Question 1

Chomsky emphasized the role of imitation and reinforcement in language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who proposed that language is partly innate and that humans have a built-in neural system which provides them with an intuitive grasp of grammar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beatrice Gardner 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Albert Bandura 
D)  B.F. Skinner

Question 3

Describe the relationship between optimism and emotional intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The first intelligence tests developed by Alfred Binet were intended to identify children whose mental ability was too limited for them to profit from regular classroom instruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The linguistic relativity hypothesis says that

Accepted Answer

A)  language largely determines thought. 
B)  language makes thought relative. 
C)  thought largely determines language. 
D)  thought makes language relative.

Question 6

If average IQ differences were genetically determined by race, then the mean IQ scores of mixed-race individuals should fall somewhere between the mean scores for blacks and whites. Research has

Accepted Answer

A)  not found such a relationship between IQ and mixed ancestry. 
B)  not been able to rule one way or another on this issue. 
C)  found evidence to support this idea. 
D)  discovered just the opposite is true.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a group test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otis Lennon Mental Ability Test 
B)  California Test of Mental Maturity 
C)  Cognitive Abilities Test 
D)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Question 8

Yuen does well on conventional intelligence tests; therefore Yuen is high on what Robert Sternberg calls

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence. 
B)  componential intelligence. 
C)  experiential intelligence. 
D)  contextual intelligence.

Question 9

Statements such as "blood will tell," "like father, like son," and "it runs in the family," reflect which of the following views of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic 
B)  nurture 
C)  conservative 
D)  empirical

Question 10

The twin study method examines the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability by comparing

Accepted Answer

A)  brothers with sisters to fraternal twins. 
B)  fraternal twins with ordinary siblings. 
C)  monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins. 
D)  identical twins with ordinary siblings.

Question 11

The IQs of identical twins who were separated early in life and raised in different homes correlate almost as much as

Accepted Answer

A)  half-siblings. 
B)  non-identical siblings. 
C)  identical twins raised together. 
D)  cousins.

Question 12

Which of the following IQ scores would be least common?

Accepted Answer

A)  101 
B)  92 
C)  123 
D)  85

Question 13

________ refers to the literal words that are written or spoken or signed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Syntax 
B)  Semantics 
C)  Surface structure 
D)  Deep structure

Question 14

Marilyn has a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 8. According to the original formula, Marilyn's IQ is

Accepted Answer

A)  120. 
B)  67. 
C)  96. 
D)  150.

Question 15

The act of using a word, on the basis of some shared feature, to apply to a broader range of objects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension. 
B)  overregularization. 
C)  telegraphic speech. 
D)  underextension.

Question 16

Completing a term paper by first picking a specific topic, then searching for information, followed by reading and understanding the information, and finally writing the paper is an example of which of the following problem-solving techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  prototypes 
B)  exemplars 
C)  algorithms 
D)  means-ends analysis

Question 17

The recognition heuristic is a decision making strategy that triggers a decision as soon as a relevant factor is identified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Josephine is an expert mechanic capable of repairing complex equipment. On which type of intelligence test is Josephine's intelligence most likely to be demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  a vocabulary test 
B)  a verbal test 
C)  a performance test 
D)  a cognitive test

Question 19

Compare and contrast learning theory and nativist theory with regard to language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

What is the term for an index of the degree to which a characteristic is estimated to be influenced by genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  heritability 
B)  gene factor 
C)  nature index 
D)  heredity index

Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Chomsky emphasized the role of imitation and reinforcement in language acquisition.

Who proposed that language is partly innate and that humans have a built-in neural system which provides them with an intuitive grasp of grammar?

Describe the relationship between optimism and emotional intelligence.

The first intelligence tests developed by Alfred Binet were intended to identify children whose mental ability was too limited for them to profit from regular classroom instruction.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis says that

If average IQ differences were genetically determined by race, then the mean IQ scores of mixed-race individuals should fall somewhere between the mean scores for blacks and whites. Research has

Which of the following is not a group test of intelligence?

Yuen does well on conventional intelligence tests; therefore Yuen is high on what Robert Sternberg calls

Statements such as "blood will tell," "like father, like son," and "it runs in the family," reflect which of the following views of intelligence?

The twin study method examines the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability by comparing

The IQs of identical twins who were separated early in life and raised in different homes correlate almost as much as

Which of the following IQ scores would be least common?

________ refers to the literal words that are written or spoken or signed.

Marilyn has a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 8. According to the original formula, Marilyn's IQ is

The act of using a word, on the basis of some shared feature, to apply to a broader range of objects is called

Completing a term paper by first picking a specific topic, then searching for information, followed by reading and understanding the information, and finally writing the paper is an example of which of the following problem-solving techniques?

The recognition heuristic is a decision making strategy that triggers a decision as soon as a relevant factor is identified.

Josephine is an expert mechanic capable of repairing complex equipment. On which type of intelligence test is Josephine's intelligence most likely to be demonstrated?

Compare and contrast learning theory and nativist theory with regard to language acquisition.

What is the term for an index of the degree to which a characteristic is estimated to be influenced by genetic factors?