Question 1

L. L. Thurstone identified nine specific factors of intelligence, which he called

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) s factors. 
C) g abilities. 
D) primary mental abilities. 
A) factor analysis. 
B) s factors. 
C) g abilities. 
D) primary mental abilities.

Question 2

Dr. Arndt, an experienced pediatrician, checked the baby's temperature and listened to the baby's breathing through the stethoscope while considering the symptoms described by the baby's parents. Dr. Arndt was probably using ________ in making a diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) a mental set 
B) systematic random search 
C) serial processing 
D) parallel processing 
A) a mental set 
B) systematic random search 
C) serial processing 
D) parallel processing

Question 3

Peter Salovey and John Mayer developed the theory of _______ _______.

Accepted Answer

emotional

Question 4

__________ is the underlying ability to understand the world and cope with its challenges.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the underlying ability to understand...

Question 5

According to Robert Sternberg, the three types of intelligence are

Accepted Answer

A) logical, musical, emotional. 
B) experimental, logical, verbal. 
C) verbal, performance, problem solving. 
D) analytical, creative, practical. 
A) logical, musical, emotional. 
B) experimental, logical, verbal. 
C) verbal, performance, problem solving. 
D) analytical, creative, practical.

Question 6

Crying, cooing, and babbling are prelinguistic activities that are

Accepted Answer

A) inborn. 
B) learned. 
C) shaped by experience. 
D) different in different cultures. 
A) inborn. 
B) learned. 
C) shaped by experience. 
D) different in different cultures.

Question 7

Children demonstrate ___________ when they incorrectly apply rules for the formation of past tense or plurals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children demonstrate ___________ when they incorrectly apply...

Question 8

What are three features discussed in the textbook that are associated with successful understanding of a problem?

Accepted Answer

First, parts or elements of our mental r

Question 9

The developmental period of infant babbling represents the transition between

Accepted Answer

A) crying and cooing. 
B) first words and holophrases. 
C) overextension and holophrases. 
D) prelinguistic vocalizations and first words. 
A) crying and cooing. 
B) first words and holophrases. 
C) overextension and holophrases. 
D) prelinguistic vocalizations and first words.

Question 10

The psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition was proposed by

Accepted Answer

A) B. F. Skinner. 
B) Robert Williams. 
C) Noam Chomsky. 
D) Wolfgang Kohler. 
A) B. F. Skinner. 
B) Robert Williams. 
C) Noam Chomsky. 
D) Wolfgang Kohler.

Question 11

Mental categories used to group together objects, relations, events, abstractions or qualities that have common properties are called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mental categories used to group together objects,...

Question 12

Getzels and Jackson (1962) used ___________ to assess creativity by asking subjects to write as many meanings of the words: duck, sack, pitch and fair.

Accepted Answer

A) vocabulary ability 
B) language ability 
C) semantic ability 
D) associative ability 
A) vocabulary ability 
B) language ability 
C) semantic ability 
D) associative ability

Question 13

The ability to generate solutions to a problem by using objects in a new or novel way is blocked by

Accepted Answer

A) functional fixedness. 
B) creativity. 
C) mental sets. 
D) both a & c. 
A) functional fixedness. 
B) creativity. 
C) mental sets. 
D) both a & c.

Question 14

Which of the following is a hindrance to efficient problem solving ability?

Accepted Answer

A) function fixedness 
B) mental set 
C) serial processing 
D) all of these 
A) function fixedness 
B) mental set 
C) serial processing 
D) all of these

Question 15

In your high school French class, you first learned vocabulary, and then you practiced conversational French. In the beginning, you were using the _________ of the language, then you were using the __________ capacity of the language.

Accepted Answer

A) semanticity; infinite creativity. 
B) infinite creativity; displacement. 
C) displacement; semanticity. 
D) infinite creativity; semanticity. 
A) semanticity; infinite creativity. 
B) infinite creativity; displacement. 
C) displacement; semanticity. 
D) infinite creativity; semanticity.

Question 16

True language is distinguished from the communication systems of lower animals by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) infinite creativity. 
B) displacement. 
C) prerequisity. 
D) semanticity. 
A) infinite creativity. 
B) displacement. 
C) prerequisity. 
D) semanticity.

Question 17

According to ___________ theory, language acquisition involves the interaction of environmental influences and inborn tendencies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ___________ theory, language acquisition involves...

Question 18

On the Binet-Simon scale, __________ age shows the intellectual level at which the child is functioning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On the Binet-Simon scale, __________ age shows...

