Question 1

To ascertain the truth of a specific inductive argument, we should search for

Accepted Answer

A)  instances that confirm the validity of the argument. 
B)  instances that disconfirm the validity of the argument. 
C)  correlational relationships that support opposing arguments. 
D)  generalizations based on the logic of the major and minor premises. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  instances that confirm the validity of the argument. 
B)  instances that disconfirm the validity of the argument. 
C)  correlational relationships that support opposing arguments. 
D)  generalizations based on the logic of the major and minor premises. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 2

A mental model is actually a mental construction of physical reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A statistical procedure for identifying common factors among a group of tests is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Q-sort test. 
B)  the NEO-PI. 
C)  analysis of variance. 
D)  factor analysis. 
E)  component analysis. 
A)  the Q-sort test. 
B)  the NEO-PI. 
C)  analysis of variance. 
D)  factor analysis. 
E)  component analysis.

Question 4

Classifying people on the basis of race alone is difficult and probably inconclusive in terms of intelligence based on the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  people of different races interbreed. 
B)  skin pigmentation is uncorrelated with many psychological and physical traits. 
C)  so many environmental factors affect people's physical and intellectual abilities. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  people of different races interbreed. 
B)  skin pigmentation is uncorrelated with many psychological and physical traits. 
C)  so many environmental factors affect people's physical and intellectual abilities. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

When Just and Carpenter asked subjects report the relative heights of two craftsmen brothers based on a passage they had just read, results showed that subjects were slower at providing answers when information was directly available than when it was implied. This was because subjects

Accepted Answer

A)  had memory deficits caused by too much information. 
B)  were making inferences based on mental models. 
C)  are generally rather inefficient in the formal logic required by deductive reasoning. 
D)  were unable to arrange the abstract information into a spatial model. 
E)  had been using their pragmatic reasoning schemas. 
A)  had memory deficits caused by too much information. 
B)  were making inferences based on mental models. 
C)  are generally rather inefficient in the formal logic required by deductive reasoning. 
D)  were unable to arrange the abstract information into a spatial model. 
E)  had been using their pragmatic reasoning schemas.

Question 6

Greta is a birdwatcher of many years. When she sees a white sea bird, she doesn't think of it as just a gull; instead, she identifies it as a herring gull. Her conceptualization of birds is at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal 
B)  natural 
C)  subordinate 
D)  superordinate 
E)  basic 
A)  formal 
B)  natural 
C)  subordinate 
D)  superordinate 
E)  basic

Question 7

Newell and Simon's (1972) conception of a problem as having an initial state, a goal state, operators, a problem space and a solution uses a __________ metaphor.

Accepted Answer

A)  navigational 
B)  spatial 
C)  algorithmic 
D)  transitional 
E)  heuristic 
A)  navigational 
B)  spatial 
C)  algorithmic 
D)  transitional 
E)  heuristic

Question 8

Galton's contributions to science included

Accepted Answer

A)  his observation that the distribution of most human traits approximates the normal curve. 
B)  the development of the basic procedures used in artificial selection. 
C)  the development of the first practical intelligence test. 
D)  devising the procedure for estimating mental age. 
E)  his development of factor analysis. 
A)  his observation that the distribution of most human traits approximates the normal curve. 
B)  the development of the basic procedures used in artificial selection. 
C)  the development of the first practical intelligence test. 
D)  devising the procedure for estimating mental age. 
E)  his development of factor analysis.

