Question 1

In attempting to teach sign language to nonhuman primates,researchers have confirmed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chomsky's view that spoken language,as currently defined,is a uniquely human capacity. 
B)  that if the medium of communication is adjusted to the primate's capabilities,something very much like language can be demonstrated. 
C)  that nonhuman primates lack any sense of causation or the ability to reliably name objects. 
D) B.F.Skinner's notion that humans are not unique in regard to language-like abilities. 
A)  Chomsky's view that spoken language,as currently defined,is a uniquely human capacity. 
B)  that if the medium of communication is adjusted to the primate's capabilities,something very much like language can be demonstrated. 
C)  that nonhuman primates lack any sense of causation or the ability to reliably name objects. 
D) B.F.Skinner's notion that humans are not unique in regard to language-like abilities.

Question 2

Dr.Bellasouva gives 500 students a battery of standardized tests.He analyzes the results to see which kinds of cognitive skills allow good performance on different parts of the exam.What approach is Dr.Bellasouva using toward the study of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  analytical 
C)  psychometric 
D)  mental age 
A)  biological 
B)  analytical 
C)  psychometric 
D)  mental age

Question 3

The Stanford-Binet IQ test assesses the difference between which two factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical and emotional intelligence 
B)  verbal and mathematical skills 
C)  mental and chronological age 
D)  analytical and pragmatic intelligence 
A)  analytical and emotional intelligence 
B)  verbal and mathematical skills 
C)  mental and chronological age 
D)  analytical and pragmatic intelligence

Question 4

Their 5-year-old nephew asks Hallel and Hamdi what an aardvark looks like.Hallel finds a picture in a children's book about animals and shows it to him.Hamdi finds a description in the encyclopedia and uses it to describe an aardvark.Hallel's approach is similar to using a(n)________; Hamdi's approach is similar to using a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)  analogical representation; representation based on attributes 
B)  analogical representation; analogical representation 
C)  representation based on attributes; analogical representation 
D)  representation based on attributes; representation based on attributes 
A)  analogical representation; representation based on attributes 
B)  analogical representation; analogical representation 
C)  representation based on attributes; analogical representation 
D)  representation based on attributes; representation based on attributes

Question 5

Meagan's economics professor argues that people are optimal decision makers.Her psychology professor argues that people are often irrational decision makers.Her economics professor believes in a ________ model of human decision making; her psychology professor believes in a ________ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  normative; descriptive 
B)  normative; normative 
C)  descriptive; descriptive 
D)  descriptive; normative 
A)  normative; descriptive 
B)  normative; normative 
C)  descriptive; descriptive 
D)  descriptive; normative

Question 6

Chiamaka has curly black hair and dark skin and is an excellent musician.Kara has straight red hair and white skin and is great at basketball.Approximately what percentage of their genetic code is the same?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  49 percent 
C)  99 percent 
D)  55 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  49 percent 
C)  99 percent 
D)  55 percent

Question 7

If a child is using telegraphic speech,she is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  about 2 years old. 
B)  at least 4 years old. 
C)  under 1 year old. 
D)  12 to 15 months old. 
A)  about 2 years old. 
B)  at least 4 years old. 
C)  under 1 year old. 
D)  12 to 15 months old.

Question 8

Brianna received an overall IQ score of 117 on the Wechsler Scale.This number means that Brianna has scored more than ________ standard deviation(s)above the mean IQ score of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  2; 90 
B)  1; 110 
C)  2; 75 
D)  1; 100 
A)  2; 90 
B)  1; 110 
C)  2; 75 
D)  1; 100

Question 9

IQ scores typically predict how much of the variation in work or school performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 10

A larger volume of neuronal cell bodies in areas that support attentional control is related to ________ intelligence but not to ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  general; emotional 
B)  emotional; general 
C)  crystallized; fluid 
D)  fluid; crystallized 
A)  general; emotional 
B)  emotional; general 
C)  crystallized; fluid 
D)  fluid; crystallized

Question 11

A problem with schemas is that they can easily:

Accepted Answer

A)  promote stereotypes. 
B)  incorrectly categorize examples. 
C)  confuse prototypes and exemplars. 
D)  miss defining attributes. 
A)  promote stereotypes. 
B)  incorrectly categorize examples. 
C)  confuse prototypes and exemplars. 
D)  miss defining attributes.

