Question 1

The disorder that results in difficulties with being able to produce speech is called

Accepted Answer

A) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
B) global aphasia. 
C) Wernicke's aphasia. 
D) Broca's aphasia. 
A) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
B) global aphasia. 
C) Wernicke's aphasia. 
D) Broca's aphasia.

Question 2

A study used brain imaging to examine women solving math problems.Group A was reminded that women usually perform poorly in math, and Group B received no such reminder.The scans of the two groups showed that Group A showed

Accepted Answer

A) similar brain activity as Group B. 
B) more brain activity in the areas involved in learning math. 
C) more brain activity in the areas involved in social and emotional processing. 
D) less brain activity in the areas involved in social and emotional processing. 
A) similar brain activity as Group B. 
B) more brain activity in the areas involved in learning math. 
C) more brain activity in the areas involved in social and emotional processing. 
D) less brain activity in the areas involved in social and emotional processing.

Question 3

Which of the following words would be taught in the same way in both phonics instruction and whole language approaches?

Accepted Answer

A) cat, hat 
B) bear, bare 
C) a, I 
D) who, how 
A) cat, hat 
B) bear, bare 
C) a, I 
D) who, how

Question 4

Jamail is trying to decide whether to major in biology or psychology.Kevin is trying to figure out what major might allow him to get a good job right after college.Jamail is engaged in ; Kevin is engaged in .

Accepted Answer

A) problem solving; decision making 
B) inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning 
C) decision making; problem solving 
D) deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning 
A) problem solving; decision making 
B) inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning 
C) decision making; problem solving 
D) deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning

Question 5

A study finds that women do as well as men in math courses at all levels.If Heather reads this study before taking her calculus final, she will be likely to do well, because of .

Accepted Answer

A) less; positive role models 
B) more; positive role models 
C) more; reduced stereotype threat 
D) less; reduced stereotype threat 
A) less; positive role models 
B) more; positive role models 
C) more; reduced stereotype threat 
D) less; reduced stereotype threat

Question 6

Joel is fantastic at solving logic problems and analogies, but he does not have a very good vocabulary and could not find most countries on a map.Joel would probably score on a test of crystallized intelligence and on a test of fluid intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) low; low 
B) low; high 
C) high; high 
D) high; low 
A) low; low 
B) low; high 
C) high; high 
D) high; low

Question 7

If the majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, the scores may range from

Accepted Answer

A) 75 to 105. 
B) 89 to 109. 
C) 85 to 115. 
D) 80 to 120. 
A) 75 to 105. 
B) 89 to 109. 
C) 85 to 115. 
D) 80 to 120.

Question 8

Damage to leads to expressive aphasia, while damage to leads to receptive aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area; Wernicke's area 
B) Wernicke's area; Broca's area 
C) the left frontal lobe; the right frontal lobe 
D) the right frontal lobe; the left frontal lobe 
A) Broca's area; Wernicke's area 
B) Wernicke's area; Broca's area 
C) the left frontal lobe; the right frontal lobe 
D) the right frontal lobe; the left frontal lobe

Question 9

can lead to the reinforcement of racism or sexism.

Accepted Answer

A) Exemplars 
B) Schemas 
C) Reasoning 
D) Cognition 
A) Exemplars 
B) Schemas 
C) Reasoning 
D) Cognition

Question 10

Lavinia recently suffered a stroke.Although she can understand the things people are saying to her, she is unable to form words herself.Lavinia most likely experienced damage to

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's area. 
B) the prefrontal cortex. 
C) the right hemisphere. 
D) Broca's area. 
A) Wernicke's area. 
B) the prefrontal cortex. 
C) the right hemisphere. 
D) Broca's area.

Question 11

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each, you are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) reasoning. 
B) decision making. 
C) problem solving. 
D) framing. 
A) reasoning. 
B) decision making. 
C) problem solving. 
D) framing.

Question 12

What information would be the most useful for identifying whether a patient with frontal lobe damage can use somatic markers?

