Question 1

A person who is concerned about health, but who continues to smoke cigarettes, is making an error in judgment called

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) ignoring the base rate. 
C) the representativeness heuristic. 
D) the framing effect. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) ignoring the base rate. 
C) the representativeness heuristic. 
D) the framing effect.

Question 2

A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

Accepted Answer

A) Creative Aptitude Test. 
B) Consequences Test. 
C) Guilford Test for Creativity. 
D) Anagrams Test. 
A) Creative Aptitude Test. 
B) Consequences Test. 
C) Guilford Test for Creativity. 
D) Anagrams Test.

Question 3

_____ refers to the novelty of solutions produced on a creativity test.

Accepted Answer

A) Fluency 
B) Originality 
C) Flexibility 
D) Convergent thought 
A) Fluency 
B) Originality 
C) Flexibility 
D) Convergent thought

Question 4

The average _____-year-old should be able to explain why some statements are foolish or impossible and should be able to name words that rhyme with others.

Accepted Answer

A) four 
B) five 
C) nine 
D) sixteen 
A) four 
B) five 
C) nine 
D) sixteen

Question 5

The stage of creative thought during which massive amounts of information relevant to the solution are assembled is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) incubation. 
B) orientation. 
C) preparation. 
D) consideration. 
A) incubation. 
B) orientation. 
C) preparation. 
D) consideration.

Question 6

Which of the following is part of the generally-accepted definition of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic abilities 
B) iconic memory and eidetic imagery 
C) ability to deal effectively with the environment 
D) spatial and kinesthetic abilities 
A) naturalistic abilities 
B) iconic memory and eidetic imagery 
C) ability to deal effectively with the environment 
D) spatial and kinesthetic abilities

Question 7

The core of intelligence consists of general mental abilities, which are called _____ in the areas of reasoning, problem-solving, knowledge, memory, and successful adaptation to one's surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude 
B) the g-factor 
C) the beta factor 
D) performance intelligence 
A) aptitude 
B) the g-factor 
C) the beta factor 
D) performance intelligence

Question 8

Csikszentmihalyi states that we should "make a commitment to doing things well; seek challenges, follow what sparks our interests, take time for thinking and relaxing, and start doing more of what we really enjoy and less of what we dislike." If we follow these recommendations, he believed we will become

Accepted Answer

A) self-actualized. 
B) more in-tune with our life forces. 
C) more creative. 
D) more independent and less controlled by others. 
A) self-actualized. 
B) more in-tune with our life forces. 
C) more creative. 
D) more independent and less controlled by others.

Question 9

A person is asked to decide on a major in school; another is asked to decide on a career.We may say that the different answers they give to broad and specific questions are because of

Accepted Answer

A) differences in representativeness. 
B) base rate differences. 
C) differences in framing. 
D) differences associated with irrational personalities. 
A) differences in representativeness. 
B) base rate differences. 
C) differences in framing. 
D) differences associated with irrational personalities.

Question 10

The average _____-year-old should be able to point on a paper doll where the doll's hair, mouth, nose, and feet are and to build a tower of four blocks when shown how.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five

Question 11

Thinking in which many possibilities are developed from one starting place is called

Accepted Answer

A) deductive. 
B) convergent. 
C) divergent. 
D) intuitive. 
A) deductive. 
B) convergent. 
C) divergent. 
D) intuitive.

Question 12

Mental age scores

Accepted Answer

A) are also known as ratio intelligence quotients. 
B) tell nothing about whether overall intelligence is high or low. 
C) are a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ scores. 
D) are lower than chronological ages for those with superior intelligence. 
A) are also known as ratio intelligence quotients. 
B) tell nothing about whether overall intelligence is high or low. 
C) are a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ scores. 
D) are lower than chronological ages for those with superior intelligence.

Question 13

The average _____-year-old should be able to answer questions, such as "Why do we have houses?" and "In daytime it is light; at night it is what?"

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) four 
C) five 
D) nine 
A) three 
B) four 
C) five 
D) nine

Question 14

Intuitive thinking illustrates _____ thought, while thinking that is _____ proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules.

Accepted Answer

A) convergent; divergent 
B) divergent; illogical 
C) illogical; logical 
D) logical; illogical 
A) convergent; divergent 
B) divergent; illogical 
C) illogical; logical 
D) logical; illogical

Question 15

The stage of creative thought during which the problem is defined and important dimensions identified is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) incubation 
B) orientation 
C) preparation 
D) consideration 
A) incubation 
B) orientation 
C) preparation 
D) consideration

Question 16

If you want to predict whether a person will be creative in the future, you would be LEAST likely to look at

Accepted Answer

A) IQ test scores. 
B) creativity test scores. 
C) products of their thinking, such as essays, drawings, and constructed objects. 
D) a simple listing of a person's past creative activities and achievements. 
A) IQ test scores. 
B) creativity test scores. 
C) products of their thinking, such as essays, drawings, and constructed objects. 
D) a simple listing of a person's past creative activities and achievements.

Question 17

The stage of creative thought during which the solution is critically evaluated is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) incubation 
B) evaluation 
C) verification 
D) consternation 
A) incubation 
B) evaluation 
C) verification 
D) consternation

Question 18

Going from specific facts or observations to general principles is called

Accepted Answer

A) creative thought. 
B) deductive thought. 
C) illogical thought. 
D) inductive thought. 
A) creative thought. 
B) deductive thought. 
C) illogical thought. 
D) inductive thought.

Question 19

The inability to see new uses for familiar objects is termed

Accepted Answer

A) disjunctive thinking. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) proactive inhibition. 
D) retroactive interference. 
A) disjunctive thinking. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) proactive inhibition. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 20

When making decisions, emotions, such as fear, hope, anxiety, liking, or disgust can

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate possibilities from consideration. 
B) promote possibilities to the top of the list. 
C) cloud clear thinking through intuitive reasoning. 
D) do all of these. 
A) eliminate possibilities from consideration. 
B) promote possibilities to the top of the list. 
C) cloud clear thinking through intuitive reasoning. 
D) do all of these.

Exam 9: Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

A person who is concerned about health, but who continues to smoke cigarettes, is making an error in judgment called

A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

_____ refers to the novelty of solutions produced on a creativity test.

The average _____-year-old should be able to explain why some statements are foolish or impossible and should be able to name words that rhyme with others.

The stage of creative thought during which massive amounts of information relevant to the solution are assembled is the _____ stage.

Which of the following is part of the generally-accepted definition of intelligence?

The core of intelligence consists of general mental abilities, which are called _____ in the areas of reasoning, problem-solving, knowledge, memory, and successful adaptation to one's surroundings.

A person is asked to decide on a major in school; another is asked to decide on a career.We may say that the different answers they give to broad and specific questions are because of

The average _____-year-old should be able to point on a paper doll where the doll's hair, mouth, nose, and feet are and to build a tower of four blocks when shown how.

Thinking in which many possibilities are developed from one starting place is called

Mental age scores

The average _____-year-old should be able to answer questions, such as "Why do we have houses?" and "In daytime it is light; at night it is what?"

Intuitive thinking illustrates _____ thought, while thinking that is _____ proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules.

The stage of creative thought during which the problem is defined and important dimensions identified is the _____ stage.

If you want to predict whether a person will be creative in the future, you would be LEAST likely to look at

The stage of creative thought during which the solution is critically evaluated is the _____ stage.

Going from specific facts or observations to general principles is called

The inability to see new uses for familiar objects is termed

When making decisions, emotions, such as fear, hope, anxiety, liking, or disgust can

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Intuitive thinking illustrates _ thought, while thinking that is _ proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules.