The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 1st Edition (King)

Chapter 9: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Applied Multiple Choice questions

1
In French, the phrase "Haven't the police found you yet?" is written "La police, ne t'a pas encore trouvé?" Since French speakers arrange words differently than English speakers, the literal translation is "The police, not you have yet found?" In other words, French and English speakers use different rules, called ________________, to govern word order.
A)morphemes
B)phonemes
C)syntax
D)displacement
2
While trying to learn what a "dog" is, Arash mentally compares every animal to his family's new puppy. If the animal is similar enough, he decides that it is also a dog. Arash's puppy serves as a _______________ for the concept of "dog."
A)proposition
B)heuristic
C)concept
D)prototype
3
Charlotte is a jeweler, and a friend asks if she knows where violet diamonds come from. Charlotte replies that she has never seen a violet diamond, so they must not exist. Charlotte's _________________ reasoning may be in error.
A)premise
B)conceptual
C)inductive
D)deductive
4
Whenever Leslie's father gets home before 6 p.m., she knows he finished work early and will probably be in a good mood. The last two times he came home early, he took Leslie to dinner. Leslie hears her father's car pull into the garage at 5:30 p.m. and thinks, "We're going out to dinner!" Leslie is using
A)deductive reasoning.
B)inductive reasoning.
C)general reasoning.
D)invalid reasoning.
5
Margaret took the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) and was told that she has an IQ of 90. Margaret is certain this proves that her teachers are grading her unfairly when they give her C's. Margaret's friend Latisha explained that an IQ of 90 is not the same as a 90%. Instead, it means that Margaret's
A)score is actually at the 9th percentile, which suggests she is developmentally disabled.
B)score is actually above the 90th percentile, and her IQ is very high.
C)IQ test was invalid, since it is not possible to get a 90.
D)score falls at about the 25th percentile, and her IQ is slightly below average.
6
Sean is fascinated by his classes on psychological assessment. He's curious about what sorts of information processing and cognitive processes make one "intelligent." He would probably like a class or career dealing with
A)cognitive processes theories.
B)multiple intelligences theory.
C)psychometrics.
D)metacomponents.
7
Shamus grew up in an impoverished neighborhood with a lot of crime and poor educational opportunities. Because everyone fought over the few available resources, sometimes the only way to stay alive was to fight or steal. Shamus wants to go to college so he can build a better life for himself. When he begins taking classes, he's stunned by how few "street smarts" his classmates have. They might get better grades than he does, he thinks, but they wouldn't survive a week in the environment in which he grew up. About what kind of intellectual competence is Shamus thinking?
A)Analytical intelligence
B)Creative intelligence
C)Practical intelligence
D)Metacomponents
8
Mitch has been asked to develop a new product to serve an unmet need in American culture. He has several ideas, but none of them are quite right. Mitch's friend finally suggests that Mitch "sleep on it." Mitch agrees, and spends the remainder of the weekend thinking about other things. On Monday morning, Mitch looks over his notes and realizes the solution to his problem. The period of time in which Mitch let his subconscious work on the problem is referred to as
A)incubation.
B)generativity.
C)representativeness.
D)functional fixedness.
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