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1What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?
- ALetters of the alphabet
- BSyllables
- CPhonemes
- DGraphemes
- EMorphemes
2Your best friend takes an IQ test and tells you that s/he scored “average.” Generalizing from the normal distribution of IQ scores, you know that your friend’s score
- Afell somewhere between 85 and 115
- Bfell somewhere between 115 and 130.
- CWas 100
3According to the text, thinking is defined as
- Athe mental representation and manipulation of information.
- Bthe cognitive representation of information.
- Cmental awareness and processing.
4Who developed an artificial language based on plastic chips and trained a chimp to communicate with these chips?
- AEleanor Rosch
- BDavid Premack
- CBeatrice and Allen Gardner
5A heuristic is
- Athe most common type of logical concept.
- Ba step-by-step process for solving a problem.
- Ca mental shortcut for solving a problem.
6Spearman proposed that intelligence is composed of
- Aa general factor he termed “g” and other specific abilities.
- Ba general factor he termed “g.”
- Cthree aspects – analytic, reactive, and practical.
7Which cognitive bias best describes our tendency to judge people based on first impressions?
- AThe representativeness heuristic
- BConfirmation bias
- CThe availability heuristic
8In its original conception, intelligence quotient was defined as
- Amental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100.
- Bmental age multiplied by chronological age and multiplied by 100.
9In language, phonemes are to ______ as morphemes are to ______.
- Alinguistics; grammar
- Bmeaning; semantics
- Csound; meaning
10In Gardner’s model, an architect would likely have high levels of which type of intelligence?
- ALogical, Mathematical
- BSpatial
11The belief that language affects how we think was first developed by ______, and this idea is presented in the ______.
- AWhorf; linguistic relativity hypothesis
- BWhorf; language acquisition hypothesis
12Which of the following is the best definition of concept?
- AA mental category used to group objects according to shared features
- BA comparison between two things based on similar features
13Fourth-grade teacher Julie Farraday finds that her students are very eager to be helpful. They seem to care about being productive and involved in the class, as well as in their school. Farraday’s students are best described at which stage of psychosocial development?
- AIndustry vs Inferiority
- BInitiative vs guilt
- CIdentity vs Role diffusion
14Fluid intelligence is to _____ as crystallized intelligence is to ________,
- Aspeed of problem solving, acquired information
- Bpractical intelligence, analytic intelligence
- Capplying knowledge, perceiving relationships among patterns
15Impaired hearing and vision, deformed teeth and bones, and liver damage may occur as a result of which teratogen?
- ASpina Bifida
- BRubella
- CCongenital Syphillis
16An influential theory of death and dying was developed by
- AGilligan
- BKubler-Ross
- CErickson
17Seventeen-year-old Hassam has spent a lot of time this past year thinking about his personal values and life goals. He has decided to go to college and be an architect to design low-income housing. He has even taken a job and begun saving for college. Hassam appears to have attained a sense of
- AInitiative
- BRole diffusion
- CEgo identity
18In her research on attachment, Ainsworth noted ______ different styles of attachment, and they are called ______.
- Ab. 4; secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant, and slow-to-warm-up
- B3; secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-resistant
- C3; easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up
19Which of the following describes Piaget’s sensorimotor stage of development?
- AThe stage of development beginning at the age of 2 years and ending at the age of 6 years and characterized by use of symbols, egocentrism, and limits on the ability to reason logically
- BThe stage of development beginning at the age of 6 years and ending at the age of 12 years and characterized by logical but not abstract reasoning
- CThe stage of development beginning at birth and ending at the age of 2 years and characterized by active exploration of the environment
- DThe stage of development beginning at age 12 and extending through adulthood and characterized by mature reasoning capabilities
20Developmental psychologists describe prenatal development as occurring in
- Athree stages: first, second, and third trimesters
- Bthree stages: germinal, embryonic, and fetal.
- Cthree stages: fertilization, pregnancy, and birth.
21______ was the most influential theorist on cognitive development and may be considered the most important developmental theorist of all time.
- AJean Piaget
- BLawerence Kohlberg
- CErick Erickson
22Amy teaches four-year-old preschool. After taking her college developmental psychology class, Amy determines that the majority of her students will be dealing with which psychosocial crisis?
- AInitiative vs guilt
- BTrust vs mistrust
- CIndustry vs inferiority
23The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
- AAbstract operations
- BConcrete operations
- CFormal operations
- DPreoperational
24Which theorist identified stages of psychosocial development?
- AErick Erickson
- BMary ainsworth
- CJean Piaget
25Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does. Harold’s reasoning reflects which level of moral development?
- APreoperational
- BPerconventional
- CConventional
26What is the correct sequencing of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
- ASensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
- BSensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational
- CSensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
27What is the correct sequence of psychosocial stages in child development?
- Atrust, autonomy, initiative, industry
- Btrust, initiative, autonomy, industry
28Which social-cognitive theorist argues that behavior is influenced by situation variables and person variables?
- AMaslow
- BRogers
- CMischel
29An individual’s general belief about his or her ability to obtain reinforcements is referred to as
- ALocus of control
- BObjective value
- CSelf efficacy
30What is the correct ordering of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development?
- Aoral, anal, latency, phallic, genital
- Boral, phallic, anal, latency, genital
- Coral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
31Which researcher(s) is/are associated with the study of bystander intervention?
- AJanis and Zajonc
- BLatane and Darley
32The physiological component of an emotional experience involves _____.
- ARelease of the hormone melatonin
- BBodily arousal
33What is the typical sequencing of needs in Maslow’s hierarchy?
- APhysiological, love/belongingness, safety, esteem, self-actualization
- BPhysiological, safety, esteem, love/belongingness, self-actualization
- CPhysiological, safety, love/belongingness, esteem, self-actualization
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- Quiz on Psych, created by Timiah Tyler on 12/12/2018.
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- Timiah Tyler
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- English
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