Accepted Answer

A) the patient's current mood 
B) the patient's reaction to stubbing his little toe 
C) the patient's emotions when talking about the death of a loved one 
D) the patient's ability to correctly identify the best deal while shopping 
A) the patient's current mood 
B) the patient's reaction to stubbing his little toe 
C) the patient's emotions when talking about the death of a loved one 
D) the patient's ability to correctly identify the best deal while shopping

Question 13

In contrast to Gardner's idea of several independent intelligences dealing with different intellectual content, Sternberg's theory involves

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive processes comprised by intelligence. 
B) three aspects of intelligence. 
C) only one type of intelligence. 
D) biological-based forms of intelligence. 
A) cognitive processes comprised by intelligence. 
B) three aspects of intelligence. 
C) only one type of intelligence. 
D) biological-based forms of intelligence.

Question 14

Ngwama has been asked to interview for a very prestigious job.She knows that very few people who are interviewed will be offered jobs by this company.She turns down the interview because she is afraid of how terrible she will feel if she interviews and is not offered a job.In refusing the interview, Ngwama was influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) affective forecasting. 
B) projected regret. 
C) confirmation biases. 
D) subjective likelihoods. 
A) affective forecasting. 
B) projected regret. 
C) confirmation biases. 
D) subjective likelihoods.

Question 15

Jameisia has always loved numbers.When she starts first grade, she grasps basic math immediately.Her teacher is so impressed that she gives Jameisia increasingly complicated work in math.Jameisia goes on to become a superb math student all the way through school.What is the most reasonable conclusion about the source of Jameisia's success in math?

Accepted Answer

A) Her genetically determined ability made the environment irrelevant. 
B) The environment acted as a social multiplier for her innate ability. 
C) The environment allowed her innate abilities to become apparent. 
D) Her genetically determined ability found a compatible environment. 
A) Her genetically determined ability made the environment irrelevant. 
B) The environment acted as a social multiplier for her innate ability. 
C) The environment allowed her innate abilities to become apparent. 
D) Her genetically determined ability found a compatible environment.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT involved in emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) managing one's emotions 
B) using emotions to guide thoughts and actions 
C) changing other peoples' emotions 
D) understanding emotional language 
A) managing one's emotions 
B) using emotions to guide thoughts and actions 
C) changing other peoples' emotions 
D) understanding emotional language

Question 17

Bella prefers to take a medicine advertised to be "over 99% effective" over one advertised to "fail less than 1% of the time." This preference is most conceptually similar to preferring

Accepted Answer

A) to rely on her "gut instinct" rather than logic when making important decisions. 
B) a more expensive store that has a lot of sales over one that has reliably low prices. 
C) a familiar brand of ketchup over an unfamiliar one. 
D) to go to a party over going to the library. 
A) to rely on her "gut instinct" rather than logic when making important decisions. 
B) a more expensive store that has a lot of sales over one that has reliably low prices. 
C) a familiar brand of ketchup over an unfamiliar one. 
D) to go to a party over going to the library.

Question 18

When Mandy and Joe meet, Joe tells her that he loves math and computers and his favorite hobbies have always involved building things.Mandy concludes that Joe must be an engineering student rather than a liberal arts student, even though there are many more liberal arts than engineering students at their school.Mandy is using the heuristic and ignoring .

Accepted Answer

A) representativeness; base rates 
B) availability; base rates 
C) representativeness; subjective likelihood 
D) availability; subjective likelihood 
A) representativeness; base rates 
B) availability; base rates 
C) representativeness; subjective likelihood 
D) availability; subjective likelihood

Question 19

Gerardo's former girlfriend used to cheat on him.He knew when she was being unfaithful because she would be gone a lot, claiming that she needed to work.When his new girlfriend tells him that she has a lot of work to do and will not be able to see him as much right now, he assumes she is seeing another man.Gerardo's suspicions result from his

Accepted Answer

A) insight. 
B) emotional heuristic. 
C) mental set. 
D) affective forecasting. 
A) insight. 
B) emotional heuristic. 
C) mental set. 
D) affective forecasting.

