Question 1

Brain shape has no relation to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When we consider intelligence, it is important to remember that although _______ sets limits on a child's potential, it is the _______ that permits that potential to be actualized.

Accepted Answer

A)   learning; opportunity
B)   opportunity; learning
C)   heredity; environment
D)   environment; heredityE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The semantics of the sentence "He ran" refer to its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sound
B)   meaning
C)   comprehension
D)   syntactic structureE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The phrase "I tried" has ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   one morpheme
B)   two morphemes
C)   three morphemes
D)   four morphemesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The ability to understand the world, think rationally or logically, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems are all factors that would be related to the definition of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   divergent problem solving
B)   creative thinking
C)   heuristic usage
D)   intelligenceE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The fact that when poor black children moved from the rural South to Philadelphia in the 1940s their IQs increased illustrates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   IQ tests are hopelessly flawed
B)   IQ tests are profoundly biased
C)   genetics plays no role in determining intelligence
D)   the environment affects intelligenceE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time?

Accepted Answer

A)   heuristics
B)   algorithms
C)   mnemonic devices
D)   cognitive shortcutsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Binet and Simon considered children relatively slow if their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   mental age equals their chronological age
B)   mental age is lower than their chronological age
C)   mental age is higher than their chronological age
D)   mental age does not equal their chronological ageE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What are some important factors concerning the administration and scoring of IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The most widely used IQ tests in the United States were developed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Theodore Simon
B)   David Wechsler
C)   Alfred Binet
D)   Lewis TermanE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   glider
B)   car
C)   scooter
D)   bicycleE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   follows the normal curve
B)   has a positive skew
C)   has a negative skew
D)   appears bimodal with two peaks of high frequencyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

According to Robert Sternberg, ____________ is the ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems (divergent thinking, in other words) .

Accepted Answer

A)   analytical intelligence
B)   creative intelligence
C)   practical intelligence
D)   none of theseE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity, which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)   fraternal twins
B)   identical twins
C)   brothers and sisters
D)   parents and childrenE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

A morpheme has only one phoneme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Playing the lottery and overestimating your chances of winning is probably due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a representativeness heuristic
B)   ignoring the availability heuristic
C)   ignoring the base-rate rule
D)   a confirmation biasE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   in a reasonable amount of time
B)   nothing about the time it takes
C)   that problems are all easy
D)   that problems are usually too difficultE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

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) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

What aspect of language allows us to resolve ambiguity, understand humor, and comprehend metaphors?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

State the general nature of sex differences in IQ scores.

Accepted Answer

Men tend to excel at spatial r...

Exam 6: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

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What are some important factors concerning the administration and scoring of IQ tests?

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The fact that when poor black children moved from the rural South to Philadelphia in the 1940s their IQs increased illustrates that ________.

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A morpheme has only one phoneme.

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The ability to understand the world, think rationally or logically, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems are all factors that would be related to the definition of ____________.

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According to Robert Sternberg, ____________ is the ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems (divergent thinking, in other words) .

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

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