Question 1

Describe what occurs to your brain when you avoid functional fixedness.

Accepted Answer

Extra brain activity is requir

Question 2

What is the relationship between brain shape and IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brain shape has no impact on IQ. 
B)  They are positively correlated. 
C)  Large brains usually indicate lower IQ. 
D)  They are negatively correlated. 
A)  Brain shape has no impact on IQ. 
B)  They are positively correlated. 
C)  Large brains usually indicate lower IQ. 
D)  They are negatively correlated.

Question 3

How are phonemes and morphemes different?

Accepted Answer

Phonemes are the basic buildin

Question 4

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  algorithms are much faster 
B)  algorithms guarantee a correct answer 
C)  algorithms are short-cuts 
D)  algorithms use rules-of-thumb 
A)  algorithms are much faster 
B)  algorithms guarantee a correct answer 
C)  algorithms are short-cuts 
D)  algorithms use rules-of-thumb

Question 5

If you took the WAIS-IV when you were 18 and again when you were 25, and the scores were the same, what could you conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  that you had increased your IQ 
B)  that the WAIS-IV is reliable 
C)  that your IQ has decreased 
D)  that the WAIS-IV is flawed 
A)  that you had increased your IQ 
B)  that the WAIS-IV is reliable 
C)  that your IQ has decreased 
D)  that the WAIS-IV is flawed

Question 6

Mental images are internal representations similar to images that arise during perception, except that mental images are based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  immediate sensory input rather than on stored information 
B)  stored information rather than on immediate sensory input 
C)  categories rather than actual images 
D)  concepts rather than actual images 
A)  immediate sensory input rather than on stored information 
B)  stored information rather than on immediate sensory input 
C)  categories rather than actual images 
D)  concepts rather than actual images

Question 7

When subjects are asked to scan a mental image, the relationship between the scan time and the size of the image is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  zero 
C)  positive 
D)  curvilinear 
A)  negative 
B)  zero 
C)  positive 
D)  curvilinear

Question 8

What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?

Accepted Answer

A)  words 
B)  syntax 
C)  phonemes 
D)  morphemes 
A)  words 
B)  syntax 
C)  phonemes 
D)  morphemes

Question 9

What is phonology?

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of babbling 
B)  the meaning of the sounds that can be used to produce words in a language 
C)  the structure of the sounds of the words in a language 
D)  the actual letters 
A)  the study of babbling 
B)  the meaning of the sounds that can be used to produce words in a language 
C)  the structure of the sounds of the words in a language 
D)  the actual letters

Question 10

Some researchers have operationalized and measured "hunches" by using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-reports 
B)  tests of ESP 
C)  skin-conductance response 
D)  observations 
A)  self-reports 
B)  tests of ESP 
C)  skin-conductance response 
D)  observations

Question 11

________ refers to a set of rules that determines which conclusions follow from particular assumptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategy 
B)  Deductive reasoning 
C)  Logic 
D)  Thinking 
A)  Strategy 
B)  Deductive reasoning 
C)  Logic 
D)  Thinking

Question 12

If you took the WAIS-III, you would be taking two major parts. These subtests measure what abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal and math 
B)  verbal and performance 
C)  writing and math 
D)  spatial and interpersonal 
A)  verbal and math 
B)  verbal and performance 
C)  writing and math 
D)  spatial and interpersonal

Question 13

Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic 
B)  divergent 
C)  insightful 
D)  deductive 
A)  heuristic 
B)  divergent 
C)  insightful 
D)  deductive

Question 14

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 15

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

Question 16

One advantage of learning the grammar of a foreign language early in life is that it becomes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a flashbulb memory 
B)  a working memory 
C)  automatic 
D)  declarative knowledge 
A)  a flashbulb memory 
B)  a working memory 
C)  automatic 
D)  declarative knowledge

Question 17

Your intelligence quotient can be obtained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subtracting your chronological age from your mental age 
B)  multiplying your chronological age by your mental age and dividing the result by 100 
C)  dividing your mental age by your chronological age 
D)  dividing your mental age by your chronological age and multiplying the result by 100 
A)  subtracting your chronological age from your mental age 
B)  multiplying your chronological age by your mental age and dividing the result by 100 
C)  dividing your mental age by your chronological age 
D)  dividing your mental age by your chronological age and multiplying the result by 100

Question 18

Tim and Jim are identical twins who were raised apart. Ned and Ed are fraternal twins who were raised together. Which pair of twins will have more similar IQ scores, if either?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tim and Jim 
B)  Ned and Ed 
C)  It is impossible to answer based on the given information. 
D)  All twins have the same IQ. 
A)  Tim and Jim 
B)  Ned and Ed 
C)  It is impossible to answer based on the given information. 
D)  All twins have the same IQ.

Question 19

The system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences is called ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Describe what occurs to your brain when you avoid functional fixedness.

What is the relationship between brain shape and IQ?

How are phonemes and morphemes different?

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is ________.

If you took the WAIS-IV when you were 18 and again when you were 25, and the scores were the same, what could you conclude?

Mental images are internal representations similar to images that arise during perception, except that mental images are based on ________.

When subjects are asked to scan a mental image, the relationship between the scan time and the size of the image is ________.

What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?

What is phonology?

Some researchers have operationalized and measured "hunches" by using ________.

________ refers to a set of rules that determines which conclusions follow from particular assumptions.

If you took the WAIS-III, you would be taking two major parts. These subtests measure what abilities?

Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

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 .

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?

One advantage of learning the grammar of a foreign language early in life is that it becomes ________.

Your intelligence quotient can be obtained by ________.

Tim and Jim are identical twins who were raised apart. Ned and Ed are fraternal twins who were raised together. Which pair of twins will have more similar IQ scores, if either?

The system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences is called ______.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ______.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

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Personality: Vive La Différence

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Describe what occurs to your brain when you avoid functional fixedness.

What is the relationship between brain shape and IQ?

How are phonemes and morphemes different?

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is ________.

If you took the WAIS-IV when you were 18 and again when you were 25, and the scores were the same, what could you conclude?

Mental images are internal representations similar to images that arise during perception, except that mental images are based on ________.

When subjects are asked to scan a mental image, the relationship between the scan time and the size of the image is ________.

What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?

What is phonology?

Some researchers have operationalized and measured "hunches" by using ________.

________ refers to a set of rules that determines which conclusions follow from particular assumptions.

If you took the WAIS-III, you would be taking two major parts. These subtests measure what abilities?

Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

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 ________.

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?

One advantage of learning the grammar of a foreign language early in life is that it becomes ________.

Your intelligence quotient can be obtained by ________.

Tim and Jim are identical twins who were raised apart. Ned and Ed are fraternal twins who were raised together. Which pair of twins will have more similar IQ scores, if either?

The system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences is called ______.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ______.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Learning: How Experience Changes US

Memory: Living With Yesterday

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive La Différence

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Statistics Part B : How to Think About Research Studies

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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 .