Chapter 7 Self Quizzes

1. 1Behaviorists though that psychology should properly focus on?

   1. Amental processess
   2. Bsubconscious mind
   3. Cprivate behavior
   4. Dobservable behavior
2. 2The name for the scientific field that is concerned with making machines that mimic human information processing is:

   1. Acognitive science
   2. Bcognitive neuroscience
   3. Cartificial intelligence
   4. Dcomputer science
3. 3cognition involves

   1. Amanipulating information
   2. Bprocessing information
   3. Cthinking
   4. Dall of the above
4. 4When Demarre plays chess against his friend, he almost always wins, but when he plays against his computer, he typically loses. What is the most likely explanation for Demarre's experience?

   1. AWhen playing against his friend, Demarre is able to use his human cognitive skills to "read" his opponent's facial expressions and predict what the latter will do. These cues are missing when he plays against his computer.
   2. Bcomputers are smarter than human beings
   3. Cwhen playing against his friend demure always cheats
   4. Ddemurred computer is better than his friends at picking up on demurred cues and predicting what he will do next.
5. 5An example of concept is

   1. Abasketball
   2. Bdaisy
   3. Cvegetable
   4. Deagle
6. 6Deductive reasoning starts at_________ and goes to______

   1. Ageneral ; specific
   2. Bspecific ; general
   3. Cfixation ; function
   4. Dfunction ; fixation
7. 7All of the following are charcateristic of creative thinkers except?

   1. Ainner motivation
   2. Bfunctional fixedness
   3. Cobjectivity
   4. Drisk taking
8. 8The students in an architecture class are given the assignment to design a new student center for their campus. They have one week to submit their first drafts. Jenny and David, two students in the class, spend the first day very differently. Jenny quickly decides on what her building will look like and starts designing it. David spends the first day doodling and devises 20 different styles he might use, including a Gothic version, a spaceship design, a blueprint with a garden growing on top, and another plan that looks like a giant elephant (the school's mascot)
   When Jenny sees David's sketches, she scoffs, "You're wasting your time. We have only a week for the first draft!" On the second day, David selects his best effort and works on that one until he finishes it. Which of the following is true of these strategies?

   1. AJenny is effectively using divergent thinking in her strategy
   2. BDavid should be using heuristics given the limited time for the project
   3. CJenny is criticizing David for engaging in deductive reasoning
   4. DDavid is using divergent thinking first and will get to convergent thinking later, while Jenny has engaged only in convergent thinking
9. 9The reproductively of a tests result Is known as

   1. Acriterion validity
   2. Bvalidity
   3. Cstandardization
   4. Dreliabilty
10. 10A 10- year old child has a mental age of 8. The Childs IQ is

    1. A60
    2. B80
    3. C100
    4. D125

11. 11According to twin studies, what percent of differences in intelligence among people is due to genetic differences?
    

    1. A35 percent
    2. B50 percent
    3. C75 percent
    4. D90 percent
12. 12Shortly after Joshua's birth, his parents found that he had a genetic condition that causes mental retardation. They worried about their son's future. Which of the following most accurately relates to Joshua's future?

    1. AGenes are not the sole cause of intelligence, and providing Joshua with a rich and stimulating environment will make the most of his genetic endowment. Furthermore, although Joshua may never excel in cognitive ability, there are likely other realms of life in which he can be successful.
    2. BBecause intelligence is strongly heritable, providing a rich environment to Joshua is unlikely to have any impact on his eventual intelligence and ability.
    3. CGenes cause 75 percent of Joshua's intelligence, so environmental factors can influence only 25 percent of his cognitive abilities.
    4. DGenes have nothing to do with intelligence, so Joshua's parents have no need to worry.
13. 13The rules of language are known as ___________, whereas the meaning of language is known as ___________.

    1. Aphonology; morphology
    2. Bmorphology; phonology
    3. Csemantics; syntax
    4. Dsyntax; semantics
14. 14Noam Chomsky's view of language acquisition centers on

    1. Aenvironmental factors
    2. Bbiological factors
    3. Csocial factors
    4. Dperson specific factors
15. 15Williams syndrome demonstrates that:
    

    1. Amental retardation always leads to language deficits.
    2. Bextraordinary language ability can exist even in a person with mental retardation.
    3. Cwithout high intelligence, verbal ability is always low
    4. Dmental retardation never leads to language deficit
16. 16Susan and her husband Terence adopted a baby boy from another country. Their son is 4 months old, and they are worried because they are not sure he was exposed to a lot of talking before they adopted him. What advice would you give these nervous new parents?

    1. AThey should be worried. They should bombard their new son with words and reward any indication of talking throughout his childhood.
    2. BThey do not have to worry. In some cultures children are rarely talked to, but all kids (except in extreme cases) learn to talk. They should enjoy talking with and reading to their new little guy but also feel confident that he will certainly acquire language.
    3. CThey should be worried, especially because their child is a boy.
    4. DWe simply cannot know what the future holds for their son, because language is mostly genetic anyway.

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