Psychology Final - Chapter 7 - 20 Questions

One day at work, Pauline's earring fell on the floor, and she was unable to find the back. To keep from losing her earring, Pauline reinserted it and used part of a pencil eraser to keep the earring in place. Using this showed that Pauline overcame

b) functional fixedness

researchers suggests we engage mental images in our mind ______ the way we engage or interact with physical objects

b) much like

In contrast to comparing mental age to chronological age, most modern tests of intelligence use

b) age group comparisons norms

In Terrmans study of gifted children, mental health issues and relationship problems only occurred in those with IQ's of

b) 180 or higher

What does the Flynn effect theorize?

a) Intelligence scores are steadily increasing in modernized countries

Which type of intelligence, according to Howard Gardner, would most likely be present in farmers, landscapers, and biologists?

a) Naturalist

According to Sternberg, "book smarts" is another way of talking about which intelligence?

a) analytic

Cognitive universalism tends to ______ the linguistic relativity hypothesis

a) contradict

A psychologists asks people to envision a circle. Next he asks them to draw the circle they envisioned. When comparing the pictures, almost all of the circles looked identical. The fact that the circle typically fits a specific and rigid set of rules is an example of a

a) formal concept

Dr. Miller works with children who have grown up in poor socioeconomic conditions. Many of her clients come from homes that do not emphasize education or social involvement, and opportunities for advancement are practically nonexistent. Many are malnourished, have been exposed through a variety of environmental toxins, and have multiple infections without adequate or timely health care. What might these children be at risk for?

a) intellectual disability

Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf theorized that ______, a concept reflected in their linguistic relativity hypothesis.

a) language and shape thoughts

Researchers have found that it takes________ to view a mental image that is larger or covers more distance than a smaller or more compact one.

a) longer

Dr. Thomas has found that William, her patient, has a defect in a gene on the X chromosome of his 23rd pair, which is a result in a deficiency of a protein needed for Williams brain development. William most likely suffers from?

c) fragile x syndrome

Which of the following questions would be more likely to produce divergent thinking?

c) how many uses can you think of for a clothes hanger

The goal of all test developers is to ______ cultural bias in their intelligence test

c) minimize

John and Karen bought a new house with an unfinished basement. To determine how they want to finish it, they lay down tape on the floor showing where walls will go and rooms will be. This process of problem solving is known as

c) working backward from the goal

Which of the following tests came first?

d) Binets mental ability test

What might be the best predictor of why some people do not excel in school but essentially succeed in their life and career choices

d) Emotional Intelligence

Trial and error is sometimes referred to as a(n)

d) mechanical solution

Dr. Davenport give all of her classes 45 mins to complete their psychology tests regardless of if the class meets for 50 mins, 75 mins, or even 3 hours. Such a technique ensures test

d) standardization