Question 1

The study of insight is associated with the German psychologist _____;he studied problem solving among _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kohler;chimpanzees 
B)  Kohler;humans 
C)  Wundt;cats 
D)  Wundt;humans 
A)  Kohler;chimpanzees 
B)  Kohler;humans 
C)  Wundt;cats 
D)  Wundt;humans

Question 2

In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence,your text suggests that conceptions of intelligence vary cross-culturally.To the Trukese of the South Pacific,for example,intelligence may mean the ability to navigate on the open water without technological assistance;to an American high schooler,it may mean the ability to score well on standardized tests of academic achievement and aptitude.Nevertheless,one element of the understanding of intelligence that is consistent across culture is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to use the resources provided by one's environment. 
B)  the ability to understand and relate to others. 
C)  to think rationally;that is,with one's head rather than one's heart. 
D)  to solve abstract,complex problems. 
A)  the ability to use the resources provided by one's environment. 
B)  the ability to understand and relate to others. 
C)  to think rationally;that is,with one's head rather than one's heart. 
D)  to solve abstract,complex problems.

Question 3

According to Sternberg,intelligence related to overall success in living is known as _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical 
B)  crystallized 
C)  emotional 
D)  creative 
A)  practical 
B)  crystallized 
C)  emotional 
D)  creative

Question 4

Dr.Cavanaugh examines the relationship between the personality trait of resilience and senior citizens' compliance with medication regimes;however,the resilience measure he used was normed only on college students.Based on this information,which of the following is the most apparent weakness of Dr.Cavanaugh's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The simplicity of the resilience measure 
B)  The standardization of the resilience measure 
C)  The specificity of the resilience measure 
D)  The operationalization of compliance 
A)  The simplicity of the resilience measure 
B)  The standardization of the resilience measure 
C)  The specificity of the resilience measure 
D)  The operationalization of compliance

Question 5

Making several minor household repairs,Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver.Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is constrained by a powerful mental set. 
B)  She has been released from functional fixedness. 
C)  She is taking advantage of the representative heuristic. 
D)  She is forming subgoals. 
A)  She is constrained by a powerful mental set. 
B)  She has been released from functional fixedness. 
C)  She is taking advantage of the representative heuristic. 
D)  She is forming subgoals.

Question 6

The term _____ refers to a measure of the degree to which a characteristic can be attributed to genetic factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  heritability 
B)  specificity 
C)  concordance rate 
D)  cohort effect 
A)  heritability 
B)  specificity 
C)  concordance rate 
D)  cohort effect

Question 7

People who are high in _____ intelligence are able to learn general norms and principles and apply them appropriately.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical 
B)  crystallized 
C)  emotional 
D)  linguistic 
A)  practical 
B)  crystallized 
C)  emotional 
D)  linguistic

Question 8

Clint is mentally rehearsing his golf swing in his mind's eye.Based on the text's discussion of mental imagery,which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clint's mental rehearsal should improve his golf swing.Carrying out the task involves the same network of brain cells as the network used in mentally rehearsing it. 
B)  Clint's mental rehearsal should do little to improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be the same as those active when Clint actually swings the golf club. 
C)  Clint's mental rehearsal should improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be different than those active when Clint actually swings the golf club. 
D)  Clint's mental rehearsal should do little to improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be different than those active when Clint actually swings the golf club. 
A)  Clint's mental rehearsal should improve his golf swing.Carrying out the task involves the same network of brain cells as the network used in mentally rehearsing it. 
B)  Clint's mental rehearsal should do little to improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be the same as those active when Clint actually swings the golf club. 
C)  Clint's mental rehearsal should improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be different than those active when Clint actually swings the golf club. 
D)  Clint's mental rehearsal should do little to improve his golf swing.The brain areas active during Clint's mental rehearsal should be different than those active when Clint actually swings the golf club.

Question 9

Millie is stumped by a problem in her pre-calculus text.She furtively glances at the answer provided in the back of the text to get an idea of how the solution should look before she returns to the problem.Millie's strategy most closely resembles the problem-solving heuristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)  forming subgoals. 
B)  trial and error. 
C)  working backward. 
D)  insight. 
A)  forming subgoals. 
B)  trial and error. 
C)  working backward. 
D)  insight.

