Exam 3 Chapter 8 Psych Questions

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Cognition refers to

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how people think

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If your score falls at the 75th percentile on a standardized test, which of the following is an accurate interpretation?

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75% of the people who took the test scored at or below your score.

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Inwhich class of problems is it necessary to carry out a sequence of actions inorder to solve the problem?

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transformation

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Whichof the following statements concerning functional fixedness is MOST accurate?

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Compared to older children andadults, young children are less likely to show evidence of functionalfixedness.

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Whenworking on complex problems, a useful strategy is to

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formulate subgoals or intermediate steps toward a solution

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The___ effect occurs when solutions emerge for a problem after a period of notconsciously thinking about the problem.

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incubation

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Which of the following statements BEST characterized the current view regarding the use of tests to predict vocational success?
a. It is illegal to use mental ability tests to evaluate prospective employees.
b. Employers can use any test of mental ability with prospective employees as long as the test has been shown to be reliable.
c. Only tests designed to measure social or practical intelligence are permissible.
d. There is controversy over the use of IQ tests in hiring employee.

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There is controversy over the use of IQ tests in hiring employee.

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Which of the following statements about the influence of culture on the use of IQ tests is MOST accurate?
a. IQ tests are widely used in virtually all cultures.
b. Different cultures have different conceptions of what intelligence is.
c. It is generally accepted across all cultures that it is possible to measure and quantify intellectual ability.
d. Western IQ tests generally translate well into the language and cognitive framework of non-Western cultures.

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Different cultures have different conceptions of what intelligence is.

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The BEST evidence supporting the role of genetic factors in intelligence is provided by studies that compare

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Identical and fraternal twins.

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The fact that adopted children resemble their biological parents in intelligence, even though they were not reared by those parents, suggests that intellectual development is

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Influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors.

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Mostexplanations of the Flynn effect revolve around

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a variety of environmentalfactors.

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Accordingto the reaction range model, children

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raised in high-qualityenvironments should score near the top of their reaction range.

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Thecorrelation between social class and intelligence is

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positive.

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Accordingto Simon’s theory of bounded rationality, people tend to use

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simple strategies indecision-making that focus on only a few facets of available options and oftenresult in irrational decisions that are less than optimal.

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Zachary’sfriend asks how well Zachary gets along with his younger brother. Zacharythinks about how irritating his younger brother was yesterday and the big fightthey had as a result, and tells his friend that he doesn’t get along with hisbrother at all. In this instance, Zachary’s response is consistent with

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the availability heuristic

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Basingthe estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype ofthat event is termed the

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representativeness heuristic.

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Whichof the following heuristics has been shown by evolutionary psychologists to beboth simple and surprisingly effective?

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recognition heuristic

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Peoplewith high intelligence tend to have ____ in their brains than people with lowIQs.

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more gray matter and more whitematter

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Whichof the following is NOT one of the eight types of intelligence described byGardner

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mechanical

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Thismultiple-choice question requires

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insight

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Researchsuggests that the amount of time people spend living abroad is positivelycorrelated with

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creativity.

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You're...

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Done