Question 1

Which of the following is referred to as a mechanical solution to a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding 
B)  random learning 
C)  trial and error 
D)  escalation of commitment

Question 2

Kayla is mildly intellectually disabled, but shows no signs of brain damage, inherited metabolic disorders, or genetic abnormalities. However, she was born into an impoverished early environment. Which of the following does this indicate about Kayla?

Accepted Answer

A)  she has organic intellectual disability 
B)  she has undifferentiated intellectual disability 
C)  she has familial intellectual disability 
D)  she has chronic intellectual disability

Question 3

What is one of the ways the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale is more useful in assessing intelligence than the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale provides subtest scores on different abilities rather than a single universal intelligence quotient (IQ) score. 
B)  The Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale provides a single intelligence quotient (IQ) score. 
C)  The Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale measures multiple intelligences such as music and linguistics. 
D)  The Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale measures contextual and componential intelligence.

Question 4

When responding to a new problem, what do we call the tendency to use an approach that was successful with similar problems in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristics 
B)  fixation 
C)  incubation 
D)  functional fixedness

Question 5

The first successful intelligence test was intended to identify children whose mental ability was too limited for them to profit from regular classroom instruction. This was developed by____________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What is the active mental process that involves manipulating mental representations of information to achieve some goal, purpose, or conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  thinking 
C)  sensation 
D)  learning

Question 7

What type of concept is an object if it is classified based on its relationship to something else?

Accepted Answer

A)  a disjunctive concept 
B)  a conjunctive concept 
C)  a relational concept 
D)  an abstract concept

Question 8

What does a deviation intelligence quotient (IQ) represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's number of correct responses on a mental test 
B)  a person's percentage of correct responses on a mental test 
C)  a person's relative standing in a group based on mental test performance 
D)  a person's ratio of mental age to chronological age

Question 9

Claudia failed to see that a trash bag would make an excellent makeshift raincoat. Which of the following does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental block 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  means-ends analysis 
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 10

Define functional fixedness, and how it affects problem solving.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is a recommendation for enhancing creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  sticking to a logical approach 
B)  looking for analogies 
C)  taking extreme risks 
D)  evaluating immediately

Question 12

Which of the following do experts base their skills on?

Accepted Answer

A)  the escalation of commitment 
B)  trial and error 
C)  the ability to recognize patterns 
D)  the ability to assess the smallest detail

Question 13

Which of the following does the textbook state regarding the development of creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  People wanting to be more creative should assess the obvious connections between ideas. 
B)  People wanting to be more creative should be more dependent on others for help. 
C)  People wanting to be more creative must first be very intelligent. 
D)  People wanting to be more creative should practise divergent thinking.

Question 14

How would a mountain bike be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a prototype 
B)  as a conjunctive concept 
C)  as a disjunctive concept 
D)  as a relational concept

Question 15

What do we call computer programs that respond the same way as a human who is highly experienced within a specific area?

Accepted Answer

A)  lexigrams 
B)  expert systems 
C)  representative heuristics 
D)  cerbronics

Question 16

What formula is used to calculate intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Accepted Answer

A)  CA-MA×100=IQ 
B)  CA/MA × 100 = IQ 
C)  MA/100 × CA = IQ 
D)  MA/CA × 100 = IQ

Question 17

Which family relationship shares the greatest correlation in intelligence quotient (IQ) scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins reared together 
B)  fraternal twins reared together 
C)  fraternal twins reared apart 
D)  parents and their children

Question 18

What kind of intelligence test is administered to several people at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social intelligence test 
B)  an individual intelligence test 
C)  a performance intelligence test 
D)  a group intelligence test

Question 19

What is the smallest unit of speech sounds that has meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  a phoneme 
B)  a morpheme 
C)  a syllable 
D)  a syntax

Question 20

Which of the following words consists of two morphemes?

Accepted Answer

A)  untouchable 
B)  computer 
C)  books 
D)  uncomfortable

Exam 8: Intelligence, Cognition, Language, and Creativity