Question 1

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Accepted Answer

A) decisive 
B) convergent 
C) heuristic 
D) divergent 
A) decisive 
B) convergent 
C) heuristic 
D) divergent D

Question 2

The ability to learn from one's experiences,and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) divergent problem solving 
B) creative thinking 
C) heuristic usage 
D) intelligence 
A) divergent problem solving 
B) creative thinking 
C) heuristic usage 
D) intelligence D

Question 3

Alfred Binet designed the first ______ test.

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude 
B) performance-based 
C) perception 
D) intelligence 
A) aptitude 
B) performance-based 
C) perception 
D) intelligence D

Question 4

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

Accepted Answer

A) physical exercise 
B) a diet high in beta-amyloids 
C) drinking one or two glasses of red wine at least twice each week. 
D) the cessation of cigarette smoking 
A) physical exercise 
B) a diet high in beta-amyloids 
C) drinking one or two glasses of red wine at least twice each week. 
D) the cessation of cigarette smoking

Question 5

The term Terman's Termites refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B) a group of Army soldiers who on the basis of their IQ were followed through their military career 
C) a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D) none of these 
A) a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B) a group of Army soldiers who on the basis of their IQ were followed through their military career 
C) a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D) none of these

Question 6

Poor nutrition and medical care,poor living conditions (older,cheaper buildings often have lead paint on the walls),and a lack of intellectual support are thought to lead to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) fragile X syndrome 
B) Down syndrome 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) familial retardation 
A) fragile X syndrome 
B) Down syndrome 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) familial retardation

Question 7

What are mental categories representing activities,objects,qualities,or situations that share some common characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) classes 
B) concepts 
C) attributes 
D) classifications 
A) classes 
B) concepts 
C) attributes 
D) classifications

Question 8

Researchers have found that ______ influenced by culture.

Accepted Answer

A) neither language nor thought is 
B) language,but not thought,is 
C) thought,but not language,is 
D) both language and thought are 
A) neither language nor thought is 
B) language,but not thought,is 
C) thought,but not language,is 
D) both language and thought are

Question 9

Language is based on basic sound units called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes 
B) morphemes 
C) semantics 
D) registers 
A) phonemes 
B) morphemes 
C) semantics 
D) registers

Question 10

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) mental set 
B) means-end analysis 
C) noncompensatory modeling 
D) prototypical idealization 
A) mental set 
B) means-end analysis 
C) noncompensatory modeling 
D) prototypical idealization

Exam 8: A: Cognition

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

The ability to learn from one's experiences,and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of ________.

Alfred Binet designed the first ______ test.

Which of the following is suggested by your authors as helping to substantially improve cognitive health?

The term Terman's Termites refers to __________.

Poor nutrition and medical care,poor living conditions (older,cheaper buildings often have lead paint on the walls),and a lack of intellectual support are thought to lead to ________________.

What are mental categories representing activities,objects,qualities,or situations that share some common characteristics?

Researchers have found that ______ influenced by culture.

Language is based on basic sound units called ______.

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called ______.

Introduction

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

B: Cognition

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

A: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

B: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

Appendix A1: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix A2: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix B1: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Appendix B2: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

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