Question 1

The ability to mentally represent a sensory experience is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  mental imagery. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  natural concepts. 
D)  induction. 
A)  mental imagery. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  natural concepts. 
D)  induction.

Question 2

People with cancer tend to be more optimistic if their doctor says "You are 90% certain to survive" as opposed to "There is a 1 in 10 chance you will die." This is an example of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  poor bedside manners. 
B)  a heuristic. 
C)  framing information. 
D)  developing a healthful concept. 
A)  poor bedside manners. 
B)  a heuristic. 
C)  framing information. 
D)  developing a healthful concept.

Question 3

Lewis Terman's longitudinal study showed that people who have very high IQ's tend to __________

Accepted Answer

A)  be deficient in social skills. 
B)  be somewhat less adept at physical challenges. 
C)  have poor emotional control and poor mental health. 
D)  be well-adjusted personally and socially. 
A)  be deficient in social skills. 
B)  be somewhat less adept at physical challenges. 
C)  have poor emotional control and poor mental health. 
D)  be well-adjusted personally and socially.

Question 4

Terrell is shopping for a new car, and the saleswoman wows him by emphasizing the fact that he can have the car with a two thousand dollar rebate. She also mentions the offer of zero percent financing for 72 months, but she does not really press that as a great option. Terrell has become convinced that the rebate is going to be the better deal, even though he'd actually save much more money with the no-interest financing. The saleswoman has used framing, but Terrell is falling prey to the effects of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition. 
B)  anchoring. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the availability heuristic. 
A)  intuition. 
B)  anchoring. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the availability heuristic.

Question 5

On a newly developed IQ test, an individual scores at the 110 level on the first half of the test, and 150 on the second half of the test. What does this test appear to lack?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  standardization 
C)  predictive validity 
D)  appropriate norms 
A)  reliability 
B)  standardization 
C)  predictive validity 
D)  appropriate norms

Question 6

Which type of thinking tends to be measured by most IQ and achievement tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  divergent thinking 
B)  convergent thinking 
C)  creative thinking 
D)  unorthodox thinking 
A)  divergent thinking 
B)  convergent thinking 
C)  creative thinking 
D)  unorthodox thinking

Question 7

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in __________

Accepted Answer

A)  functional thinking. 
B)  circular thinking. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  divergent thinking. 
A)  functional thinking. 
B)  circular thinking. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  divergent thinking.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language like?

Accepted Answer

A)  chimpanzee 
B)  parrot 
C)  armadillos 
D)  dolphin 
A)  chimpanzee 
B)  parrot 
C)  armadillos 
D)  dolphin

Question 9

The "Primary Mental Abilities Test," developed by Louis and Thelma Thurstone, measures __________

Accepted Answer

A)  the g-factor. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  three separate aspects of intelligence. 
D)  seven different areas of intelligence. 
A)  the g-factor. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  three separate aspects of intelligence. 
D)  seven different areas of intelligence.

Question 10

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One study of interracial and African-American children who had been adopted into highly educated, upper-middle-class white families found the average of their IQ scores was __________

Accepted Answer

A)  slightly below the national average. 
B)  the same as the national average. 
C)  substantially below the national average. 
D)  slightly above the national average. 
A)  slightly below the national average. 
B)  the same as the national average. 
C)  substantially below the national average. 
D)  slightly above the national average.

Question 12

Which was NOT a finding of Lewis Terman's study of gifted kids?

Accepted Answer

A)  they were socially well adjusted 
B)  they were more resistant to mental illness 
C)  they were clearly much more likely to be females 
D)  they were physically healthier than non-gifted peers 
A)  they were socially well adjusted 
B)  they were more resistant to mental illness 
C)  they were clearly much more likely to be females 
D)  they were physically healthier than non-gifted peers

Question 13

Language is based on sound units called morphemes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins reared apart 
B)  same-sex fraternal twins 
C)  siblings reared together 
D)  identical twins reared together 
A)  identical twins reared apart 
B)  same-sex fraternal twins 
C)  siblings reared together 
D)  identical twins reared together

Question 15

Which of the following is a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mildly retarded can reach the sixth grade level and live independently. 
B)  The effects of mental retardation can be eliminated through education and training. 
C)  Little can be done to reduce the effects of retardation. 
D)  Nothing can be done to reduce the effects of retardation. 
A)  The mildly retarded can reach the sixth grade level and live independently. 
B)  The effects of mental retardation can be eliminated through education and training. 
C)  Little can be done to reduce the effects of retardation. 
D)  Nothing can be done to reduce the effects of retardation.

