Question 1

Regarding the practice of "thin-slicing," which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) In the "thin-slicing" studies, six seconds was all that participants needed to form intuitive judgments of an instuctor's teaching ability. 
B) "Thin-slicing" is a case of hurried irrationality that always leads to faulty reasoning. 
C) "Thin-slicing" involves the use of the cognitive unconscious. 
D) "Thin-slicing" is more valuable when you take the time to verify it through further observation. 
A) In the "thin-slicing" studies, six seconds was all that participants needed to form intuitive judgments of an instuctor's teaching ability. 
B) "Thin-slicing" is a case of hurried irrationality that always leads to faulty reasoning. 
C) "Thin-slicing" involves the use of the cognitive unconscious. 
D) "Thin-slicing" is more valuable when you take the time to verify it through further observation.

Question 2

When asked the question, "Which parent should be awarded custody?" people _____.However, if they are asked, "Which parent should be denied custody?" they _____.

Accepted Answer

A) focus on the base rate; ignore the base rate 
B) ignore the base rate; focus on the base rate 
C) look for positive qualities; look for negative qualities 
D) look for negative qualities; look for positive qualities 
A) focus on the base rate; ignore the base rate 
B) ignore the base rate; focus on the base rate 
C) look for positive qualities; look for negative qualities 
D) look for negative qualities; look for positive qualities

Question 3

Framing decisions narrowly

Accepted Answer

A) greatly increases the risk of making a poor choice. 
B) greatly increases your chances of making a good choice. 
C) helps individuals think more critically and analytically. 
D) prevents intuitive thinking. 
A) greatly increases the risk of making a poor choice. 
B) greatly increases your chances of making a good choice. 
C) helps individuals think more critically and analytically. 
D) prevents intuitive thinking.

Question 4

In 1904, the minister of education in Paris asked _____ to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy); and the modern intelligence test was "born."

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Maria Montessori 
C) Alfred Binet 
D) Jean Piaget 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Maria Montessori 
C) Alfred Binet 
D) Jean Piaget

Question 5

Failure to wear automobile seat belts is an example of which intuitive thinking error?

Accepted Answer

A) allowing too much time for incubation 
B) framing a problem too broadly 
C) ignoring base rates 
D) recognition that two events occurring together are more likely than either one alone 
A) allowing too much time for incubation 
B) framing a problem too broadly 
C) ignoring base rates 
D) recognition that two events occurring together are more likely than either one alone

Question 6

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobster, you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Highly creative people tend to

Accepted Answer

A) be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B) be introverted and socially inept. 
C) be unbalanced in their interests, concentration only on one topic. 
D) exhibit none of these characteristics. 
A) be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B) be introverted and socially inept. 
C) be unbalanced in their interests, concentration only on one topic. 
D) exhibit none of these characteristics.

Question 8

Which of the following skills would NOT be assessed by creativity tests?

Accepted Answer

A) originality 
B) intelligence 
C) fluency 
D) flexibility 
A) originality 
B) intelligence 
C) fluency 
D) flexibility

Question 9

Truly exceptional creativity, such as that of Edison, Freud, Mozart, or Picasso requires a rare combination of thinking skills,

Accepted Answer

A) high intelligence, extroversion, and neurosis. 
B) high intelligence, introversion, and being socially inept. 
C) psychosis, intuition, and perseverance. 
D) thinking skills, personality, and a supportive social environment. 
A) high intelligence, extroversion, and neurosis. 
B) high intelligence, introversion, and being socially inept. 
C) psychosis, intuition, and perseverance. 
D) thinking skills, personality, and a supportive social environment.

Question 10

The average nine-year-old child has a mental age of

Accepted Answer

A) 100. 
B) 10. 
C) 90. 
D) 9. 
A) 100. 
B) 10. 
C) 90. 
D) 9.

Question 11

The _____ is appropriate for people from age two to 90 years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory) using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area.

