Question 1

Their 5-year-old nephew asks Hallel and Hamdi what an aardvark looks like.Hallel finds a picture in a children's book about animals and shows it to him.Hamdi finds a description in the encyclopedia and uses it to describe an aardvark.Hallel's approach is similar to using an)  ; Hamdi's approach is similar to using an)  .

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A)  analogical representation; representation based on attributes
B)  analogical representation; analogical representation
C)  representation based on attributes; analogical representation
D)  representation based on attributes; representation based on attributesE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

You've just met Johanna, and find that she is outgoing, funny, and great at telling stories and jokes.If you were relying on the representativeness heuristic to guess what Johanna does for a living, you would be more likely to guess that she is a because you are .

Accepted Answer

A)  cashier; ignoring information about base rates
B)  stand-up comedian; paying attention to base rates
C)  stand-up comedian; ignoring information about base rates
D)  cashier; paying attention to base ratesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Most proposed designs for the Vietnam War Memorial involved statues of soldiers.The winning design was a low black wall inscribed with the names of the dead.The architect who submitted the winning design is clearly very high in Sternberg's intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical
B)  practical
C)  creative
D)  emotionalE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Recent MRI studies have found that different kinds of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A)  can be inferred from activity in certain brain regions.
B)  are related to the sizes of different brain regions.
C)  are unrelated to the sizes of different brain regions.
D)  are related to the size of a single brain region.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Fatima received an overall score of 132 on an IQ scale.This number means that her score was higher than percent of the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  95
B)  68
C)  53
D)  21E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Babies typically generate their first words at around

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months.
B)  1 year.
C)  18 months.
D)  2 years.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The fact that children can take a form of communication that lacks a consistent grammar and turn it into one that has consistent rules illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  children can generalize linguistic rules.
B)  there is a built-in, universal grammar.
C)  Chomsky was incorrect concerning the origins of grammar.
D)  Vygotsky was correct concerning the role of culture in language.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Sharda and Onyedikachi are participating in a psychology study.Sharda's task is to press a button as rapidly as possible whenever she sees a circle on the computer screen.Onyedikachi's task is to press a red button if he sees a circle and a green button if he sees a square, also as rapidly as possible.Sharda's study is measuring reaction time, and Onyedikachi's study is measuring reaction time.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic; complex
B)  simple; choice
C)  basic; choice
D)  simple; complexE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 8: Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Fatima received an overall score of 132 on an IQ scale.This number means that her score was higher than percent of the population.

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Recent MRI studies have found that different kinds of intelligence

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Babies typically generate their first words at around

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Most proposed designs for the Vietnam War Memorial involved statues of soldiers.The winning design was a low black wall inscribed with the names of the dead.The architect who submitted the winning design is clearly very high in Sternberg's intelligence.

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The fact that children can take a form of communication that lacks a consistent grammar and turn it into one that has consistent rules illustrates that

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You've just met Johanna, and find that she is outgoing, funny, and great at telling stories and jokes.If you were relying on the representativeness heuristic to guess what Johanna does for a living, you would be more likely to guess that she is a because you are .

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Recent MRI studies have found that different kinds of intelligence

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Most proposed designs for the Vietnam War Memorial involved statues of soldiers.The winning design was a low black wall inscribed with the names of the dead.The architect who submitted the winning design is clearly very high in Sternberg's intelligence.

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The fact that children can take a form of communication that lacks a consistent grammar and turn it into one that has consistent rules illustrates that

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You've just met Johanna, and find that she is outgoing, funny, and great at telling stories and jokes.If you were relying on the representativeness heuristic to guess what Johanna does for a living, you would be more likely to guess that she is a because you are .

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