Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
Suggestions for you
Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
50 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
An idea that represents a class, category, object, event, or activity is
Prototype
Concept
Logarithm
Heuristic
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which method of problem solving is fast but not too accurate
Algorithim
Trial and error
Schema
Heuristic
- 3. Multiple Choice
If someone fails to think about using an object outside its intended use is called
Functional fixedness
Mental Set
Confirmation Bias
Creativity
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which theory of intelligence uses the triarchic theory
Gardner
Sternberg
Spearman
Boiser
- 5. Multiple Choice
The smallest unit of meaning in language
Syntax
Diphones
Morphemes
Phonemes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceExperts in a given field prefer heuristics to algorithms because heuristics:Guarantee solutions to problemsPrevent mental setsOften save timePrevent fixation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA problem solving strategy that often includes a formula and guarantees an answer to the problem is a(n)subgoalprototypeAlgorithmHeurisitc
- 8. Multiple ChoiceComplete the following analogy: rose is to flower as ____________ is to ____________.Concept is to prototypePrototype is to conceptConcept is to hierarchyHierarchy is to concept
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of the use of heuristics?Trying every possible combination of letters when unscrambling a wordConsidering each possible move when playing chessUsing the formula “area=length x width” to find the area of a rectanglePlaying chess using a defensive strategy that has often been successful for you
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf we know that all dogs have tails, and thus poodles must have tails, we are demonstrating ___________ reasoning.DeterminedDeductiveInsightInductive
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIQ = _________age/chronological age X 100FundamentalMentalActualLegal
- 12. Multiple ChoiceValidity is...When tests are administered and scored the same way every time.The ability to measure what the test was intended to measureThe moment when a test becomes legitimate.A test that validates a students intelligence.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceStandardization is...The ability to measure what the test was intended to measureTests must be administered and scored the same way every time.The idea that the test must be the same in all 50 states.Having a test that produces similar results across multiple cross-sections of students.
- 14. Multiple Choice96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?8090100110
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis individual developed the first Intelligence test to help children in French schoolsPierre StanfordFrancois SimonAlfred BinetPhilip Mayer
- 16. Multiple Choice
The utterance “likes dog my swim to” does not sound correct because it violates the rules of
lexicon
prosody
syntax
fast mapping
morphemes
- 17. Multiple Choice
When Joe arrives at the library, he can choose from any of several strategies that might help him find the book he needs. He could examine all the books on every shelf, and be certain that he would eventually find the book he wants, but this strategy would take too long. Joe decides instead to ask a librarian to direct him to the appropriate section of the library. Joe is using
fixation
a mental set
a prototype
a heuristic
an algorithm
- 18. Multiple Choice
Raj, a four-year-old child, learned to open the door to a classroom by pulling on the handle. Now whenever he approaches any door he pulls on the handle and is confused when that does not work. This is best explained by Raj’s having developed which of the following for door opening?
Accommodation
Object permanence
Conservation
A mental set
Divergent thinking
- 19. Multiple Choice
Mikayla, a high school student strongly opposed to video game use, is researching the topic for a speech she will deliver to her English class. Rather than searching for “the effects of video games,” Mikayla searches for “the dangers of video games” and finds hundreds of Web sites with information she can use to argue her position. Her behavior is an example of
Self-serving bias
Confirmation Bias
Functional Fixedness
Insight
Overconfidence
- 20. Multiple Choice
People respond more favorably when they are faced with a 95 percent success rate than with a 5 percent failure rate because of
framing
intuition
overconfidence
belief perseverance
the representativeness heuristic
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:Availability heuristicAvailability algorithmRepresentativeness heuristicRepresentativeness algorithm
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen Janice forgot to pack a pillow for her camping trip she used her down-jacket as a substitute pillow. In this situation Janice:Was not constrained by functional fixednessWas constrained by a mental setWas constrained by functional fixednessUsed an algorithm to solve her problem
- 23. Multiple ChoiceStockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates:The representativeness heuristicThe framing effectOverconfidenceBelief perseverance
- 24. Multiple ChoiceRudy is 6 feet tall, weighs 210 pounds, and is very muscular. If you think that Rudy is more likely to be a basketball player than a computer programmer , you are a victim of:Belief biasThe availability heuristicA mental setThe representativeness heuristic
