Question 1

Which of the following is a major dimension of connotative meaning as measured by the semantic differential?

Accepted Answer

A) bad-poor 
B) weak-excellent 
C) active-passive 
D) central-peripheral 
A) bad-poor 
B) weak-excellent 
C) active-passive 
D) central-peripheral C

Question 2

When non-English speaking minority children are placed in an English-only classroom, subtractive bilingualism can occur, which means

Accepted Answer

A) they gain proficiency in their native language. 
B) they are at risk for being less than fully competent in both languages. 
C) they ignore one language or the other. 
D) learning a third language is even easier. 
A) they gain proficiency in their native language. 
B) they are at risk for being less than fully competent in both languages. 
C) they ignore one language or the other. 
D) learning a third language is even easier. B

Question 3

Heuristics are problem-solving strategies which

Accepted Answer

A) use a trial and error approach. 
B) use random search strategies. 
C) guarantee success in solving a problem. 
D) reduce the number of alternatives. 
A) use a trial and error approach. 
B) use random search strategies. 
C) guarantee success in solving a problem. 
D) reduce the number of alternatives. D

Question 4

At it most basic, _____ is based on experience with positive and negative instances.

Accepted Answer

A) prototyping 
B) the random search strategy 
C) synesthesia 
D) concept formation 
A) prototyping 
B) the random search strategy 
C) synesthesia 
D) concept formation

Question 5

Those who doubt that animals use language would base their doubts on animals' inability to

Accepted Answer

A) communicate within their own species. 
B) use gestures to communicate with other species. 
C) use language in productive ways. 
D) use American Sign Language. 
A) communicate within their own species. 
B) use gestures to communicate with other species. 
C) use language in productive ways. 
D) use American Sign Language.

Question 6

When we plan, we are

Accepted Answer

A) using internal representations that include images, concepts, and language or symbols. 
B) able to avoid making mistakes. 
C) able to look at numerous options before acting. 
D) able to do all of these. 
A) using internal representations that include images, concepts, and language or symbols. 
B) able to avoid making mistakes. 
C) able to look at numerous options before acting. 
D) able to do all of these.

Question 7

To decide if a container is a cup, bowl, or vase, most people compare the container to

Accepted Answer

A) a prototype. 
B) its connotative meaning. 
C) a series of negative instances. 
D) a series of positive instances. 
A) a prototype. 
B) its connotative meaning. 
C) a series of negative instances. 
D) a series of positive instances.

Question 8

We commonly use mental images in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) to change our feelings 
B) to make decisions 
C) to aid memory or improve a skill 
D) all of these 
A) to change our feelings 
B) to make decisions 
C) to aid memory or improve a skill 
D) all of these

Question 9

A mother and her four-year-old daughter hear the grandmother refer to the weather outside as "it's raining cats and dogs." The mother tends to get one meaning from this phrase, while her daughter is hoping for a lot of new pets.This situation illustrates a _____ problem in understanding the phrase, "it's raining cats and dogs."

Accepted Answer

A) syntactical 
B) phonemic 
C) semantic 
D) grammatical 
A) syntactical 
B) phonemic 
C) semantic 
D) grammatical

Question 10

Oversimplified concepts of groups of people are called

Accepted Answer

A) social stereotypes. 
B) disjunctive concepts. 
C) representative algorithms. 
D) conjunctive concepts. 
A) social stereotypes. 
B) disjunctive concepts. 
C) representative algorithms. 
D) conjunctive concepts.

Question 11

_____ are generalized ideas that represent categories of objects and events, while _____ include(s) words and symbols and the rules for combining them.

Accepted Answer

A) Concepts; language 
B) Images; language 
C) Engrams; semantics 
D) Concepts; semantics 
A) Concepts; language 
B) Images; language 
C) Engrams; semantics 
D) Concepts; semantics

Question 12

_____ psychology involves the study of problem-solving, language, memory, intelligence, and creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) Existential 
B) Comparative 
C) Cognitive 
D) Forensic 
A) Existential 
B) Comparative 
C) Cognitive 
D) Forensic

Question 13

Nikki is in the second grade and is given the following problem to solve: John has 15 apples, Amy has 10 apples, and Chris has 5 apples.How many apples do John and Chris have altogether? Nikki adds the apples for all three people, using the irrelevant information about Amy's number of apples.Thus, according to Sternberg and Davidson, Nikki is displaying a lack of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the first step in problem-solving based on understanding is to discover

Accepted Answer

A) a number of functional solutions. 
B) the set of rules that lead to the solution. 
C) the general properties of a correct solution. 
D) the implicit actions for solving the problem. 
A) a number of functional solutions. 
B) the set of rules that lead to the solution. 
C) the general properties of a correct solution. 
D) the implicit actions for solving the problem.

Question 15

In order to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle consistently, a person must

Accepted Answer

A) use a random search strategy. 
B) use algorithms. 
C) solve the puzzle through a flash of insight. 
D) understand the general properties of the puzzle. 
A) use a random search strategy. 
B) use algorithms. 
C) solve the puzzle through a flash of insight. 
D) understand the general properties of the puzzle.

Question 16

When Richard visualizes his girlfriend's face, the area in his brain that initially becomes most active is the

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory area. 
B) area that specializes in face perception. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) motor cortex. 
A) somatosensory area. 
B) area that specializes in face perception. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) motor cortex.

Question 17

A class of objects with one or more features in common ("and" concepts) is called a _____ concept.

Accepted Answer

A) relational 
B) conjunctive 
C) disjunctive 
D) categorical 
A) relational 
B) conjunctive 
C) disjunctive 
D) categorical

Question 18

If the connotative meaning of the word "jazz" was found using rating scales, we have utilized the

Accepted Answer

A) conjunctive conceptualization continuum. 
B) relational term differential. 
C) prototypical mean. 
D) semantic differential. 
A) conjunctive conceptualization continuum. 
B) relational term differential. 
C) prototypical mean. 
D) semantic differential.

Question 19

A person who has unusual olfactory experiences when bombarded with the sounds of rock music would be described as having

Accepted Answer

A) sensory overload. 
B) muscular imagery. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) synesthesia. 
A) sensory overload. 
B) muscular imagery. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) synesthesia.

Question 20

One-dimensional thought describes

Accepted Answer

A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) conjunctive concepts. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) disjunctive thinking. 
A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) conjunctive concepts. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) disjunctive thinking.

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

Which of the following is a major dimension of connotative meaning as measured by the semantic differential?

When non-English speaking minority children are placed in an English-only classroom, subtractive bilingualism can occur, which means

Heuristics are problem-solving strategies which

At it most basic, _____ is based on experience with positive and negative instances.

Those who doubt that animals use language would base their doubts on animals' inability to

When we plan, we are

To decide if a container is a cup, bowl, or vase, most people compare the container to

We commonly use mental images in which of the following ways?

Oversimplified concepts of groups of people are called

_____ are generalized ideas that represent categories of objects and events, while _____ include(s) words and symbols and the rules for combining them.

_____ psychology involves the study of problem-solving, language, memory, intelligence, and creativity.

In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the first step in problem-solving based on understanding is to discover

In order to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle consistently, a person must

When Richard visualizes his girlfriend's face, the area in his brain that initially becomes most active is the

A class of objects with one or more features in common ("and" concepts) is called a _____ concept.

If the connotative meaning of the word "jazz" was found using rating scales, we have utilized the

A person who has unusual olfactory experiences when bombarded with the sounds of rock music would be described as having

One-dimensional thought describes

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 B: 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

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

_ are generalized ideas that represent categories of objects and events, while _ include(s) words and symbols and the rules for combining them.