Psychology Chapter 8

Francis Galton.

"I believe that differences in levels of intellectual ability are due to hereditary factors and that these differences can be measured." Who am I? (Answer on P.328)

They will make risk-averse decisions and select Procedure A.

A surgeon is reviewing the chances of success for two surgical procedures and says that if Procedure A is used, the chances of survival are 35%. If Procedure B is used, the chances of failure are 65%. What will patients tend to do when faced with this type of information? (Answer on P.312)

Predictive Validity.

A test that estimates whether a person will succeed at a particular task is said to have: (Answer on P.331)

Telegraphic Speech.

A young child says "Mommy go," signifying that her mother is going to the store. What does this example illustrate about language development? (Answer on P.319)

Availability Heuristic.

After hearing about a horrible airline crash that killed 250 people, Jim cancels his airplane reservations because he feels it is too risky to fly. Instead, he decides to drive across the country. What decision-making process was involved in Jim's decision? (Answer on P.311)

Content Validity.

An academic test that reflects the material it intends to assess is said to have: (Answer on P.331)

2 Months.

At what age do children engage in cooing? (Answer on P.319)

Concepts.

Don can tell Ray about his sports car because Ray understands common characteristics of "sports cars" and what makes them different from "family cars." Thus Ray is using mental categories called: (Answer on P.303)

Autism.

Failure to respond to people in socially appropriate ways and serious deficits in language are characteristics of: (Answer on P.336)

Prototypes.

Most college students in the U.S. probably think of football or basketball when "sports" are mentioned, rather than soccer or luge. Thus, football and basketball would serve as ________ for sports. (Answer on P.304)

They used the representativeness heuristic.

Pat is a psychologist who works with defense attorneys in formulating questions during jury selection. Many prospective jurors think Pat is an attorney because he is male, dresses in a three-piece suit, writes on a legal pad, and has a good command of language. What decision-making process did the prospective jurors use? (Answer on P.310)

Reliable.

Psychological tests that yield relatively consistent results are said to be: (Answer on P.331)

She may be mentally retarded but further evaluation is needed.

Ten-year-old Myra was evaluated by a psychologist at the State Hospital. She obtained an IQ of 62. What is the psychologist likely to conclude based on this testing? (Answer on P.333)

Intelligence.

The ability to excel in a number of tasks, especially those related to success in schoolwork, is a common American definition of: (Answer on P.328)

Norms.

What are scores obtained by a relatively large sample of people on the same psychological test? (Answer on P.332)

Morphemes.

What are the basic units of meaning in a language? (Answer on P.319)

Needed operations, final product, and starting point.

What are the three characteristics of well-defined problems? (Answer on P.305)

The child's performance is similar to the average of eight-year-old children.

What could we conclude if we know that a child obtained a mental age of eight on a standard test of intelligence? (Answer on P.329)

Doublespeak.

What do we call language that is purposely designed to make the bad seem good, turn a negative into a positive, or avoid responsibility? (Answer on P.323)

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis.

What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think? (Answer on P.323)

The stories will not have many women.

What effect will hearing a story in which all of the pronouns are he or him have on the stories children write immediately after hearing the story? (Answer on P.325)

African-American students who are told a test measures intelligence as opposed to problem solving obtain lower scores.

What evidence does Claude Steele present in support of the stereotype vulnerability hypothesis as it relates to intelligence testing? (Answer on P.344)

Parents with lower IQs tend to have more children than the national average.

What finding from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth seems critical in explaining past reports of a relation involving birth order, family size, and intelligence? (Answer on P.342)

A slow but steady rise in performance.

What has happened to IQ performance since the 1930s? (Answer on P.341)

They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation.

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve? (Answer on P.345)

There is a low to moderate positive relation between the two.

What is the relation between intelligence and creativity? (Answer pn P.312)

Heuristics.

What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time? (Answer on P.306)

Exceptional.

What term designates children with learning disabilities, behavior and emotional disorders, sensory and physical handicaps, communication disorders, or intellectual differences? (Answer on P.333)

Confluence Model.

What term did Robert Zajonc use to describe the idea that family structure can influence intelligence? (Answer on P.342)

Rigidity.

What term do we use for the tendency to rely too heavily on past experience in solving problems? (Answer on P.306)

Euphemism.

What term is used to describe an inoffensive word or phrase used in place of an unacceptable or offensive one? (Answer on P.324)

Algorithm.

What term might a cognitive psychologist use to describe the formula for calculating the square yards of carpet needed to cover the bedroom floor? (Answer on P.305)

Analytical, Creative, and Practical.

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence? (Answer on P.336)

Performance and Verbal.

What two categories of subtests make up the Wechsler intelligence tests? (Answer on P.330)

Divergent.

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question? (Answer on P. 314)

To select those children who could benefit from classes for slow learners.

