Question 1

What scores on a modern intelligence test are considered to be in the "normal" range?

Accepted Answer

A)  90-110 
B)  40-60 
C)  40-140 
D)  75 -125 
E)  60-80 
A)  90-110 
B)  40-60 
C)  40-140 
D)  75 -125 
E)  60-80

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of highly creative people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are very interested in the problem. 
B)  They prefer to work in large groups. 
C)  They prefer more complex problems. 
D)  They enjoy interacting with other creative thinkers. 
E)  They question how problems are presented. 
A)  They are very interested in the problem. 
B)  They prefer to work in large groups. 
C)  They prefer more complex problems. 
D)  They enjoy interacting with other creative thinkers. 
E)  They question how problems are presented.

Question 3

The highest correlation among IQ scores is for

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins. 
B)  parent and child. 
C)  non-twin siblings. 
D)  foster parent and child. 
E)  fraternal twins. 
A)  identical twins. 
B)  parent and child. 
C)  non-twin siblings. 
D)  foster parent and child. 
E)  fraternal twins.

Question 4

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door. She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  an algorithm 
B)  a heuristic 
C)  a means-end strategy 
D)  a hunch 
E)  a mental set 
A)  an algorithm 
B)  a heuristic 
C)  a means-end strategy 
D)  a hunch 
E)  a mental set

Question 5

A source of bias that may explain racial IQ differences is the fact that most IQ tests rely heavily on

Accepted Answer

A)  math skills. 
B)  vocabulary level. 
C)  the ability to pay attention. 
D)  individual responsibility. 
E)  interpersonal intelligence. 
A)  math skills. 
B)  vocabulary level. 
C)  the ability to pay attention. 
D)  individual responsibility. 
E)  interpersonal intelligence.

Question 6

Most people would guess that more women die of breast cancer than of heart disease, even though the opposite is true. People might be misled, because we hear about breast cancer quite a bit in the media. Thus, we fall victim to

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the availability bias. 
C)  an anchoring bias. 
D)  divergent thinking. 
E)  a mental set. 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  the availability bias. 
C)  an anchoring bias. 
D)  divergent thinking. 
E)  a mental set.

Question 7

Which of the following pairs of children features one child who would be classified as mentally retarded and one child who would be classified as gifted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tammy's IQ is 88, and Preki's IQ is 188. 
B)  Pua's IQ is 99, and Jared's IQ is 115. 
C)  Brock's IQ is 79, and Chandler's IQ is 112. 
D)  Bill's IQ is 54, and Missy's IQ is 137. 
E)  Ricardo's IQ is 14, and Herve's IQ is 84. 
A)  Tammy's IQ is 88, and Preki's IQ is 188. 
B)  Pua's IQ is 99, and Jared's IQ is 115. 
C)  Brock's IQ is 79, and Chandler's IQ is 112. 
D)  Bill's IQ is 54, and Missy's IQ is 137. 
E)  Ricardo's IQ is 14, and Herve's IQ is 84.

Question 8

The brain region believed to be associated with "hunches," "intuition," and the emotional component of thinking is located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobes near the cerebellum. 
B)  temporal lobes directly above the hippocampus. 
C)  frontal lobes just behind the central fissure. 
D)  temporal lobes beside the lateral fissure. 
E)  frontal lobes just above the eyes. 
A)  parietal lobes near the cerebellum. 
B)  temporal lobes directly above the hippocampus. 
C)  frontal lobes just behind the central fissure. 
D)  temporal lobes beside the lateral fissure. 
E)  frontal lobes just above the eyes.

Question 9

Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  glider 
B)  car 
C)  scooter 
D)  bicycle 
E)  skateboard 
A)  glider 
B)  car 
C)  scooter 
D)  bicycle 
E)  skateboard

Question 10

The Binet-Simon approach to the assessment of school abilities was unique in that

Accepted Answer

A)  they only measured current performance. 
B)  they wanted to be able to label the slow learners. 
C)  they believed training would not affect intelligence. 
D)  their test was tied to Spearman's intelligence theory. 
E)  their test measured innate intelligence. 
A)  they only measured current performance. 
B)  they wanted to be able to label the slow learners. 
C)  they believed training would not affect intelligence. 
D)  their test was tied to Spearman's intelligence theory. 
E)  their test measured innate intelligence.

Question 11

________ argued that racial differences in IQ scores have a genetic basis.

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Galton 
B)  Arthur Jensen 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  Erik Erikson 
E)  Lewis Terman 
A)  Francis Galton 
B)  Arthur Jensen 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  Erik Erikson 
E)  Lewis Terman

Question 12

A person whose frontal lobes are damaged (just above the eyes) will be expected to

Accepted Answer

A)  show difficulty in comprehending speech. 
B)  experience hallucinations. 
C)  display little response to a particular stimulus. 
D)  have difficulty in forming a cognitive map. 
E)  be unable to shift information into long-term memory. 
A)  show difficulty in comprehending speech. 
B)  experience hallucinations. 
C)  display little response to a particular stimulus. 
D)  have difficulty in forming a cognitive map. 
E)  be unable to shift information into long-term memory.