Question 10

Collectivist cultures,such as Taiwan's,place a high priority on how individuals relate to each other.It might be reasonable to hypothesize that Taiwanese adults might outscore American adults on a test of Gardner's _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic 
B)  intrapersonal 
C)  practical 
D)  interpersonal 
A)  naturalistic 
B)  intrapersonal 
C)  practical 
D)  interpersonal

Question 11

Based on the text's discussion,which of the following alternatives best captures the difference,if any,between the terms mental retardation and intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  The terms are used interchangeably and equally. 
B)  Intellectual disability is becoming the preferred term,while mental retardation is the traditional term. 
C)  The term intellectual disability has replaced the term mental retardation. 
D)  The terms refer to different types of deficits in functioning. 
A)  The terms are used interchangeably and equally. 
B)  Intellectual disability is becoming the preferred term,while mental retardation is the traditional term. 
C)  The term intellectual disability has replaced the term mental retardation. 
D)  The terms refer to different types of deficits in functioning.

Question 12

In what way do current theories of intelligence differ from those offered earlier in psychology's history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contemporary theories propose that there may be many multiple forms of intelligence,rather than just one. 
B)  Contemporary theories propose that there may be a single broad factor underlying every aspect of intelligence;earlier theories proposed that there are probably multiple forms of intelligence. 
C)  Contemporary theories tend to dismiss the notion that cultural differences are important to a definition of intelligence. 
D)  Contemporary theories claim that people who did poorly on one test tended to do poorly on others as well. 
A)  Contemporary theories propose that there may be many multiple forms of intelligence,rather than just one. 
B)  Contemporary theories propose that there may be a single broad factor underlying every aspect of intelligence;earlier theories proposed that there are probably multiple forms of intelligence. 
C)  Contemporary theories tend to dismiss the notion that cultural differences are important to a definition of intelligence. 
D)  Contemporary theories claim that people who did poorly on one test tended to do poorly on others as well.

Question 13

_____ intelligence is the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment,evaluation,expression,and regulation of one's mental state.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional 
B)  Practical 
C)  Fluid 
D)  Crystallized 
A)  Emotional 
B)  Practical 
C)  Fluid 
D)  Crystallized

Question 14

According to the _____,language provides us with categories that we use to construct our view of people and events in the world around us.

Accepted Answer

linguistic

Question 15

"Convert to a mixed numeral: 18/5," states one problem in a fifth-grader's arithmetic text.This is a(n)_____ problem.It is best solved through the application of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  well-defined;algorithms 
B)  well-defined;heuristics 
C)  ill-defined;algorithms 
D)  ill-defined;heuristics 
A)  well-defined;algorithms 
B)  well-defined;heuristics 
C)  ill-defined;algorithms 
D)  ill-defined;heuristics

Question 16

According to the text,a positive feature of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the empirical support it has received. 
B)  the intuitive appeal of the underlying concept. 
C)  that it has led to the development of intelligence tests that allow test takers to be creative. 
D)  its focus on cases of brain damage,as well as of mental retardation and giftedness. 
A)  the empirical support it has received. 
B)  the intuitive appeal of the underlying concept. 
C)  that it has led to the development of intelligence tests that allow test takers to be creative. 
D)  its focus on cases of brain damage,as well as of mental retardation and giftedness.

Question 17

The age for which a given level of performance is average or typical is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental age 
B)  societal age 
C)  chronological age 
D)  behavioral age 
A)  mental age 
B)  societal age 
C)  chronological age 
D)  behavioral age

Question 18

Jody is completing a test in which she has to name as many state capitals as she can in one minute;Alex is trying to complete analogies between pairs of abstract diagrams.Jody is taking a test of _____ intelligence;Alex,a test of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence;fluid intelligence as well 
C)  crystallized intelligence;crystallized intelligence as well 
D)  crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence 
A)  fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence;fluid intelligence as well 
C)  crystallized intelligence;crystallized intelligence as well 
D)  crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence

Question 19

Contemporary tests of intelligence are in widespread use in the United States EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  WISC-IV. 
B)  WAIS-IV. 
C)  Spearman G Scale. 
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. 
A)  WISC-IV. 
B)  WAIS-IV. 
C)  Spearman G Scale. 
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.

Question 20

People whose IQ score ranges from 40-54 are most probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  mildly retarded. 
B)  moderately retarded. 
C)  severely retarded. 
D)  profoundly retarded. 
A)  mildly retarded. 
B)  moderately retarded. 
C)  severely retarded. 
D)  profoundly retarded.

