Cognitive Skills Ultimate Trivia Questions! Quiz
- 1.
Why do Cognitive Psychologists study language?
- A.
When people talk they can tell us what they are thinking
- B.
Slang helps us to understand people's cultural orientations
- C.
It is a behavior which reflects thought processes
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
C. It is a behavior which reflects thought processes -
- 2.
The productivity aspect of language is
- A.
The language can be produced in many ways
- B.
That language can produce many linguistic variations
- C.
That language can be broken down into essential parts
- D.
That language has an infinite number of possible utterances
Correct Answer
D. That language has an infinite number of possible utterances -
- 3.
Phonology
- A.
Meaning
- B.
Basic units of sound
- C.
Appropriateness of speech for situation
- D.
Grammar
Correct Answer
B. Basic units of sound -
- 4.
Semantics
- A.
Meaning
- B.
Basic units of sound
- C.
Appropriateness of speech for situation
- D.
Grammar
Correct Answer
A. Meaning -
- 5.
Syntax
- A.
Meaning
- B.
Basic units of sound
- C.
Appropriateness of speech for situation
- D.
Grammar
Correct Answer
D. Grammar -
- 6.
Pragmatics
- A.
Meaning
- B.
Basic units of sound
- C.
Appropriateness of speech for situation
- D.
Grammar
Correct Answer
C. Appropriateness of speech for situation -
- 7.
Arbitrariness of units
- A.
Constantly evolving
- B.
No meaningful connection between the sound of the word and its meaning
- C.
Can produce an infinite number of sentences
- D.
Can be generated in the absence of direct stimuli
Correct Answer
B. No meaningful connection between the sound of the word and its meaning -
- 8.
Displacement
- A.
Constantly evolving
- B.
No meaningful connection between the sound of the word and its meaning
- C.
Can produce an infinite number of sentences
- D.
Can be generated in the absence of direct stimuli
Correct Answer
D. Can be generated in the absence of direct stimuli -
- 9.
Dynamics
- A.
Constantly evolving
- B.
No meaningful connection between the sound of the word and its meaning
- C.
Can produce an infinite number of sentences
- D.
Can be generated in the absence of direct stimuli
Correct Answer
A. Constantly evolving -
- 10.
Every day, new words are developed as new technology and cultural trends develop. For example, recent words that have been added to the dictionary include "tramp stamp" and "staycation." This constant growth and evolution of language refers to its
- A.
Regularity of structure
- B.
Multiplicity of structure
- C.
Dynamic quality
- D.
Communicative property
Correct Answer
C. Dynamic quality -
- 11.
Chomsky's sentence, "they are cooking apples." is an example of the difference between
- A.
Surface and deep structure
- B.
Native English speaker and English as Second Language speaker
- C.
Arbitrariness of units and displacement
- D.
Regularity and multiplicity
Correct Answer
A. Surface and deep structure -
- 12.
Which of the following statements would be something that the behaviorist, John Watson, would say?
- A.
Thought reflects language
- B.
Language is necessary for thought to take place
- C.
Language determines the way a person perceives the world
- D.
Language and thought are not related
Correct Answer
B. Language is necessary for thought to take place -
- 13.
In the study by Smith, Brown, Toman, and Goodman, what did Smith, the first author do?
- A.
He wrote up most of the paper
- B.
He remembered long, meaningless lists of nonsense syllables
- C.
He allowed himself to be injected with curare and paralyzed
- D.
He allowed his brain to be stimulated to activate long lost memories
Correct Answer
C. He allowed himself to be injected with curare and paralyzed -
- 14.
Eleanor Rosch did a study to try to tease apart the relationship between thought and language. She chose the Dani people of New Guinea to study because...
- A.
Their language is surprisingly close to English
- B.
Their language contains many words for "rice"
- C.
Their language contains only 2 basic color words
- D.
Their language contains a series of clicks
Correct Answer
C. Their language contains only 2 basic color words -
- 15.
Rosch's results from her study with the Dani indicate that...
- A.
The Dani cannot remember focal colors as well as English speakers
- B.
The Dani remember more about "rice" than do English speakers
- C.
The Dani remember focal colors in much the same way as English speakers do
- D.
The Dani remember only basic information and not the details that English speakers do
Correct Answer
C. The Dani remember focal colors in much the same way as English speakers do -
- 16.
In the movie on language, Newmeyer said that language allows us to do an important cognitive process which is...
- A.
Organize concrete hierarchies
- B.
Think abstractly
- C.
Pass on information
- D.
Organize autobiographical information
Correct Answer
B. Think abstractly -
- 17.
Which of the following statements is true about language?
- A.
Similar words across languages always share the same meaning
- B.
Languages around the world are more different than they are similar
- C.
The ability to use more than one language appears to be universal among humans
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. The ability to use more than one language appears to be universal among humans -
- 18.
Many languages of the world share a basic structure that appears to reflect the universal cognitive understanding of cause and effect. What is the basic structure?
- A.
Vocabulary which describes cause and effect
- B.
Syntax or grammar which has the subject coming before the object in a sentence
- C.
Syntax of grammar which has the object coming before the subject in a sentence
- D.