Question 16

Concepts are ideas that represent __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a class or category of objects, events, or activities. 
B)  patterns of behavior. 
C)  higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  a class or category of objects, events, or activities. 
B)  patterns of behavior. 
C)  higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers. 
D)  none of these.

Question 17

In addition to their own language, all Dutch schoolchildren learn all but WHICH of the following languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish 
B)  German 
C)  French 
D)  English 
A)  Spanish 
B)  German 
C)  French 
D)  English

Question 18

After tossing a nickel in the air 6 times and having it land showing "heads," Nick decided his odds were best that the nickel would land showing "tails" the next time. However, Nick failed to realize his odds were still 50-50. This is an example of a(n) __________

Accepted Answer

A)  representativeness heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  exemplar. 
D)  additive strategy. 
A)  representativeness heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  exemplar. 
D)  additive strategy.

Question 19

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  8; 80. 
B)  8; 125. 
C)  10; 100. 
D)  10; 125. 
A)  8; 80. 
B)  8; 125. 
C)  10; 100. 
D)  10; 125.

Question 20

Liza plans to study architecture in college. She is already quite skilled at drawing buildings in great detail, and can visualize and draw three-dimensional forms far better than most students her age. Howard Gardner would say Liza shows a high degree of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial intelligence. 
B)  contextual intelligence. 
C)  kinesthetic intelligence. 
D)  intrapersonal intelligence. 
A)  spatial intelligence. 
B)  contextual intelligence. 
C)  kinesthetic intelligence. 
D)  intrapersonal intelligence.

The ability to mentally represent a sensory experience is __________

People with cancer tend to be more optimistic if their doctor says "You are 90% certain to survive" as opposed to "There is a 1 in 10 chance you will die." This is an example of __________

Lewis Terman's longitudinal study showed that people who have very high IQ's tend to __________

On a newly developed IQ test, an individual scores at the 110 level on the first half of the test, and 150 on the second half of the test. What does this test appear to lack?

Which type of thinking tends to be measured by most IQ and achievement tests?

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in __________

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language like?

The "Primary Mental Abilities Test," developed by Louis and Thelma Thurstone, measures __________

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

One study of interracial and African-American children who had been adopted into highly educated, upper-middle-class white families found the average of their IQ scores was __________

Which was NOT a finding of Lewis Terman's study of gifted kids?

Language is based on sound units called morphemes.

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Concepts are ideas that represent __________

In addition to their own language, all Dutch schoolchildren learn all but WHICH of the following languages?

After tossing a nickel in the air 6 times and having it land showing "heads," Nick decided his odds were best that the nickel would land showing "tails" the next time. However, Nick failed to realize his odds were still 50-50. This is an example of a(n) __________

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of and an IQ of

Liza plans to study architecture in college. She is already quite skilled at drawing buildings in great detail, and can visualize and draw three-dimensional forms far better than most students her age. Howard Gardner would say Liza shows a high degree of __________

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The ability to mentally represent a sensory experience is __________

People with cancer tend to be more optimistic if their doctor says "You are 90% certain to survive" as opposed to "There is a 1 in 10 chance you will die." This is an example of __________

Lewis Terman's longitudinal study showed that people who have very high IQ's tend to __________

On a newly developed IQ test, an individual scores at the 110 level on the first half of the test, and 150 on the second half of the test. What does this test appear to lack?

Which type of thinking tends to be measured by most IQ and achievement tests?

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in __________

Which of the following is NOT an animal that has been taught to produce behavior that some think is language like?

The "Primary Mental Abilities Test," developed by Louis and Thelma Thurstone, measures __________

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

One study of interracial and African-American children who had been adopted into highly educated, upper-middle-class white families found the average of their IQ scores was __________

Which was NOT a finding of Lewis Terman's study of gifted kids?

Language is based on sound units called morphemes.

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Concepts are ideas that represent __________

In addition to their own language, all Dutch schoolchildren learn all but WHICH of the following languages?

After tossing a nickel in the air 6 times and having it land showing "heads," Nick decided his odds were best that the nickel would land showing "tails" the next time. However, Nick failed to realize his odds were still 50-50. This is an example of a(n) __________

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________

Liza plans to study architecture in college. She is already quite skilled at drawing buildings in great detail, and can visualize and draw three-dimensional forms far better than most students her age. Howard Gardner would say Liza shows a high degree of __________

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Sensation and Perception

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An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of and an IQ of