Question 1

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) global,intuitive,and special 
B) general,global,and specific 
C) analytical,creative,and practical 
D) mathematical,reasoning,and verbal 
A) global,intuitive,and special 
B) general,global,and specific 
C) analytical,creative,and practical 
D) mathematical,reasoning,and verbal

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to draw on crystallized intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) solving a new kind of logic puzzle 
B) answering trivia questions 
C) figuring out how to fix an unfamiliar appliance 
D) negotiating a social situation completely outside of one's experience (e.g.,a state dinner) 
A) solving a new kind of logic puzzle 
B) answering trivia questions 
C) figuring out how to fix an unfamiliar appliance 
D) negotiating a social situation completely outside of one's experience (e.g.,a state dinner)

Question 3

Coming up with as many different uses of a brick as possible,such as using them for doorstops,is a type of ________ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) prototypic 
B) divergent 
C) algorithmic 
D) convergent 
A) prototypic 
B) divergent 
C) algorithmic 
D) convergent

Question 4

According to the P-FIT model,individual differences in intelligence reflect the integrated activity of a brain network connecting the ________________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) occipital and temporal 
B) temporal and parietal 
C) parietal and frontal 
D) temporal and frontal 
A) occipital and temporal 
B) temporal and parietal 
C) parietal and frontal 
D) temporal and frontal

Question 5

Cole is a high-school junior.He is openly gay.Deep down,he has internalized the stereotype that gay men are not athletic.The resulting anxiety sometimes impairs Cole's performance on the school's hockey team even though he is actually a fairly good athlete.Cole's example illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) stereotype suppression. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) the fundamental attribution error. 
D) cognitive dissonance. 
A) stereotype suppression. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) the fundamental attribution error. 
D) cognitive dissonance.

Question 6

Riley has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip.What has he most likely overcome in applying his new use of the paper clip?

Accepted Answer

A) functional fixedness 
B) stereotype suppression 
C) the representative heuristic 
D) the confirmation bias 
A) functional fixedness 
B) stereotype suppression 
C) the representative heuristic 
D) the confirmation bias

Question 7

Matt picks up a pamphlet at a counseling center titled Suggestions for How to Succeed at College Course Work.Which type of problem-solving strategies are most likely offered in this pamphlet?

Accepted Answer

A) insights 
B) algorithms 
C) scripts 
D) heuristics 
A) insights 
B) algorithms 
C) scripts 
D) heuristics

Question 8

Jordan is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 8 years.His IQ would be:

Accepted Answer

A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 125. 
D) 140. 
A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 125. 
D) 140.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an external attribution?

Accepted Answer

A) "I did a good job because I'm smart." 
B) "I did a good job because the task was easy." 
C) "I did a bad job because I'm inept." 
D) "She did a good job because she's talented." 
A) "I did a good job because I'm smart." 
B) "I did a good job because the task was easy." 
C) "I did a bad job because I'm inept." 
D) "She did a good job because she's talented."

Question 10

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the brain's left hemisphere in about _______% of the right-handed and about ______% of the left-handed population.

Accepted Answer

A) 50; 85 
B) 65; 45 
C) 75; 15 
D) 95; 70 
A) 50; 85 
B) 65; 45 
C) 75; 15 
D) 95; 70

Question 11

Language is based on basic sound units called:

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) semantics. 
D) registers. 
A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) semantics. 
D) registers.

Question 12

Which of the following terms best captures the meaning of the term heuristic,as cognitive psychologists use it?

Accepted Answer

A) recipe 
B) formula 
C) strategy 
D) program 
A) recipe 
B) formula 
C) strategy 
D) program

Question 13

Which of the following brain areas is primarily involved in speech production?

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area 
B) Geschwind's area 
C) Chomsky's area 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) Broca's area 
B) Geschwind's area 
C) Chomsky's area 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 14

Level on the first half of the test,and 150 on the second half of the test.What does this test appear to lack?

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) predictive validity 
D) appropriate norms 
A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) predictive validity 
D) appropriate norms

Question 15

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour.One says,"He never remembers anything." Another says,"He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) They are making attributions. 
B) They are reducing dissonance levels. 
C) They are engaging in stereotype suppression. 
D) They are changing attitudes. 
A) They are making attributions. 
B) They are reducing dissonance levels. 
C) They are engaging in stereotype suppression. 
D) They are changing attitudes.