Question 13

A person who persists in solving a problem in the same way every time would be said to show

Accepted Answer

A)  anchoring bias. 
B)  algorithm. 
C)  representativeness heuristic. 
D)  a mental set. 
E)  cognitive bias 
A)  anchoring bias. 
B)  algorithm. 
C)  representativeness heuristic. 
D)  a mental set. 
E)  cognitive bias

Question 14

________ refers to a situation where a person cannot consider alternate uses for a familiar object.

Accepted Answer

A)  The anchoring bias 
B)  The availability heuristic 
C)  An algorithm 
D)  Functional fixedness 
E)  Assimilation bias 
A)  The anchoring bias 
B)  The availability heuristic 
C)  An algorithm 
D)  Functional fixedness 
E)  Assimilation bias

Question 15

A key problem with Terman's original formula for computing IQs is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  caused people to believe that IQ is unchangeable. 
B)  made it seem as if people grow less intelligent with age. 
C)  was never standardized and difficult to compute. 
D)  caused mathematical difficulties for people far below the average. 
E)  did not correlate with actual intelligence at any point in a person's life. 
A)  caused people to believe that IQ is unchangeable. 
B)  made it seem as if people grow less intelligent with age. 
C)  was never standardized and difficult to compute. 
D)  caused mathematical difficulties for people far below the average. 
E)  did not correlate with actual intelligence at any point in a person's life.

Question 16

In a set of scores that are normally distributed,

Accepted Answer

A)  many people score at the high end and just a few score at the low end. 
B)  people are equally likely to obtain any particular score. 
C)  people tend to score consistently when they are retested. 
D)  few people score very high or very low and most people score near the average. 
E)  people's scores reflect their actual ability. 
A)  many people score at the high end and just a few score at the low end. 
B)  people are equally likely to obtain any particular score. 
C)  people tend to score consistently when they are retested. 
D)  few people score very high or very low and most people score near the average. 
E)  people's scores reflect their actual ability.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of intelligence described by Sternberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical 
B)  exponential 
C)  practical 
D)  creative 
E)  These are all parts of Sternberg's theory of intelligence. 
A)  analytical 
B)  exponential 
C)  practical 
D)  creative 
E)  These are all parts of Sternberg's theory of intelligence.

Question 18

Many of the "flaws" in our reasoning abilities caused by our use of heuristics are the by-product of

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  insanity. 
C)  an adaptive strategy. 
D)  fuzzy logic. 
E)  our changing brains. 
A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  insanity. 
C)  an adaptive strategy. 
D)  fuzzy logic. 
E)  our changing brains.

Question 19

In the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the intelligence quotient (IQ) was calculated as

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ = CA/MA * 100 
B)  IQ = 100/CA * MA 
C)  IQ = MA/100 * CA 
D)  IQ = MA/CA * 100 
E)  IQ = CA/100 * MA 
A)  IQ = CA/MA * 100 
B)  IQ = 100/CA * MA 
C)  IQ = MA/100 * CA 
D)  IQ = MA/CA * 100 
E)  IQ = CA/100 * MA

Question 20

Results from neuroimaging studies suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  a single "thinking center" mediates thought. 
B)  thought occurs in widely distributed areas of the brain. 
C)  a single brain region mediates thought. 
D)  the cerebellum is loosely divided into subsections which deal with different kinds of thought. 
E)  most types of mental processing occur throughout the brainstem. 
A)  a single "thinking center" mediates thought. 
B)  thought occurs in widely distributed areas of the brain. 
C)  a single brain region mediates thought. 
D)  the cerebellum is loosely divided into subsections which deal with different kinds of thought. 
E)  most types of mental processing occur throughout the brainstem.

What scores on a modern intelligence test are considered to be in the "normal" range?

Which of the following is NOT true of highly creative people?

The highest correlation among IQ scores is for

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door. She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

A source of bias that may explain racial IQ differences is the fact that most IQ tests rely heavily on

Most people would guess that more women die of breast cancer than of heart disease, even though the opposite is true. People might be misled, because we hear about breast cancer quite a bit in the media. Thus, we fall victim to

Which of the following pairs of children features one child who would be classified as mentally retarded and one child who would be classified as gifted?

The brain region believed to be associated with "hunches," "intuition," and the emotional component of thinking is located in the

Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

The Binet-Simon approach to the assessment of school abilities was unique in that

________ argued that racial differences in IQ scores have a genetic basis.

A person whose frontal lobes are damaged (just above the eyes) will be expected to

A person who persists in solving a problem in the same way every time would be said to show

________ refers to a situation where a person cannot consider alternate uses for a familiar object.

A key problem with Terman's original formula for computing IQs is that it

In a set of scores that are normally distributed,

Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of intelligence described by Sternberg?

Many of the "flaws" in our reasoning abilities caused by our use of heuristics are the by-product of

In the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the intelligence quotient (IQ) was calculated as

Results from neuroimaging studies suggest that

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Exam 6: Thinking and Intelligence

What scores on a modern intelligence test are considered to be in the "normal" range?

Which of the following is NOT true of highly creative people?

The highest correlation among IQ scores is for

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door. She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

A source of bias that may explain racial IQ differences is the fact that most IQ tests rely heavily on

Most people would guess that more women die of breast cancer than of heart disease, even though the opposite is true. People might be misled, because we hear about breast cancer quite a bit in the media. Thus, we fall victim to

Which of the following pairs of children features one child who would be classified as mentally retarded and one child who would be classified as gifted?

The brain region believed to be associated with "hunches," "intuition," and the emotional component of thinking is located in the

Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

The Binet-Simon approach to the assessment of school abilities was unique in that

________ argued that racial differences in IQ scores have a genetic basis.

A person whose frontal lobes are damaged (just above the eyes) will be expected to

A person who persists in solving a problem in the same way every time would be said to show

________ refers to a situation where a person cannot consider alternate uses for a familiar object.

A key problem with Terman's original formula for computing IQs is that it

In a set of scores that are normally distributed,

Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of intelligence described by Sternberg?

Many of the "flaws" in our reasoning abilities caused by our use of heuristics are the by-product of

In the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the intelligence quotient (IQ) was calculated as

Results from neuroimaging studies suggest that

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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