Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

Hyun is working on a chemistry project with Raul. Raul insists on doing things his way and argues with all of Hyun's suggestions. Hyun finds himself getting angry. Before he says something nasty, Hyun reminds himself that the goal is to complete a good project and fighting with Raul will not accomplish that. Hyun is clearly high on which of the four attributes of emotional intelligence?

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Question 61

Fatima and Andrew are going to see the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie starring Johnny Depp. Fatima wants to see the movie because she enjoyed three other movies with Johnny Depp. Andrew wants to go because he enjoyed the first three Pirates movies. Fatima is using reasoning; Andrew is using reasoning.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 62

Khoury has very little food in his kitchen. Rather than inventorying his ingredients before starting dinner, he considers recipes and looks to see if he has the required ingredients. Khoury is solving the problem of making dinner by:

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Question 63

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. Josh has:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 64

An important difference between Gardner's multiple intelligences and the use of g in multiple areas is that Gardner's intelligences are defined and the skills associated with general intelligence are defined .

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Question 65

In terms of the process of affective forecasting, rationalizing and minimizing are two strategies that people use to ____________ a negative event.

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Question 66

A conditional syllogism determines whether the conclusion:

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Question 67

Kosslyn and his colleagues found that visual imagery is associated with activity in the primary visual cortex, which contains the perception-related areas of the brain. This means that images are ____________ perceptions.

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Question 68

Why are scientists having trouble identifying genes that may code for intelligence?

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Question 69

Carina is trying to decide what word is formed by w_ed. She could fill in the blank with every letter from a to z until she found a word, or she could start with e because it is the most frequently occurring letter. If she tried every letter, Carina would be using a(n) . If she starts with e, Carina would be using a(n) .

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Question 70

Even though Jim wants to avoid getting the flu, he decides not to get a flu shot because one of his friends had a bad reaction and Jim is afraid that he will have one too. Jim might change his decision if he knew about the influence of ____________ on decision making.

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Question 71

A grocery store manager decides to combat shoplifting by requiring customers to pay somewhat more than the estimated cost of their groceries when they enter the store and get their change when they leave. Customers are confused and unhappy about this change in the shopping:

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Question 72

Sahndra and Yosef both need to buy cereal. Sahndra goes to the convenience store that only has three kinds of cereal, while Yosef goes to the grocery store that has fifteen kinds of cereal. Who is more likely to buy cereal? Assuming that they both buy cereal, who is more likely to be happy with the cereal?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

The concept of emotional intelligence has been criticized for considering a set of skills to be a form of intelligence. Which other theory of intelligence has been criticized for the same reason?

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Question 74

The average result on an IQ test is assigned the value of 100. All other test results are assigned scores based on their distance from that average score. This means that IQ scores measure:

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Question 75

Lucia won the bronze medal in gymnastics. What might you expect her to say to reporters after the ceremony about her feelings?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 76

Mikhail is a high achiever in the fields of math and science. According to Spearman's theory of general intelligence (g), Mikhail's performance in literature and history:

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Question 77

Individuals who have minimal intellectual capacities but who demonstrate extraordinary talent in some "intelligent" processes, are known as:

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Question 78

Political commentators often stress the importance of a candidate appearing prime ministerial, a quality that characterizes past prime ministers but is not equated with any one of them. Which theory of categorization could best explain this concept of being prime ministerial?

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Question 79

The majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, which translates into scores ranging from:

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Question 80

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Khoury has very little food in his kitchen. Rather than inventorying his ingredients before starting dinner, he considers recipes and looks to see if he has the required ingredients. Khoury is solving the problem of making dinner by:

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. Josh has:

An important difference between Gardner's multiple intelligences and the use of g in multiple areas is that Gardner's intelligences are defined and the skills associated with general intelligence are defined .

In terms of the process of affective forecasting, rationalizing and minimizing are two strategies that people use to ____________ a negative event.

A conditional syllogism determines whether the conclusion:

Kosslyn and his colleagues found that visual imagery is associated with activity in the primary visual cortex, which contains the perception-related areas of the brain. This means that images are ____________ perceptions.

Why are scientists having trouble identifying genes that may code for intelligence?

Even though Jim wants to avoid getting the flu, he decides not to get a flu shot because one of his friends had a bad reaction and Jim is afraid that he will have one too. Jim might change his decision if he knew about the influence of ____________ on decision making.

A grocery store manager decides to combat shoplifting by requiring customers to pay somewhat more than the estimated cost of their groceries when they enter the store and get their change when they leave. Customers are confused and unhappy about this change in the shopping:

The concept of emotional intelligence has been criticized for considering a set of skills to be a form of intelligence. Which other theory of intelligence has been criticized for the same reason?

The average result on an IQ test is assigned the value of 100. All other test results are assigned scores based on their distance from that average score. This means that IQ scores measure:

Lucia won the bronze medal in gymnastics. What might you expect her to say to reporters after the ceremony about her feelings?

Mikhail is a high achiever in the fields of math and science. According to Spearman's theory of general intelligence (g), Mikhail's performance in literature and history:

Individuals who have minimal intellectual capacities but who demonstrate extraordinary talent in some "intelligent" processes, are known as:

Political commentators often stress the importance of a candidate appearing prime ministerial, a quality that characterizes past prime ministers but is not equated with any one of them. Which theory of categorization could best explain this concept of being prime ministerial?

The majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, which translates into scores ranging from:

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Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

Khoury has very little food in his kitchen. Rather than inventorying his ingredients before starting dinner, he considers recipes and looks to see if he has the required ingredients. Khoury is solving the problem of making dinner by:

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. Josh has:

An important difference between Gardner's multiple intelligences and the use of g in multiple areas is that Gardner's intelligences are defined ____________ and the skills associated with general intelligence are defined ____________.

In terms of the process of affective forecasting, rationalizing and minimizing are two strategies that people use to ____________ a negative event.

A conditional syllogism determines whether the conclusion:

Kosslyn and his colleagues found that visual imagery is associated with activity in the primary visual cortex, which contains the perception-related areas of the brain. This means that images are ____________ perceptions.

Why are scientists having trouble identifying genes that may code for intelligence?

Even though Jim wants to avoid getting the flu, he decides not to get a flu shot because one of his friends had a bad reaction and Jim is afraid that he will have one too. Jim might change his decision if he knew about the influence of ____________ on decision making.

A grocery store manager decides to combat shoplifting by requiring customers to pay somewhat more than the estimated cost of their groceries when they enter the store and get their change when they leave. Customers are confused and unhappy about this change in the shopping:

The concept of emotional intelligence has been criticized for considering a set of skills to be a form of intelligence. Which other theory of intelligence has been criticized for the same reason?

The average result on an IQ test is assigned the value of 100. All other test results are assigned scores based on their distance from that average score. This means that IQ scores measure:

Lucia won the bronze medal in gymnastics. What might you expect her to say to reporters after the ceremony about her feelings?

Mikhail is a high achiever in the fields of math and science. According to Spearman's theory of general intelligence (g), Mikhail's performance in literature and history:

Individuals who have minimal intellectual capacities but who demonstrate extraordinary talent in some "intelligent" processes, are known as:

Political commentators often stress the importance of a candidate appearing prime ministerial, a quality that characterizes past prime ministers but is not equated with any one of them. Which theory of categorization could best explain this concept of being prime ministerial?

The majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, which translates into scores ranging from:

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Attention and Memory

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Well-Being

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

Filters

An important difference between Gardner's multiple intelligences and the use of g in multiple areas is that Gardner's intelligences are defined and the skills associated with general intelligence are defined .