Question 1

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test question after reminding herself that "it's always best to stick with your first answer." Anika's decision best illustrates the use of

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A)   insight.
B)   an algorithm.
C)   trial and error.
D)   a heuristic.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Mary's bathroom scale always overstates people's actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

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A)   low; high
B)   high; low
C)   low; low
D)   high; highE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Dr. Zimmer has designed a test to measure golfers' knowledge of their sport's history. To interpret scores on it, he is presently administering the test to a representative sample of golfers. Dr. Zimmer is clearly in the process of

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A)   establishing the test's validity.
B)   conducting a factor analysis of the test.
C)   standardizing the test.
D)   establishing the test's reliability.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Leland's language does not distinguish between "family love" and "romantic love," so he has difficulty realizing that he deeply loves his sister. Which of the following is most relevant to Leland's difficulty?

Accepted Answer

A)   critical periods
B)   telegraphic speech
C)   universal grammar
D)   linguistic determinismE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.

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A)   heritability estimates
B)   reliability coefficients
C)   intelligence tests
D)   the g factorE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

English words are constructed from about ________ different phonemes.

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A)   5
B)   6
C)   26
D)   40E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

After a mild stroke, Mr. McGeorge showed some signs of aphasia. What pattern of symptoms would lead you to believe the damage occurred primarily in Broca's area? What different symptom pattern would be associated with damage to Wernicke's area?

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Question 8

The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n)  ________ test.

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A)   aptitude
B)   achievement
C)   standardized
D)   general intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

To qualify for the office manager's job, 55-year-old Mariel must take a series of psychological tests. Her performance on the test of ________ is likely to be poorer than if she had taken it as a 25-year-old.

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A)   general knowledge
B)   spelling
C)   abstract reasoning
D)   vocabularyE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Repeatedly assessing the intelligence of the same group of people at different times across their life span best illustrates a

Accepted Answer

A)   factor analysis.
B)   cross-sectional study.
C)   heritability index.
D)   longitudinal study.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The WAIS was initially created by

Accepted Answer

A)   William Stern.
B)   Howard Gardner.
C)   Robert Sternberg.
D)   David Wechsler.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Mental set is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   algorithm.
B)   heuristic.
C)   fixation.
D)   insight.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat priced regularly at $100. This best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   belief perseverance.
B)   confirmation bias.
C)   framing.
D)   the availability heuristic.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

When promised money for doing well on an intelligence test, adolescents in four dozen studies scored higher. This best illustrates that intelligence test performance is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)   motivation.
B)   stereotype threat.
C)   factor analysis.
D)   convergent thinking.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Contemporary psychologists are most likely to criticize Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis for

Accepted Answer

A)   overestimating the impact of thinking on language.
B)   overestimating the extent to which thinking occurs without language.
C)   underestimating the impact of language on thinking.
D)   underestimating the extent to which thinking occurs without language.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer. This is an example of a(n)  ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid intelligence
B)   achievement
C)   interest
D)   aptitudeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Emotional intelligence is a specific aspect of

Accepted Answer

A)   creativity.
B)   social intelligence.
C)   analytical intelligence.
D)   convergent thinking.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Kevin did not know whether the locker room was located down the short hallway to his right or down the long hallway to his left. Crossing his fingers, he decided to try the short hallway. His problem-strategy best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   confirmation bias.
B)   the framing effect.
C)   trial and error.
D)   belief perseverance.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The heritability of intelligence refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   the extent to which an individual's intelligence is attributable to genetic factors.
B)   the proportion of variation in intelligence among individuals that is attributable to genetic variation.
C)   the extent to which the distribution of intelligence scores of a group approximates a normal curve.
D)   a general underlying intelligence factor that is measured by every task on an intelligence test.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The two-word stage of language development typically begins at the age of ________ months.

Accepted Answer

A)   6
B)   10
C)   24
D)   36E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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