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 thinking
B)   convergent thinking
C)   heuristic thinking
D)   divergent thinkingE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that __________.

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A)   follows the normal curve
B)   has a positive skew
C)   has a negative skew
D)   appears bimodal with two peaks of high frequencyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Jenna is enrolled in a high school geometry course, which she describes as "drawing figures and figuring drawings." In a typical class, students draw geometric figures and use a formula to calculate an aspect of the figure, such as its area. Each time Jenna uses a formula, she is making use of what psychologists call __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   heuristics
B)   logarithms
C)   algorithms
D)   convergenceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

According to the Terman "Termites" study, the gifted population had a median income that was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   equal to the national average
B)   less than the national average
C)   slightly above the national average
D)   about twice the national averageE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

__________ believed that language helps develop concepts, whereas __________ believed that concepts must be developed first if language is to follow.

Accepted Answer

A)   Vygotsky, Piaget
B)   Chomsky, Sapir and Whorf
C)   Piaget, Rosch-Heider
D)   Sapir and Whorf, VygotskyE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

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 idealizationE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   valid
B)   normed
C)   reliable
D)   standardizedE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A theory of intelligence with nine components was postulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gardner
B)   Spearman
C)   Sternberg
D)   TermanE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The ability to solve problems by combining behaviors and ideas in new ways is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   creativity
B)   insight
C)   heuristics
D)   latent learningE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Cognitive universalism tends to __________ the linguistic relativity hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A)   contradict
B)   support
C)   add further proof to
D)   mildly downplayE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime. Agatha could go to the library and look up studies on the linkage between guns and crime rates. Instead, she just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   mental set
B)   confirmation bias
C)   stereotype threat
D)   mindlessnessE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences divides intelligence into __________ independent abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)   three
B)   five
C)   seven
D)   nineE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Give an example of an algorithm.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of these might be an example of a perceptual reasoning item on the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)   repeating a series of digits
B)   defining a word such as lunch
C)   adding a series of orally presented numbers
D)   using blocks to make a design like one shown in a pictureE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)   poetic
B)   digital
C)   creative
D)   naturalistE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In Gardner's view, effective counseling psychologists and managers would likely be high in __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   interpersonal
B)   verbal/linguistic
C)   visual-spatial
D)   intrapersonalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

What is a phoneme? Give examples of at least three different phonemes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Selena 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 hunchE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

An example of Sternberg's practical intelligence is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   academic achievement only
B)   knowing when to plant corn
C)   having interpersonal and emotional skills
D)   learning how to write clearlyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which term refers to the proportion of change in IQ within a population that is attributable to genetic influences?

Accepted Answer

A)   concordance
B)   heritability
C)   eugenics index
D)   correlation coefficientE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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