Question 1

When you are multitasking,your prefrontal cortex,which prioritizes tasks and enables higher-order thinking,becomes overly active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Kathryn's grandma says that if Kathryn uses the old family recipe for Irish soda bread exactly,then she is guaranteed to have delicious results.Kathryn's grandma is encouraging her granddaughter to

Accepted Answer

A) engage in dialectical thinking. 
B) make use of her family's tacit knowledge. 
C) use an algorithm. 
D) rely upon a heuristic. 
A) engage in dialectical thinking. 
B) make use of her family's tacit knowledge. 
C) use an algorithm. 
D) rely upon a heuristic. C

Question 3

The tendency to think,mistakenly,that human beings have nothing in common with other animals is called

Accepted Answer

A) anthropodenial. 
B) anthropomorphism. 
C) stereotype threat. 
D) tacit knowledge. 
A) anthropodenial. 
B) anthropomorphism. 
C) stereotype threat. 
D) tacit knowledge. A

Question 4

People who are creative tend to rely on convergent thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most likely individual to experience cognitive dissonance would be

Accepted Answer

A) Lisa,who gave up smoking because she became pregnant. 
B) Vickie,who went through a mild initiation to join a sorority she ended up liking. 
C) Sybil,whose parents chose a car for her that turns out to be a lemon. 
D) Heidi,who signed up to join the army only to find that she hates basic training. 
A) Lisa,who gave up smoking because she became pregnant. 
B) Vickie,who went through a mild initiation to join a sorority she ended up liking. 
C) Sybil,whose parents chose a car for her that turns out to be a lemon. 
D) Heidi,who signed up to join the army only to find that she hates basic training.

Question 6

Distinguish between a concept and a prototype and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Concept is a mental category that groups

Question 7

Tiffany tells her husband that she thinks their dog is embarrassed to be walked around the neighborhood in the sweater that she knitted for him.This is almost certainly an example of

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) anthropodenial. 
D) anthropomorphism. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) anthropodenial. 
D) anthropomorphism.

Question 8

The mental inflexibility and obliviousness to the current context of one's environment that prevents individuals from recognizing when a change in a situation requires a change in behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A) mindlessness. 
B) explicit learning. 
C) implicit learning. 
D) subconscious processing. 
A) mindlessness. 
B) explicit learning. 
C) implicit learning. 
D) subconscious processing.

Question 9

In early studies,researchers teaching language to primates unwittingly gave nonverbal cues that might have enabled the apes to respond correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research on human cognition reveals that not all mental processing is conscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The tendency to look for or pay attention only to information that supports one's own belief is called

Accepted Answer

A) mental set. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) stereotype threat. 
D) mindlessness. 
A) mental set. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) stereotype threat. 
D) mindlessness.

Question 12

David Wechsler designed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)in order to produce

Accepted Answer

A) a componential IQ score,an experiential IQ score,and a contextual IQ score. 
B) a general IQ score,a verbal IQ score,and a performance IQ score. 
C) a tacit knowledge IQ score and an emotional intelligence IQ score. 
D) a culture-free IQ score and a general knowledge IQ score. 
A) a componential IQ score,an experiential IQ score,and a contextual IQ score. 
B) a general IQ score,a verbal IQ score,and a performance IQ score. 
C) a tacit knowledge IQ score and an emotional intelligence IQ score. 
D) a culture-free IQ score and a general knowledge IQ score.

Question 13

Intuition involves two stages of mental processing.The first stage is _______________ and the second stage is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) subconscious;nonconscious 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) nonconscious;conscious 
D) effortful;automatic 
A) subconscious;nonconscious 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) nonconscious;conscious 
D) effortful;automatic

Question 14

Problem-solving methods that guarantee solutions if appropriate and properly executed are called

Accepted Answer

A) prototypes. 
B) algorithms. 
C) heuristics. 
D) noncompensatory models. 
A) prototypes. 
B) algorithms. 
C) heuristics. 
D) noncompensatory models.

Question 15

Investigations of animal behaviors indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) the actions of animals can be explained by instinct and by principles of operant conditioning alone. 
B) chimpanzees have a rudimentary sense of number and appear to have some sort of summing ability. 
C) chimpanzees trained to use signs with humans do not use signs to converse with other chimps. 
D) when language training procedures became objective,apes could not use symbols to refer to objects. 
A) the actions of animals can be explained by instinct and by principles of operant conditioning alone. 
B) chimpanzees have a rudimentary sense of number and appear to have some sort of summing ability. 
C) chimpanzees trained to use signs with humans do not use signs to converse with other chimps. 
D) when language training procedures became objective,apes could not use symbols to refer to objects.

Question 16

One well-known theory of intelligence,the triarchic theory proposed by Robert Sternberg,distinguishes three different aspects of intelligence.Explain each of these aspects in detail.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 17

Which of the following is a basic concept?