Conversational organization which reflects cause and effect
Correct Answer
B. Syntax or grammar which has the subject coming before the object in a sentence -
- 19.
Reading consists of a number of cognitive processes. The reader's reliance on context reflects which perceptual process?
- A.
Attention process
- B.
Bottom up process
- C.
Top down processes
- D.
Auditory processes
Correct Answer
C. Top down processes -
- 20.
In reading, the process of using orthography to identify meaning reflects which perceptual process?
- A.
Attentional processes
- B.
Bottom up processes
- C.
Top down processes
- D.
Semantic processes
Correct Answer
B. Bottom up processes -
- 21.
There is a third process which also seems to be an important part of the decoding we do when reading. This process was evident in the demonstration in class in which I asked you to cross out the "f"s in a short text. This task demonstrated which process that we use in reading?
- A.
Selective attention
- B.
Bottom up process
- C.
Top down process
- D.
Phonological process
Correct Answer
D. Phonological process -
- 22.
Poor readers
- A.
Slow down when they encounter unfamiliar material
- B.
Are fast readers
- C.
Make good teachers
- D.
Maintain the same reading speed regardless of whether the reading material is familiar or unfamiliar
Correct Answer
D. Maintain the same reading speed regardless of whether the reading material is familiar or unfamiliar -
- 23.
Cognitive psychologists think there are various components of creative thinking. These include...
- A.
Synergy
- B.
Sensitivity
- C.
Serendipity
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 24.
The DONALD + GERALD = ROBERT problem could be considered a...
- A.
Well-defined problem
- B.
Problem which works well with a forward search
- C.
Problem which works well with a backward search
- D.
A and b
Correct Answer
D. A and b -
- 25.
The "Jewel in the Box" problem could be considered a...
- A.
We;;-defined problem
- B.
Ill-defined problem
- C.
Problem which works well with a forward search
- D.
B and c
Correct Answer
A. We;;-defined problem -
- 26.
I have a basic algebra problem which I want to find a solution for I can solve this sort of problem best using....
- A.
Availability heuristic
- B.
Backward searching
- C.
Algorithms
- D.
Representativeness heuristic
Correct Answer
C. Algorithms -
- 27.
I have flipped a fair coin 5 times and "heads" has come up each time so far. I go to flip it again and bet all my lunch money on the fact that it will come up "tails" now. Unfortunately, it comes up "heads" again. I have solved the problem of what will come up next wrong and have used ____ to make the decision
- A.
Backward searching
- B.
Forward searching
- C.
Gambler's fallacy
- D.
Confirmation bias
Correct Answer
C. Gambler's fallacy -
- 28.
Last weekend we went over to Napa for some wine tasting. We bought a bottle of wine and some cheese and bread and sat down for our picnic when we realized that we had forgotten a corkscrew to open the wine. Several people in our group were dismayed that we could not open the wine until my son, the wine maker, suggested we use a sharpie we had in the car to push the cork into the bottle and drink the wine. It worked perfectly. My son had solved this problem because he was not stopped by what cognitive process?
- A.
Divergent thinking
- B.
Lateral thinking
- C.
Functional fixedness
- D.
Self-monitoring
Correct Answer
C. Functional fixedness -
- 29.
Ill-defined problems are so named because it is difficult so specify clear ______ for the problems.
- A.
Analogies
- B.
Initial states
- C.
Goal states
- D.
Scripts
Correct Answer
C. Goal states -
- 30.
Convergent thinking
- A.
Is open-ended
- B.
Has a large number of potential solutions
- C.
Has no correct answer
- D.
Has a correct answer
Correct Answer
D. Has a correct answer -
- 31.
Divergent thinking most closely associated with which sorts of problems?
- A.
Ill-defined
- B.
Well defined
- C.
Source
- D.
Target
Correct Answer
A. Ill-defined -
- 32.
A heuristic is a/an
- A.
Decision rule
- B.
Easy way to make a decision
- C.
Scientific way to make a correct judgement
- D.
Rule of thumb
Correct Answer
D. Rule of thumb -
- 33.
My sister is more afraid to ride an airplane than in a car and will actually drive for two days to a destination rather than take a 2 hour plane ride. Her fear of air travel results from a misuse of which heuristic?
- A.
Framing effects
- B.
Confirmation bias
- C.
Illusory correlation
- D.
Availability
Correct Answer
D. Availability -
- 34.
At the age of 100, Chrissie Martenstein said that she has lived this long because she has "a martini every afternoon at 5." I decide to do the same so that I can live to be 100. This is an example of which heuristic.
- A.
Illusory correlation
- B.
Framing effects
- C.
Availability
- D.
Confirmation bias
Correct Answer
D. Confirmation bias -
- 35.
Researchers vary in their conceptions of intelligence, yet they generally embrace two themes:
- A.
The capacity to learn from experience and the ability to select your environment
- B.
The capacity to learn from experience and the ability to adapt to the surrounding environment
- C.
The capacity to learn from experience and the ability to shape your environment
- D.
The capacity to learn from experience and the ability to influence others
Correct Answer
B. The capacity to learn from experience and the ability to adapt to the surrounding environment -
- 36.
