Deck 8: A: Cognition

Question 1

Language is based on basic sound units called ______.

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

Answer 1

phonemes

Question 2

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

A)physical exercise
B)a diet high in beta-amyloids
C)drinking one or two glasses of red wine at least twice each week.
D)the cessation of cigarette smoking

Answer 2

physical exercise

Question 3

Researchers have found that ______ influenced by culture.

A)neither language nor thought is
B)language,but not thought,is
C)thought,but not language,is
D)both language and thought are

Answer 3

both language and thought are

Question 4

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

A)decisive
B)convergent
C)heuristic
D)divergent

Question 5

Alfred Binet designed the first ______ test.

A)aptitude
B)performance-based
C)perception
D)intelligence

Question 6

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called ______.

A)mental set
B)means-end analysis
C)noncompensatory modeling
D)prototypical idealization

Question 7

The term Terman's Termites refers to __________.

A)a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively
B)a group of Army soldiers who on the basis of their IQ were followed through their military career
C)a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood
D)none of these

Question 8

Poor nutrition and medical care,poor living conditions (older,cheaper buildings often have lead paint on the walls),and a lack of intellectual support are thought to lead to ________________.

A)fragile X syndrome
B)Down syndrome
C)fetal alcohol syndrome
D)familial retardation

Question 9

What are mental categories representing activities,objects,qualities,or situations that share some common characteristics?

A)classes
B)concepts
C)attributes
D)classifications

Question 10

The ability to learn from one's experiences,and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of ________.

A)divergent problem solving
B)creative thinking
C)heuristic usage
D)intelligence