Question 1

When does the babbling stage generally begin?

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A)   2 months of age
B)   4 months of age
C)   6 months of age
D)   8 months of ageE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Research findings suggest that the best advice to give people who want to avoid belief perseverance is

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A)   "Try to justify your positions."
B)   "Consider the opposite."
C)   "Don't draw hasty conclusions."
D)   "Be as objective as possible."E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Research suggests that girls are more skilled than boys at

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A)   avoiding emotional uncertainty.
B)   preventing emotions from distorting reasoning.
C)   detecting other people's emotions.
D)   delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The criterion/criteria for being diagnosed with an intellectual disability is/are

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A)   having a low intelligence test score.
B)   difficulty with independent living demands.
C)   both having a low intelligence test score and difficulty with independent living demands.
D)   neither having a low intelligence test score nor difficulty with independent living demands.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern.This pattern is called

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A)   a standardization sample.
B)   a reliability coefficient.
C)   factor analysis.
D)   a normal curve.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

In the early twentieth century,the U.S.government developed intelligence tests to evaluate newly arriving immigrants.Poor test scores among immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon heritage were attributed by some psychologists of that day to

Accepted Answer

A)   stereotype threat.
B)   innate mental inferiority.
C)   savant syndrome.
D)   differences in cultural experiences.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Which procedure is used to identify the different dimensions of performance that underlie people's intelligence scores?

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A)   standardization
B)   validation
C)   eugenics
D)   factor analysisE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Native German speakers who pronounce the English word "this" as "dis" are demonstrating their difficulty with an English

Accepted Answer

A)   morpheme.
B)   syntax.
C)   phoneme.
D)   aphasia.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

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A)   sign
B)   grammatical
C)   receptive
D)   telegraphicE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test,she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends.Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

Accepted Answer

A)   street smarts.
B)   the g factor.
C)   creative intelligence.
D)   emotional intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth showed ________ correlation between youths' intelligence test scores and their subsequent

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A)   a large negative
B)   a small but significant positive
C)   a small but significant negative
D)   a large positiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

A mental set is most likely to inhibit

Accepted Answer

A)   confirmation bias.
B)   overconfidence.
C)   creativity.
D)   belief perseverance.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

When Luke was 17 years old,his intelligence test score was below 98 percent of all test-takers.Now at the age of 23,he needs adult supervision because he is not able to adapt to the normal demands of independent living.Luke most clearly meets the requirements for being assigned a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A)   Down syndrome.
B)   autism spectrum disorder.
C)   intellectual disability.
D)   savant syndrome.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Why is Amanda,a preschooler,able to pick up language easily and use grammar so well,according to Chomsky?

Accepted Answer

A)   the bilingual advantage
B)   receptive language
C)   productive language
D)   universal grammarE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is FALSE regarding adoption and intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adoption from poverty into middle-class homes increases intelligence test scores.
B)   The intelligence scores of fraternal twins who have been adopted do not correlate with one another.
C)   Adoption of neglected children can increase their intelligence test scores.
D)   During childhood,adoptive siblings test scores correlate modestly.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

J.McVicker Hunt observed children in an Iranian orphanage being raised in an extremely deprived environment.These children were passive and cognitively immature.Hunt's successful training program for Iranian caregivers encouraged them to engage in ________ with these infants.

Accepted Answer

A)   DNA profiling
B)   adoption studies
C)   language-fostering games
D)   heritability estimatesE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Although intuition can at times hinder rationality,it is often adaptive because it facilitates

Accepted Answer

A)   framing.
B)   quick decisions.
C)   belief perseverance.
D)   a mental set.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Workplace managers who want to foster novel ideas and adaptive responses to new challenges should try to promote the ________ of their employees.

Accepted Answer

A)   general intelligence
B)   analytical intelligence
C)   creative intelligence
D)   emotional intelligenceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

After spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem,Amira finally gave up.As she was trying to fall asleep that night,a solution to the problem popped into her head.Amira's experience best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   belief perseverance.
B)   the availability heuristic.
C)   insight.
D)   a mental set.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Women have scored ________ on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group,and Blacks have scored ________ when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower;lower
B)   higher;higher
C)   lower;higher
D)   higher;lowerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

When Luke was 17 years old,his intelligence test score was below 98 percent of all test-takers.Now at the age of 23,he needs adult supervision because he is not able to adapt to the normal demands of independent living.Luke most clearly meets the requirements for being assigned a diagnosis of

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Which procedure is used to identify the different dimensions of performance that underlie people's intelligence scores?

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Research findings suggest that the best advice to give people who want to avoid belief perseverance is

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Why is Amanda,a preschooler,able to pick up language easily and use grammar so well,according to Chomsky?

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Workplace managers who want to foster novel ideas and adaptive responses to new challenges should try to promote the ________ of their employees.

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A mental set is most likely to inhibit

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding adoption and intelligence?

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In the early twentieth century,the U.S.government developed intelligence tests to evaluate newly arriving immigrants.Poor test scores among immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon heritage were attributed by some psychologists of that day to

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Native German speakers who pronounce the English word "this" as "dis" are demonstrating their difficulty with an English

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After spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem,Amira finally gave up.As she was trying to fall asleep that night,a solution to the problem popped into her head.Amira's experience best illustrates

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Women have scored ________ on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group,and Blacks have scored ________ when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.

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When does the babbling stage generally begin?

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The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern.This pattern is called

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J.McVicker Hunt observed children in an Iranian orphanage being raised in an extremely deprived environment.These children were passive and cognitively immature.Hunt's successful training program for Iranian caregivers encouraged them to engage in ________ with these infants.

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The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

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The criterion/criteria for being diagnosed with an intellectual disability is/are

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The U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth showed ________ correlation between youths' intelligence test scores and their subsequent

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Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test,she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends.Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

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Research suggests that girls are more skilled than boys at

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