Unit 7: Thinking, Language, & Intelligence

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Unit 7: Thinking, Language, & Intelligence - Quiz

Not everyone is structured the same way and this is why there is an A student and a D student. This difference may arise due to intelligence levels or how fast a person’s brain reacts. Having undergone a course on the thinking, language and intelligence of humans you are able take this quiz.

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1.

Noam Chomsky believed that language was
- A.
  
  Attributable primarily to nature
- B.
  
  Attributable primarily to nurture
- C.
  
  An equal mix of nature and nurture
- D.
  
  Only learned after age 2
- E.
  
  A result exclusively learned from watching one's parents
2.

To find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store, you could systematically search every shelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means of:
- A.
  
  The availability heuristic.
- B.
  
  Functional fixedness.
- C.
  
  An algorithm.
- D.
  
  Belief perseverance.
- E.
  
  The representativeness heuristic.
3.

Pablo vainly searches for a screwdriver while failing to recognize that a readily available coin in his pocket would turn the screw. His oversight best illustrates:
- A.
  
  Functional fixedness.
- B.
  
  The availability heuristic.
- C.
  
  Belief perseverance.
- D.
  
  The framing effect.
- E.
  
  The representativeness heuristic.
4.

A defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time, supports his family, and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial, it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly attempting to take advantage of:
- A.
  
  Confirmation bias.
- B.
  
  Functional fixedness.
- C.
  
  Belief perseverance.
- D.
  
  The representativeness heuristic.
5.

College students are more likely to judge a condom as effective when informed that it has a 95 percent success rate than when told it has a 5 percent failure rate. This best illustrates the impact of:
- A.
  
  Framing.
- B.
  
  Confirmation bias.
- C.
  
  Functional fixedness.
- D.
  
  Belief perseverance.
- E.
  
  The representativeness heuristic.
6.

The fact that children speak with an accent that is similar to their peers is best explained by ________ theory of language acquisition.
- A.
  
  Skinner's
- B.
  
  Whorf's
- C.
  
  Chomsky's
- D.
  
  Terman's
7.

Pigeons can reliably discriminate pictures of cars from pictures of chairs. This best illustrates their capacity to develop:
- A.
  
  Concepts.
- B.
  
  Syntax.
- C.
  
  Heuristics.
- D.
  
  Fixations.
- E.
  
  Algorithms.
8.

When Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates:
- A.
  
  Factor analysis.
- B.
  
  Analytic intelligence.
- C.
  
  Predictive validity.
- D.
  
  Emotional intelligence.
- E.
  
  Savant syndrome.
9.

When retested on the WAIS, people's second scores generally match their first scores quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of:
- A.
  
  Reliability.
- B.
  
  Content validity.
- C.
  
  Heritability.
- D.
  
  Predictive validity.
10.

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.
- A.
  
  Math problem solving; verbal fluency
- B.
  
  Verbal fluency; math problem solving
- C.
  
  Spatial abilities; athletic abilities
- D.
  
  Athletic abilities; spatial abilities
11.

Although diagnosed with autism and hardly able to speak coherently, 18-year-old Andrew can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. Andrew illustrates a condition known as:
- A.
  
  G factor.
- B.
  
  Down syndrome.
- C.
  
  Emotional intelligence.
- D.
  
  Savant syndrome.
12.

A high school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect. Amy most likely received a(n) ________ test.
- A.
  
  Aptitude
- B.
  
  G factor
- C.
  
  Emotional intelligence
- D.
  
  Factor analysis
- E.
  
  Achievement