Question 1

What is the name for the representation in our mind of objects or events that are not physically present?

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts 
B)  phototypes 
C)  prototypes 
D)  mental images 
A)  concepts 
B)  phototypes 
C)  prototypes 
D)  mental images

Question 2

Which of the following is a critique of animal language studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The chimps had neither humour nor emotions. 
B)  Many of the animals' sentences were learned responses to get food or attention. 
C)  Animals lacked the ability to use symbols to represent words. 
D)  Animals lacked creative combinations. 
A)  The chimps had neither humour nor emotions. 
B)  Many of the animals' sentences were learned responses to get food or attention. 
C)  Animals lacked the ability to use symbols to represent words. 
D)  Animals lacked creative combinations.

Question 3

When we classify certain vehicles as sport utility vehicles (SUVs), we categorize them using two or more features they have in common. This categorization is what type of concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  a relational concept 
B)  a conjunctive concept 
C)  a disjunctive concept 
D)  a categorical concept 
A)  a relational concept 
B)  a conjunctive concept 
C)  a disjunctive concept 
D)  a categorical concept

Question 4

Which of the following would most likely serve as a prototype of a vehicle?

Accepted Answer

A)  a moped 
B)  a unicycle 
C)  a truck 
D)  a tractor 
A)  a moped 
B)  a unicycle 
C)  a truck 
D)  a tractor

Question 5

The term ____________________ refers to mental processes that we use to be creative, to form concepts, and to problem solve.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ____________________ refers to mental processes...

Question 6

The sentence "Samantha kissed Trevor" has a very different meaning from "Trevor kissed Samantha."This fact demonstrates the importance of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  linguistic determinants 
C)  syntax 
D)  function 
A)  semantics 
B)  linguistic determinants 
C)  syntax 
D)  function

Question 7

In his pioneering research on intelligence, Lewis Terman studied 1500 children between the ages of 8 and 12 who had intelligence quotients (IQs) above 140. What were his findings of these children?

Accepted Answer

A)  As adults, most of the children fared no better than people of average intelligence. 
B)  These children tended to be quite successful in adulthood. 
C)  These children were either highly successful or highly depressed. 
D)  These children were socially and physically inept. 
A)  As adults, most of the children fared no better than people of average intelligence. 
B)  These children tended to be quite successful in adulthood. 
C)  These children were either highly successful or highly depressed. 
D)  These children were socially and physically inept.

Question 8

Which of the following applies to Howard Gardner's well-known theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  It postulates six major types including bodily-kinesthetic, musical, and interpersonal. 
B)  It has not been backed up by useable tests so therefore is not verifiable. 
C)  It suggests that we possess multiple, interrelated intelligence abilities. 
D)  It is a group of interpersonal qualities that are not important in everyday life. 
A)  It postulates six major types including bodily-kinesthetic, musical, and interpersonal. 
B)  It has not been backed up by useable tests so therefore is not verifiable. 
C)  It suggests that we possess multiple, interrelated intelligence abilities. 
D)  It is a group of interpersonal qualities that are not important in everyday life.

Question 9

Which psychological process involves imagery, decision making, problem solving, and language?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition 
B)  perception 
C)  memory 
D)  sensation 
A)  cognition 
B)  perception 
C)  memory 
D)  sensation

Question 10

Which of the following is a recommendation for enhancing creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  breaking mental sets 
B)  defining problems narrowly 
C)  restating the problem in more complicated ways 
D)  allowing little time for incubation 
A)  breaking mental sets 
B)  defining problems narrowly 
C)  restating the problem in more complicated ways 
D)  allowing little time for incubation

Question 11

What kind of concepts are "either-or" concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunctive concepts 
B)  disjunctive concepts 
C)  relational concepts 
D)  prototypical concepts 
A)  conjunctive concepts 
B)  disjunctive concepts 
C)  relational concepts 
D)  prototypical concepts

Question 12

Who was responsible for the development and design of the first individual test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Thurstone 
B)  Howard Gardner 
C)  Alfred Binet 
D)  Charles Spearman 
A)  Louis Thurstone 
B)  Howard Gardner 
C)  Alfred Binet 
D)  Charles Spearman

Question 13

The tendency to view objects as functioning only in their usual or customary manner is known as____________________.

Accepted Answer

functional

Question 14

If a person who is concerned about his health continues to have unprotected sex with strangers, what do we call the error in judgment he is making?