Question 12

The final exam that you will take in your psychology class is a(n)________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  aptitude 
B)  achievement 
C)  general ability 
D)  standardized 
A)  aptitude 
B)  achievement 
C)  general ability 
D)  standardized

Question 13

In terms of Sternberg's theory of intelligence,an architect who draws blueprints of a standard house is showing ________ intelligence; the contractor who builds the house is showing ________intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical; creative 
B)  creative; practical 
C)  practical; analytical 
D)  analytical; practical 
A)  analytical; creative 
B)  creative; practical 
C)  practical; analytical 
D)  analytical; practical

Question 14

Nkeis decides to buy a small car because it is good for the environment.When she goes to look at small cars,she is surprised that they come in luxury versions because she expected them to be very basic and uncomfortable.Nkeis has been using:

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the framing effect. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the availability heuristic. 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the framing effect. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the availability heuristic.

Question 15

Josh was trying to decide which of two people to hire for a job.Donna told him a story about her parents deciding to get two cats when they could not decide which one to buy.Josh recognized that hiring both people would solve his problem as well.Josh has:

Accepted Answer

A)  restructured his problem. 
B)  worked backward from an end state. 
C)  used an appropriate analogy. 
D)  overcome a mental set. 
A)  restructured his problem. 
B)  worked backward from an end state. 
C)  used an appropriate analogy. 
D)  overcome a mental set.

Question 16

Which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills across the lifespan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miller Analogy 
B)  Reaction Time 
C)  Stanford-Binet 
D)  Wechsler 
A)  Miller Analogy 
B)  Reaction Time 
C)  Stanford-Binet 
D)  Wechsler

Question 17

Correlations among test items that create clusters of related items have been identified using:

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analysis. 
B)  qualitative research. 
C)  controlled experiments. 
D)  regression analysis. 
A)  factor analysis. 
B)  qualitative research. 
C)  controlled experiments. 
D)  regression analysis.

Question 18

A black man and a white man with equal IQ scores are told that the test they are about to take will directly measure their intelligence.If ________ becomes a factor for the black man,he is likely to do ________ on the test than the white man will.

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype threat; better 
B)  stereotype threat; worse 
C)  defensive performance; better 
D)  defensive performance; worse 
A)  stereotype threat; better 
B)  stereotype threat; worse 
C)  defensive performance; better 
D)  defensive performance; worse

Question 19

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each,you are engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  reasoning. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  problem solving. 
D)  framing. 
A)  reasoning. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  problem solving. 
D)  framing.

Question 20

According to expected utility theory,we select among our alternatives based on the one that has the highest value,or:

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic. 
B)  utility. 
C)  money. 
D)  happiness. 
A)  heuristic. 
B)  utility. 
C)  money. 
D)  happiness.

In attempting to teach sign language to nonhuman primates,researchers have confirmed:

Dr.Bellasouva gives 500 students a battery of standardized tests.He analyzes the results to see which kinds of cognitive skills allow good performance on different parts of the exam.What approach is Dr.Bellasouva using toward the study of intelligence?

The Stanford-Binet IQ test assesses the difference between which two factors?

Meagan's economics professor argues that people are optimal decision makers.Her psychology professor argues that people are often irrational decision makers.Her economics professor believes in a model of human decision making; her psychology professor believes in a model.

Chiamaka has curly black hair and dark skin and is an excellent musician.Kara has straight red hair and white skin and is great at basketball.Approximately what percentage of their genetic code is the same?

If a child is using telegraphic speech,she is most likely:

Brianna received an overall IQ score of 117 on the Wechsler Scale.This number means that Brianna has scored more than standard deviation(s)above the mean IQ score of .

IQ scores typically predict how much of the variation in work or school performance?