What was the original purpose of the first well-established test of intelligence? (Answer on P.328)

Heredity; Environment.

When we consider intelligence, it is important to remember that although ________ sets limits on a child's potential, it is the ________ that permits that potential to be actualized. (Answer on P.344)

Standardization.

When you took your college entrance exam, students across the country took the same test at the same time with the same instructions. What characteristic of a good psychological test do these similarities reflect? (Answer on P.332)

Bart, who is deaf, was born to hearing parents who encouraged him to learn ASL.

Which of the following describes the typical background and experience for a deaf person today? (Answer on P.322)

We can improve the intelligence of the nation if only the brightest people have children.

Which of the following summarizes the eugenics movement? (Answer on P.338)

Objective measure of a sample of behavior collected using well-established procedures.

Which of these is the best description of a psychological test? (Answer on P.327)

Sarah, who is 12 years old.

Which person would probably have the easiest time learning a second language? (Answer on P.321)

Those images required larger degrees of rotation.

While participating in an image rotation study, you responded very slowly to some items that shared certain characteristics. What is the likely reason for these slow responses? (Answer on P.302)

Phonemes.

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer. Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language. Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble? (Answer on P.319)

Facilitates harmonious group relations and participates in family life.

You are reading written descriptions of definitions of intelligence from around the world. Which of the following might you think had come from people in African countries such as Kenya? (Answer on P.327)

Setting Subgoals.

You have a term paper due in a month. For the first week, you decide to find 10 references, read them in the second week, develop an outline in the third week, and write the paper during the fourth week. What problem-solving approach are you using? (Answer on P.306)

Set Effect.

You have worked at the same job for five years and always drive home using the same route. A new street is built that would shorten your trip but you continue to use the same route. What problem-solving block are you experiencing? (Answer on P.307)

91.

You test an 11-year-old child and find she has a mental age of 10. What is her IQ? (Answer on P.329)

Savant Syndrome.

A psychologist tested Brian and found his overall IQ was 45. Yet Brian can add, subtract, multiply, and divide large numbers with lightning speed and consistent accuracy. What term is used for Brian's exceptional ability? (Answer on P.334)

More complicated and not as clearly defined.

Compared to artificial concepts learned in the laboratory, natural concepts tend to be: (Answer on P.304)

Knowing how to collect and organize information.

Compared to non-experts, psychologists have found that expert problem solvers are especially proficient at: (Answer on P.306)

50 - 60%

A group of psychologists reviews the literature on the heritability of intelligence. They conclude that most of the estimates are in what range? (Answer on P.339)

Valid.

A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be; (Answer on P.331)

They will travel for a blender regularly selling for $55 but on sale for $50.

A psychologist presents people with situations involving the purchase of a blender and a suit. He wants to know if they would be willing to drive 20 minutes in order to save some money. What decisions are people most likely to make in these situations? (Answer on P.312)

General intelligence and specific abilities.

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of: (Answer on P.336)

The process of thinking.

Compared to Americans, the descriptions of intelligence offered by the Japanese place greater emphasis on: (Answer on P.327)

Phenylketonuria.

Damage from what genetic abnormality can be avoided by modification of diet beginning at birth? (Answer on P.340)

They infer mental processes from observable behaviors.

How do cognitive psychologists study mental processes? (Answer on P.301)

They use facial expressions and pantomimes of emotions.

How do people who use American Sign Language place emphasis in their sentences? (Answer on P.322)

Visual imagery activates brain areas related to the sport.

How do researchers explain the effectiveness of mental imagery as an adjunct to athletes' preparation for competition? (Answer on P.303)

Imitation and Reinforcement.

How would B. F. Skinner account for the acquisition of language? (Answer on P.319)

Standard tests do not assess the many facets of intelligence.

Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg agree to be interviewed together on the topic of intelligence. At the end of the interview, what would you conclude is their major point of agreement? (Answer on P.338)

The children's IQ scores had increased.

Howard Skeels placed slow and unresponsive children in a home for mentally retarded adolescents for several months. What did he find? (Answer on P.341)

Confirmation Bias.

John is trying to figure out what is wrong with his car. He thinks there is a problem with the fuel injection system so he hasn't checked if there might be another malfunction before he takes it to the dealer. Which error may John be committing? (Answer on P.310)

Normal Curve.

Many human characteristics such as height are distributed so the majority of scores fall in the middle, with fewer extreme scores. What do we call this type of distribution? (Answer on P.333)

The effectiveness of different motivators varies with the individual and the degree to which it is task-focusing versus goal-focusing.

The town council asked a sculptor to create a work in celebration of the town's 100th anniversary. Some members of the council want to offer a large monetary sum; others believe money will detract from the quality of the art. What advice might a psychologist offer members of the council? (Answer on P.315)