Question 9

Heritability refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the extent to which inherited genes are responsible for producing a particular trait. 
B)  a measure of the relative contribution of genetics and environmental factors to the overall variability observed in a given trait. 
C)  the extent to which a person inherits a trait from his or her parents. 
D)  genetic influence on a trait. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  the extent to which inherited genes are responsible for producing a particular trait. 
B)  a measure of the relative contribution of genetics and environmental factors to the overall variability observed in a given trait. 
C)  the extent to which a person inherits a trait from his or her parents. 
D)  genetic influence on a trait. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 10

When researchers compared university students' self-reports of own intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that

Accepted Answer

A)  students were moderately accurate. 
B)  self-reports were valid "proxies" for IQ scores. 
C)  others who knew the student were more accurate than the student. 
D)  correlations did not reach .30. 
E)  teachers of the students were more accurate than the students. 
A)  students were moderately accurate. 
B)  self-reports were valid "proxies" for IQ scores. 
C)  others who knew the student were more accurate than the student. 
D)  correlations did not reach .30. 
E)  teachers of the students were more accurate than the students.

Question 11

__________ is a statistical test that is used to identify common factors among groups of tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  Factor analysis 
B)  The CAT 
C)  Analysis of variance 
D)  The Wechsler test 
E)  Component analysis 
A)  Factor analysis 
B)  The CAT 
C)  Analysis of variance 
D)  The Wechsler test 
E)  Component analysis

Question 12

According to Binet's reasoning, an 8-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test, has a mental age of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  12 
C)  .75 
D)  1.50 
E)  10 
A)  8 
B)  12 
C)  .75 
D)  1.50 
E)  10

Question 13

You move to a new city in order to attend university. One of your first tasks is to find a suitable place to live. You are using in the __________ form of __________ intelligence according to Sternberg.

Accepted Answer

A)  metacomponent; creative 
B)  selection; practical 
C)  novel task; analytic 
D)  performance; analytic 
E)  shaping; creative 
A)  metacomponent; creative 
B)  selection; practical 
C)  novel task; analytic 
D)  performance; analytic 
E)  shaping; creative

Question 14

Which of the following would be an example of a subordinate concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  animal 
B)  mammal 
C)  dog 
D)  beagle 
E)  none of the above 
A)  animal 
B)  mammal 
C)  dog 
D)  beagle 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of analytic intelligence as described by Sternberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation component 
B)  knowledge acquisition component 
C)  performance component 
D)  metacomponent 
E)  all of the above 
A)  adaptation component 
B)  knowledge acquisition component 
C)  performance component 
D)  metacomponent 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

__________ reasoning proceeds from specific to general and __________ reasoning proceeds from general to specific.

Accepted Answer

A)  Syllogistic; metaphorical 
B)  Metaphorical; syllogistic 
C)  Inductive; deductive 
D)  Deductive; inductive 
E)  Syllogistic; inductive 
A)  Syllogistic; metaphorical 
B)  Metaphorical; syllogistic 
C)  Inductive; deductive 
D)  Deductive; inductive 
E)  Syllogistic; inductive

Question 17

Corrina is 10 and has a mental age of 8. What is her ratio IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 
B)  90 
C)  100 
D)  125 
E)  150 
A)  80 
B)  90 
C)  100 
D)  125 
E)  150

Question 18

In his neuropsychological theory, Donald Hebb suggested that intelligence tests measure __________ consisting of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence A; biological potential 
B)  intelligence A; environmental influence 
C)  intelligence B; biological potential 
D)  intelligence B; environmental influence 
E)  intelligence B; both biological development and environmental influence. 
A)  intelligence A; biological potential 
B)  intelligence A; environmental influence 
C)  intelligence B; biological potential 
D)  intelligence B; environmental influence 
E)  intelligence B; both biological development and environmental influence.

Question 19

According to Binet's reasoning, a 6-year-old child who scores the equivalent to an average 4-year-old on an intelligence test has the mental age of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  1.5 
C)  .66 
D)  10 
E)  5 
A)  4 
B)  1.5 
C)  .66 
D)  10 
E)  5

Question 20

According to Binet, a 12-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test would have a(n) __________ of 12.

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ 
B)  mental quotient 
C)  mental age 
D)  basal age 
E)  chronological age 
A)  IQ 
B)  mental quotient 
C)  mental age 
D)  basal age 
E)  chronological age

To ascertain the truth of a specific inductive argument, we should search for

A mental model is actually a mental construction of physical reality.

