Chapter 9 Quiz

The average IQ score is A) 100 B) 120 C) 70

A) 100

The first intelligence test, aimed to test for children who might struggle in school, was designed by A) Alfred Binet B) James Flynn C) David Wechsler

A) Alfred Binet

Internet search engines use ________ to show the appropriate results. A) algorithms B) Trial-and-Error C) heuristics

A) Algorithms

While traveling to the Canada from his home in Europe, Gunther often asks people, "Excuse me, can you please the time tell me?" Even though people understand what he is asking and politely tell him the time, Gunther's incorrect use of ________ threatens his attempts at communicating with others in a language that is foreign to him. A) syntax B) Semantics C) lexicon

A) Syntax

You have a very fragile glass vase that you need to ship to your mother for Mother's Day but you have no packing materials. All you have is the popcorn that you are eating. You don't see that you can use the popcorn as packing material. This is best explained by ________. A) functional fixedness B) Confirmation Bias C) salience

A) functional fixedness

The fact that Chinese speakers may be more likely to think about time on a vertical or a horizontal plane is an example of A) linguistic determinism B) Language relativism. C) language acquisition

A) linguistic determinism

Which of the following sequences demonstrates the correct order of the components of language from the smallest component to the broadest? A) Phoneme, morpheme, syntax B) syntax, phoneme, morpheme C) Morpheme, phoneme, syntax

A) phoneme, Morpheme, Syntax

Walter struggles to write legibly and has a difficult time putting his thoughts on paper. Which learning disability does he have? A) ADHD B) dysgraphia C) dyslexia

B) dysgraphia

What are the three criteria that are used to determine whether an idea is creative? A) convergent thinking, divergent thinking, latent inhibition B) originality, usefulness, surprise C) originality, flexibility, elaboration

B) originality, usefulness, surprise

Parents of African American students filed a case against the state of California in 1979 because they believed the testing method used to identify students with learning disabilities________. A) did not identify enough African American Children in need of special education B) was Culturally unfair as the tests were normed and standardized using white children C) disadvantaged their children by placing them in special education classes

B) was Culturally unfair as the tests were normed and standardized using white children

Which of the following definitions regarding fluid and crystallized intelligence is accurate? A) Crystallized intelligence is reasoning abilities, memory and speed of information B) Fluid intelligence is the knowledge and skills gained through experience and education C)Crystallized intelligence is the knowledge and skills gained through experience and education

C) Crystallized intelligence is the knowledge and skills gained through experience and education

Wendy's belief that rabbits are cute, fun, and intelligent animals is an example of a A) category B) Artificial concept C) natural concept

C) Natural concept

5-year-old Camille is learning about the food groups. Her prototype for a vegetable is most likely a A) onion B) tomato C) carrot

C) carrot

Gossip, making up 60-70% of conversations, is argued to be an important part of defining ________ in regulating the social world. A) social networks and friendships B) friendships and ingroups C)ingroups and outgroups

C) ingroups and outgroups

In Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, ________ intelligence and ________ intelligence are often combined into a single type: emotional intelligence. A) logical-mathematical; interpersonal B) intrapersonal; naturalist C) interpersonal; intrapersonal

C) interpersonal; intrapersonal