Accepted Answer

A) Wechsler Children and Adult Intelligence Scales, 3rd ed. 
B) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th ed. 
C) Scholastic Assessment Test 
D) Raven Progressive Matrices 
A) Wechsler Children and Adult Intelligence Scales, 3rd ed. 
B) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th ed. 
C) Scholastic Assessment Test 
D) Raven Progressive Matrices

Question 12

Marie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to put puzzles together and copy geometric shapes on which section of this intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A) fluid reasoning 
B) working memory 
C) quantitative reasoning 
D) visual-spatial processing 
A) fluid reasoning 
B) working memory 
C) quantitative reasoning 
D) visual-spatial processing

Question 13

You are on a jury.The defendant is a well-dressed petite young lady.She just does not fit your idea of a murderer.It will be important for you to listen to the evidence presented rather than succumb to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

If Suke's intelligence quotient is 85, we know that

Accepted Answer

A) her raw score is 85 out of the standard 100 questions. 
B) her mental age is greater than her chronological age. 
C) her chronological age is greater than her mental age. 
D) a mathematical error was made in calculating Suke's IQ. 
A) her raw score is 85 out of the standard 100 questions. 
B) her mental age is greater than her chronological age. 
C) her chronological age is greater than her mental age. 
D) a mathematical error was made in calculating Suke's IQ.

Question 15

You are given the problem of building a structure that can support an overcoat in the middle of a room and are given only two long sticks and a clamp to work with.You are more likely to solve this problem if you first thought of how pole lamps are wedged between floor and ceiling.Using your previous knowledge of pole lamps to solve the coat rack problem is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) selective comparison. 
B) selective attention. 
C) selective combination. 
D) selective encoding. 
A) selective comparison. 
B) selective attention. 
C) selective combination. 
D) selective encoding.

Question 16

Myra has a mental age of 13 and a chronological age of ten.Her IQ is

Accepted Answer

A) 130 
B) 123. 
C) 103. 
D) 77. 
A) 130 
B) 123. 
C) 103. 
D) 77.

Question 17

When you are asked to solve an arithmetic problem or to name the current president of the United States, you are using

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) convergent thinking. 
C) intuitive thinking. 
D) transformational thinking. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) convergent thinking. 
C) intuitive thinking. 
D) transformational thinking.

Question 18

You are asked to plant four small trees so that each is an equal distance from all the others.If you believe that the trees all have to be planted on level ground, you are exhibiting _____ and will be unable to correctly answer this problem.

Accepted Answer

A) disjunctive thinking 
B) fixation 
C) consolidation 
D) functional incubation 
A) disjunctive thinking 
B) fixation 
C) consolidation 
D) functional incubation

Question 19

Jorge's chronological age is nine, and his mental age is 11.His IQ is

Accepted Answer

A) 132. 
B) 122. 
C) 102. 
D) 82. 
A) 132. 
B) 122. 
C) 102. 
D) 82.

Question 20

_____ is thinking in which a general rule or principle is gathered from a series of specific examples, for instance, inferring the laws of gravity by observing many falling objects.

Accepted Answer

A) Deductive thought 
B) Inductive thought 
C) Intuitive thought 
D) Creative thought 
A) Deductive thought 
B) Inductive thought 
C) Intuitive thought 
D) Creative thought

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

Regarding the practice of "thin-slicing," which of the following statements is FALSE?

When asked the question, "Which parent should be awarded custody?" people _____.However, if they are asked, "Which parent should be denied custody?" they _____.

Framing decisions narrowly

In 1904, the minister of education in Paris asked _____ to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy); and the modern intelligence test was "born."

Failure to wear automobile seat belts is an example of which intuitive thinking error?

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobster, you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates

Highly creative people tend to

Which of the following skills would NOT be assessed by creativity tests?

Truly exceptional creativity, such as that of Edison, Freud, Mozart, or Picasso requires a rare combination of thinking skills,

The average nine-year-old child has a mental age of

The _____ is appropriate for people from age two to 90 years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory) using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area.

Marie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to put puzzles together and copy geometric shapes on which section of this intelligence test?

You are on a jury.The defendant is a well-dressed petite young lady.She just does not fit your idea of a murderer.It will be important for you to listen to the evidence presented rather than succumb to

If Suke's intelligence quotient is 85, we know that

Myra has a mental age of 13 and a chronological age of ten.Her IQ is

When you are asked to solve an arithmetic problem or to name the current president of the United States, you are using

You are asked to plant four small trees so that each is an equal distance from all the others.If you believe that the trees all have to be planted on level ground, you are exhibiting _____ and will be unable to correctly answer this problem.

Jorge's chronological age is nine, and his mental age is 11.His IQ is

_____ is thinking in which a general rule or principle is gathered from a series of specific examples, for instance, inferring the laws of gravity by observing many falling objects.

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

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