A statistical procedure for identifying common factors among a group of tests is called

Classifying people on the basis of race alone is difficult and probably inconclusive in terms of intelligence based on the fact that

When Just and Carpenter asked subjects report the relative heights of two craftsmen brothers based on a passage they had just read, results showed that subjects were slower at providing answers when information was directly available than when it was implied. This was because subjects

Greta is a birdwatcher of many years. When she sees a white sea bird, she doesn't think of it as just a gull; instead, she identifies it as a herring gull. Her conceptualization of birds is at the __________ level.

Newell and Simon's (1972) conception of a problem as having an initial state, a goal state, operators, a problem space and a solution uses a __________ metaphor.

Galton's contributions to science included

Heritability refers to

When researchers compared university students' self-reports of own intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that

__________ is a statistical test that is used to identify common factors among groups of tests.

According to Binet's reasoning, an 8-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test, has a mental age of __________.

You move to a new city in order to attend university. One of your first tasks is to find a suitable place to live. You are using in the form of intelligence according to Sternberg.

Which of the following would be an example of a subordinate concept?

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of analytic intelligence as described by Sternberg?

reasoning proceeds from specific to general and reasoning proceeds from general to specific.

Corrina is 10 and has a mental age of 8. What is her ratio IQ?

In his neuropsychological theory, Donald Hebb suggested that intelligence tests measure consisting of .

According to Binet's reasoning, a 6-year-old child who scores the equivalent to an average 4-year-old on an intelligence test has the mental age of __________.

According to Binet, a 12-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test would have a(n) __________ of 12.

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To ascertain the truth of a specific inductive argument, we should search for

A mental model is actually a mental construction of physical reality.

A statistical procedure for identifying common factors among a group of tests is called

Classifying people on the basis of race alone is difficult and probably inconclusive in terms of intelligence based on the fact that

When Just and Carpenter asked subjects report the relative heights of two craftsmen brothers based on a passage they had just read, results showed that subjects were slower at providing answers when information was directly available than when it was implied. This was because subjects

Greta is a birdwatcher of many years. When she sees a white sea bird, she doesn't think of it as just a gull; instead, she identifies it as a herring gull. Her conceptualization of birds is at the __________ level.

Newell and Simon's (1972) conception of a problem as having an initial state, a goal state, operators, a problem space and a solution uses a __________ metaphor.

Galton's contributions to science included

Heritability refers to

When researchers compared university students' self-reports of own intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that

__________ is a statistical test that is used to identify common factors among groups of tests.

According to Binet's reasoning, an 8-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test, has a mental age of __________.

You move to a new city in order to attend university. One of your first tasks is to find a suitable place to live. You are using in the __________ form of __________ intelligence according to Sternberg.

Which of the following would be an example of a subordinate concept?

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of analytic intelligence as described by Sternberg?

__________ reasoning proceeds from specific to general and __________ reasoning proceeds from general to specific.

Corrina is 10 and has a mental age of 8. What is her ratio IQ?

In his neuropsychological theory, Donald Hebb suggested that intelligence tests measure __________ consisting of __________.

According to Binet's reasoning, a 6-year-old child who scores the equivalent to an average 4-year-old on an intelligence test has the mental age of __________.

According to Binet, a 12-year-old child who scores as well as an average 12-year-old on an intelligence test would have a(n) __________ of 12.

The Science of Psychology

The Ways and Means of Psychology

Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour

Biology of Behaviour

Sensation

Perception

Learning and Behaviour

Memory

Consciousness

Language

Lifespan Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Lifestyle, Stress, and Health

The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders

The Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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You move to a new city in order to attend university. One of your first tasks is to find a suitable place to live. You are using in the form of intelligence according to Sternberg.

reasoning proceeds from specific to general and reasoning proceeds from general to specific.

In his neuropsychological theory, Donald Hebb suggested that intelligence tests measure consisting of .