Question 1

The largest percentage of people taking an IQ test will score in the range from

Accepted Answer

A)  90 to 110 
B)  85 to 115. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  68 to 132. 
A)  90 to 110 
B)  85 to 115. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  68 to 132.

Question 2

Three basic requirements must be met before a psychological test can provide useful information. Which of the following is not one of these basic requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content-analysis 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Standardization 
D)  Validity 
A)  Content-analysis 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Standardization 
D)  Validity

Question 3

Which of the following is not a prototype of the furniture concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chair 
B)  Sofa 
C)  Hammock 
D)  Recliner 
A)  Chair 
B)  Sofa 
C)  Hammock 
D)  Recliner

Question 4

Since the IQ scores of black and white children show less of a gap than the IQ scores of their parents, some researchers have concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  the "Flynn effect" iscorrect. 
B)  a genetic drift is occurring. 
C)  environmental gains are being made for black children that may be resulting gains IQ 
D)  environment must not be relevant, because the parents and the children share environments. 
A)  the "Flynn effect" iscorrect. 
B)  a genetic drift is occurring. 
C)  environmental gains are being made for black children that may be resulting gains IQ 
D)  environment must not be relevant, because the parents and the children share environments.

Question 5

The ability to empathize is

Accepted Answer

A)  to lead people towards thesights that you know will help them. 
B)  to recognize and understand the motives and emotions of others 
C)  to see the real reasons why people do what they do, even if they themselves do not understand. 
D)  to feel exactly what others feel completely. 
A)  to lead people towards thesights that you know will help them. 
B)  to recognize and understand the motives and emotions of others 
C)  to see the real reasons why people do what they do, even if they themselves do not understand. 
D)  to feel exactly what others feel completely.

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of a heuristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using a formula, such as math problems 
B)  Trying one solution after another 
C)  Exploring every possible solution 
D)  Working backward and means-end analysis 
A)  Using a formula, such as math problems 
B)  Trying one solution after another 
C)  Exploring every possible solution 
D)  Working backward and means-end analysis

Question 7

During a discussion of environmental psychology, Jeff is asked to think about a house. If Jeff imagines his own home, he is using which of the following approaches to concept formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The positive and negativestance approach 
B)  The systematic approach 
C)  The formal approach 
D)  The exemplar approach 
A)  The positive and negativestance approach 
B)  The systematic approach 
C)  The formal approach 
D)  The exemplar approach

Question 8

Which of the following approaches suggests that we form concepts in an active and orderly way as opposed to a random or haphazard format?

Accepted Answer

A)  The positive and negativestance approach 
B)  The prototype approach 
C)  The systematic or formal approach 
D)  The exemplar approach 
A)  The positive and negativestance approach 
B)  The prototype approach 
C)  The systematic or formal approach 
D)  The exemplar approach

Question 9

One explanation for why IQ scores are good predictors of academic success is that

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ scores also predict social success, which is important for school success. 
B)  people the professions have higher IQs than the population general. 
C)  IQ tests are good predictors of occupational success, which requires academic success. 
D)  success on IQ tests and academic success require the same skills 
A)  IQ scores also predict social success, which is important for school success. 
B)  people the professions have higher IQs than the population general. 
C)  IQ tests are good predictors of occupational success, which requires academic success. 
D)  success on IQ tests and academic success require the same skills

Question 10

Which theorist suggested that seven relatively distinct abilities, either singularly or in combination, are involved in all intellectual activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Sternberg 
B)  J.P. Guilford 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Louis Thurstone 
A)  Robert Sternberg 
B)  J.P. Guilford 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Louis Thurstone

Question 11

The aspect of grammar that specifies the rules for arranging and combining words is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  semantics. 
D)  syntax 
A)  morphology. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  semantics. 
D)  syntax

Question 12

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroomstruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales,cluding performance and verbal items 
C)  Binet and Simon's test for measuring variationstelligence among normal children 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for use the United States 
A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroomstruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales,cluding performance and verbal items 
C)  Binet and Simon's test for measuring variationstelligence among normal children 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for use the United States

