Question 1

Which of the following describes critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using theological principles to deduce only the weaknesses and flaws in ideas 
B)  A particular form of reasoning that involves the ability to question, evaluate, and analyze information and to then form sound opinions based on evidence 
C)  Solving problems through a non-rational approach to new ideas 
D)  Employing an interdisciplinary method to analyze how humans should, can, and do reach conclusions through intuition 
A)  Using theological principles to deduce only the weaknesses and flaws in ideas 
B)  A particular form of reasoning that involves the ability to question, evaluate, and analyze information and to then form sound opinions based on evidence 
C)  Solving problems through a non-rational approach to new ideas 
D)  Employing an interdisciplinary method to analyze how humans should, can, and do reach conclusions through intuition

Question 2

________ is the ability to solve problems and analyze information using language-based reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional intelligence 
B)  Quantitative intelligence 
C)  Spatial intelligence 
D)  Verbal intelligence 
A)  Emotional intelligence 
B)  Quantitative intelligence 
C)  Spatial intelligence 
D)  Verbal intelligence

Question 3

Which of the following terms refers to the shortcuts people take to make complex and uncertain decisions and judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heuristic 
B)  Critical thinking 
C)  Regression analysis 
D)  Forecasting 
A)  Heuristic 
B)  Critical thinking 
C)  Regression analysis 
D)  Forecasting

Question 4

Which of the following statements describes deductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proving something by showing that all other possibilities are not logically plausible 
B)  Reasoning from general statements of what is known to specific conclusions 
C)  Engaging in comparative thinking to establish the importance of something 
D)  Understanding something by considering it as a whole system and analyzing the relation between the parts 
A)  Proving something by showing that all other possibilities are not logically plausible 
B)  Reasoning from general statements of what is known to specific conclusions 
C)  Engaging in comparative thinking to establish the importance of something 
D)  Understanding something by considering it as a whole system and analyzing the relation between the parts

Question 5

Which of the following statements reflects Skinner's belief on language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language is not learned; it is discovered. 
B)  Humans are born with a language acquisition device; therefore, language is innate. 
C)  Language is something that exists because it is reinforced and shaped. 
D)  Language exists particularly for the sake of interaction and conveying information between people. 
A)  Language is not learned; it is discovered. 
B)  Humans are born with a language acquisition device; therefore, language is innate. 
C)  Language is something that exists because it is reinforced and shaped. 
D)  Language exists particularly for the sake of interaction and conveying information between people.

Question 6

Which of the following statements refers to the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grammar is less innate and genetically influenced than is vocabulary. 
B)  Language has a potential greater than that of simple symbols that goes beyond the meaning. 
C)  Language has a structure that is subject to manipulation. 
D)  Language creates thought as much as thought creates language. 
A)  Grammar is less innate and genetically influenced than is vocabulary. 
B)  Language has a potential greater than that of simple symbols that goes beyond the meaning. 
C)  Language has a structure that is subject to manipulation. 
D)  Language creates thought as much as thought creates language.

Question 7

According to Gardner and Sternberg, the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests lack tests for ________ intelligence and hence are not valid measures of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional 
B)  spatial 
C)  verbal 
D)  mathematical 
A)  emotional 
B)  spatial 
C)  verbal 
D)  mathematical

Question 8

The question "How are you intelligent?" is best answered by a theory based on the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid theory of intelligence 
B)  g-factor theory of intelligence 
C)  multiple-factor theory of intelligence 
D)  crystallized theory of intelligence 
A)  fluid theory of intelligence 
B)  g-factor theory of intelligence 
C)  multiple-factor theory of intelligence 
D)  crystallized theory of intelligence

Question 9

As argued by Sternberg and Gardner, what is a drawback of Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lay emphasis on quantitative reasoning and visual-spatial processing. 
B)  They had incorporated developments in neurosciences in their studies. 
C)  They do not measure social, musical, and naturalistic forms of intelligence. 
D)  They do not measure verbal, spatial, and mathematical forms of intelligence. 
A)  They lay emphasis on quantitative reasoning and visual-spatial processing. 
B)  They had incorporated developments in neurosciences in their studies. 
C)  They do not measure social, musical, and naturalistic forms of intelligence. 
D)  They do not measure verbal, spatial, and mathematical forms of intelligence.