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhorf’s linguistic determination hypothesis states that:Language is primarily a learned abilityLanguage is partially an innate abilityThe size of a person’s vocabulary reflects his or her intelligenceOur language shapes our thinking
- 26. Multiple ChoiceCompared to divergent thinkers, convergent thinkers are more likely to:Think "outside the box" when problem solvingGenerate many different solutions when problem solvingChoose to problem solve using an algorithm rather than a heuristicUse representative heuristics to problem solve
- 27. Multiple ChoicePhonemes are best defined as:The smallest meaningful combination of sounds in a languageThe basic sounds of consonants and vowelsSomething that specifies the meaning of words and phrasesA special form of communication
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThere is evidence to support the idea that there is an inborn tendency to absorb language. Which of the following psychologists would agree with this statement?ChomskyWhorfSkinnerSapir
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to pull a longer stick into his cage. He then used the longer stick to reach a piece of fruit. Researchers hypothesized that Sultan’s discovery of the solution to his problem was the result of:Trial and errorHeuristicsInsightMental set
- 30. Multiple ChoiceJack takes the same test of mechanical reasoning on several different days and gets virtually identical scores. This suggests that the test hashigh content validityhigh reliabilityhigh predictive validitybeen standardized
- 31. Multiple ChoiceBefore becoming attorneys, law students must pass a special licensing exam, which is an _______ test. before entering college, high school students must take the ACT, which is an ________test.achievement; aptitudeaptitude; achievementachievement; achievementaptitude; aptitude
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA psychologist uses statistics to show a cluster of intelligence topics such as (spatial ability & verbal intel) that are related to one another. This psychologist is probably usingthe WAISthe IQ formulafactor analysisthe standardization formula
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA 6 yr old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9 yr old was said to have a mental age of6966150
- 34. Multiple ChoiceStereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ____ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ___test.math problem-solving; verbal fluencyverbal fluency; math problem-solvingspatial abilities; athletic abilitiesathletic abilities; spatial abilities
- 35. Multiple ChoiceYour friend Ashley is able to control her feelings in meetings even when she disagrees with her peers. Ashley has highsocial intelligencecreative intelligenceemotional intelligencelinguistic intelligence
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is IQ composed of?mental ageGPAchronological agemental & chronological age
- 37. Multiple Choice
the study of the meaning of language
language
semantics
morpheme
phoneme
- 38. Multiple Choice
"elephants are larger than mice" is an example of what concept
disjunctive
conjunctive
simple
relational
- 39. Multiple Choice
how many phonemes in the word psychology
5
6
7
8
- 40. Multiple Choice
how many phonemes in the word chin
1
2
3
4
- 41. Multiple Choice
how many morphemes in the word redevelopment
1
2
3
4
- 42. Multiple Choice
how many morphemes in the word waited
1
2
3
4
- 43. Multiple Choice
The “aha” experience, or suddenly realizing the solution to a problem, is called
functional fixedness
a concept.
symbolic thinking
insight
- 44. Multiple ChoiceDr. Mendoza is studying the mental strategies people use when solving problems. Dr. Mendoza is clearly a(n):Cognitive psychologistExperimental psychologistOrganizational psychologistDevelopmental psychologist
- 45. Multiple ChoiceA common problem in everyday reasoning is our tendency to:Accept as logical those conclusions that agree with our own opinionsAccept as logical those conclusions that disagree with our own opinionsUnderestimate the accuracy of our knowledgeAccept as logical those conclusions that involve unfamiliar concepts
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA dessert recipe that gives you the ingredients, their amounts and the steps to follow is an example of a(n):PrototypeAlgorithmHeuristicMental set
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen the word “oat” is changed to the word “boat,” the number of:Phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the samePhonemes and morphemes are both increasedPhonemes and morphemes both stay the samePhonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes increases
- 48. Multiple ChoiceRudy is 6 feet tall, weighs 210 pounds, and is very muscular. If you think that Rudy is more likely to be a basketball player than a computer programmer , you are a victim of:Belief biasThe availability heuristicA mental setThe representativeness heuristic
- 49. Multiple Choice
What does the distribution of IQ scores on a graph look like?
a downward slope
a bell curve
an S-curve
an upward slope
- 50. Multiple ChoiceSpearman's g factor refers tothe genetic contribution to intelligence.a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks.a highly developed skill or talent possessed by a person with an otherwise limited mental ability.the ability to understand and regulate emotions.
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags