On September 6th, 2007, Alex the African Parrot died. He was an important part of the work conducted by researcher Irene Pepperberg in ______ and _______ research.
0%
Language and Thought
33%
Cognition and Communication
33%
Follows the normal curve
33%
Confirmation Bias
Q.2.
_____ scans have demonstrated that when you are creating a visual image the areas associated with stored knowledge send information to the visual cortex.
33%
Convergent
33%
PET
0%
Emotional
33%
Concepts
Q.3.
In problem solving, the term "rule of thumb" refers to?
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Heuristics
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Meaning
50%
Creativity
50%
Morphemes
Q.4.
What three types of intelligence constitutes Sternberg's triarchic their of intelligence?
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Physical Exercise
50%
Algorthmic Method
50%
Analytical, Creative and Practical
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Someone with IQ below 25
Q.5.
What percentage of the population has an IQ below 100?
0%
Mild
0%
Meaning
50%
Car
50%
50%
Q.6.
A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ______ thinking.
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General, Specific abilities
50%
Language
50%
Divergent
0%
Multiple
Q.7.
Which of these elements of the formal definition of intellectual disability?
100%
Adaptive behavior severely below a level appropriate for the persons age.
0%
Physical Exercise
0%
Someone with IQ below 25
0%
IQ below 70
Q.8.
What are the smallest units of meaning in a language?
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Concepts
0%
Heuristics
0%
WISC-IV
100%
Morphemes
Q.9.
A group of businessmen and women get together to try to solve the problem of decreased sales of their company's products. One of them suggests that they generate as many ideas as they can in a short period of time without being critical of any of them. This technique of stimulating divergent thinking is called?
0%
Multiple
0%
50%
0%
Language
100%
Brainstorming
Q.10.
A test is said to be _____ if a person's score on a test is pretty much the same every time he or she takes it.
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France
0%
Reliable
100%
Pragmatics
0%
Creativity
Q.11.
Psychological test that yields relatively consistent results are said to be?
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Creativity
0%
Mental Set
100%
WISC-IV
0%
Reliable
Q.12.
Which of the following test would be best suited to an 8 year old child?
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WISC-IV
0%
Someone with IQ below 25
100%
Morphemes
0%
Car
Q.13.
Which of the following people would be classified as having a profound developmental delay?
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WISC-IV
100%
Someone with IQ below 25
0%
Physical Exercise
0%
Cheerleading
Q.14.
Compared to formal concepts learned in science and math, ______ tend to be fuzzy with unclear boundaries.
100%
Natural Concepts
0%
Terman's Termites
0%
Concepts
0%
IQ = MA/CA x 100
Q.15.
The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ______.
100%
Pragmatics
0%
Emotional
0%
Prototype
0%
Concepts
Q.16.
The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called?
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Meaning
0%
Intonation
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Morphemes
0%
Heuristics
Q.17.
_______ Thinking works well for routine problem solving but may be of little use when a more creative solution is needed.
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Concepts
0%
Cheerleading
0%
Convergent
0%
Pragmatics
Q.18.
At the current time, which statement is true about our knowledge of whether animals can use humanlike language?
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IQ = MA/CA x 100
0%
It is still unclear if animals can show humanlike language at any level of development.
0%
Analytical, Creative and Practical
0%
The same children were followed over the length of their life span and some are still being followed today.
Q.19.
The rules that determine how sounds and words can be combined and used to communicate meaning within a language are collectively known as?
0%
Creativity
0%
France
0%
Reliable
0%
Grammar
Q.20.
Which of the following activities/sports is noted by your textbook as having a concerning number of head injuries and concussions?
0%
Confirmation Bias
0%
Freewriting
0%
Cheerleading
0%
Convergent
Q.21.
The basic meaningful units of any language are called?
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Morphemes
0%
Heuristics
0%
Intonation
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Prototype
Q.22.
A system for combining symbols so that an infinite number of meaningful statements can be made is called?
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Language
0%
Prototype
0%
Syntax
0%
Concepts
Q.23.
The divergent thinking technique of writing down everything that comes to ind about a topic without revising or proofreading until all the information is recorded and then organizing it later is known as ______.
0%
Cheerleading
0%
Freewriting
0%
Mind or Subject
0%
Creativity
Q.24.
Most standardized tests have a distribution of scores that:
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Meaning
0%
Confirmation Bias
0%
Follows the normal curve
0%
Cognition and Communication
Q.25.
Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of _____ intelligence and ______
0%
Syntax
0%
Brainstorming
0%
General, Specific abilities
0%
Someone with IQ below 25
Q.26.
What term of psychologist use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our beliefs and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?
0%
Intelligence
0%
Confirmation Bias
0%
Freewriting
0%
Algorthmic Method
Q.27.
Kohler demonstrated "Aha!" or insight with ______
0%
Chimps
0%
Morphemes
0%
Mechanical
0%
Concepts
Q.28.
The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called?
0%
Terman's Termites
0%
Mental Set
0%
Creativity
0%
Mechanical
Q.29.
Which is the most likely prototype for the concept vehicle?
0%
Piajet
0%
50%
0%
Car
0%
WISC-IV
Q.30.
The semantics of the sentence "He ran" refer to its?
0%
France
0%
Heuristics
0%
Meaning
0%
Mental Set
Q.31.
Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?
0%
IQ below 70
0%
Cheerleading
0%
Reliable
0%
Physical Exercise
Q.32.
A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be
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Validity
0%
Reliable
0%
Creativity
0%
IQ below 70
Q.33.
The correct formula for determining IQ as used in Terman's development of the Stanfor-Binet test was?
0%
IQ below 70
0%
Natural Concepts
0%
Mental Set
0%
IQ = MA/CA x 100
Q.34.
What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think?
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The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
0%
Analytical, Creative and Practical
0%
The same children were followed over the length of their life span and some are still being followed today.
0%
Heuristics
Q.35.
Which developmental psychologist theorized that concepts preceded and aided the development of language?
0%
Concepts
0%
WISC-IV
0%
Piajet
0%
France
Q.36.
The ability to think rationally or logically, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of?
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Natural Concepts
0%
Mental Set
0%
Intelligence
0%
Creativity
Q.37.
Regular aerobic exercise has been found to increase neurogensis in the _______.
0%
Hippocampus
0%
Language and Thought
0%
Concepts
0%
Pragmatics
Q.38.
The term ______ refers to a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood.
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Mental Set
0%
Confirmation Bias
0%
Terman's Termites
0%
Natural Concepts
Q.39.
What are mental categories representing activities, objects, qualities or situations that share some common characteristics?
0%
Confirmation Bias
0%
France
0%
Concepts
0%
Morphemes
Q.40.
The ability to solve problems by combining behaviors and ideas in new ways is called?
0%
Creativity
0%
Mechanical
0%
Intelligence
0%
Validity
Q.41.
What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time?
0%
Pragmatics
0%
Morphemes
0%
Heuristics
0%
Algorthmic Method
Q.42.
_____ are the ideas that represent a class or category of objects, events or activities.
0%
WISC-IV
0%
Concepts
0%
Morphemes
0%
Convergent
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