The intelligence quotient (IQ) is the ratio of
- A.
Chronological age divided by mental age.
- B.
Mental age divided by chronological age
- C.
Chronological age divided by mental age, multiplied by 100
- D.
Mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100
Correct Answer
D. Mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100 -
- 37.
Among the early researchers of intelligence, Francis Galton viewed ____ as the key to intelligence, whereas Alfred Binet viewed ______ as most central to intelligence.
- A.
Adaptation; mental judgement
- B.
Psychophysical abilities; verbal competence
- C.
Adaptation; verbal competence
- D.
Psychophysical abilities; mental judgement
Correct Answer
D. Psychophysical abilities; mental judgement -
- 38.
Susan is a very bright student. She has noticed that, overall, it takes her less time to write a paper than it does some of her student friends. According to Sternberg's componential analysis research, Susan most likely takes _____ to research and plan the writing of her papers and ____ to do the actual writing of it.
- A.
More time; less time
- B.
Less time; more time
- C.
Less time; more time
- D.
About the same amount of time; less time
Correct Answer
A. More time; less time -
- 39.
The main subfactors of intelligence, according to Horn and Cattell are,
- A.
Practical-, mechanical-, and verbal-educational
- B.
Fluid and crystallized intelligence
- C.
Verbal and performance abilities
- D.
Memory of reasoning abilities
Correct Answer
B. Fluid and crystallized intelligence -
- 40.
Researchers who study the effects of cultural differences on intelligence-test scores have shown that the IQs of first-generation Italian-Americans (less than a century ago) had a median of 87 (low average). Today, Italian-American students show slightly above average IQs. The most plausible explanation of such remarkable gains is...
- A.
Heredity
- B.
Cultural assimilation
- C.
Greater motivation
- D.
Better nutrition
Correct Answer
B. Cultural assimilation -
- 41.
According to Spearman, the g factor in intelligence can best be described as...
- A.
A cube that represents the intersection of many ability dimensions
- B.
A large set of narrow and specific abilities
- C.
A verbal comprehension
- D.
A single general factor that pervades performance on all mental tests
Correct Answer
D. A single general factor that pervades performance on all mental tests -
- 42.
According to Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of human intelligence, intelligence comprises three aspects; these deal with the relation of intelligence to the...
- A.
Internal world of the person, to experience, and to the external world
- B.
Internal world of the person, to the external world, and to heredity
- C.
Selection, shaping, and modification of our environments
- D.
Reasoning, problem solving, and decision making of the individual
Correct Answer
A. Internal world of the person, to experience, and to the external world -
- 43.
Researchers who study the development of intelligence in young children have found that several factors in the preschool child's home environment may be linked to high IQ scores. One such factor is not...
- A.
Emotional and verbal responsitivity of the primary caregiver
- B.
The caregiver's involvement with the child
- C.
Opportunity for variety in daily stimulation
- D.
Political ideology
Correct Answer
D. Political ideology -
- 44.
____ requires an understanding of abstract and often novel relations, as required in inductive-reasoning test, such as analogies and series completions.
- A.
Fluid intelligence
- B.
Crystallized intelligence
- C.
Verbal intelligence
- D.
Operational intelligence
Correct Answer
A. Fluid intelligence -
- 45.
_____ represents the accumulation of knowledge and is measured, for example, by vocabulary tests and general-information tests.
- A.
Fluid intelligence
- B.
Verbal comprehension
- C.
Creative intelligence
- D.
Crystallized intelligence
Correct Answer
D. Crystallized intelligence -
- 46.
H.H. Goddard proposed a linear scale of intelligence which ranked people from "idiots" to "highly intelligent." A linear scale such as this makes what supposition(s)?
- A.
Regardless of the individual situation, people have less or more of a single substance
- B.
Genetic causes of intellectual abilities are different than environmental causes
- C.
Neurological damage can cause greater variation in intelligence than environmental disadvantages
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Regardless of the individual situation, people have less or more of a single substance -
- 47.
Yerkes and Terman wrote intelligence tests for the army during the early 1900s. One of their finding was
- A.
The prostitutes had surprisingly high I.Q. scores
- B.
That the average mental age of white, American adults was equivalent to 13-year-olds
- C.
That conscientious objectors tested very low on I.Q.
- D.
That southern and northern European immigrants had about equal I.Q.s
Correct Answer
B. That the average mental age of white, American adults was equivalent to 13-year-olds -
- 48.
The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure is called
- A.
Validity
- B.
Reliability
- C.
Accuracy
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Validity -
- 49.
There is strong support for the ideas of Crystallized and Fluid intelligence from ____ data
- A.
Cultural
- B.
Developmental
- C.
Comparative
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Developmental -
- 50.
According to most researchers of intelligence, heredity
- A.
Fixes at birth a person's level of intelligence
- B.
Sets no limit on how intelligent a person may become
- C.
Sets some kind of upper limit on how intelligent a person may become
- D.
Has no bearing on an individual's level of intelligence
Correct Answer
C. Sets some kind of upper limit on how intelligent a person may become -
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