Accepted Answer

A) dog 
B) animal 
C) golden retriever 
D) Chihuahua 
A) dog 
B) animal 
C) golden retriever 
D) Chihuahua

Question 18

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on

Accepted Answer

A) the need to be right,which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind. 
B) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life. 
C) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information. 
D) how easy it is to think of examples or instances. 
A) the need to be right,which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind. 
B) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life. 
C) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information. 
D) how easy it is to think of examples or instances.

Question 19

The average intelligence test score of contemporary IQ tests is usually set arbitrarily at 100,and the tests are constructed so that about two-thirds of all people score between 85 and 115.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Noah thinks of himself as an excellent negotiator when purchasing cars.Two months after Noah's purchase,his brother-in-law gets the same model for $1,000 less! According to cognitive dissonance theory,Noah

Accepted Answer

A) will decide that he was wrong and that he isn't that good at negotiating a good car price. 
B) will decide that he is glad he had the car for those 2 months,even though prices soon dropped. 
C) will ask his brother-in-law to come along with him the next time he purchases a car. 
D) will begin to dislike his new car,noticing all the little details that bother him. 
A) will decide that he was wrong and that he isn't that good at negotiating a good car price. 
B) will decide that he is glad he had the car for those 2 months,even though prices soon dropped. 
C) will ask his brother-in-law to come along with him the next time he purchases a car. 
D) will begin to dislike his new car,noticing all the little details that bother him.

When you are multitasking,your prefrontal cortex,which prioritizes tasks and enables higher-order thinking,becomes overly active.

Kathryn's grandma says that if Kathryn uses the old family recipe for Irish soda bread exactly,then she is guaranteed to have delicious results.Kathryn's grandma is encouraging her granddaughter to

The tendency to think,mistakenly,that human beings have nothing in common with other animals is called

People who are creative tend to rely on convergent thinking.

The most likely individual to experience cognitive dissonance would be

Distinguish between a concept and a prototype and provide an example of each.

Tiffany tells her husband that she thinks their dog is embarrassed to be walked around the neighborhood in the sweater that she knitted for him.This is almost certainly an example of

The mental inflexibility and obliviousness to the current context of one's environment that prevents individuals from recognizing when a change in a situation requires a change in behavior is called

In early studies,researchers teaching language to primates unwittingly gave nonverbal cues that might have enabled the apes to respond correctly.

Research on human cognition reveals that not all mental processing is conscious.

The tendency to look for or pay attention only to information that supports one's own belief is called

David Wechsler designed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)in order to produce

Intuition involves two stages of mental processing.The first stage is _ and the second stage is _.

Problem-solving methods that guarantee solutions if appropriate and properly executed are called

Investigations of animal behaviors indicate that

One well-known theory of intelligence,the triarchic theory proposed by Robert Sternberg,distinguishes three different aspects of intelligence.Explain each of these aspects in detail.

Which of the following is a basic concept?

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on

The average intelligence test score of contemporary IQ tests is usually set arbitrarily at 100,and the tests are constructed so that about two-thirds of all people score between 85 and 115.

Noah thinks of himself as an excellent negotiator when purchasing cars.Two months after Noah's purchase,his brother-in-law gets the same model for $1,000 less! According to cognitive dissonance theory,Noah

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When you are multitasking,your prefrontal cortex,which prioritizes tasks and enables higher-order thinking,becomes overly active.

Kathryn's grandma says that if Kathryn uses the old family recipe for Irish soda bread exactly,then she is guaranteed to have delicious results.Kathryn's grandma is encouraging her granddaughter to

The tendency to think,mistakenly,that human beings have nothing in common with other animals is called

People who are creative tend to rely on convergent thinking.

The most likely individual to experience cognitive dissonance would be

Distinguish between a concept and a prototype and provide an example of each.

Tiffany tells her husband that she thinks their dog is embarrassed to be walked around the neighborhood in the sweater that she knitted for him.This is almost certainly an example of

The mental inflexibility and obliviousness to the current context of one's environment that prevents individuals from recognizing when a change in a situation requires a change in behavior is called

In early studies,researchers teaching language to primates unwittingly gave nonverbal cues that might have enabled the apes to respond correctly.

Research on human cognition reveals that not all mental processing is conscious.

The tendency to look for or pay attention only to information that supports one's own belief is called

David Wechsler designed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)in order to produce

Intuition involves two stages of mental processing.The first stage is _______________ and the second stage is _______________.

Problem-solving methods that guarantee solutions if appropriate and properly executed are called

Investigations of animal behaviors indicate that

One well-known theory of intelligence,the triarchic theory proposed by Robert Sternberg,distinguishes three different aspects of intelligence.Explain each of these aspects in detail.

Which of the following is a basic concept?

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on

The average intelligence test score of contemporary IQ tests is usually set arbitrarily at 100,and the tests are constructed so that about two-thirds of all people score between 85 and 115.

Noah thinks of himself as an excellent negotiator when purchasing cars.Two months after Noah's purchase,his brother-in-law gets the same model for $1,000 less! According to cognitive dissonance theory,Noah

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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Intuition involves two stages of mental processing.The first stage is _ and the second stage is _.