Question 13

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trial-and-error 
B)  Algorithms 
C)  Escalation of commitment 
D)  Heuristics 
A)  Trial-and-error 
B)  Algorithms 
C)  Escalation of commitment 
D)  Heuristics

Question 14

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale can be administered individually or to groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Rules of thumb based on past experiences that are used to solve problems are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  trial-and-error methods. 
B)  positive test strategies. 
C)  algorithms. 
D)  heuristics 
A)  trial-and-error methods. 
B)  positive test strategies. 
C)  algorithms. 
D)  heuristics

Question 17

What field of research investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioural genetics 
B)  Physiology 
C)  Genetics 
D)  Biology 
A)  Behavioural genetics 
B)  Physiology 
C)  Genetics 
D)  Biology

Question 18

The deviation score is one of the contributions of

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Binet. 
B)  Lewis M. Terman. 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  William Stern. 
A)  Alfred Binet. 
B)  Lewis M. Terman. 
C)  David Wechsler 
D)  William Stern.

Question 19

What was Spearman's term for a general intellectual ability that underlies all mental operations to some degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary mental ability 
B)  G factor 
C)  Componentialtelligence 
D)  IQ 
A)  Primary mental ability 
B)  G factor 
C)  Componentialtelligence 
D)  IQ

Question 20

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

Accepted Answer

A)  85 to 115. 
B)  68 to 132. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  90 to 110 
A)  85 to 115. 
B)  68 to 132. 
C)  70 to 130. 
D)  90 to 110

The largest percentage of people taking an IQ test will score in the range from

Three basic requirements must be met before a psychological test can provide useful information. Which of the following is not one of these basic requirements?

Which of the following is not a prototype of the furniture concept?

Since the IQ scores of black and white children show less of a gap than the IQ scores of their parents, some researchers have concluded that

The ability to empathize is

Which of the following are examples of a heuristic?

During a discussion of environmental psychology, Jeff is asked to think about a house. If Jeff imagines his own home, he is using which of the following approaches to concept formation?

Which of the following approaches suggests that we form concepts in an active and orderly way as opposed to a random or haphazard format?

One explanation for why IQ scores are good predictors of academic success is that

Which theorist suggested that seven relatively distinct abilities, either singularly or in combination, are involved in all intellectual activities?

The aspect of grammar that specifies the rules for arranging and combining words is known as

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale can be administered individually or to groups.

Rules of thumb based on past experiences that are used to solve problems are referred to as

What field of research investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability?

The deviation score is one of the contributions of

What was Spearman's term for a general intellectual ability that underlies all mental operations to some degree?

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

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The largest percentage of people taking an IQ test will score in the range from

Three basic requirements must be met before a psychological test can provide useful information. Which of the following is not one of these basic requirements?

Which of the following is not a prototype of the furniture concept?

Since the IQ scores of black and white children show less of a gap than the IQ scores of their parents, some researchers have concluded that

The ability to empathize is

Which of the following are examples of a heuristic?

During a discussion of environmental psychology, Jeff is asked to think about a house. If Jeff imagines his own home, he is using which of the following approaches to concept formation?

Which of the following approaches suggests that we form concepts in an active and orderly way as opposed to a random or haphazard format?

One explanation for why IQ scores are good predictors of academic success is that

Which theorist suggested that seven relatively distinct abilities, either singularly or in combination, are involved in all intellectual activities?

The aspect of grammar that specifies the rules for arranging and combining words is known as

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale can be administered individually or to groups.

Rules of thumb based on past experiences that are used to solve problems are referred to as

What field of research investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability?

The deviation score is one of the contributions of

What was Spearman's term for a general intellectual ability that underlies all mental operations to some degree?

On the Wechsler intelligence tests, about 50 percent of all scores fall between

Introduction to Psychology

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Learning

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Development

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