Question 1

Which of the following is likely to reduce our ability to solve new problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analogies 
B)  Functional fixedness 
C)  Means-ends analysis 
D)  Algorithms

Question 2

When a test is administered to a large number of persons so that test norms can be formulated, the test is being

Accepted Answer

A)  constructed. 
B)  standardized 
C)  made reliable. 
D)  validated.

Question 3

Choose two of the following psychologists associated with research or testing of intelligence and compare and contrast their approaches (e.g., Binet, Thurstone, Wechsler, Terman, Gardner, Spearman, Guilford, Sternberg).

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Question 4

J. Philippe Rushton's conclusions on race and intelligence have been challenged on all of the following grounds except

Accepted Answer

A)  The accuracy of the measurements. 
B)  The methodology of his research. 
C)  Whether the studies actually testtelligence. 
D)  The age of the subjects

Question 5

What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis, and is it supported by research?

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The answer of What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis, and...

Question 6

The Flynn effect refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a deviation score which signals to the researcher that there is a problem with the test. 
B)  the huge IQ gainsdustrialized countries over the past 50 years 
C)  the standard error all IQ tests, which allow tests to be compared across cultures. 
D)  thefluence of genes ontelligence.

Question 7

In the book The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray claim that IQ can explain

Accepted Answer

A)  how correlations can be used to demonstrate causation. 
B)  how people at the top rungs of society got there 
C)  how people respond differently to environmental pressures. 
D)  how enriched and stimulating environments can help people overcome poverty.

Question 8

Emotional intelligence refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a subsystem of character traits that allow use to rise above the average person. 
B)  a new understanding oftelligence that is replacing our past view of IQ. 
C)  a set of capabilities that are separate from IQ but necessary for success life 
D)  a quasi-intellectual ability to be appropriate with one's emotional life.

Question 9

What are the two major impediments to problem solving?

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The answer of What are the two major impediments to...

Question 10

Horace, with a mental age of 6 and a chronological age of 12, has an IQ of

Accepted Answer

A)  75. 
B)  50 
C)  95. 
D)  110.

Question 11

When Dobrila uses a dime as a screwdriver she is overcoming

Accepted Answer

A)  belief perseverance. 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  positive test strategy. 
D)  conformational bias.

Question 12

Which form of intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "g factor" 
B)  Primary mental ability 
C)  Fluidtelligence 
D)  Crystallizedtelligence

Question 13

A reliable test is one that has carefully established norms of performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Reliability of a test refers to its

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to give consistent results over time for the same person 
B)  valid measurement of what it claims to measure. 
C)  power reliably predicting the test taker's responses. 
D)  really testing the subject you wish to know about.

Question 15

Danielle cannot remember the name of the Mexican restaurant where she is supposed to meet Willard. Which of the following is a heuristic problem-solving strategy for locating the right restaurant?

Accepted Answer

A)  About the time they were supposed to meet, she should get a car and drive about the city hoping to catch sight of Willard's car. 
B)  She should assume Willard will choose a restaurant nearest his home, and call these Mexican restaurants first to check on whether he made a reservation 
C)  She should ask a Ouija board for the name of the restaurant. 
D)  She should call all Mexican restaurants alphabetical order until she locates the one with Willard's reservation.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are concepts, and how are they formed?

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Question 18

The fact that Bernice takes the same crowded road to work every day merely because she has always taken that road and even though a less clogged route is available is due to her

Accepted Answer

A)  mental set 
B)  conformational bias. 
C)  functional fixedness. 
D)  metacognition.

Question 19

After administering a test to a job applicant, Dr. Snyder concludes that only 25 percent of the persons taking the test obtain a score as low as Gene's score. Dr. Snyder can reach such a conclusion only if the test has been

Accepted Answer

A)  valid. 
B)  standardized 
C)  reliable. 
D)  accurate.

Question 20

The first widely used individual intelligence test in the United States was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford-Binettelligence Scale 
B)  California Test of Mental Maturity. 
C)  Wechsler Adulttelligence Scale. 
D)  Raven Progressive Matrices.

Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Which of the following is likely to reduce our ability to solve new problems?

When a test is administered to a large number of persons so that test norms can be formulated, the test is being

Choose two of the following psychologists associated with research or testing of intelligence and compare and contrast their approaches (e.g., Binet, Thurstone, Wechsler, Terman, Gardner, Spearman, Guilford, Sternberg).

J. Philippe Rushton's conclusions on race and intelligence have been challenged on all of the following grounds except

What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis, and is it supported by research?

The Flynn effect refers to

In the book The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray claim that IQ can explain

Emotional intelligence refers to

What are the two major impediments to problem solving?

Horace, with a mental age of 6 and a chronological age of 12, has an IQ of

When Dobrila uses a dime as a screwdriver she is overcoming

Which form of intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility?

A reliable test is one that has carefully established norms of performance.

Reliability of a test refers to its

Danielle cannot remember the name of the Mexican restaurant where she is supposed to meet Willard. Which of the following is a heuristic problem-solving strategy for locating the right restaurant?

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

What are concepts, and how are they formed?

The fact that Bernice takes the same crowded road to work every day merely because she has always taken that road and even though a less clogged route is available is due to her

After administering a test to a job applicant, Dr. Snyder concludes that only 25 percent of the persons taking the test obtain a score as low as Gene's score. Dr. Snyder can reach such a conclusion only if the test has been

The first widely used individual intelligence test in the United States was the