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1Scott is particularly skilled at understanding other people. It is most likely that he would score highly on Gardner's measure of ______ intelligence.
- Anaturalist
- Blinguistic
- Cinterpersonal
- Dintrapersonal
2With respect to perspectives on intelligence, ______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture.
- AGalton; Binet
- BBinet; Galton
- CTerman; Galton
- DBinet; Terman
3If a test has been standardized, it:
- Ahas the ability to yield consistent results every time.
- Bhas the ability to predict performance on future tests.
- Chas been given to a representative sample of the relevant population.
- Dhas all of these things.
4After solving a series of mathematical problems using a complicated formula, a student used the same formula to solve another problem that she could have solved in a much simpler way. Her reliance on the formula she had recently been using best illustrates which of the following?
- Aconfirmation bias
- Buse of the availability heuristic
- Cmental set
- Duse of means-end analysis
5What are the three types of intelligences in Sternberg's triarchic theory?
- Aanalytical, creative, and practical
- Blinguistic, logical, and spatial
- Cbodily-kinesthetic, fluid, and musical
- Dintrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist
6With respect to intelligence, eugenics is:
- Athe idea that intelligence is due to environmental influences.
- Bthe idea that intelligence is due to genetic influences.
- Cselective reproduction to enhance the mental capacities of the human race.
- Dthe ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100.
7Prior to estimating the length of the Mississippi River, a man was asked “Is the river longer or shorter than 500 miles?" and a woman was asked "Is the river longer or shorter than 5000 miles?” The woman estimate of the river's actual length was much greater than men’s estimate, suggesting that estimates were influenced by use of the ______.
- Aanchoring and adjustment heuristic
- Bavailability heuristic
- Cconjunction fallacy
- Drepresentativeness heuristic
8______ is to consistency as ______ is to predictability.
- AReliability; reliability
- BValidity; validity
- CReliability; validity
- DValidity; reliability
9A man did not think to use the plastic bag he was carrying as a raincoat when he was caught in a downpour, best illustrating ______.
- Athe availability heuristic
- Bfunctional fixedness
- Cmental set
- Dfixation
10Despite many unsuccessful attempts, Steve repeatedly tries to fix the picture on his TV by pressing a particular knob. Rather than seeking alternative ways of improving the picture, Steve is displaying a form of ______.
- Aalgorithmic judgment
- Banchoring
- Cfixation
- Dthe Flynn effect
11Of Gardner's eight intelligences, which two are the least controversial?
- Alinguistic and logical-mathematical
- Bintrapersonal and interpersonal
- Cspatial and musical
- Dnaturalist and bodily-kinesthetic
12A student is trying to solve the water lily pond problem in which the lilies double in an area every 24 hours. Knowing that on the first day there is one lily in the pond and on day 60 the pond is covered, what strategy is recommended to answer the question: on what day the pond is half covered?
- Ameans-ends analysis
- Banchoring and adjustment
- Cworking backward
- Dinsight
13Board games are examples of ______ problems and deciding what to major in is an example of a(n) ______ problem.
- Awell-defined; ill-defined
- Bwell-defined; well-defined
- Cill-defined; well-defined
- Dill-defined; ill-defined
14Which of the following is the most well-defined problem?
- Awriting a poem
- Bpainting a watercolor picture
- Ccreating a garden
- Dsolving a statistics problem
15Which of the following would be an example of an algorithm?
- Adetermining which material to study more in depth for your next psychology exam
- Bcalculating miles per gallon on a long distance trip you just completed
- Cdeciding how much food will be consumed by guests at an upcoming picnic you are planning
- Ddetermining the best strategy for getting your parents to buy you a car
16Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test for the French school system to:
- Adetermine which children were above average in intelligence.
- Bremove from the school system those children deemed uneducable.
- Cdiagnose children who were underperforming and likely to experience problems in school.
- Dmeasure the correlation between sensory abilities and intelligence.
17According to Cattell and Horn, ______ intelligence includes accumulated knowledge and is hypothesized to ______ with age.
- Acrystallized; increase
- Bcrystallized; decrease
- Cfluid; increase
- Dfluid; decrease
18The finding that average intelligence scores have increased over the past century in the United States and other industrialized countries illustrates which of the following?
- Aan increase in reaction range
- Bthe Flynn effect
- Cthe application of Sternberg's practical intelligence
- Dthe effect of Gardner's natural intelligence
19For days, a student had been trying to think of a way to approach her parents about the idea of transferring to another college. While watching a TV commercial about vacation areas, all of a sudden she looked at her problem from a new perspective, and immediately thought of a solution, best illustrating ______.
- Aa release from interference
- Buse of the availability heuristic
- Ca shift to conjunctive thinking
- Dthe occurrence of insight
20Heritability is an index of the:
- Adegree of variation of a trait within a population that is due to heredity.
- Bupper limits of a given trait within a population that is due to heredity.
- Cupper limits of a given trait within an individual that is due to heredity.
- Ddegree of variation of a trait within an individual that is due to heredity.
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