Question 16

Aphasia is a deficit in:

Accepted Answer

A) reasoning and problem solving. 
B) object recognition. 
C) language processing. 
D) face perception. 
A) reasoning and problem solving. 
B) object recognition. 
C) language processing. 
D) face perception.

Question 17

"John will study hard for his next exam." "For his next test,John will prepare very studiously." "John will devote all his studying to the next exam." These three sentences all exhibit the same:

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) surface structure. 
D) deep structure. 
A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) surface structure. 
D) deep structure.

Question 18

Ronnie is trying to decide whether to vote for a certain political candidate.Based on what she has read about him,she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position,but she agrees with his political positions.Also,she trusts him and likes his decisive personality.In fact,she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign.Ronnie's sending a donation to the campaign represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

Accepted Answer

A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) situational 
A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) situational

Question 19

Which statement is the best description of the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. 
B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. 
C) We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to external causes. 
D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and failures to the shortcomings of others. 
A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. 
B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. 
C) We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to external causes. 
D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and failures to the shortcomings of others.

Question 20

Sally is enrolled in a high school geometry course,which she describes as "drawing figures and figuring drawings." In a typical class,students draw geometric figures and use a formula to calculate an aspect of the figure such as its area.Each time Sally uses a formula she is making use of what psychologists call:

Accepted Answer

A) heuristics. 
B) divergent thinking. 
C) algorithms. 
D) mental sets. 
A) heuristics. 
B) divergent thinking. 
C) algorithms. 
D) mental sets.

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is most likely to draw on crystallized intelligence?

Coming up with as many different uses of a brick as possible,such as using them for doorstops,is a type of ________ thinking.

According to the P-FIT model,individual differences in intelligence reflect the integrated activity of a brain network connecting the ________________ lobes.

Cole is a high-school junior.He is openly gay.Deep down,he has internalized the stereotype that gay men are not athletic.The resulting anxiety sometimes impairs Cole's performance on the school's hockey team even though he is actually a fairly good athlete.Cole's example illustrates:

Riley has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip.What has he most likely overcome in applying his new use of the paper clip?

Matt picks up a pamphlet at a counseling center titled Suggestions for How to Succeed at College Course Work.Which type of problem-solving strategies are most likely offered in this pamphlet?

Jordan is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 8 years.His IQ would be:

Which of the following is an example of an external attribution?

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the brain's left hemisphere in about _% of the right-handed and about % of the left-handed population.

Language is based on basic sound units called:

Which of the following terms best captures the meaning of the term heuristic,as cognitive psychologists use it?

Which of the following brain areas is primarily involved in speech production?

Level on the first half of the test,and 150 on the second half of the test.What does this test appear to lack?

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour.One says,"He never remembers anything." Another says,"He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

Aphasia is a deficit in:

"John will study hard for his next exam." "For his next test,John will prepare very studiously." "John will devote all his studying to the next exam." These three sentences all exhibit the same:

Which statement is the best description of the fundamental attribution error?

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Exam 7: Cognitive Processes

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is most likely to draw on crystallized intelligence?

Coming up with as many different uses of a brick as possible,such as using them for doorstops,is a type of ________ thinking.

According to the P-FIT model,individual differences in intelligence reflect the integrated activity of a brain network connecting the ________________ lobes.

Cole is a high-school junior.He is openly gay.Deep down,he has internalized the stereotype that gay men are not athletic.The resulting anxiety sometimes impairs Cole's performance on the school's hockey team even though he is actually a fairly good athlete.Cole's example illustrates:

Riley has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip.What has he most likely overcome in applying his new use of the paper clip?

Matt picks up a pamphlet at a counseling center titled Suggestions for How to Succeed at College Course Work.Which type of problem-solving strategies are most likely offered in this pamphlet?

Jordan is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 8 years.His IQ would be:

Which of the following is an example of an external attribution?

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the brain's left hemisphere in about _______% of the right-handed and about ______% of the left-handed population.

Language is based on basic sound units called:

Which of the following terms best captures the meaning of the term heuristic,as cognitive psychologists use it?

Which of the following brain areas is primarily involved in speech production?

Level on the first half of the test,and 150 on the second half of the test.What does this test appear to lack?

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour.One says,"He never remembers anything." Another says,"He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

Aphasia is a deficit in:

"John will study hard for his next exam." "For his next test,John will prepare very studiously." "John will devote all his studying to the next exam." These three sentences all exhibit the same:

Which statement is the best description of the fundamental attribution error?

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The language production and comprehension centers are located in the brain's left hemisphere in about _% of the right-handed and about % of the left-handed population.