Deck 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Question 1

According to Sternberg,"street smarts" is another way of talking about which kind of intelligence?

A)analytical
B)creative
C)practical
D)emotional

Answer 1

practical

Question 2

Which of the following makes the Wechsler tests different from the Stanford-Binet?

A)The Wechsler tests are administered to individuals.
B)The Wechsler is designed only for children.
C)The Stanford-Binet is designed only for adults.
D)Different Wechsler tests are available for different age groups.

Answer 2

Different Wechsler tests are available for different age groups.

Question 3

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that __________.

A)language shapes thoughts.
B)thoughts shape language.
C)language and thought develop independently.
D)language and thought influence each other.

Answer 3

language shapes thoughts.

Question 4

When people persist in trying to solve a problem the same way they have always gone about solving problems,they have developed __________.

A)a mental set.
B)functional fixedness.
C)confirmation bias.
D)transformation bias.

Question 5

Algorithms are a type of __________.

A)mechanical solution.
B)heuristic.
C)rule of thumb.
D)means-end analysis.

Question 6

Keneisha is only 11 years old,but she can answer questions that most 15-year-olds can answer.Fifteen is Keneisha's __________.

A)chronological age.
B)mental age.
C)IQ.
D)standard age.

Question 7

Which of the following questions would be more likely to produce divergent thinking?

A)"What is a coffee cup?"
B)"How do you spell coffee cup?"
C)"How many uses can you think of for a coffee cup?"
D)"What does a coffee cup look like?"

Question 8

Which type of intelligence,according to Sternberg,would most likely be measured by traditional intelligence tests?

A)analytical
B)creative
C)practical
D)emotional

Question 9

The basic units of sound are called __________.

A)morphemes.
B)phonemes.
C)semantics.
D)syntax.

Question 10

On a popular quiz show,contestants are asked to match the audience in naming certain items.One contestant,when asked to "name a type of vehicle," replied "elevator!" The audience groaned,because they knew that the contestant was pretty far off the mark.The contestant should have picked a vehicle that was closer to a _________ for vehicles to match the audience's response.

A)formal concept
B)natural concept
C)fuzzy concept
D)prototype

Question 11

Research suggests we interact with __________ images __________ the way interact with physical objects.

A)mental;differently than
B)mental;similarly to
C)prototypical;differently than
D)prototypical;similarly to

Question 12

When a test allows a person from one particular background to have an unfair advantage over persons from other backgrounds,it is called__________.

A)culturally free.
B)culturally fair.
C)culturally biased.
D)unreliable.

Question 13

The current estimate of heritability of intelligence is__________.

A)0.90.
B)0.86.
C)0.50.
D)0.34.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the traditional definition of intelligence?

A)ability to adapt
B)ability to solve problems
C)ability to be creative
D)ability to use resources effectively

Question 15

Mental activity that goes on in the brain when a person is processing information is called __________.

A)mentation.
B)a concept.
C)thinking.
D)mental imagery.

Question 16

A test that gives similar scores for a person each time the person takes it is considered to be a __________ test.

A)reliable
B)valid
C)standardized
D)creative

Question 17

The __________ heuristic can be used to create and maintain stereotypes.

A)availability
B)representative
C)insight
D)means-end analysis

Question 18

Goleman has proposed that __________ intelligence is a more powerful influence on success in life than other forms of intelligence.

A)analytical
B)creative
C)practical
D)emotional

Question 19

In Terman's study of gifted children,social and behavioral problems were found only in those __________.

A)with IQs of 150 or higher.
B)with IQs of 180 or higher.
C)with IQs of 180 or higher in adulthood.
D)with IQs of 180 or higher in childhood.

Question 20

Marcos' mother drank heavily while pregnant with him and he has been diagnosed with mild intellectual disability.Marcos most likely suffers from __________.

A)Down syndrome.
B)fetal alcohol syndrome.
C)fragile X syndrome.
D)cretinism.

Question 21

Research has supported the role of __________ in the maintenance of mental fitness and improved cognitive function.

A)visual activity
B)specific mental exercises such as those involving working memory
C)higher levels of aerobic fitness
D)b and c

Question 22

Traumatic brain injuries can have a negative impact on which of the following?

A)problem solving
B)memory
C)attention
D)all of the above