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness 
B)  ignoring the base rate 
C)  representativeness 
D)  framing 
A)  functional fixedness 
B)  ignoring the base rate 
C)  representativeness 
D)  framing

Question 15

What is the word used to describe the perceptual set that causes people to become hung up on wrong solutions or become blind to alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibition 
B)  fixation 
C)  interference 
D)  incubation 
A)  inhibition 
B)  fixation 
C)  interference 
D)  incubation

Question 16

Which of the following is a suggestion to enhance creative thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  be motivated to make money 
B)  challenge assumptions 
C)  define problems narrowly 
D)  evaluate immediately 
A)  be motivated to make money 
B)  challenge assumptions 
C)  define problems narrowly 
D)  evaluate immediately

Question 17

Which test assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves with increasing age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wechsler's Intelligence Scale for Children (WIS
C)  
B)  Terman Children's test 
C)  Alpha Achievement test 
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale 
A)  Wechsler's Intelligence Scale for Children (WIS
C)  
B)  Terman Children's test 
C)  Alpha Achievement test 
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Question 18

According to cognitive psychology, thinking often involves the manipulation of three forms of mental representation. What are these three forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  language, memory, and vestibular sensations 
B)  images, concepts, and language 
C)  scripts, schemes, and synesthesia 
D)  pictures, sounds, and illusions 
A)  language, memory, and vestibular sensations 
B)  images, concepts, and language 
C)  scripts, schemes, and synesthesia 
D)  pictures, sounds, and illusions

Question 19

What do we call approaching a problem by using a learned set of rules or formulas?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mechanical solution 
B)  a functional solution 
C)  a random search strategy 
D)  an insight solution 
A)  a mechanical solution 
B)  a functional solution 
C)  a random search strategy 
D)  an insight solution

Question 20

What do we call a test that minimizes bias by using questions that would not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the middle and upper classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  a culture-fair test 
B)  an aptitude test 
C)  a correlational test 
D)  an alpha-beta test 
A)  a culture-fair test 
B)  an aptitude test 
C)  a correlational test 
D)  an alpha-beta test

What is the name for the representation in our mind of objects or events that are not physically present?

Which of the following is a critique of animal language studies?

When we classify certain vehicles as sport utility vehicles (SUVs), we categorize them using two or more features they have in common. This categorization is what type of concept?

Which of the following would most likely serve as a prototype of a vehicle?

The term ____________________ refers to mental processes that we use to be creative, to form concepts, and to problem solve.

The sentence "Samantha kissed Trevor" has a very different meaning from "Trevor kissed Samantha."This fact demonstrates the importance of which of the following?

In his pioneering research on intelligence, Lewis Terman studied 1500 children between the ages of 8 and 12 who had intelligence quotients (IQs) above 140. What were his findings of these children?

Which of the following applies to Howard Gardner's well-known theory of multiple intelligences?

Which psychological process involves imagery, decision making, problem solving, and language?

Which of the following is a recommendation for enhancing creativity?

What kind of concepts are "either-or" concepts?

Who was responsible for the development and design of the first individual test of intelligence?

The tendency to view objects as functioning only in their usual or customary manner is known as____________________.

If a person who is concerned about his health continues to have unprotected sex with strangers, what do we call the error in judgment he is making?

What is the word used to describe the perceptual set that causes people to become hung up on wrong solutions or become blind to alternatives?

Which of the following is a suggestion to enhance creative thinking?

Which test assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves with increasing age?

According to cognitive psychology, thinking often involves the manipulation of three forms of mental representation. What are these three forms?

What do we call approaching a problem by using a learned set of rules or formulas?

What do we call a test that minimizes bias by using questions that would not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the middle and upper classes?

Introducing Psychology and Research Methods

Brain and Behaviour

Human Development

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States of Consciousness

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Memory

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

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Exam 8: Intelligence, Cognition, Language, and Creativity

What is the name for the representation in our mind of objects or events that are not physically present?

Which of the following is a critique of animal language studies?

When we classify certain vehicles as sport utility vehicles (SUVs), we categorize them using two or more features they have in common. This categorization is what type of concept?

Which of the following would most likely serve as a prototype of a vehicle?

The term ____________________ refers to mental processes that we use to be creative, to form concepts, and to problem solve.

The sentence "Samantha kissed Trevor" has a very different meaning from "Trevor kissed Samantha."This fact demonstrates the importance of which of the following?

In his pioneering research on intelligence, Lewis Terman studied 1500 children between the ages of 8 and 12 who had intelligence quotients (IQs) above 140. What were his findings of these children?

Which of the following applies to Howard Gardner's well-known theory of multiple intelligences?

Which psychological process involves imagery, decision making, problem solving, and language?

Which of the following is a recommendation for enhancing creativity?

What kind of concepts are "either-or" concepts?

Who was responsible for the development and design of the first individual test of intelligence?

The tendency to view objects as functioning only in their usual or customary manner is known as____________________.

If a person who is concerned about his health continues to have unprotected sex with strangers, what do we call the error in judgment he is making?

What is the word used to describe the perceptual set that causes people to become hung up on wrong solutions or become blind to alternatives?

Which of the following is a suggestion to enhance creative thinking?

Which test assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves with increasing age?

According to cognitive psychology, thinking often involves the manipulation of three forms of mental representation. What are these three forms?

What do we call approaching a problem by using a learned set of rules or formulas?

What do we call a test that minimizes bias by using questions that would not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the middle and upper classes?

Introducing Psychology and Research Methods

Brain and Behaviour

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Health, Stress, and Coping

Therapies

Social Behaviour

Filters