the reason that there are linguistic differences between ethnic groups.

Question 6

If one were to translate "white house" to Spanish from English, it would be "casa blanca," or "house white." This demonstrates a difference in ________ between the two languages.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonology 
B)  morphology 
C)  syntax 
D)  sound systems 
A)  phonology 
B)  morphology 
C)  syntax 
D)  sound systems

Question 7

What do researchers know about how good and bad moods affect cognition? What kinds of thinking do people tend to engage in when they are unhappy?

Accepted Answer

Researchers have recently found that peo

Question 8

Monique routinely uses a shredder to shred her junk mail into confetti-sized pieces of paper. When packing her glassware to move into a new apartment, she runs out of protective styrofoam packing material. Suddenly, Monique gets the idea to use the shredded junk mail confetti for packing material. Monique has

Accepted Answer

A)  overcome functional fixedness. 
B)  used a heuristic to solve her packing problem. 
C)  used an algorithm to solve her packing problem. 
D)  demonstrated object fixation. 
A)  overcome functional fixedness. 
B)  used a heuristic to solve her packing problem. 
C)  used an algorithm to solve her packing problem. 
D)  demonstrated object fixation.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a descriptor of creative thinkers?

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible 
B)  humorous 
C)  externally motivated 
D)  risk taker 
A)  flexible 
B)  humorous 
C)  externally motivated 
D)  risk taker

Question 10

You spend the day imagining the outcome of the upcoming football game. In the evening, a friend asks you what your favorite sport is and you say "football" even though basketball is actually your favorite. You have used and/or experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the availability heuristic. 
C)  hindsight bias. 
D)  divergency. 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the availability heuristic. 
C)  hindsight bias. 
D)  divergency.

Question 11

Your sorority sister argues that AI machines will become intent on domination of the human race as soon as they realize that they are intellectually superior to humans. As a psychology major, you scoff at this position and argue that AI machines will never come to the realization that they are smarter than humans because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are not and never will be. 
B)  do not have the self awareness necessary to come to this conclusion. 
C)  cannot complete tasks that involve evaluation. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  are not and never will be. 
B)  do not have the self awareness necessary to come to this conclusion. 
C)  cannot complete tasks that involve evaluation. 
D)  All of these.

Question 12

Describe how an executive might involve his employees in solving a company problem using divergent and convergent thinking.

Accepted Answer

First, the executive could have his empl

Question 13

Creative thinkers are NOT usually

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible. 
B)  willing to take risks. 
C)  able to evaluate their work objectively. 
D)  motivated by the feedback of others. 
A)  flexible. 
B)  willing to take risks. 
C)  able to evaluate their work objectively. 
D)  motivated by the feedback of others.

Question 14

Bertha met two students from another school at a convention. She enjoyed their company a great deal and was very impressed with how nice they were. Bertha now believes that all of the students from that school must also be nice and is considering transferring there. Bertha is using ________ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive 
B)  functional 
C)  critical 
D)  deductive 
A)  inductive 
B)  functional 
C)  critical 
D)  deductive

Question 15

According to Noam Chomsky, the fact that children all over the world acquire language at the same time indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  we are prewired to learn language. 
B)  language is learned through reinforcement. 
C)  language is learned through imitation. 
D)  language is influenced by the parents' vocabulary. 
A)  we are prewired to learn language. 
B)  language is learned through reinforcement. 
C)  language is learned through imitation. 
D)  language is influenced by the parents' vocabulary.

Question 16

When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain, the brain is described as the computer's ________ and cognition as its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hardware; software 
B)  monitor; keyboard 
C)  hard drive; monitor 
D)  software; hard drive 
A)  hardware; software 
B)  monitor; keyboard 
C)  hard drive; monitor 
D)  software; hard drive

Question 17

When comparing algorithms and heuristics, what is a potential advantage of using heuristics for solving real-life problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  convenience 
B)  mental set 
C)  accuracy 
D)  precision 
A)  convenience 
B)  mental set 
C)  accuracy 
D)  precision

Question 18

You would be most likely to seek out information that refutes your hypothesis when you engage in

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  hindsight bias. 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  hindsight bias.