Question 10

Which of the following is associated with fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pattern recognition 
B)  General knowledge 
C)  Size of vocabulary 
D)  Cultural habits 
A)  Pattern recognition 
B)  General knowledge 
C)  Size of vocabulary 
D)  Cultural habits

Question 11

Which of the following explains the word "syntax"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rules for arranging words and symbols in sentences 
B)  The congruity of sound units with one another and with the whole 
C)  The rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech 
D)  The reception and perception of speech sounds by the listener 
A)  The rules for arranging words and symbols in sentences 
B)  The congruity of sound units with one another and with the whole 
C)  The rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech 
D)  The reception and perception of speech sounds by the listener

Question 12

Judgments about whether one thing causes another thing are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual correlations 
B)  analogical conclusions 
C)  predictive perceptions 
D)  causal inferences 
A)  perceptual correlations 
B)  analogical conclusions 
C)  predictive perceptions 
D)  causal inferences

Question 13

Sports are physical activities that require skill, strength, agility, and strategy. They often involve competition between two or more individuals or teams. Thus, cognitive psychologists would say that baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and wrestling would be labeled as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  model 
B)  system 
C)  category 
D)  heuristic 
A)  model 
B)  system 
C)  category 
D)  heuristic

Question 14

________ can be defined as a set of cognitive skills that includes abstract thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and the ability to acquire knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior 
B)  Intelligence 
C)  Proposition 
D)  Creativity 
A)  Behavior 
B)  Intelligence 
C)  Proposition 
D)  Creativity

Question 15

In the context of verbal representations, which of the following is a fuzzy description of a category?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goods 
B)  Consciousness 
C)  Triangles 
D)  Cars 
A)  Goods 
B)  Consciousness 
C)  Triangles 
D)  Cars

Question 16

Liam goes to a music store. Not knowing which DVDs to buy, he ends up buying DVDs of movies, trailers he has often seen on television. Which of the following indicates the judgment Liam uses when buying the DVDs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The representative heuristic 
B)  Mental representation 
C)  The availability heuristic 
D)  Visual imagery 
A)  The representative heuristic 
B)  Mental representation 
C)  The availability heuristic 
D)  Visual imagery

Question 17

What is the definition of successful intelligence, as propounded by Robert Sternberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is a single general factor made up of specific components. 
B)  Intelligence is a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems. 
C)  Intelligence is an integrated set of information-processing and cognitive abilities needed for life success. 
D)  It includes attitudes that support persistence, systemization, imagination, self-monitoring and self-management. 
A)  Intelligence is a single general factor made up of specific components. 
B)  Intelligence is a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems. 
C)  Intelligence is an integrated set of information-processing and cognitive abilities needed for life success. 
D)  It includes attitudes that support persistence, systemization, imagination, self-monitoring and self-management.

Question 18

According to scientists, children employ the recency effect when learning languages. It means that children usually tend to learn ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the words that stand out 
B)  the last word in a sentence first 
C)  all the words recently used 
D)  the first few words more 
A)  the words that stand out 
B)  the last word in a sentence first 
C)  all the words recently used 
D)  the first few words more

Question 19

Most language theorists agree upon the perspective that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  acquiring language involves natural abilities that are modified by the environment of the language learner 
B)  languages are learnt as a result of shaping, successive approximations, and reinforcement 
C)  the most significant factors influencing language acquisition are one's brain structures and genetic factors 
D)  social interaction, environmental input, and stimulation are of utmost importance in a child's language development 
A)  acquiring language involves natural abilities that are modified by the environment of the language learner 
B)  languages are learnt as a result of shaping, successive approximations, and reinforcement 
C)  the most significant factors influencing language acquisition are one's brain structures and genetic factors 
D)  social interaction, environmental input, and stimulation are of utmost importance in a child's language development

