Question 1

Another word for reliability is

Accepted Answer

A)  validity. 
B)  equivalence. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  normality. 
A)  validity. 
B)  equivalence. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  normality.

Question 2

Crystallized intelligence refers to verbal ability and accumulated knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The view suggesting that the language a person speaks determines the nature of that person's thoughts is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the cognitive theory of language. 
B)  the linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
C)  the neural network theory. 
D)  the language hypothesis. 
A)  the cognitive theory of language. 
B)  the linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
C)  the neural network theory. 
D)  the language hypothesis.

Question 4

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which form of intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "g factor" 
B)  primary mental ability 
C)  fluid intelligence 
D)  crystallized intelligence 
A)  the "g factor" 
B)  primary mental ability 
C)  fluid intelligence 
D)  crystallized intelligence

Question 6

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  trial-and-error 
B)  algorithms 
C)  escalation of commitment 
D)  heuristics 
A)  trial-and-error 
B)  algorithms 
C)  escalation of commitment 
D)  heuristics

Question 7

All of the following are examples of an acceleration program except

Accepted Answer

A)  skipping a grade. 
B)  practice using various musical instruments. 
C)  accelerated individualized learning of algebra. 
D)  advanced placement in college or university. 
A)  skipping a grade. 
B)  practice using various musical instruments. 
C)  accelerated individualized learning of algebra. 
D)  advanced placement in college or university.

Question 8

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

Accepted Answer

A)  hermeneutics 
B)  systemic cognition 
C)  problem solving 
D)  decision making 
A)  hermeneutics 
B)  systemic cognition 
C)  problem solving 
D)  decision making

Question 9

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  WISC 
B)  Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test 
C)  WPPSI 
D)  WAIS-III 
A)  WISC 
B)  Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test 
C)  WPPSI 
D)  WAIS-III

Question 10

The more closely two people are related genetically, the more similar their IQ scores tend to be. This finding provides support for the view that ________ factors play a role in shaping human intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  both environmental and genetic 
B)  confluent 
C)  genetic 
D)  environmental 
A)  both environmental and genetic 
B)  confluent 
C)  genetic 
D)  environmental

Question 11

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children in Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroom instruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales, including performance and verbal items 
C)  William Stern's Intelligence Quotient 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for adult intelligence 
A)  Binet and Simon's test for identifying children in Paris schools who were unable to profit from regular classroom instruction 
B)  The Wechsler scales, including performance and verbal items 
C)  William Stern's Intelligence Quotient 
D)  The Stanford-Binet test for adult intelligence

Question 12

Most studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed and can't be significantly modified by the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did Wechsler's tests provide that the Stanford-Binet did not?

Accepted Answer

David Wechsler developed the first succe

Question 14

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity-experience debate. 
B)  nature-nurture controversy. 
C)  heredity-environment controversy. 
D)  nativist-learning controversy. 
A)  heredity-experience debate. 
B)  nature-nurture controversy. 
C)  heredity-environment controversy. 
D)  nativist-learning controversy.

Question 15

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

Accepted Answer

A)  110. 
B)  125. 
C)  145. 
D)  80. 
A)  110. 
B)  125. 
C)  145. 
D)  80.

Question 16

A test must be carefully standardized to answer the question,

Accepted Answer

A)  "Does this test measure what it claims to measure?" 
B)  "Will a person who gets a high score today get a high score tomorrow?" 
C)  "How does a high scorer on this test probably behave?" 
D)  "What kind of score on this test would be considered high?" 
A)  "Does this test measure what it claims to measure?" 
B)  "Will a person who gets a high score today get a high score tomorrow?" 
C)  "How does a high scorer on this test probably behave?" 
D)  "What kind of score on this test would be considered high?"

Question 17

Carol is trying to decide which college to attend next semester. She first eliminates those that are too far from home for her to be able to visit her family and friends on the weekend. The decision-making strategy demonstrated here is

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic systematic decision-making process. 
B)  elimination by aspects 
C)  the representativeness heuristic 
D)  the recognition heuristic 
A)  heuristic systematic decision-making process. 
B)  elimination by aspects 
C)  the representativeness heuristic 
D)  the recognition heuristic

Question 18

The meaning derived from words, sentences, and other units of language is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  semantics. 
D)  morphology. 
A)  syntax. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  semantics. 
D)  morphology.

Question 19

An algorithm is a systematic, step-by-step procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type, if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following are the interpersonal aspects of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  commanding insight into and tolerance of others around you 
B)  empathy and the ability to handle relationships 
C)  serenity and independence from the need for others 
D)  movement in the social direction you have always searched for 
A)  commanding insight into and tolerance of others around you 
B)  empathy and the ability to handle relationships 
C)  serenity and independence from the need for others 
D)  movement in the social direction you have always searched for

Another word for reliability is

Crystallized intelligence refers to verbal ability and accumulated knowledge.

The view suggesting that the language a person speaks determines the nature of that person's thoughts is known as

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Which form of intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility?

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

All of the following are examples of an acceleration program except

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

The more closely two people are related genetically, the more similar their IQ scores tend to be. This finding provides support for the view that ________ factors play a role in shaping human intelligence.

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Most studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed and can't be significantly modified by the environment.

What did Wechsler's tests provide that the Stanford-Binet did not?

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

A test must be carefully standardized to answer the question,

Carol is trying to decide which college to attend next semester. She first eliminates those that are too far from home for her to be able to visit her family and friends on the weekend. The decision-making strategy demonstrated here is

The meaning derived from words, sentences, and other units of language is known as

An algorithm is a systematic, step-by-step procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type, if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Which of the following are the interpersonal aspects of emotional intelligence?

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Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Another word for reliability is

Crystallized intelligence refers to verbal ability and accumulated knowledge.

The view suggesting that the language a person speaks determines the nature of that person's thoughts is known as

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Which form of intelligence refers to abstract reasoning and mental flexibility?

Which of the following is not a problem-solving technique?

All of the following are examples of an acceleration program except

Psychologists define ________ as the process of considering alternatives and choosing among them.

Which of the following is a group test of intelligence?

The more closely two people are related genetically, the more similar their IQ scores tend to be. This finding provides support for the view that ________ factors play a role in shaping human intelligence.

Which of the following intelligence tests was developed first?

Most studies indicate that IQ test scores are fixed and can't be significantly modified by the environment.

What did Wechsler's tests provide that the Stanford-Binet did not?

The debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment is the

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

A test must be carefully standardized to answer the question,

Carol is trying to decide which college to attend next semester. She first eliminates those that are too far from home for her to be able to visit her family and friends on the weekend. The decision-making strategy demonstrated here is

The meaning derived from words, sentences, and other units of language is known as

An algorithm is a systematic, step-by-step procedure that virtually guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type, if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Which of the following are the interpersonal aspects of emotional intelligence?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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