Question 1

Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.

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A)   current interests;past competence
B)   past competence;current interests
C)   current competence;future performance
D)   future performance;current competenceE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective is called

Accepted Answer

A)   divergent thinking.
B)   a fixation.
C)   a heuristic.
D)   framing.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The distribution of intelligence test scores among ________ Americans is represented by the normal curve.

Accepted Answer

A)   White
B)   Hispanic
C)   Black
D)   members of any of these groups ofE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Managers who want to foster creativity in the workplace should try to increase the ________ of their employees.

Accepted Answer

A)   belief perseverance
B)   convergent thinking
C)   intrinsic motivation
D)   availability heuristicsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Lance has good imaginative thinking skills,a venturesome personality,and has high levels of intrinsic motivation.According to Sternberg,Lance is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   display high levels of insight.
B)   be creative.
C)   be an expert.
D)   rely on convergent thinking.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Infants are first able to discriminate speech sounds during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-word
B)   telegraphic
C)   babbling
D)   syntacticE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Ian Deary and his colleagues retested 80-year-old Scots,using an intelligence test the Scots had taken as 11-year-olds.The procedure used in this research best illustrates a

Accepted Answer

A)   crystallized study.
B)   longitudinal study.
C)   factor analysis.
D)   cross-sectional study.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

College students are more likely to use a condom when told that it has a 95 percent success rate than when told it has a 5 percent failure rate.This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)   framing.
B)   confirmation bias.
C)   a fixation.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The rock musician was hit with a rotten egg while performing his latest hit song.The fact that you can recognize two different meanings for the word "hit" in the preceding sentence demonstrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax.
B)   semantics.
C)   morphemes.
D)   telegraphic speech.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Kevin did not know whether the locker room was located down the short hallway to his right or down the long hallway to his left.Crossing his fingers,he decided to try the short hallway.His problem-strategy best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   confirmation bias.
B)   the framing effect.
C)   trial and error.
D)   belief perseverance.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Language refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)   smallest distinctive sound units.
B)   rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.
C)   spoken,written,or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning.
D)   rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Who was most enthusiastic about relying on eugenics for the improvement of human intellectual functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert Sternberg
B)   Alfred Binet
C)   Lewis Terman
D)   David WechslerE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   babbling
B)   telegraphic speech
C)   one-word
D)   grammaticalE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Tests designed to predict the ability to learn new skills are called

Accepted Answer

A)   interest inventories.
B)   factor analyses.
C)   standardized assessments.
D)   aptitude tests.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The word rats contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s) .

Accepted Answer

A)   2;1
B)   4;1
C)   2;4
D)   4;2E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Psychologist Carol Dweck believes that training students to believe that intelligence is changeable,not fixed,can help them develop ________,in which students attribute their successes to hard work,not to fixed intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   their general intelligence
B)   their epigenetics
C)   their polygenetics
D)   a growth mindsetE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate

Accepted Answer

A)   high levels of emotional intelligence.
B)   difficulty remembering past experiences.
C)   an exceptional specific skill.
D)   a lack of numerical ability.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Rebecca is preparing to take the driving test to get her license.As she thinks about what to do when the test begins,she thinks in mental images.This is also referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit memory.
B)   explicit memory.
C)   linguistic determinism.
D)   aphasia.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The most creative scientists are those who

Accepted Answer

A)   investigate issues about which they have very little previous knowledge.
B)   are intrinsically motivated to solve problems.
C)   have little tolerance for ambiguity.
D)   have a timid personality.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The distribution of intelligence test scores among ________ Americans is represented by the normal curve.

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Ian Deary and his colleagues retested 80-year-old Scots,using an intelligence test the Scots had taken as 11-year-olds.The procedure used in this research best illustrates a

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Language refers to the

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The word rats contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s) .

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Managers who want to foster creativity in the workplace should try to increase the ________ of their employees.

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The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

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Kevin did not know whether the locker room was located down the short hallway to his right or down the long hallway to his left.Crossing his fingers,he decided to try the short hallway.His problem-strategy best illustrates

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The inability to see a problem from a new perspective is called

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Lance has good imaginative thinking skills,a venturesome personality,and has high levels of intrinsic motivation.According to Sternberg,Lance is likely to

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Tests designed to predict the ability to learn new skills are called

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Rebecca is preparing to take the driving test to get her license.As she thinks about what to do when the test begins,she thinks in mental images.This is also referred to as

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College students are more likely to use a condom when told that it has a 95 percent success rate than when told it has a 5 percent failure rate.This best illustrates the impact of

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