The study of insight is associated with the German psychologist _;he studied problem solving among _.

According to Sternberg,intelligence related to overall success in living is known as _____ intelligence.

Making several minor household repairs,Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver.Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

The term _____ refers to a measure of the degree to which a characteristic can be attributed to genetic factors.

People who are high in _____ intelligence are able to learn general norms and principles and apply them appropriately.

Clint is mentally rehearsing his golf swing in his mind's eye.Based on the text's discussion of mental imagery,which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Millie is stumped by a problem in her pre-calculus text.She furtively glances at the answer provided in the back of the text to get an idea of how the solution should look before she returns to the problem.Millie's strategy most closely resembles the problem-solving heuristic of:

Collectivist cultures,such as Taiwan's,place a high priority on how individuals relate to each other.It might be reasonable to hypothesize that Taiwanese adults might outscore American adults on a test of Gardner's _____ intelligence.

Based on the text's discussion,which of the following alternatives best captures the difference,if any,between the terms mental retardation and intellectual disability?

In what way do current theories of intelligence differ from those offered earlier in psychology's history?

_____ intelligence is the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment,evaluation,expression,and regulation of one's mental state.

According to the _____,language provides us with categories that we use to construct our view of people and events in the world around us.

"Convert to a mixed numeral: 18/5," states one problem in a fifth-grader's arithmetic text.This is a(n)_ problem.It is best solved through the application of _.

According to the text,a positive feature of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is:

The age for which a given level of performance is average or typical is known as _____.

Jody is completing a test in which she has to name as many state capitals as she can in one minute;Alex is trying to complete analogies between pairs of abstract diagrams.Jody is taking a test of _ intelligence;Alex,a test of _.

Contemporary tests of intelligence are in widespread use in the United States EXCEPT the:

People whose IQ score ranges from 40-54 are most probably:

Introduction to Psychology

Psychological Research

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Development

Personality

Health Psychology: Stress Coping and Well-Being

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Exam 7: Memory

The study of insight is associated with the German psychologist _____;he studied problem solving among _____.

According to Sternberg,intelligence related to overall success in living is known as _____ intelligence.

Making several minor household repairs,Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver.Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

The term _____ refers to a measure of the degree to which a characteristic can be attributed to genetic factors.

People who are high in _____ intelligence are able to learn general norms and principles and apply them appropriately.

Clint is mentally rehearsing his golf swing in his mind's eye.Based on the text's discussion of mental imagery,which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Millie is stumped by a problem in her pre-calculus text.She furtively glances at the answer provided in the back of the text to get an idea of how the solution should look before she returns to the problem.Millie's strategy most closely resembles the problem-solving heuristic of:

Collectivist cultures,such as Taiwan's,place a high priority on how individuals relate to each other.It might be reasonable to hypothesize that Taiwanese adults might outscore American adults on a test of Gardner's _____ intelligence.

Based on the text's discussion,which of the following alternatives best captures the difference,if any,between the terms mental retardation and intellectual disability?

In what way do current theories of intelligence differ from those offered earlier in psychology's history?

_____ intelligence is the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment,evaluation,expression,and regulation of one's mental state.

According to the _____,language provides us with categories that we use to construct our view of people and events in the world around us.

"Convert to a mixed numeral: 18/5," states one problem in a fifth-grader's arithmetic text.This is a(n)_____ problem.It is best solved through the application of _____.

According to the text,a positive feature of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is:

The age for which a given level of performance is average or typical is known as _____.

Jody is completing a test in which she has to name as many state capitals as she can in one minute;Alex is trying to complete analogies between pairs of abstract diagrams.Jody is taking a test of _____ intelligence;Alex,a test of _____.

Contemporary tests of intelligence are in widespread use in the United States EXCEPT the:

People whose IQ score ranges from 40-54 are most probably:

Introduction to Psychology

Psychological Research

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Development

Personality

Health Psychology: Stress Coping and Well-Being

Filters

The study of insight is associated with the German psychologist _;he studied problem solving among _.

"Convert to a mixed numeral: 18/5," states one problem in a fifth-grader's arithmetic text.This is a(n)_ problem.It is best solved through the application of _.

Jody is completing a test in which she has to name as many state capitals as she can in one minute;Alex is trying to complete analogies between pairs of abstract diagrams.Jody is taking a test of _ intelligence;Alex,a test of _.