Question 1

Can a prototype and an exemplar be the same for a particular concept? If so, how?

Accepted Answer

Prototypes are basically the most common...

Question 2

A(n) _____ is a measure of what an individual has learned up to a certain point in his/her life.

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized prediction exam
B)  aptitude test
C)  culturally fair evaluation
D)  achievement testE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

During your senior year of high school, you may have taken the ACT or the SAT in order to gain admittance into college. Which of the following most accurately describes these tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized intelligence tests
B)  mental age exams
C)  IQ tests
D)  aptitude testsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Tim and Jim are identical twins who were raised apart. Ned and Ed are fraternal twins who were raised together. Which pair of twins is likeliest to have 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.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Good emotional management starts with _____ of our emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  control
B)  expression
C)  awareness
D)  suppressionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  classes
B)  concepts
C)  attributes
D)  classificationsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

In order to compare children of different ages on their intelligence testing scores, we use the intelligence _____, devised by Stern.

Accepted Answer

A)  quotient
B)  range
C)  average
D)  meanE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Emotion management includes _____

Accepted Answer

A)  suppressing negative emotion.
B)  expressing emotion appropriately.
C)  managing the emotions of others.
D)  never showing too much emotion.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  glider
B)  car
C)  scooter
D)  bicycleE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

A new technique called _____ supports the hypothesis that group differences are attributable to environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  race-fair testing
B)  culture-fair testing
C)  stereotype effect
D)  dynamic assessmentE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the _____

Accepted Answer

A)  schema.
B)  prototype.
C)  concept marker.
D)  category marker.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Girls take a(n) _____ approach to their schoolwork, and on average have more _____ than boys.

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful; self-discipline
B)  superficial; distractions
C)  playful; fun
D)  worried; stressE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Individuals with an IQ score below _____ are considered to have profound retardation and can only learn _____

Accepted Answer

A)  50; to talk.
B)  35; to do menial labor.
C)  15; to follow commands.
D)  25; simple motor s.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Through brain imaging, we have observed that men process emotion _____

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily in the right hemisphere.
B)  about equally in both hemispheres.
C)  primarily in the left hemisphere.
D)  more in the temporal lobes than anywhere else.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Emotional intelligence has two components: _____ and _____

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy; intuition.
B)  management; recognition.
C)  personal; interpersonal.
D)  expressive; receptive.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Agatha Plum is determined that having a gun is important for self-protection. Agatha could go to look up statistics about how many people save themselves from crime by using their gun, what the risk of being a victim of crime is in her area, and what the other side of the argument is all about. She notices only information that supports her position, though. She is demonstrating _____

Accepted Answer

A)  mental set.
B)  confirmation bias.
C)  stereotype threat.
D)  mindlessness.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

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.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

A system for combining symbols so that an infinite number of meaningful statements can be made is called _____

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatics.
B)  language.
C)  semantics.
D)  grammar.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

_____ languages like American Sign Language include _____ of the elements of spoken language structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestural; none
B)  Physical; some
C)  Gestural; all
D)  Deaf; oneE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

What factors-name at least four-can get in the way of solving a problem?

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In order to compare children of different ages on their intelligence testing scores, we use the intelligence _____, devised by Stern.

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