Question 1

Describe the relationship between optimism and emotional intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The most significant aspect of optimism

Question 2

Acceleration programs and enrichment programs are different terms for the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Studies of adopted children generally find a closer relationship between the IQs of children and their

Accepted Answer

A)  adoptive siblings. 
B)  adoptive parents. 
C)  classmates school. 
D)  biological parents 
A)  adoptive siblings. 
B)  adoptive parents. 
C)  classmates school. 
D)  biological parents

Question 4

Explain the terms reliability, validity and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid and standardized?

Accepted Answer

Answers should feature reliability as co

Question 5

Rules or formulas for particular problems that will eventually yield a solution are called

Accepted Answer

A)  positive test strategy. 
B)  algorithms 
C)  heuristics. 
D)  prototypes. 
A)  positive test strategy. 
B)  algorithms 
C)  heuristics. 
D)  prototypes.

Question 6

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

Accepted Answer

A)  hermeneutics 
B)  systemic cognition 
C)  problem solving 
D)  decision making 
A)  hermeneutics 
B)  systemic cognition 
C)  problem solving 
D)  decision making

Question 7

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

It involves an aware

Question 8

Which of the following assumptions is common to both Louis Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities and Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a unified, general factor that is the core of intelligence. 
B)  intelligence is made up of distinct components 
C)  intelligence is reflected by an ability to adapt to the environment and thereby to solve practical problems. 
D)  intelligence is made up of two components: fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. 
A)  There is a unified, general factor that is the core of intelligence. 
B)  intelligence is made up of distinct components 
C)  intelligence is reflected by an ability to adapt to the environment and thereby to solve practical problems. 
D)  intelligence is made up of two components: fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.

Question 9

What is Binet's major contribution to psychology?

Accepted Answer

Binet's major contribution to psychology

Question 10

People who are able to make the most of whatever environment they are in and who can survive by capitalizing on their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses probably have a great deal of what Robert Sternberg calls

Accepted Answer

A)  componentialtelligence. 
B)  contextualtelligence 
C)  crystallizedtelligence. 
D)  experientialtelligence. 
A)  componentialtelligence. 
B)  contextualtelligence 
C)  crystallizedtelligence. 
D)  experientialtelligence.

Question 11

Whether a test measures what it claims to measure is a question of the test's

Accepted Answer

A)  validity 
B)  standardization. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  objectivity. 
A)  validity 
B)  standardization. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  objectivity.

Question 12

When Stern's method of calculating IQ is used, a score of 100 means that the person's intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A)  far above average. 
B)  slightly above average. 
C)  average 
D)  below average. 
A)  far above average. 
B)  slightly above average. 
C)  average 
D)  below average.

Question 13

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  WISC 
B)  Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test 
C)  WPPSI 
D)  WAIS-III 
A)  WISC 
B)  Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test 
C)  WPPSI 
D)  WAIS-III

Question 14

Mental set is the opposite of

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual set. 
B)  cognitive dissonance. 
C)  functional fixedness. 
D)  creativity 
A)  perceptual set. 
B)  cognitive dissonance. 
C)  functional fixedness. 
D)  creativity

Question 15

The type of thinking that involves creativity and exploring new options and unconventional solutions is called

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent thinking. 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  academic thinking. 
D)  metacognitive thinking. 
A)  convergent thinking. 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  academic thinking. 
D)  metacognitive thinking.

Question 16

"Bababa" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling 
C)  overregularization. 
D)  a holophrase. 
A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling 
C)  overregularization. 
D)  a holophrase.

Question 17

John needs a paperweight to keep open a book from which he is making notes. He does not own a paperweight. There is small red building-brick keeping his door open that would be perfect as a weight, but when John looks at it, he doesn't think of it as a paperweight. In this case, John has fallen prey to

Accepted Answer

A)  item compensation. 
B)  a very bad heuristic. 
C)  algorithmic failure. 
D)  functional fixedness 
A)  item compensation. 
B)  a very bad heuristic. 
C)  algorithmic failure. 
D)  functional fixedness

Question 18

If language has a biological basis, then

Accepted Answer

A)  children would not imitate the speech of others. 
B)  children all cultures should go through the same basic stages language development 
C)  infants should be able to speak at birth. 
D)  all people should speak the same language. 
A)  children would not imitate the speech of others. 
B)  children all cultures should go through the same basic stages language development 
C)  infants should be able to speak at birth. 
D)  all people should speak the same language.

Question 19

Only about 1 percent of mentally retarded persons are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  profoundly retarded 
B)  moderately retarded. 
C)  mildly retarded. 
D)  severely retarded. 
A)  profoundly retarded 
B)  moderately retarded. 
C)  mildly retarded. 
D)  severely retarded.

Question 20

Once we've solved a problem a particular way, we tend to stick to this strategy even when more efficient approaches exist. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  means-end analysis. 
B)  functional fixedness. 
C)  mental set 
D)  metacognition. 
A)  means-end analysis. 
B)  functional fixedness. 
C)  mental set 
D)  metacognition.

Describe the relationship between optimism and emotional intelligence.

Acceleration programs and enrichment programs are different terms for the same thing.

Studies of adopted children generally find a closer relationship between the IQs of children and their

Explain the terms reliability, validity and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid and standardized?

Rules or formulas for particular problems that will eventually yield a solution are called

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence?

Which of the following assumptions is common to both Louis Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities and Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory?

What is Binet's major contribution to psychology?

People who are able to make the most of whatever environment they are in and who can survive by capitalizing on their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses probably have a great deal of what Robert Sternberg calls

Whether a test measures what it claims to measure is a question of the test's

When Stern's method of calculating IQ is used, a score of 100 means that the person's intelligence is

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

Mental set is the opposite of

The type of thinking that involves creativity and exploring new options and unconventional solutions is called

"Bababa" is an example of

If language has a biological basis, then

Only about 1 percent of mentally retarded persons are classified as

Once we've solved a problem a particular way, we tend to stick to this strategy even when more efficient approaches exist. This is known as

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Describe the relationship between optimism and emotional intelligence.

Acceleration programs and enrichment programs are different terms for the same thing.

Studies of adopted children generally find a closer relationship between the IQs of children and their

Explain the terms reliability, validity and standardization. Why would a good intelligence test need to be reliable, valid and standardized?

Rules or formulas for particular problems that will eventually yield a solution are called

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

What are the personal components of emotional intelligence?

Which of the following assumptions is common to both Louis Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities and Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory?

What is Binet's major contribution to psychology?

People who are able to make the most of whatever environment they are in and who can survive by capitalizing on their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses probably have a great deal of what Robert Sternberg calls

Whether a test measures what it claims to measure is a question of the test's

When Stern's method of calculating IQ is used, a score of 100 means that the person's intelligence is

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

Mental set is the opposite of

The type of thinking that involves creativity and exploring new options and unconventional solutions is called

"Bababa" is an example of

If language has a biological basis, then

Only about 1 percent of mentally retarded persons are classified as

Once we've solved a problem a particular way, we tend to stick to this strategy even when more efficient approaches exist. This is known as

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

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