Question 19

Dr. Ambrose feels that a particular intelligence test is probably culturally biased. Which of the following test questions would concern Dr. Ambrose the most?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why do we need rain? 
B)  In which month of the year is the Super Bowl played? 
C)  What do we see in the sky at night? 
D)  In what way are balloons and airplanes the same? 
A)  Why do we need rain? 
B)  In which month of the year is the Super Bowl played? 
C)  What do we see in the sky at night? 
D)  In what way are balloons and airplanes the same?

Question 20

Jorge's parents talked and communicated with him a great deal from the time he was born. Based on the research in the text, which of the following statements is TRUE in regards to Jorge's IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The stimulation provided by Jorge's parents will positively affect his IQ. 
B)  The stimulation provided by Jorge's parents will have little affect on his IQ. 
C)  There is no relationship between how much Jorge's parents talked with him and his IQ score. 
D)  There is no relationship between any parental influences and Jorge's IQ. 
A)  The stimulation provided by Jorge's parents will positively affect his IQ. 
B)  The stimulation provided by Jorge's parents will have little affect on his IQ. 
C)  There is no relationship between how much Jorge's parents talked with him and his IQ score. 
D)  There is no relationship between any parental influences and Jorge's IQ.

Who would benefit the most from making subgoals?

After the outcome of an election is announced, you state that you knew all along what the outcome would be. This is a form of

Conventional intelligence tests assess divergent thinking.

Evidence of the role of language in cognitive activities includes the fact that

After reading the section of the textbook on concepts, Mary Jo comes to the conclusion that

If one were to translate "white house" to Spanish from English, it would be "casa blanca," or "house white." This demonstrates a difference in ________ between the two languages.

What do researchers know about how good and bad moods affect cognition? What kinds of thinking do people tend to engage in when they are unhappy?

Which of the following is NOT a descriptor of creative thinkers?

You spend the day imagining the outcome of the upcoming football game. In the evening, a friend asks you what your favorite sport is and you say "football" even though basketball is actually your favorite. You have used and/or experienced

Describe how an executive might involve his employees in solving a company problem using divergent and convergent thinking.

Creative thinkers are NOT usually

According to Noam Chomsky, the fact that children all over the world acquire language at the same time indicates that

When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain, the brain is described as the computer's and cognition as its .

When comparing algorithms and heuristics, what is a potential advantage of using heuristics for solving real-life problems?

You would be most likely to seek out information that refutes your hypothesis when you engage in

Dr. Ambrose feels that a particular intelligence test is probably culturally biased. Which of the following test questions would concern Dr. Ambrose the most?

Jorge's parents talked and communicated with him a great deal from the time he was born. Based on the research in the text, which of the following statements is TRUE in regards to Jorge's IQ?

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Who would benefit the most from making subgoals?

After the outcome of an election is announced, you state that you knew all along what the outcome would be. This is a form of

Conventional intelligence tests assess divergent thinking.

Evidence of the role of language in cognitive activities includes the fact that

After reading the section of the textbook on concepts, Mary Jo comes to the conclusion that

If one were to translate "white house" to Spanish from English, it would be "casa blanca," or "house white." This demonstrates a difference in ________ between the two languages.

What do researchers know about how good and bad moods affect cognition? What kinds of thinking do people tend to engage in when they are unhappy?

Which of the following is NOT a descriptor of creative thinkers?

You spend the day imagining the outcome of the upcoming football game. In the evening, a friend asks you what your favorite sport is and you say "football" even though basketball is actually your favorite. You have used and/or experienced

Describe how an executive might involve his employees in solving a company problem using divergent and convergent thinking.

Creative thinkers are NOT usually

According to Noam Chomsky, the fact that children all over the world acquire language at the same time indicates that

When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain, the brain is described as the computer's ________ and cognition as its ________.

When comparing algorithms and heuristics, what is a potential advantage of using heuristics for solving real-life problems?

You would be most likely to seek out information that refutes your hypothesis when you engage in

Dr. Ambrose feels that a particular intelligence test is probably culturally biased. Which of the following test questions would concern Dr. Ambrose the most?

Jorge's parents talked and communicated with him a great deal from the time he was born. Based on the research in the text, which of the following statements is TRUE in regards to Jorge's IQ?

Science of Psychology

Psychologys Scientific Method

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

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Human Development

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Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain, the brain is described as the computer's and cognition as its .