AP Psych Module 6 Test

Of the following, who best illustrates Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence?

Selma, a fifth-grader who solves complicated mathematical problems in record time

Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the:

Stanford-Binet

If a test is standardized, this means that:

a person's test performance can be compared with that of a pretested group

A common problem in everyday reasoning is our tendency to:

accept as logical those conclusions that agree with our own opinions

Crystallized intelligence refers most directly to a person's:

accumulated knowledge and skills

Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the:

amygdala

Jamilla systematically tried each successive key on her dad's key ring until she found the one that unlocked his office door. This best illustrates problem solving by means of:

an algorithm

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

aptitude

Infants are first able to discriminate speech sounds during the ________ stage.

babbling

The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

babbling

Encouraging people to elaborate on why their own personal views on an issue are correct is most likely to promote:

belief perseverance

It is very difficult to get someone to change his or her unrealistically negative self-image. This best illustrates the importance of:

belief perseverance

People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more strongly than ever. This best illustrates:

belief perseverance

Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?

cognition

Professor Pegler's research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

cognitive psychology

Business managers are more likely to track the career achievements of those they once hired than the accomplishments of those they once rejected. This best illustrates:

confirmation bias

Jahmal cites his cousin Luana's many car accidents as evidence that women are worse drivers than men. He overlooks the fact that his wife and three daughters have had far fewer car accidents than he and his two sons. Jahmal's prejudicial conclusion about women's driving skills best illustrates the effects of:

confirmation bias

Research findings suggest that the best advice to give people who want to avoid belief perseverance is:

consider the opposite

Your psychology professor has announced that the next test will assess your understanding of sensation and perception. When you receive the test, however, you find that very few questions actually relate to these topics. In this instance, you would be most concerned about the ________ of the test.

content validity

Semantics refers to the:

derivation of meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences

Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates:

divergent thinking

The ability to control one's impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of:

emotional intelligence

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by:

extrinsic motivation

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that seem to tap a common ability is called:

factor analysis

The inability to take a new perspective on a problem is called a:

fixation

Some people are unable to arrange six matches to form four equilateral triangles because they fail to consider a three-dimensional arrangement. This best illustrates the effects of ________ on problem solving.

fixations

People are less upset than when they miss getting an early payment discount than when they are asked to bear a late payment surcharge. This best illustrates the importance of:

framing

People told that a chemical in the air is projected to kill 10 out of every 10,000 people feel more frightened than if told the fatality risk is one-tenth of 1 percent. This best illustrates the importance of:

framing

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to:

identify clusters of closely related test items

The representativeness heuristic refers to our tendency to:

judge the likelihood of category membership by how closely an object or event resembles a particular prototype

The mean for a given test is 80 and the standard deviation is 10. If Johnny's Z score was -1.5, his actual score on the test was:

look up answer

When Dr. Janos conducted a research study of violent behavior in children who watch violent films, she found a correlation coefficient of +0.8. This seems to indicate that

look up answer

The high positive correlations between scores received on comparable sections of the SAT and GRE provide evidence for the ________ of these test scores.

reliability

Comparing the average performance of the initial WAIS standardization sample with the average performance of the most recent WAIS standardization sample provides convincing evidence of:

the Flynn effect

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of:

validity

Psychologists measure the correlation between aptitude test scores and later school grades in order to assess the ________ of the aptitude test.

validity (look up content or predictive)

The WAIS consists of separate ________ subtests.

verbal and performance

Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis emphasizes that:

words shape the way people think

A 12-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old was said to have an IQ of:

75

In elementary school and high school, Charlie got away with copying his test answers from classmates. Because the college has test proctors who are very observant, Charlie spends as many hours devising new ways to cheat as it would take him to study and perform well in an honest fashion. Charlie's strategy for passing tests illustrates the consequences of:

mental set

A bell-shaped curve that characterizes a large sample of intelligence test scores is a graphic representation of a:

normal distribution

At 17 months of age, Julie says "wada" whenever she wants a drink of water. Julie is most likely in the ________ stage of language development.

one-word

At the age of 15 months, Anita repeatedly cries "hoy" when she wants her mother to hold her. Anita is most likely in the ________ stage of language development.

one-word

Although Steve was certain that he answered between 70 and 80 items correctly on his biology test, he actually was right on only 55 items. Steve's misjudgment of his test performance illustrates:

overconfidence

The best evidence that there is a critical period for language acquisition is the fact that:

people most easily master the grammar of a second language during childhood

The test created by Alfred Binet was designed specifically to:

predict school performance in children

On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sheryl took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain, so Sheryl left her umbrella at home. Sheryl's behavior illustrates the impact of:

the framing effect

Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of:

the g factor

Children begin to demonstrate that they know how to put words in a sensible order during the ________ stage.

two-word

Researchers condition a flatworm to contract when exposed to light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The electric shock is a(n):

unconditioned stimulus