Question 20

Theories of general intelligence, like Gardner's theory, see intelligence as being expressed in areas such as math and language.The unique contribution of Gardner's theory is that the intelligences

Accepted Answer

A) are correlated. 
B) are biological. 
C) are independent. 
D) differ quantitatively. 
A) are correlated. 
B) are biological. 
C) are independent. 
D) differ quantitatively.

The disorder that results in difficulties with being able to produce speech is called

A study used brain imaging to examine women solving math problems.Group A was reminded that women usually perform poorly in math, and Group B received no such reminder.The scans of the two groups showed that Group A showed

Which of the following words would be taught in the same way in both phonics instruction and whole language approaches?

Jamail is trying to decide whether to major in biology or psychology.Kevin is trying to figure out what major might allow him to get a good job right after college.Jamail is engaged in ; Kevin is engaged in .

A study finds that women do as well as men in math courses at all levels.If Heather reads this study before taking her calculus final, she will be likely to do well, because of .

Joel is fantastic at solving logic problems and analogies, but he does not have a very good vocabulary and could not find most countries on a map.Joel would probably score on a test of crystallized intelligence and on a test of fluid intelligence.

If the majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, the scores may range from

Damage to leads to expressive aphasia, while damage to leads to receptive aphasia.

can lead to the reinforcement of racism or sexism.

Lavinia recently suffered a stroke.Although she can understand the things people are saying to her, she is unable to form words herself.Lavinia most likely experienced damage to

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each, you are engaging in

What information would be the most useful for identifying whether a patient with frontal lobe damage can use somatic markers?

In contrast to Gardner's idea of several independent intelligences dealing with different intellectual content, Sternberg's theory involves

Which of the following is NOT involved in emotional intelligence?

Bella prefers to take a medicine advertised to be "over 99% effective" over one advertised to "fail less than 1% of the time." This preference is most conceptually similar to preferring

Theories of general intelligence, like Gardner's theory, see intelligence as being expressed in areas such as math and language.The unique contribution of Gardner's theory is that the intelligences

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Exam 8: Thinking, Language and Intelligence

The disorder that results in difficulties with being able to produce speech is called

A study used brain imaging to examine women solving math problems.Group A was reminded that women usually perform poorly in math, and Group B received no such reminder.The scans of the two groups showed that Group A showed

Which of the following words would be taught in the same way in both phonics instruction and whole language approaches?

Jamail is trying to decide whether to major in biology or psychology.Kevin is trying to figure out what major might allow him to get a good job right after college.Jamail is engaged in ; Kevin is engaged in .

A study finds that women do as well as men in math courses at all levels.If Heather reads this study before taking her calculus final, she will be likely to do well, because of .

Joel is fantastic at solving logic problems and analogies, but he does not have a very good vocabulary and could not find most countries on a map.Joel would probably score on a test of crystallized intelligence and on a test of fluid intelligence.

If the majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test, the scores may range from

Damage to leads to expressive aphasia, while damage to leads to receptive aphasia.

can lead to the reinforcement of racism or sexism.

Lavinia recently suffered a stroke.Although she can understand the things people are saying to her, she is unable to form words herself.Lavinia most likely experienced damage to

If you are choosing among various alternatives by weighing the criteria associated with each, you are engaging in

What information would be the most useful for identifying whether a patient with frontal lobe damage can use somatic markers?

In contrast to Gardner's idea of several independent intelligences dealing with different intellectual content, Sternberg's theory involves

Which of the following is NOT involved in emotional intelligence?

Bella prefers to take a medicine advertised to be "over 99% effective" over one advertised to "fail less than 1% of the time." This preference is most conceptually similar to preferring

Theories of general intelligence, like Gardner's theory, see intelligence as being expressed in areas such as math and language.The unique contribution of Gardner's theory is that the intelligences

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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