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about the social and learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on the importance of social input and stimulation for language development. 
B)  It states that environment has little influence on an individual's language development. 
C)  It states that people speak only because they want to convey an idea. 
D)  It focuses only on genetic factors that affect language development. 
A)  It focuses on the importance of social input and stimulation for language development. 
B)  It states that environment has little influence on an individual's language development. 
C)  It states that people speak only because they want to convey an idea. 
D)  It focuses only on genetic factors that affect language development.

Which of the following describes critical thinking?

________ is the ability to solve problems and analyze information using language-based reasoning.

Which of the following terms refers to the shortcuts people take to make complex and uncertain decisions and judgments?

Which of the following statements describes deductive reasoning?

Which of the following statements reflects Skinner's belief on language?

Which of the following statements refers to the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis?

According to Gardner and Sternberg, the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests lack tests for ________ intelligence and hence are not valid measures of intelligence.

The question "How are you intelligent?" is best answered by a theory based on the ________.

As argued by Sternberg and Gardner, what is a drawback of Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests?

Which of the following is associated with fluid intelligence?

Which of the following explains the word "syntax"?

Judgments about whether one thing causes another thing are known as ________.

Sports are physical activities that require skill, strength, agility, and strategy. They often involve competition between two or more individuals or teams. Thus, cognitive psychologists would say that baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and wrestling would be labeled as a ________.

________ can be defined as a set of cognitive skills that includes abstract thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and the ability to acquire knowledge.

In the context of verbal representations, which of the following is a fuzzy description of a category?

Liam goes to a music store. Not knowing which DVDs to buy, he ends up buying DVDs of movies, trailers he has often seen on television. Which of the following indicates the judgment Liam uses when buying the DVDs?

What is the definition of successful intelligence, as propounded by Robert Sternberg?

According to scientists, children employ the recency effect when learning languages. It means that children usually tend to learn ________.

Most language theorists agree upon the perspective that ________.

Which of the following statements is true about the social and learning theory?

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Exam 9: Language, Thought, and Intelligence

Which of the following describes critical thinking?

________ is the ability to solve problems and analyze information using language-based reasoning.

Which of the following terms refers to the shortcuts people take to make complex and uncertain decisions and judgments?

Which of the following statements describes deductive reasoning?

Which of the following statements reflects Skinner's belief on language?

Which of the following statements refers to the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis?

According to Gardner and Sternberg, the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests lack tests for ________ intelligence and hence are not valid measures of intelligence.

The question "How are you intelligent?" is best answered by a theory based on the ________.

As argued by Sternberg and Gardner, what is a drawback of Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests?

Which of the following is associated with fluid intelligence?

Which of the following explains the word "syntax"?

Judgments about whether one thing causes another thing are known as ________.

Sports are physical activities that require skill, strength, agility, and strategy. They often involve competition between two or more individuals or teams. Thus, cognitive psychologists would say that baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and wrestling would be labeled as a ________.

________ can be defined as a set of cognitive skills that includes abstract thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and the ability to acquire knowledge.

In the context of verbal representations, which of the following is a fuzzy description of a category?

Liam goes to a music store. Not knowing which DVDs to buy, he ends up buying DVDs of movies, trailers he has often seen on television. Which of the following indicates the judgment Liam uses when buying the DVDs?

What is the definition of successful intelligence, as propounded by Robert Sternberg?

According to scientists, children employ the recency effect when learning languages. It means that children usually tend to learn ________.

Most language theorists agree upon the perspective that ________.

Which of the following statements is true about the social and learning theory?

Introduction to Psychology

Conducting Research in Psychology

The Biology of Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving Our World

Human Development

Consciousness

Memory

Learning

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Stress and Health

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Social Behavior

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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