MODULE 27 (THINKING AND LANGUAGE) QUIZ
1.
All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering is the definition of:
a. cognitive abilities.
b. prototype.
c. a concept.
2.
d. algorithm.
Amy notices that oaks, willows, and pines all have bark, branches, and a number of other similarities so that they can all be considered
“trees.” Amy is using what mental grouping based on shared similarity?
a. concept
b. fixation
c. thinking
3.
d. confirmation bias
Throughout grade school and high school, the classrooms that Adam went to school in had a teacher’s desk, student desks, a blackboard,
bulletin boards, and other items typical of most classrooms. When Adam went to college and walked into a lecture hall seating over 300
students, with no teacher’s desk or blackboard and only chairs for the students to sit on, he was certain he was in the wrong room. The
college classroom didn’t fit Adam’s _____ of a classroom.
a. confirmation bias
b. functional fixedness
c. insight
4.
d. prototype
To keep mental information organized we tend to use:
a. algorithms.
b. confirmation bias.
c. concept hierarchies.
5.
d. insight.
Whenever Anita solves a word-find puzzle she always looks for one word at a time. She looks for the first letter of the word by starting in
the upper-left corner of the puzzle and looking through each line, one by one, until she finds the word. She uses this strategy, even though
it is not the most efficient method, because it always works for her. Anita’s strategy is called:
a. an algorithm.
b. a concept.
c. functional fixedness.
6.
d. confirmation bias.
Whenever Randi is trying to find a specific website, she always starts by going to a specific search engine on the Web. Most of the time,
with a simple Web search, she finds the website she is looking for. Other times the search doesn’t bring up the website she wants. Randi’s
problem-solving strategy is called:
a. functional fixedness.
b. insight.
c. framing.
7.
d. heuristics.
Claire is having difficulties with a math problem. She cannot seem to solve the problem and is getting somewhat frustrated by her lack of
success. Then, all of a sudden, the answer seems to come to her and it makes perfect sense. Claire has just experienced:
a. insight.
b. framing.
c. heuristics.
d. functional fixedness.
8.
Every time Randy tries to solve a crossword puzzle, he starts by trying to solve the first across clue and then proceeds to attempt each of
the across clues. He then follows a similar pattern trying to solve the down clues. This tendency to approach the crossword puzzle in this
way is an example of a(n):
a. insight.
b. heuristic.
c. mental set.
9.
d. phoneme.
Gretchen’s stapler broke. She was able to repair it using a paper clip. Gretchen has overcome:
a. confirmation bias.
b. functional fixedness.
c. belief perseverance.
d. framing.
10. The tendency to pay attention to information that supports one’s point of view is referred to as:
a. confirmation bias.
b. framing.
c. functional fixedness.
11.
d. insight.
Every time Rudy hears thunder he believes it is going to rain because of his past experience. Many times he is correct but sometimes his
assumption is wrong. This is an example of:
a. confirmation bias.
b. functional fixedness.
c. availability heuristic.
d. overconfidence.
12. The smallest distinct unit of sound is a:
a. heuristic.
b. mental set.
c. morpheme.
d. phoneme.
13. The smallest unit that carries meaning is a:
a. heuristic.
b. mental set.
c. morpheme.
d. phoneme.
14. Who believed that a child’s brain is hard-wired to pick up vocabulary and rules of grammar?
a. Noam Chomsky
b. B. F. Skinner
c. Amos Tversky
d. Daniel Kahneman
15. Little Sophia came running inside to tell her dad of her recent accomplishment. Sophia looked proudly at her father and said, “Daddy,
daddy, come outside. I just digged a hole.” Sophia is doing what to her grammar rules?
a. using functional fixedness
b. overgeneralizing
c. babbling
d. forming a concept
MODULE 28 (INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE TESTING) QUIZ
1.
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations is the definition of:
a. emotional intelligence.
b. practical intelligence.
c. reliability.
2.
d. intelligence.
The intelligence theorist who devised a theory of eight separate kinds of intelligence is:
a. Sternberg.
b. Terman.
c. Gardner.
3.
d. Weschsler.
Dennis is a skilled carpenter. He is extremely proficient at building items from wood. According to Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory,
what area of intelligence would Dennis score high in?
a. bodily-kinesthetic
b. analytic
c. naturalistic
4.
d. intrapersonal
In Sternberg’s theory of intelligence, common sense would be classified under:
a. creative intelligence.
b. practical intelligence.
c. interpersonal intelligence.
5.
d. general intelligence.
A general intelligence factor that Spearman believed underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an
intelligence test is called:
a. emotional intelligence.
b. practical intelligence.
c. general intelligence.
6.
d. analytic intelligence.
Who would be considered the “father” of the modern intelligence test?
a. Lewis Terman
b. David Wechsler
c. Howard Gardner
7.
d. Alfred Binet
Binet’s first intelligence test was designed to measure the student’s:
a. emotional intelligence.
b. mental age.
c. achievement.
8.
d. practical intelligence.
Which of the following was originally used to determine intelligence quotient (IQ)?
a. IQ = MA/CA X 100
b. IQ = CA-MA X 100
c. IQ = 100 – (MA=CA)
d. IQ = CA/MA X 100
9.
In the formula for IQ, CA stands for:
a. chronological age.
b. comparative age.
c. contrasting arrangements.
d. computation argument.
10. The primary difference between the Wechsler Intelligence Scales and the Stanford-Binet test is:
a. the Wechsler has different test instruments for different ages groups.
b. the Wechsler has verbal and performance categories.
c. the Wechsler has a battery of subtests.
11.
d. all of the above
Erlene is taking a test at the end of a unit in biology. The test covers all of the information presented during the unit. The test’s goal is to
determine if Erlene knows the unit material. This type of the test is called a(n):
a. test-retest reliability test.
b. aptitude test.
c. split-half reliability test.
d. achievement test.
12. Jean is taking a college entrance exam. The test is designed to predict if Jean has the skills to be successful in college. This type of test is
called a(n):
a. test-retest reliability.
b. aptitude test.
c. split-half reliability test.
d. achievement test.
13. Kristin teaches psychology at West High School. She gives her class an intelligence test at the beginning of the school year and then again
at the end of the year. Students always score about the same each time they take the test. The intelligence test Kristin gives to her
students has good:
a. validity.
b. reliability.
c. aptitude.
d. achievement.
14. Scorer reliability refers to:
a. a person taking a test twice should get basically the same score.
b. two people scoring a test should get the same score.
c. the extent to which a test score measures what it is supposed to.
d. how often the person taking a test gets the same score.
15. Debbie just finished taking a test in her psychology class. She thought the test was unfair because it included a number of questions on
topics they didn’t discuss in the class. Debbie thought the test wasn’t a good measure of how well she knew the unit. Debbie was
questioning the test’s:
a. validity.
b. reliability.
c. group differences.
d. aptitude.