Question 1

A technique that is always forward looking and does not allow for digression is hill climbing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should measure values based on a person's cultural background. 
B)  They should not attempt to measure intelligence. 
C)  They should be composed of items that vary from culture to culture. 
D)  They should minimize or eliminate the use of language.

Question 3

The process whereby we acquire and apply information is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence 
B)  learning 
C)  cognition 
D)  perception

Question 4

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prenatal influences have little, if any, influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental influences. 
B)  Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. 
C)  If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences. 
D)  Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity.

Question 5

Language is based on universal sound units called morphemes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hill climbing is inappropriate in solving a problem requiring ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of heuristics 
B)  the creation of subgoals 
C)  eliminating incorrect alternatives 
D)  digressing in order to make ultimate progress

Question 7

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from H. M. Skeels's research on children raised in orphanages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is flexible and may be influenced by the environment. 
B)  Orphans never recover psychologically from the loss of their parents. 
C)  Mentally retarded children who are placed in an adult world and given adequate attention are not able to achieve normal levels of intelligence. 
D)  Social experiences during childhood do not affect intelligence.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the types of mental abilities measured by the current version of the Stanford-Binet test?

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative reasoning 
B)  verbal reasoning 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  abstract/visual reasoning

Question 9

The Seguin Form Board is essentially ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal dependent 
B)  a puzzle 
C)  for minorities 
D)  a group test

Question 10

Tests that use objective questions are not as good at measuring creativity as more open-ended tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the majority of cases, the cause of mental retardation is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  poor prenatal nutrition 
B)  unknown 
C)  clearly identified genetic abnormalities 
D)  prenatal drug abuse by the mother

Question 12

Margaret is trying to create a ten-item intelligence test. She compares scores from her test to scores on the Stanford-Binet test in an attempt to determine her test's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  standard scores 
B)  validity 
C)  standard deviation 
D)  reliability

Question 13

According to Gardner, ________ intelligence is the ability to manipulate one's body in space.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial 
B)  intrapersonal 
C)  bodily-kinesthetic 
D)  naturalistic

Question 14

Identical twins studies have provided final proof that intelligence is completely inherited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Compare and contrast Spearman's and Thurstone's models of intelligence, including the components of each model.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Ken knows that the radius of a circle is 5 feet, but he needs to calculate the diameter. The most effective solution strategy he can use involves a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic 
B)  algorithm 
C)  noncompensatory model 
D)  means-end analysis

Question 17

A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for nonbirds, the Hopi must interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based upon ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up processing 
B)  deep structure elaboration 
C)  idealized prototype construct 
D)  the linguistic relativity hypothesis

Question 18

There is a rule in the English language that adjectives come before nouns. This rule is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonetic fluidity 
B)  linguistic relativity 
C)  syntax 
D)  semantics

Question 19

Define mental retardation. Identify the various levels of retardation and the criteria necessary to be diagnosed at each of those levels. What are the possible causes of retardation and what is the effectiveness of its treatment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Skeels found evidence that intelligence depends on stimulation in his investigation of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  orphans 
B)  primates 
C)  rats 
D)  twins

Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

A technique that is always forward looking and does not allow for digression is hill climbing.

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

The process whereby we acquire and apply information is known as ________.

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is true?

Language is based on universal sound units called morphemes.

Hill climbing is inappropriate in solving a problem requiring ________.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from H. M. Skeels's research on children raised in orphanages?

Which of the following is not one of the types of mental abilities measured by the current version of the Stanford-Binet test?

The Seguin Form Board is essentially ________.

Tests that use objective questions are not as good at measuring creativity as more open-ended tests.

In the majority of cases, the cause of mental retardation is ________.

Margaret is trying to create a ten-item intelligence test. She compares scores from her test to scores on the Stanford-Binet test in an attempt to determine her test's ________.

According to Gardner, ________ intelligence is the ability to manipulate one's body in space.

Identical twins studies have provided final proof that intelligence is completely inherited.

Compare and contrast Spearman's and Thurstone's models of intelligence, including the components of each model.

Ken knows that the radius of a circle is 5 feet, but he needs to calculate the diameter. The most effective solution strategy he can use involves a(n) ________.

A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for nonbirds, the Hopi must interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based upon ________.

There is a rule in the English language that adjectives come before nouns. This rule is an example of ________.

Define mental retardation. Identify the various levels of retardation and the criteria necessary to be diagnosed at each of those levels. What are the possible causes of retardation and what is the effectiveness of its treatment?

Skeels found evidence that intelligence depends on stimulation in his investigation of ________.