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Ch. 9 Language
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1Ami believes she can complete a term paper, start to finish in two days, so she begins the paper two days before its due date. Unfortunately, she soon realizes it will more likely take four to five days to complete. Her failure to accurately determine how long the assignment would take best illustrates
- Aoverconfidence
- Bbelief perseverance
- Ca mental set
- Dframing
2Alicia believes that people who are impoverished are more likely to commit crimes. She has a tendency to search for information that supports her belief but to ignore evidence that says otherwise. She is demonstrating which of the following?
- Abelief perseverance
- Ba mental set
- Cconfirmation bias
- Doverconfidence
3Dr. Bryson has been studying monkey's ability to classify photographs of cats and dogs. After the monkeys became competent at this classifying task, Dr. Bryson found that certain areas of their frontal lobe neurons fired in response to new cat like or dog like images. This suggests that the monkeys:
- Ahave the ability to use algorithms.
- Bare not prone to mental sets
- Care smarter than 3 year old children
- Dcan form concepts
4After a physically and emotionally traumatic car accident, Ethel developed aphasia, which has left her struggling to speak words even though she can still sing familiar songs and comprehend speech. This particular set of symptoms is likely due to damage to her
- Aright temporal lobe
- Bleft frontal lobe
- Cright frontal lobe
- Dleft temporal lobe
5Chinese born Bao has lived in the united states since she was 7. Bao reports that when she is speaking chinese to her family and friends, she thinks about things differently than when she is speaking english. This is a good illustration of
- Alinguistic determinism
- Bthinking in images
- Ctelegraphic speech
- Dthe bilingual advantage
6Micah is a bright young man who scored very high on both the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT. He is an excellent map reader and has fantastic reasoning abilities. According to Spearman, what likely underlies these abilities?
- Aa secure family background
- Bcystallized intelligence
- Cthe general intelligence g factor
- Dan enriched school enviornment
7Although diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and unable to speak coherently, 18 year old Corbin can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. This special ability illustrates a condition known as
- Aemotional intelligence
- Bsavant syndrome
- Cthe g factor
- Ddown syndrom
8Although Justine strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration so that they can make some progress. Her behavior best illustrates
- Afluid intelligence
- Bpractical intelligence
- Canalytical intelligence
- Demotional intelligence
9You are conducting a multisite trial for a large pharmaceutical company, one requirement of which is to select a scale that will consistently provide objective data on a weekly basis for depression. You need to the scale to be consistent and change gradually only in response to the positive effects of the drug being tested. You need a scale that:
- Ais standardized only
- Bis standardized and reliable
- Cis standardized, reliable, and valid
- Dcan work longitudinally
10Dr. Gerard has designed a new intelligence test for adolescents. He evaluated the test among various groups, including white, black, asain, and hispanic populations, in order to appropriately norm his scale. When the test is released and administered to adolescents in the general population, psychologists will have ---- scores to compare subjects to.
- Afluid
- Bvalid
- Cstandardized
- Dunrepresentative
11All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating is referred to as
- Aprototypes
- Bcognition
- Cconcepts
- Dalgorithms
12Logical, methodical step by step procedures for solving problems are called
- Aprototypes
- Balgorithms
- Cheuristics
- Dfixations
13A fixation refers to an inability to
- Asearch for evidence that supports our ideas
- Bestimate the likelihood of events
- Cview a problem from a fresh perspective
- Dsort items into categories
14Spoken, written or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning constitute
- Alanguage
- Bsyntax
- Cheuristics
- Dsemantics
15Aphasia refers to a condition involving
- Amemory loss
- Bhearing loss
- Cthe impairment of vision
- Dthe impairment of language
16Broca's are is a region of the
- Atemporal lobe that enables language comprehension
- Bparietal lobe that regulates gestured communication
- Cfrontal lobe that directs the muscle movements involved in speech
- Doccipital lobe that links language with visual information
17Wernicke's area is a region of the brain involved in
- Aface recognition
- Bimplicit memory
- Cmuscle coordination
- Dlanguage comprehension
18The ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions is called
- Athe g factor
- Bstreet smarts
- Cemotional intelligence
- Dexistential intelligence
19Intelligence is best defined as
- Aa general ability that underlies all mental abilities
- Bwhatever intelligence tests measure
- Ca cluster of related items
- Dthe ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
20The test that provides separate verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, working memory, and processing speed scores, as well as an overall intelligence score, is the
- AEmotional Intelligence Test
- BStanford-Binet
- CSAT Reasoning Test
- DWAIS
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- Psychology Quiz on Ch. 9 Language, created by Maddie Melone on 26/06/2022.
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