Question 1

In tests of creativity, _____ is indicated by the number of different types of solutions produced.

Accepted Answer

A) fluency 
B) flexibility 
C) originality 
D) convergent thought 
A) fluency 
B) flexibility 
C) originality 
D) convergent thought

Question 2

If you score at the 84th percentile on an intelligence test, this means that your IQ is

Accepted Answer

A) significantly below average. 
B) 84. 
C) 115. 
D) 168. 
A) significantly below average. 
B) 84. 
C) 115. 
D) 168.

Question 3

Rather than springing from sudden insights, much creative problem-solving _____, that is, it is the end result of many small steps.

Accepted Answer

A) requires consolidation 
B) involves simultaneous processing 
C) is incremental 
D) is conditional 
A) requires consolidation 
B) involves simultaneous processing 
C) is incremental 
D) is conditional

Question 4

Regarding intuitive thought, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Intuitive thought may contribute to creative problem-solving. 
B) Intuitive thought can lead to thinking errors. 
C) Intuitive thought often involves algorithms. 
D) Intuitive thought often involves heuristics. 
A) Intuitive thought may contribute to creative problem-solving. 
B) Intuitive thought can lead to thinking errors. 
C) Intuitive thought often involves algorithms. 
D) Intuitive thought often involves heuristics.

Question 5

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America by _____ and renamed the Stanford-Binet test.

Accepted Answer

A) David Wechsler 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) Lewis Terman 
D) Robert Sternberg 
A) David Wechsler 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) Lewis Terman 
D) Robert Sternberg

Question 6

In test of creativity, _____ is indicated by the total number of solutions, while _____ is indicated by the number of different types of solutions produced.

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility; fluency 
B) fluency; flexibility 
C) originality; elaboration 
D) elaboration; originality 
A) flexibility; fluency 
B) fluency; flexibility 
C) originality; elaboration 
D) elaboration; originality

Question 7

Connie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to choose a picture that shows how a piece of paper would look if it were folded or cut.This section of the intelligence tests is measuring

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 8

The _____ is a typical test of creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) Unusual Uses Test 
B) Incubation Test 
C) Stanford-Binet Test 
D) Convergent Thinking Test 
A) Unusual Uses Test 
B) Incubation Test 
C) Stanford-Binet Test 
D) Convergent Thinking Test

Question 9

Another name for conventional thinking is _____ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) illogical 
B) divergent 
C) convergent 
D) intuitive 
A) illogical 
B) divergent 
C) convergent 
D) intuitive

Question 10

Cindy is taking a creativity test and is asked to make as many words as possible by rearranging letters in the word creativity.Cindy is taking the

Accepted Answer

A) Thematic Apperception Test. 
B) Consequences Test. 
C) Unusual Uses Test. 
D) Anagrams Test. 
A) Thematic Apperception Test. 
B) Consequences Test. 
C) Unusual Uses Test. 
D) Anagrams Test.

Question 11

The average adult should be able to complete which of the following tasks found on an intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A) Describe the difference between laziness and idleness. 
B) Describe the difference between character and reputation. 
C) Which direction would you have to face so your right hand would be toward the north? 
D) all of these 
A) Describe the difference between laziness and idleness. 
B) Describe the difference between character and reputation. 
C) Which direction would you have to face so your right hand would be toward the north? 
D) all of these

Question 12

Regarding creativity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When creative people are asked to actually produce something, others tend to judge their work as creative. 
B) Creative solutions are novel and original, but rarely practical. 
C) A simple listing of a person's past creative activities and achievements is an excellent guide to the likelihood that she or he will be creative in the future. 
D) There is little correlation between creativity tests and IQ test scores. 
A) When creative people are asked to actually produce something, others tend to judge their work as creative. 
B) Creative solutions are novel and original, but rarely practical. 
C) A simple listing of a person's past creative activities and achievements is an excellent guide to the likelihood that she or he will be creative in the future. 
D) There is little correlation between creativity tests and IQ test scores.

