An important factor in the formation of prototypes is:
intelligence.
emotional intelligence.
culture.
scientific information.
Score: 0 Feedback: Incorrect. How People Think, p. 265
2) Shelly took the Stanford-Binet test at age 10 and scored a mental age of 13. Using Sternâs formula, her IQ is:
130
30
13
100
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, p. 277
3) Five-year old Jordan is seeing a speech therapist in his preschool once a week because he has difficulty saying the ârâ sound in his own name. When he says his name, people think it sounds like âjaw-dun.â From a language perspective, Jordan is having difficulty with a specific _______.
pragmatic
phoneme
syntax
morpheme
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Language, p. 294
4) ________ is the ability to adapt and deal with new problems or challenges the first time you encounter them.
Analytical intelligence
Practical intelligence
Fluid intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Mental and Physical Exercises Combine for Better Cognitive Health, p. 300
5) Abbyâs new puppy cries each night when left in her crate. When Abby picks up the puppy and holds her to her chest, the puppy stops crying and falls asleep. However, after she puts the puppy back in the crate, the crying begins again. After a few nights, Abby suddenly realizes that her heartbeat is helping the dog fall asleep. She places a ticking clock next to the crate, and the puppy goes right to sleep at night. Abby’s realization is an example of:
an algorithm.
trial and error.
insight.
a heuristic.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, p. 268
6) The ________ involves estimating the likelihood of an event based on how easy it is to recall relevant information from memory.
availability heuristic
means-end analysis
trial and error method
representative heuristic
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, p. 267
7) A mechanical problem-solving technique is also referred to as:
algorithmic.
heuristic devices.
meansâend analysis.
trial and error.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, pp. 266-267
8) One barrier to innovative problem solving is persisting in using techniques that have been successful in the past, also known as:
confirmation bias.
convergent thinking.
mental set.
mind set.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, p. 270
9) When the solution to a problem suddenly comes to mind, it is called:
means-end analysis.
consciousness.
insight.
intelligence.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, p. 268
10) Creative intelligence is related to:
emotional intelligence.
convergent thinking.
divergent thinking.
âstreet smarts.â
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. How People Think, p. 272
11) Only differences among people in general can be investigated for the influence of genes because genes always interact with:
ecological factors.
gender.
biological factors.
environmental factors.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, p. 291
12) A person with an IQ over 145 may be best categorized as:
average.
developmentally delayed.
gifted.
a genius.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, pp. 286-287
13) _________ includes the ability to be self-motivated, to feel what others feel, and to be socially skilled.
Practical intelligence
Analytical intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Creative intelligence
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, p. 289
14) ________, which is caused by a defect in a male gene that leads to deficiency in a protein needed for brain development, is a biological cause of intellectual disability.
Down syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Familial retardation
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, p. 286
15) If a test does not measure what itâs supposed to measure, then it lacks:
standardization.
cultural bias.
reliability.
validity.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Intelligence, p. 279
16) Kanzi, the chimpanzee, communicates with researchers by using:
abstract symbols on a keyboard and making some sounds.
some sign language and many sounds.
symbols on a keyboard and sign language.
music notes on a keyboard.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Language, pp. 287-298
17) The rhythm and emphasis of communicating is part of which language structure?
grammar
phonemes
syntax
pragmatics
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Language, p. 295
18) The cognitive universalism theory states that:
all languages are similar in certain universal ways.
concepts are universal and influence the development of language.
all languages have the same pragmatics.
thought processes and concepts are controlled by language.
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Language, p. 296
19) Recent studies support Rosch-Heiderâs theory of ______, rather than the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
a cognitive universalism
a collective monologue
linguistic relativity
the language acquisition device
Score: 1 Feedback: Correct. Language, p. 296
20) Vygotsky believed that:
learning concepts first helped students have better vocabularies.
language could help a child learn to control social behavior.
concepts preceded and aided the development of language.
“private speech” was a sign of a mood disorder.