A larger volume of neuronal cell bodies in areas that support attentional control is related to intelligence but not to intelligence.

A problem with schemas is that they can easily:

The final exam that you will take in your psychology class is a(n)________ test.

In terms of Sternberg's theory of intelligence,an architect who draws blueprints of a standard house is showing intelligence; the contractor who builds the house is showing intelligence.

Nkeis decides to buy a small car because it is good for the environment.When she goes to look at small cars,she is surprised that they come in luxury versions because she expected them to be very basic and uncomfortable.Nkeis has been using:

Josh was trying to decide which of two people to hire for a job.Donna told him a story about her parents deciding to get two cats when they could not decide which one to buy.Josh recognized that hiring both people would solve his problem as well.Josh has:

Which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills across the lifespan?

Correlations among test items that create clusters of related items have been identified using:

A black man and a white man with equal IQ scores are told that the test they are about to take will directly measure their intelligence.If becomes a factor for the black man,he is likely to do on the test than the white man will.

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each,you are engaging in:

According to expected utility theory,we select among our alternatives based on the one that has the highest value,or:

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Exam 8: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

In attempting to teach sign language to nonhuman primates,researchers have confirmed:

Dr.Bellasouva gives 500 students a battery of standardized tests.He analyzes the results to see which kinds of cognitive skills allow good performance on different parts of the exam.What approach is Dr.Bellasouva using toward the study of intelligence?

The Stanford-Binet IQ test assesses the difference between which two factors?

Meagan's economics professor argues that people are optimal decision makers.Her psychology professor argues that people are often irrational decision makers.Her economics professor believes in a ________ model of human decision making; her psychology professor believes in a ________ model.

Chiamaka has curly black hair and dark skin and is an excellent musician.Kara has straight red hair and white skin and is great at basketball.Approximately what percentage of their genetic code is the same?

If a child is using telegraphic speech,she is most likely:

Brianna received an overall IQ score of 117 on the Wechsler Scale.This number means that Brianna has scored more than ________ standard deviation(s)above the mean IQ score of ________.

IQ scores typically predict how much of the variation in work or school performance?

A larger volume of neuronal cell bodies in areas that support attentional control is related to ________ intelligence but not to ________ intelligence.

A problem with schemas is that they can easily:

The final exam that you will take in your psychology class is a(n)________ test.

In terms of Sternberg's theory of intelligence,an architect who draws blueprints of a standard house is showing ________ intelligence; the contractor who builds the house is showing ________intelligence.

Nkeis decides to buy a small car because it is good for the environment.When she goes to look at small cars,she is surprised that they come in luxury versions because she expected them to be very basic and uncomfortable.Nkeis has been using:

Josh was trying to decide which of two people to hire for a job.Donna told him a story about her parents deciding to get two cats when they could not decide which one to buy.Josh recognized that hiring both people would solve his problem as well.Josh has:

Which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills across the lifespan?

Correlations among test items that create clusters of related items have been identified using:

A black man and a white man with equal IQ scores are told that the test they are about to take will directly measure their intelligence.If ________ becomes a factor for the black man,he is likely to do ________ on the test than the white man will.

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each,you are engaging in:

According to expected utility theory,we select among our alternatives based on the one that has the highest value,or:

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behavior

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Learning

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Meagan's economics professor argues that people are optimal decision makers.Her psychology professor argues that people are often irrational decision makers.Her economics professor believes in a model of human decision making; her psychology professor believes in a model.

Brianna received an overall IQ score of 117 on the Wechsler Scale.This number means that Brianna has scored more than standard deviation(s)above the mean IQ score of .

A larger volume of neuronal cell bodies in areas that support attentional control is related to intelligence but not to intelligence.

In terms of Sternberg's theory of intelligence,an architect who draws blueprints of a standard house is showing intelligence; the contractor who builds the house is showing intelligence.

A black man and a white man with equal IQ scores are told that the test they are about to take will directly measure their intelligence.If becomes a factor for the black man,he is likely to do on the test than the white man will.