Question 1

Describe the methods recommended by the book for building a vocabulary.

Accepted Answer

Students should talk about the basic recommended methods: thinking analytically about word meanings, considering word connections hidden by spelling variations, looking out for "word families", and attention to the roots or derivations of words. Examples would elucidate the answer.

Question 2

According to Stephen Kosslyn, images are constructed

Accepted Answer

A)  all at once. 
B)  one part at a time 
C)  in the same way we see reality. 
D)  differently for the different senses. 
A)  all at once. 
B)  one part at a time 
C)  in the same way we see reality. 
D)  differently for the different senses. B

Question 3

Two of my most widely known accomplishments are the development of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and my study of the gifted. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Thurstone 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Lewis Terman 
A)  Louis Thurstone 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Lewis Terman D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about imagery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tactile imagery is more common than auditory imagery. 
B)  Subjects were able to answer questions faster when imaging small objects than large objects. 
C)  Our imaging system seems to work much the same way as our perceptual system 
D)  Our images are generally as vivid as the real thing. 
A)  Tactile imagery is more common than auditory imagery. 
B)  Subjects were able to answer questions faster when imaging small objects than large objects. 
C)  Our imaging system seems to work much the same way as our perceptual system 
D)  Our images are generally as vivid as the real thing.

Question 5

Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100 was the original formula for calculating

Accepted Answer

A)  WISC. 
B)  IQ 
C)  WAIS. 
D)  "g" factor. 
A)  WISC. 
B)  IQ 
C)  WAIS. 
D)  "g" factor.

Question 6

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Howard Gardner's 
B)  Louis Thurstone's 
C)  Alfred Binet's 
D)  Robert Sternberg's 
A)  Howard Gardner's 
B)  Louis Thurstone's 
C)  Alfred Binet's 
D)  Robert Sternberg's

Question 7

Deep structure refers to the literal words that are written or spoken or signed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Thurstone suggested that intelligence consists of seven

Accepted Answer

A)  primary mental abilities 
B)  IQ factors. 
C)  specific task-related skills. 
D)  kinds of reasoning. 
A)  primary mental abilities 
B)  IQ factors. 
C)  specific task-related skills. 
D)  kinds of reasoning.

Question 9

Gilbert has just raked up all the fallen leaves into a pile, and now puzzles about how to move them into the far corner of the yard. It does not occur to him to pile them all into a canvas tarpaulin and drag them into the corner because he thinks of the tarpaulin as a cover for something, not a carrier. Gilbert is a victim of

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness 
B)  prototypical thinking. 
C)  a mental set. 
D)  the base rate fallacy. 
A)  functional fixedness 
B)  prototypical thinking. 
C)  a mental set. 
D)  the base rate fallacy.

Question 10

The remarkable difference between imagery and sensory experience is that mental images are formed all at once, apparently instantaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A few single-letter words can be both

Accepted Answer

A)  morphemes and syntax. 
B)  semantics and syntax. 
C)  phonemes and morphemes 
D)  phonemes and syntax. 
A)  morphemes and syntax. 
B)  semantics and syntax. 
C)  phonemes and morphemes 
D)  phonemes and syntax.

Question 12

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  overregularization 
B)  overextension. 
C)  holophrasing. 
D)  underextension. 
A)  overregularization 
B)  overextension. 
C)  holophrasing. 
D)  underextension.

Question 13

According to the Terman study, how do the gifted differ from the general population?

Accepted Answer

Terman's longitudinal study revealed tha

Question 14

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is one of three types of intelligence in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not a way to manage your emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saying whatever comesto your mind 
B)  Soothing your own hurts 
C)  Cheering yourself up 
D)  Tempering anappropriate emotion 
A)  Saying whatever comesto your mind 
B)  Soothing your own hurts 
C)  Cheering yourself up 
D)  Tempering anappropriate emotion

Question 16

IQ stands for "intelligence quota."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The twin study method examines the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability by comparing

Accepted Answer

A)  brothers with sisters to fraternal twins. 
B)  fraternal twins with ordinary siblings. 
C)  monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins 
D)  identical twins with ordinary siblings. 
A)  brothers with sisters to fraternal twins. 
B)  fraternal twins with ordinary siblings. 
C)  monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins 
D)  identical twins with ordinary siblings.

Question 18

Why would mental set and functional fixedness be obstacles to creativity?

Accepted Answer

The three terms should be defined in the

Question 19

Several studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed, and can't be significantly modified by the environment

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The fact that Bernice takes the same crowded road to work every day merely because she has always taken that road and even though a less clogged route is available is due to her

Accepted Answer

A)  mental set 
B)  conformational bias. 
C)  functional fixedness. 
D)  metacognition. 
A)  mental set 
B)  conformational bias. 
C)  functional fixedness. 
D)  metacognition.

Describe the methods recommended by the book for building a vocabulary.

According to Stephen Kosslyn, images are constructed

Two of my most widely known accomplishments are the development of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and my study of the gifted. Who am I?

Which of the following statements is true about imagery?

Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100 was the original formula for calculating

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Deep structure refers to the literal words that are written or spoken or signed.

Thurstone suggested that intelligence consists of seven

The remarkable difference between imagery and sensory experience is that mental images are formed all at once, apparently instantaneously.

A few single-letter words can be both

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

According to the Terman study, how do the gifted differ from the general population?

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is one of three types of intelligence in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

Which of the following is not a way to manage your emotions?

IQ stands for "intelligence quota."

The twin study method examines the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability by comparing

Why would mental set and functional fixedness be obstacles to creativity?

Several studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed, and can't be significantly modified by the environment

The fact that Bernice takes the same crowded road to work every day merely because she has always taken that road and even though a less clogged route is available is due to her

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Describe the methods recommended by the book for building a vocabulary.

According to Stephen Kosslyn, images are constructed

Two of my most widely known accomplishments are the development of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and my study of the gifted. Who am I?

Which of the following statements is true about imagery?

Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100 was the original formula for calculating

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Deep structure refers to the literal words that are written or spoken or signed.

Thurstone suggested that intelligence consists of seven

The remarkable difference between imagery and sensory experience is that mental images are formed all at once, apparently instantaneously.

A few single-letter words can be both

"He eated the cookies" is an example of

According to the Terman study, how do the gifted differ from the general population?

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is one of three types of intelligence in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

Which of the following is not a way to manage your emotions?

IQ stands for "intelligence quota."

The twin study method examines the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability by comparing

Why would mental set and functional fixedness be obstacles to creativity?

Several studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed, and can't be significantly modified by the environment

The fact that Bernice takes the same crowded road to work every day merely because she has always taken that road and even though a less clogged route is available is due to her

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychology Disorders

Therapies

Filters