Question 1

Which of the following statements does not support the effects of environment on IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malnutrition during early childhood can result in lower IQ scores for the deprived children. 
B)  Identical twins reared apart have very similar IQ scores. 
C)  IQ scores among children partially depend on environmental stimulation. 
D)  Malnutrition during pregnancy can lower the IQ scores of the resulting children. 
A)  Malnutrition during early childhood can result in lower IQ scores for the deprived children. 
B)  Identical twins reared apart have very similar IQ scores. 
C)  IQ scores among children partially depend on environmental stimulation. 
D)  Malnutrition during pregnancy can lower the IQ scores of the resulting children. B

Question 2

A uniquely human capability that may separate us from all other animals is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem solving 
B)  color vision 
C)  language 
D)  emotion 
A)  problem solving 
B)  color vision 
C)  language 
D)  emotion C

Question 3

How effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others, and can regulate and manage their own feeling-related behaviors is ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  maturational 
B)  empathic 
C)  emotional 
D)  emotive 
A)  maturational 
B)  empathic 
C)  emotional 
D)  emotive C

Question 4

A general term referring to the ability or abilities involved in learning and adaptive behavior is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apperception 
B)  insight 
C)  affect 
D)  intelligence 
A)  apperception 
B)  insight 
C)  affect 
D)  intelligence

Question 5

Maureen is completing a chemistry project that must be written up using the metric system (i.e., milliliters), but her beaker is scaled in ounces. The best solution strategy for her problem involves a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compensatory model 
B)  algorithm 
C)  heuristic 
D)  subgoal 
A)  compensatory model 
B)  algorithm 
C)  heuristic 
D)  subgoal

Question 6

Allison takes a test on Monday and earns a score of 84. When she takes the same test again on Thursday she gets an 83. The test is apparently ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliable 
B)  culture-fair 
C)  valid 
D)  content-related 
A)  reliable 
B)  culture-fair 
C)  valid 
D)  content-related

Question 7

John is taking his English Literature final on Friday, and he is trying to find strategies to cope with the problem of organizing the material. Which of the following is the best advice you could give him?

Accepted Answer

A)  list all of the attributes of a good grade 
B)  adopt a policy of functional fixedness 
C)  visualize and diagram the material as much as possible 
D)  work at the highest pitched emotional level as possible 
A)  list all of the attributes of a good grade 
B)  adopt a policy of functional fixedness 
C)  visualize and diagram the material as much as possible 
D)  work at the highest pitched emotional level as possible

Question 8

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception of surface structure precedes deep structure in understanding a sentence 
B)  we decide which objects belong to a concept according to what is most probable or sensible, given the facts at hand 
C)  one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world 
D)  one's thinking and view of the world determines the structure of one's language 
A)  perception of surface structure precedes deep structure in understanding a sentence 
B)  we decide which objects belong to a concept according to what is most probable or sensible, given the facts at hand 
C)  one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world 
D)  one's thinking and view of the world determines the structure of one's language

Question 9

In a study comparing American and Asian grade-school students in math performance, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there were no significant differences in performance 
B)  American students lagged far behind Asian students 
C)  American students were slightly behind Asian students 
D)  Asian students lagged far behind American students 
A)  there were no significant differences in performance 
B)  American students lagged far behind Asian students 
C)  American students were slightly behind Asian students 
D)  Asian students lagged far behind American students

Question 10

John and Bill are both employed in an advertising agency, and both have IQ scores of about 130. John is involved in the assignment of staff to various accounts and the scheduling of production activities. Bill is a commercial artist who decides on visual formats and does the original sketches. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Co-workers perceive John as more mature. 
B)  Co-workers perceive John as more intelligent. 
C)  Co-workers perceive Bill as more intelligent. 
D)  Co-workers perceive Bill as more mature. 
A)  Co-workers perceive John as more mature. 
B)  Co-workers perceive John as more intelligent. 
C)  Co-workers perceive Bill as more intelligent. 
D)  Co-workers perceive Bill as more mature.

Which of the following statements does not support the effects of environment on IQ?

A uniquely human capability that may separate us from all other animals is ________.

How effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others, and can regulate and manage their own feeling-related behaviors is ________ intelligence.

A general term referring to the ability or abilities involved in learning and adaptive behavior is ________.

Maureen is completing a chemistry project that must be written up using the metric system (i.e., milliliters), but her beaker is scaled in ounces. The best solution strategy for her problem involves a(n) ________.

Allison takes a test on Monday and earns a score of 84. When she takes the same test again on Thursday she gets an 83. The test is apparently ________.

John is taking his English Literature final on Friday, and he is trying to find strategies to cope with the problem of organizing the material. Which of the following is the best advice you could give him?

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

In a study comparing American and Asian grade-school students in math performance, ________.

The Science of Psychology

Extension: The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

Extension: the Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Extension: Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Extension: States of Consciousness

Learning

Extension: Learning

Memory

Extension: Memory

Cognition and Mental Abilities

Motivation and Emotion

Extension: Motivation and Emotion

Life-Span Development

Extension: Life-Span Development

Personality

Extension: Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Extension: Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Extension: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Extension: Therapies

Social Psychology

Extension: Social Psychology

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Exam 7: Extension: Cognition and Mental Abilities

Which of the following statements does not support the effects of environment on IQ?

A uniquely human capability that may separate us from all other animals is ________.

How effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others, and can regulate and manage their own feeling-related behaviors is ________ intelligence.

A general term referring to the ability or abilities involved in learning and adaptive behavior is ________.

Maureen is completing a chemistry project that must be written up using the metric system (i.e., milliliters), but her beaker is scaled in ounces. The best solution strategy for her problem involves a(n) ________.

Allison takes a test on Monday and earns a score of 84. When she takes the same test again on Thursday she gets an 83. The test is apparently ________.

John is taking his English Literature final on Friday, and he is trying to find strategies to cope with the problem of organizing the material. Which of the following is the best advice you could give him?

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________.

In a study comparing American and Asian grade-school students in math performance, ________.

The Science of Psychology

Extension: The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

Extension: the Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Extension: Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Extension: States of Consciousness

Learning

Extension: Learning

Memory

Extension: Memory

Cognition and Mental Abilities

Motivation and Emotion

Extension: Motivation and Emotion

Life-Span Development

Extension: Life-Span Development

Personality

Extension: Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Extension: Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Extension: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Extension: Therapies

Social Psychology

Extension: Social Psychology

Filters