Question 1

Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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A)   accumulated knowledge.
B)   ability to reason speedily and abstractly.
C)   ability to engage in factor analysis.
D)   ability to utilize diffuse brain regions for storing memories.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Alex was an African Grey parrot who displayed

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A)   self-awareness.
B)   numerical ability.
C)   insight.
D)   tool use.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to pull a longer stick that was out of reach 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

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A)   trial and error.
B)   heuristics.
C)   fixation.
D)   insight.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Assessing current competence is to ________ tests as predicting future performance is to ________ tests.

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A)   intelligence; standardized
B)   aptitude; achievement
C)   standardized; intelligence
D)   achievement; aptitudeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

In testing thousands of different materials for use as light bulb filaments, Thomas Edison best illustrated a problem-solving approach known as

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A)   the availability heuristic.
B)   trial and error.
C)   belief perseverance.
D)   framing.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Mentally segmenting other's spoken sounds into individual words best illustrates a 7-month-old's capacity for

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A)   telegraphic speech.
B)   receptive language.
C)   fixation.
D)   productive language.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Many people who are bilingual experience a different sense of self, depending on which language they are using. This most clearly illustrates the implications of

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A)   Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
B)   Köhler's insight hypothesis.
C)   Tversky's decision theory.
D)   Chomsky's language acquisition theory.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Psychologists would be likely to agree that

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A)   intelligence tests have greater predictive validity for men than for women.
B)   intelligence tests have comparable predictive validity for Whites and Blacks.
C)   intelligence tests have less predictive validity for poor students than for rich students.
D)   all of these statements are true.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their

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A)   content validity.
B)   predictive validity.
C)   normal distribution.
D)   reliability.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

On which of the following tasks are men most likely to outperform women?

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A)   speed reading
B)   interpreting literature
C)   learning a foreign language
D)   mentally rotating three-dimensional objectsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

During the earliest stage of speech development, infants

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A)   speak in single words that may be barely recognizable.
B)   imitate adult syntax.
C)   make some speech sounds that do not occur in their parents' native language.
D)   alternate equally between verbal and manual babbling.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Males' reading ability scores vary ________ than females' scores and males' math test performance scores vary ________ than females' scores.

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A)   less; more
B)   more; less
C)   less; less
D)   more; moreE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

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A)   the American population in terms of gender.
B)   American schoolchildren in terms of their ages.
C)   American women in terms of their physical heights.
D)   all of these groups.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

In addition to an overall intelligence score, the WAIS provides separate scores for such skills as

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A)   divergent thinking.
B)   factor analysis.
C)   working memory.
D)   emotional intelligence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Males' mental ability scores show greater ________ than females' mental ability scores.

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A)   reliability
B)   heritability
C)   variability
D)   validityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Experts who defend intelligence tests against the charge of being culturally biased and discriminatory would be most likely to highlight the ________ of intelligence tests.

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A)   factor analysis
B)   content validity
C)   predictive validity
D)   reliabilityE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In one massive study of 11,000 twin pairs in four countries, the heritability of general intelligence was found to be greatest during

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A)   early childhood.
B)   middle childhood.
C)   adolescence.
D)   young adulthood.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Howard Gardner is most likely to agree that the concept of intelligence includes

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A)   experiencing positive self-esteem.
B)   spatially analyzing visual input.
C)   intrinsic motivation.
D)   behaving morally.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Damage to ________ will usually cause a person to lose the ability to comprehend language.

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A)   any area of the brain
B)   Broca's area
C)   Wernicke's area
D)   frontal lobe association areasE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Gestures are especially likely to be associated with speech that has ________ content.

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A)   bilingual
B)   spatial
C)   heuristic
D)   familiarE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Assessing current competence is to ________ tests as predicting future performance is to ________ tests.

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Mentally segmenting other's spoken sounds into individual words best illustrates a 7-month-old's capacity for

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Many people who are bilingual experience a different sense of self, depending on which language they are using. This most clearly illustrates the implications of

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In one massive study of 11,000 twin pairs in four countries, the heritability of general intelligence was found to be greatest during

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Alex was an African Grey parrot who displayed

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In testing thousands of different materials for use as light bulb filaments, Thomas Edison best illustrated a problem-solving approach known as

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On which of the following tasks are men most likely to outperform women?

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Psychologists would be likely to agree that

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Experts who defend intelligence tests against the charge of being culturally biased and discriminatory would be most likely to highlight the ________ of intelligence tests.

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Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their

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Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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Males' reading ability scores vary ________ than females' scores and males' math test performance scores vary ________ than females' scores.

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Howard Gardner is most likely to agree that the concept of intelligence includes

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In addition to an overall intelligence score, the WAIS provides separate scores for such skills as

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