Question 1

According to researchers, the power of the _____, a part of the brain that does automatic processing, is responsible for our immediate, intuitive reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) right brain 
B) left brain 
C) cognitive unconscious 
D) reflex arc

Question 2

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A) evading the question. 
B) providing a formal definition. 
C) providing Wechsler's definition. 
D) providing an operational definition.

Question 3

Which of the following was the first individual adult IQ test and consisted of performance subtests, such as Block Design and Picture Arrangement, and verbal subtests, such as Information and General Comprehension?

Accepted Answer

A) SAT 
B) Stanford-Binet, 3rd ed. 
C) Kaufman Intelligence Scale 
D) WAIS-III

Question 4

When Archimedes, the famous mathematician, stepped into his overly full bath, his problem-solving attempts suddenly entered the stage of _____, where he immediately realized the solution.(He then ran naked through the streets shouting, "Eureka, eureka," an activity which is not a requirement of this stage.)

Accepted Answer

A) preparation 
B) incubation 
C) illumination 
D) verification

Question 5

Irrational, _____ thought may contribute to creative problem-solving, but can also lead to thinking errors.

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive 
B) inductive 
C) deductive 
D) convergent

Question 6

The Anagrams Test, the Unusual Uses Test, and the Consequences Test are used to measure

Accepted Answer

A) mental sets. 
B) non-verbal intelligence. 
C) creativity. 
D) convergent thinking.

Question 7

Creative thinking requires that

Accepted Answer

A) solutions to problems must be practical and sensible. 
B) reasoning and critical thinking be used to evaluate new ideas once they are produced. 
C) one actively seek out problems to solve. 
D) all of these aspects are present.

Question 8

The global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment is known as

Accepted Answer

A) inductive reasoning. 
B) creativity. 
C) deductive reasoning. 
D) intelligence.

Question 9

Which of the following is LEAST likely to predict that a person is creative?

Accepted Answer

A) a high IQ 
B) a preference for complexity 
C) fluency in combining ideas 
D) use of mental images and metaphors in thinking

Question 10

William has been working diligently on an engineering project, but he has gotten to the point that he sees no way to a viable solution.So, he sets aside the problem and works on another course.By setting aside the problem, William is allowing problem-solving to proceed on a subconscious level.This stage of creative thinking is known as

Accepted Answer

A) incubation. 
B) illumination. 
C) preparation. 
D) verification.

Question 11

To be creative, the solution to a problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original, it must also be

Accepted Answer

A) practical. 
B) intuitive. 
C) denotative. 
D) aesthetic.

Question 12

_____ represents a mixture of convergent thinking, intelligence, reason, creativity, originality, openness, and tolerance.

Accepted Answer

A) Genius 
B) Liberalism 
C) Wisdom 
D) The savant syndrome

Question 13

If you take an IQ test today, the test examiner will convert your relative standing on this test for your age group to a _____ IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) ratio 
B) divergent 
C) deviation 
D) chronological

Question 14

Jasmine is taking a creativity test and is asked "What would happen if everyone in the world became colorblind and could only see black, white, and shades of gray?" Jasmine is taking the

Accepted Answer

A) Thematic Apperception Test. 
B) Consequences Test. 
C) Unusual Uses Test. 
D) Anagrams Test.

Question 15

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her

Accepted Answer

A) mental age. 
B) GPA. 
C) chronological age. 
D) cognitive index.

Question 16

Mozart produced more than 600 pieces of music, Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, and Salvador Dali created more than 1500 works of art.This outpouring of ideas represents these creative geniuses

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility. 
B) fluency. 
C) originality. 
D) novelty.

Question 17

Lewis Term is known for

Accepted Answer

A) revising Binet's test for use in North America. 
B) developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence. 
C) developing the first useful individual test of intelligence in 1904. 
D) developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.

Question 18

Habits that lead to a failure to identify important elements of a problem are referred to as _____ barriers to problem-solving.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) cultural 
C) learned 
D) perceptual

Question 19

Alfred Binet is best known for

Accepted Answer

A) conducting a longitudinal study of the gifted. 
B) developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence. 
C) developing the first useful individual test of intelligence. 
D) developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.

Question 20

The average _____-year-old should be able to copy a square and define the words ball, hat, and stove.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) four 
C) five 
D) nine

Exam 9: Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence