Question 1

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) identical twins reared apart 
B) same-sex fraternal twins 
C) siblings reared together 
D) identical twins reared together 
A) identical twins reared apart 
B) same-sex fraternal twins 
C) siblings reared together 
D) identical twins reared together D

Question 2

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) 320 
B) 80 
C) 200 
D) 100 
A) 320 
B) 80 
C) 200 
D) 100 C

Question 3

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) schema 
B) prototype 
C) concept marker 
D) category marker 
A) schema 
B) prototype 
C) concept marker 
D) category marker B

Question 4

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that it relies too heavily on g 
B) there are no concerns 
C) it appears to describe only those with brain damage 
D) concerns over measuring and whether these intelligences only refer to talents and skills. 
A) the fact that it relies too heavily on g 
B) there are no concerns 
C) it appears to describe only those with brain damage 
D) concerns over measuring and whether these intelligences only refer to talents and skills.

Question 5

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

Accepted Answer

A) in a reasonable amount of time 
B) nothing about the time it takes 
C) that problems are all easy 
D) that problems are usually too difficult 
A) in a reasonable amount of time 
B) nothing about the time it takes 
C) that problems are all easy 
D) that problems are usually too difficult

Question 6

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

Accepted Answer

A) syntax 
B) phonemes 
C) morphemes 
D) audiograms 
A) syntax 
B) phonemes 
C) morphemes 
D) audiograms

Question 7

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatics 
B) propositional representation 
C) syntax 
D) nativism 
A) pragmatics 
B) propositional representation 
C) syntax 
D) nativism

Question 8

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A) not gifted 
B) a prodigy 
C) gifted in math as well 
D) autistic 
A) not gifted 
B) a prodigy 
C) gifted in math as well 
D) autistic

Question 9

John B.Carroll argued that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the relations among test scores are neatly structured into a three-tiered hierarchy 
B) test scores can be categorized 
C) intelligence is two-factored 
D) intelligence is a single factor 
A) the relations among test scores are neatly structured into a three-tiered hierarchy 
B) test scores can be categorized 
C) intelligence is two-factored 
D) intelligence is a single factor

Question 10

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?

Accepted Answer

A) heuristic method 
B) algorithmic method 
C) mnemonic device 
D) cognitive shortcut 
A) heuristic method 
B) algorithmic method 
C) mnemonic device 
D) cognitive shortcut

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.

John B.Carroll argued that ________.

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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Exam 6: Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.

John B.Carroll argued that ________.

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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