Question 1

Compared with deaf children exposed to sign language from birth,those who first learn sign language as teens are less likely to:

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A)   correctly imitate the signs they are shown.
B)   use signs to indicate concrete objects.
C)   mentally associate signs with written words.
D)   comprehend the grammatical subtleties of sign language.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   WAIS
B)   aptitude
C)   IQ
D)   achievementE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Notable achievements that are driven more by personal interest than by external pressures to perform best illustrate the impact of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the framing effect.
B)   belief perseverance.
C)   intrinsic motivation.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Manny's wife had a terrible day at work,and then at home she had to drive the children to their after-school activities.To top it all off,she has yet to make dinner plans.When Manny comes home from work,he fails to notice his wife's stress level and instead asks if he can go out with his friends to watch a football game.Manny is demonstrating a low level of:

Accepted Answer

A)   existential intelligence.
B)   analytic intelligence.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   practical intelligence.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test,she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends.Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

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A)   street smarts.
B)   the g factor.
C)   creative intelligence.
D)   emotional intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

When Fred pronounced the words this and that,he noticed that they share a common:

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax.
B)   morpheme.
C)   grammar.
D)   phoneme.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

By encouraging people to imagine their homes being destroyed by winds from a hurricane,insurance salespeople are especially successful at selling expensive homeowners' policies.They are most clearly exploiting the influence of:

Accepted Answer

A)   belief perseverance.
B)   an algorithm.
C)   overconfidence.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The availability heuristic refers to our tendency to:

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A)   overestimate the accuracy of our judgments.
B)   estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily we remember instances of its occurrence.
C)   search for information that is consistent with our preconceptions.
D)   cling to our initial conceptions,even though they have been discredited.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Professor Thompson's research focuses on the impact of prototypes on the speed of object recognition and identification.Which specialty area does this research best represent?

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A)   personality psychology
B)   cognitive psychology
C)   biological psychology
D)   developmental psychologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Recently experienced local weather conditions often have a greater impact on people's perceived threat of global climate change than less memorable scientific data regarding long-term planetary weather trends.This best illustrates the impact of:

Accepted Answer

A)   confirmation bias.
B)   the framing effect.
C)   the availability heuristic.
D)   belief perseverance.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The Stanford-Binet was first developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert Sternberg.
B)   David Wechsler.
C)   Lewis Terman.
D)   Charles Spearman.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done.This best illustrates the impact of:

Accepted Answer

A)   overconfidence.
B)   framing.
C)   confirmation bias.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities,psychologists have made extensive use of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the normal curve.
B)   standardization.
C)   Down syndrome.
D)   factor analysis.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The French government commissioned Alfred Binet to develop an intelligence test that would:

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A)   demonstrate the innate intellectual superiority of western European races.
B)   effectively distinguish between reading and language disabilities.
C)   provide an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in the public school system.
D)   reduce the need to rely on teachers' biased judgments of students' learning potential.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The ability to learn a new computer software program is to ________ as knowledge of state capitals is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal intelligence;cross-sectional intelligence
B)   cross-sectional intelligence;longitudinal intelligence
C)   crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence
D)   fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Wording a question or presenting an issue in such a way that it evokes a desired judgment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   framing.
B)   confirmation bias.
C)   belief perseverance.
D)   an algorithm.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Professional hockey players can make correct game moves at such speed that their acquired expertise feels like:

Accepted Answer

A)   an algorithm.
B)   divergent thinking.
C)   extrinsic motivation.
D)   intuition.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

When someone mentions hamburgers,Trisha immediately thinks of McDonald's.In this instance,McDonald's is a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   algorithm.
B)   heuristic.
C)   prototype.
D)   fixation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Down syndrome is a disorder of varying severity caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)   prenatal viral infections.
B)   parental neglect during infancy.
C)   an extra copy of chromosome 21.
D)   a lack of sufficient oxygen at the time of birth.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the memory and response time of 50- to 75-year-olds on timed tasks.They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences.This is a(n) ________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal
B)   factor analytic
C)   cross-sectional
D)   eugenicE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

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When Fred pronounced the words this and that,he noticed that they share a common:

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Down syndrome is a disorder of varying severity caused by:

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The Stanford-Binet was first developed by:

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Professional hockey players can make correct game moves at such speed that their acquired expertise feels like:

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Notable achievements that are driven more by personal interest than by external pressures to perform best illustrate the impact of:

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By encouraging people to imagine their homes being destroyed by winds from a hurricane,insurance salespeople are especially successful at selling expensive homeowners' policies.They are most clearly exploiting the influence of:

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Recently experienced local weather conditions often have a greater impact on people's perceived threat of global climate change than less memorable scientific data regarding long-term planetary weather trends.This best illustrates the impact of:

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To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities,psychologists have made extensive use of:

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The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the memory and response time of 50- to 75-year-olds on timed tasks.They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences.This is a(n) ________ study.

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The ability to learn a new computer software program is to as knowledge of state capitals is to .

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The availability heuristic refers to our tendency to:

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Compared with deaf children exposed to sign language from birth,those who first learn sign language as teens are less likely to:

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Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done.This best illustrates the impact of:

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When someone mentions hamburgers,Trisha immediately thinks of McDonald's.In this instance,McDonald's is a(n) :

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Professor Thompson's research focuses on the impact of prototypes on the speed of object recognition and identification.Which specialty area does this research best represent?

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The French government commissioned Alfred Binet to develop an intelligence test that would:

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Wording a question or presenting an issue in such a way that it evokes a desired judgment is called:

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Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test,she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends.Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

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Recently experienced local weather conditions often have a greater impact on people's perceived threat of global climate change than less memorable scientific data regarding long-term planetary weather trends.This best illustrates the impact of:

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