Question 1

The factors associated with creativity include

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A)   impulsivity and empathy.
B)   expertise and a venturesome personality.
C)   a competitive drive and need for control.
D)   reliability and validity.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Psychologists would calculate the relationship between intelligence test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the intelligence test.

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A)   reliability
B)   standardization
C)   normal distribution
D)   predictive validityE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Tests of ________ measure what an individual can do now, whereas tests of ________ predict what an individual will be able to do later.

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A)   aptitude; achievement
B)   achievement; aptitude
C)   reliability; validity
D)   validity; reliabilityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Those who emphasize the importance of the g factor would be most likely to encourage

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A)   discontinuing special programs for intellectually advantaged children.
B)   deriving adult intelligence test scores from the ratio of mental age to chronological age.
C)   using a small standardization sample in the process of intelligence test construction.
D)   quantifying intelligence with a single numerical score.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Left hemisphere damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to contribute to

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A)   aphasia.
B)   a fixation.
C)   linguistic determinism.
D)   telegraphic speech.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Spearman's g factor refers to

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A)   the genetic contribution to intelligence.
B)   a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks.
C)   a highly developed skill or talent possessed by a person with an otherwise limited mental ability.
D)   the ability to understand and regulate emotions.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

In Wolfgang Köhler's experiments, the chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to retrieve a longer stick, which he then used to reach a piece of fruit. The chimpanzee appeared to display

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A)   insight.
B)   a fixation.
C)   trial and error.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

If you want to be absolutely certain that you will find the solution to a problem you know is solvable, you should use

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A)   a heuristic.
B)   an algorithm.
C)   insight.
D)   trial and error.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate

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A)   high levels of emotional intelligence.
B)   difficulty remembering past experiences.
C)   an exceptional specific skill.
D)   a lack of numerical ability.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

People are less upset when they miss getting an early payment discount than when they are asked to bear a late payment surcharge. This best illustrates the importance of

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A)   belief perseverance.
B)   confirmation bias.
C)   framing.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Individuals who scored near 70 on earlier intelligence tests have scored ________ on more recent tests because the tests have been ________.

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A)   lower; factor-analyzed
B)   lower; restandardized
C)   higher; factor-analyzed
D)   higher; restandardizedE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Word meaning is to word order as ________ is to ________.

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A)   concept; prototype
B)   phoneme; grammar
C)   morpheme; phoneme
D)   semantics; syntaxE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 85 and 115.

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A)   30
B)   50
C)   68
D)   96E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern is called a

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A)   standardization sample.
B)   reliability coefficient.
C)   factor analysis.
D)   normal curve.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Six-month-old Ohmar recognizes the difference between squares and circles just as accurately as his 3-year-old brother, who can correctly name the different shapes. This fact would most directly challenge

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A)   Chomsky's language acquisition theory.
B)   Tversky's decision theory.
C)   Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
D)   Köhler's insight hypothesis.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The English language has ________ letters than phonemes, and the consonant phonemes generally carry ________ information than the vowel phonemes.

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A)   more; more
B)   fewer; more
C)   more; less
D)   fewer; lessE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Interventions that promote intelligence teach early teens that the brain is like a muscle that strengthens with use. This idea is designed to encourage the teens to view intelligence as

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A)   a reflection of the g factor.
B)   a biologically determined capacity.
C)   changeable over time.
D)   distributed in a bell-shaped pattern.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Applying familiar learning principles to language development, B. F. Skinner emphasized that language is acquired through

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A)   the association of word sounds with various objects, events, actions, and qualities.
B)   children's imitation of the words and grammar modeled by parents and others.
C)   the positive reinforcement that adults give children for speaking correctly.
D)   all of these actions.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true?

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A)   In math grades, the average girl typically equals or surpasses the average boy.
B)   The gender gap in math and science scores is increasing.
C)   Women are better than men at detecting emotions.
D)   Males score higher than females on tests of spatial abilities.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Dr. Benthem reports that the scores of 100 male and 100 female students on his new test of mechanical reasoning form a normal curve. From his statement we may conclude that

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A)   the average male score was better than the average female score.
B)   the students were simply guessing at the answers.
C)   the average score on the test was 50 percent correct.
D)   relatively few students' scores deviated extremely from the groups' average score.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Left hemisphere damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to contribute to

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Interventions that promote intelligence teach early teens that the brain is like a muscle that strengthens with use. This idea is designed to encourage the teens to view intelligence as

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If you want to be absolutely certain that you will find the solution to a problem you know is solvable, you should use

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Word meaning is to word order as ________ is to ________.

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Individuals who scored near 70 on earlier intelligence tests have scored ________ on more recent tests because the tests have been ________.

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Six-month-old Ohmar recognizes the difference between squares and circles just as accurately as his 3-year-old brother, who can correctly name the different shapes. This fact would most directly challenge

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Psychologists would calculate the relationship between intelligence test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the intelligence test.

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In Wolfgang Köhler's experiments, the chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to retrieve a longer stick, which he then used to reach a piece of fruit. The chimpanzee appeared to display

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Spearman's g factor refers to

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The factors associated with creativity include

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The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern is called a

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Dr. Benthem reports that the scores of 100 male and 100 female students on his new test of mechanical reasoning form a normal curve. From his statement we may conclude that

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Applying familiar learning principles to language development, B. F. Skinner emphasized that language is acquired through

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Those who emphasize the importance of the g factor would be most likely to encourage

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The English language has ________ letters than phonemes, and the consonant phonemes generally carry ________ information than the vowel phonemes.

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People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate

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Tests of ________ measure what an individual can do now, whereas tests of ________ predict what an individual will be able to do later.

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Which of the following is NOT true?

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People are less upset when they miss getting an early payment discount than when they are asked to bear a late payment surcharge. This best illustrates the importance of

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About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 85 and 115.

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