Question 1

Which consistent gender difference has been found in IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)   None
B)   Females show a greater variation at the high and low end of the IQ range
C)   Males show a greater variation at the high and low end of the IQ range
D)   Males show a greater variation in the middle of the IQ range
E)   Females show a greater variation in the middle of the IQ range C

Question 2

Which one of the cognitive domains improves with age?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reasoning
B)   Vocabulary
C)   Processing speed
D)   Memory
E)   Spatial ability B

Question 3

Acquired knowledge and ways of thinking fall under which umbrella term according to Spearman?

Accepted Answer

A)   Habituation
B)   Fluid intelligence
C)   General intelligence
D)   Crystallized intelligence
E)   General fluency D

Question 4

The "eureka" moment has been linked to which type of problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   Everyday
B)   Multi-step
C)   Complex
D)   Logic
E)   Insight

Question 5

Why do we use heuristics?

Accepted Answer

A)   To reduce effort
B)   To help us think more deeply
C)   To involve logic
D)   To employ analogy
E)   To increase the complexity of thought

Question 6

To be fixed on a limited view of how an object is used is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lack of imagination
B)   Functional fixedness
C)   Rigid thinking
D)   Entrenched thought
E)   Inflexible reason

Question 7

How does Kahneman refer to the two key systems involved in thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Automatic versus controlled
B)   Unconscious versus conscious
C)   Implicit versus explicit
D)   Fast versus slow
E)   System 1 vs System 2

Exam 9: Cognition, Problem-Solving and Intelligence