Question 19

One advantage of the Wechsler scales is that they

Accepted Answer

A) focus exclusively on adult intelligence. 
B) are divided into 100 subtests, each containing 100 questions. 
C) are administered in groups to children, adolescents, or adults. 
D) highlight children's relative strengths and weaknesses, as well as measure overall intellectual functioning. 
A) focus exclusively on adult intelligence. 
B) are divided into 100 subtests, each containing 100 questions. 
C) are administered in groups to children, adolescents, or adults. 
D) highlight children's relative strengths and weaknesses, as well as measure overall intellectual functioning.

Question 20

The observation that infants display considerable intelligence before they learn to speak offers little support to

Accepted Answer

A) the linguistic-relativity hypothesis. 
B) Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
C) the learning theory of language development. 
D) psycholinguistic theory. 
A) the linguistic-relativity hypothesis. 
B) Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
C) the learning theory of language development. 
D) psycholinguistic theory.

L. L. Thurstone identified nine specific factors of intelligence, which he called

Dr. Arndt, an experienced pediatrician, checked the baby's temperature and listened to the baby's breathing through the stethoscope while considering the symptoms described by the baby's parents. Dr. Arndt was probably using ________ in making a diagnosis.

Peter Salovey and John Mayer developed the theory of _ _.

__________ is the underlying ability to understand the world and cope with its challenges.

According to Robert Sternberg, the three types of intelligence are

Crying, cooing, and babbling are prelinguistic activities that are

Children demonstrate ___________ when they incorrectly apply rules for the formation of past tense or plurals.

What are three features discussed in the textbook that are associated with successful understanding of a problem?

The developmental period of infant babbling represents the transition between

The psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition was proposed by

Mental categories used to group together objects, relations, events, abstractions or qualities that have common properties are called __________.

Getzels and Jackson (1962) used ___________ to assess creativity by asking subjects to write as many meanings of the words: duck, sack, pitch and fair.

The ability to generate solutions to a problem by using objects in a new or novel way is blocked by

Which of the following is a hindrance to efficient problem solving ability?

In your high school French class, you first learned vocabulary, and then you practiced conversational French. In the beginning, you were using the _ of the language, then you were using the __ capacity of the language.

True language is distinguished from the communication systems of lower animals by all of the following EXCEPT

According to ___________ theory, language acquisition involves the interaction of environmental influences and inborn tendencies.

On the Binet-Simon scale, __________ age shows the intellectual level at which the child is functioning.

One advantage of the Wechsler scales is that they

The observation that infants display considerable intelligence before they learn to speak offers little support to

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L. L. Thurstone identified nine specific factors of intelligence, which he called

Dr. Arndt, an experienced pediatrician, checked the baby's temperature and listened to the baby's breathing through the stethoscope while considering the symptoms described by the baby's parents. Dr. Arndt was probably using ________ in making a diagnosis.

Peter Salovey and John Mayer developed the theory of _______ _______.

__________ is the underlying ability to understand the world and cope with its challenges.

According to Robert Sternberg, the three types of intelligence are

Crying, cooing, and babbling are prelinguistic activities that are

Children demonstrate ___________ when they incorrectly apply rules for the formation of past tense or plurals.

What are three features discussed in the textbook that are associated with successful understanding of a problem?

The developmental period of infant babbling represents the transition between

The psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition was proposed by

Mental categories used to group together objects, relations, events, abstractions or qualities that have common properties are called __________.

Getzels and Jackson (1962) used ___________ to assess creativity by asking subjects to write as many meanings of the words: duck, sack, pitch and fair.

The ability to generate solutions to a problem by using objects in a new or novel way is blocked by

Which of the following is a hindrance to efficient problem solving ability?

In your high school French class, you first learned vocabulary, and then you practiced conversational French. In the beginning, you were using the _________ of the language, then you were using the __________ capacity of the language.

True language is distinguished from the communication systems of lower animals by all of the following EXCEPT

According to ___________ theory, language acquisition involves the interaction of environmental influences and inborn tendencies.

On the Binet-Simon scale, __________ age shows the intellectual level at which the child is functioning.

One advantage of the Wechsler scales is that they

The observation that infants display considerable intelligence before they learn to speak offers little support to

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past--And Future

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

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Peter Salovey and John Mayer developed the theory of _ _.

In your high school French class, you first learned vocabulary, and then you practiced conversational French. In the beginning, you were using the _ of the language, then you were using the __ capacity of the language.