Question 13

Which of the following could enhance your selective comparison ability and aid you in becoming a more flexible and resourceful thinker?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing one's ability to utilize functional fixedness 
B) increasing one's use of algorithms 
C) increasing one's knowledge about other cultures 
D) all of these 
A) increasing one's ability to utilize functional fixedness 
B) increasing one's use of algorithms 
C) increasing one's knowledge about other cultures 
D) all of these

Question 14

To find out what a child's mental age actually means, we have to consider the child's _____ so that we can relate mental age to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) nonverbal reasoning ability; overall IQ 
B) present grade level; graduation completion rate 
C) actual age in years; chronological age 
D) elementary GPA; college GPA 
A) nonverbal reasoning ability; overall IQ 
B) present grade level; graduation completion rate 
C) actual age in years; chronological age 
D) elementary GPA; college GPA

Question 15

Fixation is

Accepted Answer

A) also known as conditional thinking. 
B) a way of using insight to solve a problem. 
C) a mnemonic device. 
D) a barrier to problem solving. 
A) also known as conditional thinking. 
B) a way of using insight to solve a problem. 
C) a mnemonic device. 
D) a barrier to problem solving.

Question 16

Creativity is best measured by looking at how one thinks

Accepted Answer

A) divergently. 
B) convergently. 
C) intuitively. 
D) through syllogisms. 
A) divergently. 
B) convergently. 
C) intuitively. 
D) through syllogisms.

Question 17

After a problem has been critically evaluated and found to be faulty, the thinker reverts to the stage of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The verification stage of creative thought

Accepted Answer

A) involves a rapid insight or series of insights. 
B) involves subconscious processing of the problem and possible solutions. 
C) involves a saturation of information pertinent to the problem. 
D) occurs when the creative thinker tests and evaluates his/her solution. 
A) involves a rapid insight or series of insights. 
B) involves subconscious processing of the problem and possible solutions. 
C) involves a saturation of information pertinent to the problem. 
D) occurs when the creative thinker tests and evaluates his/her solution.

Question 19

A subject who fails to see that the old doorknob in the box could be used as a weight to hang on the balance scale is exhibiting _____ in trying to solve the problem of weighing objects.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive thought 
B) functional fixedness 
C) a failure of short-term memory 
D) disjunctive thinking 
A) inductive thought 
B) functional fixedness 
C) a failure of short-term memory 
D) disjunctive thinking

Question 20

Which of the following would be considered a creativity test?

Accepted Answer

A) Unusual Uses Test 
B) Anagrams Test 
C) Consequences Test 
D) All of these are considered creativity tests. 
A) Unusual Uses Test 
B) Anagrams Test 
C) Consequences Test 
D) All of these are considered creativity tests.

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

In tests of creativity, _____ is indicated by the number of different types of solutions produced.

If you score at the 84th percentile on an intelligence test, this means that your IQ is

Rather than springing from sudden insights, much creative problem-solving _____, that is, it is the end result of many small steps.

Regarding intuitive thought, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America by _____ and renamed the Stanford-Binet test.

In test of creativity, _____ is indicated by the total number of solutions, while _____ is indicated by the number of different types of solutions produced.

Connie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to choose a picture that shows how a piece of paper would look if it were folded or cut.This section of the intelligence tests is measuring

The _____ is a typical test of creativity.

Another name for conventional thinking is _____ thinking.

Cindy is taking a creativity test and is asked to make as many words as possible by rearranging letters in the word creativity.Cindy is taking the

The average adult should be able to complete which of the following tasks found on an intelligence test?

Regarding creativity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following could enhance your selective comparison ability and aid you in becoming a more flexible and resourceful thinker?

To find out what a child's mental age actually means, we have to consider the child's _____ so that we can relate mental age to _____.

Fixation is

Creativity is best measured by looking at how one thinks

After a problem has been critically evaluated and found to be faulty, the thinker reverts to the stage of

The verification stage of creative thought

A subject who fails to see that the old doorknob in the box could be used as a weight to hang on the balance scale is exhibiting _____ in trying to solve the problem of weighing objects.

Which of the following would be considered a creativity test?

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

If you score at the 84^th percentile on an intelligence test, this means that your IQ is

In test of creativity, _ is indicated by the total number of solutions, while _ is indicated by the number of different types of solutions produced.

To find out what a child's mental age actually means, we have to consider the child's _ so that we can relate mental age to _.