Question 1

What is the theory, developed by Sternberg, that suggests that intelligence consists of three parts-the componential, the contextual and the experiential?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frames of mind 
B)  Primary mental abilities 
C)  Structure oftellect 
D)  Triarchic theory oftelligence 
A)  Frames of mind 
B)  Primary mental abilities 
C)  Structure oftellect 
D)  Triarchic theory oftelligence

Question 2

Revising the earlier work of French researchers Binet and Simon, Lewis Terman composed an intelligence test for children known in the United States as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Stanford-Binet 
B)  the WAIS-R. 
C)  the Simon scale. 
D)  the IQventory. 
A)  the Stanford-Binet 
B)  the WAIS-R. 
C)  the Simon scale. 
D)  the IQventory.

Question 3

The Language Acquisition Device is

Accepted Answer

A)  developed through rewards. 
B)  learned through modelling. 
C)  biologically based 
D)  a synonym for a critical period for learning grammar. 
A)  developed through rewards. 
B)  learned through modelling. 
C)  biologically based 
D)  a synonym for a critical period for learning grammar.

Question 4

Learning theory of language acquisition cannot explain

Accepted Answer

A)  why children are able to generate sentences they have not heard or used before 
B)  how reinforcement is used to teach language. 
C)  why children imitate adults and other children their speech. 
D)  why children over-generalize the concepts expressed words. 
A)  why children are able to generate sentences they have not heard or used before 
B)  how reinforcement is used to teach language. 
C)  why children imitate adults and other children their speech. 
D)  why children over-generalize the concepts expressed words.

Question 5

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is the deviation score?

Accepted Answer

A test score calculated by com

Question 7

Mental set is a valuable aid for solving problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The fact that we fail to see a new or novel function of an object we have used previously is called

Accepted Answer

A)  positive test strategy. 
B)  conformational bias. 
C)  means-ends fixity. 
D)  functional fixedness 
A)  positive test strategy. 
B)  conformational bias. 
C)  means-ends fixity. 
D)  functional fixedness

Question 9

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Once we have hit upon a solution that works for several problems, we often fail to perceive more direct solutions to similar problems. This phenomenon refers to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

If we study identical twins who have been separated at birth and reared apart, we can

Accepted Answer

A)  only test the importance of genetic endowment. 
B)  learn a lot more abouttelligence than we can by studying thefluence of the environment. 
C)  assess the relative contribution of heredity and environment 
D)  say very little about the impact of heredity or environment ontelligence. 
A)  only test the importance of genetic endowment. 
B)  learn a lot more abouttelligence than we can by studying thefluence of the environment. 
C)  assess the relative contribution of heredity and environment 
D)  say very little about the impact of heredity or environment ontelligence.

Question 12

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity-experience debate. 
B)  nature-nurture controversy 
C)  heredity-environment controversy. 
D)  nativist-learning controversy. 
A)  heredity-experience debate. 
B)  nature-nurture controversy 
C)  heredity-environment controversy. 
D)  nativist-learning controversy.

Question 13

The primary method of study employed by behavioural geneticists is currently DNA testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An algorithm is a systematic, step­by­step procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Little Nelida doesn't use the word apple for yellow delicious apples because "apples are always red." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  underextension 
B)  linguistic relativity. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  underextension 
B)  linguistic relativity. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 16

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which of the following types of intelligence includes the ability to think abstractly and process information effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contextualtelligence 
B)  Crystallizedtelligence 
C)  Experientialtelligence 
D)  Componentialtelligence 
A)  Contextualtelligence 
B)  Crystallizedtelligence 
C)  Experientialtelligence 
D)  Componentialtelligence

Question 17

Who published a revision of the Binet-Simon scale in 1916?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Lewis M. Terman 
D)  Henry Goddard 
A)  David Wechsler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Lewis M. Terman 
D)  Henry Goddard

Question 18

Summarize what we currently know about the nature of intelligence from twin studies.

Accepted Answer

Bouchard, et al. have concluded that gen

Question 19

What does the characteristic of optimism offer in emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimists explain failure by attributing it to something that they might be able to change and be successful 
B)  Optimism and pessimism are similar traits, but optimism makes us more emotional. 
C)  Pessimists, more so then optimists, are able to take responsibility for failure and make changes to themselves. 
D)  Optimists are realists: they know that little will go right life. 
A)  Optimists explain failure by attributing it to something that they might be able to change and be successful 
B)  Optimism and pessimism are similar traits, but optimism makes us more emotional. 
C)  Pessimists, more so then optimists, are able to take responsibility for failure and make changes to themselves. 
D)  Optimists are realists: they know that little will go right life.

Question 20

Suppose you cannot find your psychology text. You generate a list of places you may have left it and then search them. Your problem-solving strategy is

Accepted Answer

A)  a positive test strategy. 
B)  a heuristic 
C)  an algorithm. 
D)  trial-and-error. 
A)  a positive test strategy. 
B)  a heuristic 
C)  an algorithm. 
D)  trial-and-error.

What is the theory, developed by Sternberg, that suggests that intelligence consists of three parts-the componential, the contextual and the experiential?

Revising the earlier work of French researchers Binet and Simon, Lewis Terman composed an intelligence test for children known in the United States as

The Language Acquisition Device is

Learning theory of language acquisition cannot explain

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

What is the deviation score?

Mental set is a valuable aid for solving problems.

The fact that we fail to see a new or novel function of an object we have used previously is called

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

Once we have hit upon a solution that works for several problems, we often fail to perceive more direct solutions to similar problems. This phenomenon refers to

If we study identical twins who have been separated at birth and reared apart, we can

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

The primary method of study employed by behavioural geneticists is currently DNA testing.

An algorithm is a systematic, stepbystep procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Little Nelida doesn't use the word apple for yellow delicious apples because "apples are always red." This is an example of

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which of the following types of intelligence includes the ability to think abstractly and process information effectively?

Who published a revision of the Binet-Simon scale in 1916?

Summarize what we currently know about the nature of intelligence from twin studies.

What does the characteristic of optimism offer in emotional intelligence?

Suppose you cannot find your psychology text. You generate a list of places you may have left it and then search them. Your problem-solving strategy is

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

Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

What is the theory, developed by Sternberg, that suggests that intelligence consists of three parts-the componential, the contextual and the experiential?

Revising the earlier work of French researchers Binet and Simon, Lewis Terman composed an intelligence test for children known in the United States as

The Language Acquisition Device is

Learning theory of language acquisition cannot explain

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

What is the deviation score?

Mental set is a valuable aid for solving problems.

The fact that we fail to see a new or novel function of an object we have used previously is called

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

Once we have hit upon a solution that works for several problems, we often fail to perceive more direct solutions to similar problems. This phenomenon refers to

If we study identical twins who have been separated at birth and reared apart, we can

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

The primary method of study employed by behavioural geneticists is currently DNA testing.

An algorithm is a systematic, step­by­step procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Little Nelida doesn't use the word apple for yellow delicious apples because "apples are always red." This is an example of

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which of the following types of intelligence includes the ability to think abstractly and process information effectively?

Who published a revision of the Binet-Simon scale in 1916?

Summarize what we currently know about the nature of intelligence from twin studies.

What does the characteristic of optimism offer in emotional intelligence?

Suppose you cannot find your psychology text. You generate a list of places you may have left it and then search them. Your problem-solving strategy is

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

An algorithm is a systematic, stepbystep procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.