Question 1

What will an individual applying crystallized intelligence to solve a problem require?

Accepted Answer

A)   The inborn ability to reason quickly and to think abstractly
B)   Genetically determined creativity, imagination and intellect
C)   Perfection of skills acquired through mind-body union
D)   Learning from past experiences and acquired knowledgeE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Daniel tells his friend that all vehicles that have four wheels are cars. Daniel's vehicle has four wheels. Therefore, Daniel's vehicle is a car. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   actor-observer bias
B)   self-serving bias
C)   inductive reasoning
D)   deductive reasoningE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

In the context of measuring intelligence, the Wechsler test failed to take into account ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the mental age of people
B)   the chronological age of people
C)   Jean Piaget's work on cognitive development
D)   Charles Spearman's work on general intelligenceE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Heather is working on a problem that mainly involves pattern recognition. Which part of the brain will be most involved in solving the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)   The occipital lobe
B)   The frontal lobe
C)   The temporal lobe
D)   The parietal lobeE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Identify a characteristic of creative intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   It includes the ability to solve problems of everyday life efficiently.
B)   It includes the ability to come up with fresh and useful ideas for solving problems.
C)   It involves judging and evaluating information.
D)   It involves comparing and contrasting information.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true in the context of babbling babies?

Accepted Answer

A)   They tend to retain the sounds that are not used in the native language.
B)   They can make fewer sounds than they hear in their native language.
C)   They can hear fewer sounds than their parents do.
D)   They can hear more sounds than their parents do.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A child can form adultlike sentences at around ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   2 years of age
B)   3 years of age
C)   1.5 years of age
D)   4.5 years of ageE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes linguistic determinism hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Learning to speak a language is like any other behavior that exists because it is reinforced and shaped.
B)   Language determines our way of thinking and our perceptions of the world.
C)   Environmental and genetic factors determine a child's language capacity.
D)   The biologically based language acquisition device has principles of universal grammar.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

________ is defined as the influence of language on thought.

Accepted Answer

A)   Linguistic relativism
B)   Semantics
C)   Representativeness heuristic
D)   Language delayE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

How did the K-ABC differ from the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests?

Accepted Answer

A)   It considered intelligence to be a single ability rather than multiple abilities.
B)   It was designed to measure several distinct aspects of intelligence.
C)   It was the first intelligence test designed for adults as well as children.
D)   It did not consider different learning styles to be a part of intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following people would most likely be considered a prodigy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Carter, who is gifted but has major difficulties with spelling
B)   Jamie, who has average intelligence, but is extremely gifted in music
C)   Sarah, who is above average in all areas of intelligence tests
D)   Marvin, who has an IQ of 50, but failed in mathematicsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

If a pregnant lady drinks excessively, her child runs the risk of having ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Down syndrome
B)   Asperger's syndrome
C)   fetal alcohol syndrome
D)   fragile X syndromeE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the language acquisition device?

Accepted Answer

A)   An innate and biologically based capacity to acquire language.
B)   An interactive device that helps a child learn different languages at a time.
C)   An innate capacity to come up with novel words and utterances.
D)   A device that imitates adult speech to aid language development in children.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In the context of the evolution of language in humans, which of the following is the main assumption of the nativist view of language?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lan­guage development is inborn.
B)   People are born with a capacity to learn a particular language, such as Chinese or English.
C)   People who speak different languages think about time similarly.
D)   Grammar rules must be learned, but vocabulary is acquired intuitively and easily, with no formal teaching.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Harry is 16 years old. His younger sister Janice is 12 years old and is able to solve math problems that the children of Harry's age solve. According to Alfred Binet, Janice's mental age is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   12
B)   14
C)   16
D)   28E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true in the context of Chomsky's views on language development?

Accepted Answer

A)   The components of speech seldom vary in where they can be put in sentences.
B)   Not all languages have the same components of speech.
C)   The language acquisition device must have principles of universal grammar.
D)   Grammar is universal, but it may not always follow universal principles.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

With which of the following statements would linguist Noam Chomsky would agree?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humans speak because they want to convey an idea or a feeling and not because they have been reinforced to do so.
B)   There are many learning processes involved in the actual process of language learning.
C)   All human beings learn languages through the process of reinforcement and shaping.
D)   There is essentially a single universal grammar underlying all human languages.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

In the context of language development, which of the following statements is true of the communication styles in apes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apes in the wild tend to communicate their feelings or desires as humans often do.
B)   Apes in the wild tend to communicate only what they want other apes to do, not their internal states.
C)   Chimps use phonetic sounds to communicate with each other.
D)   Chimps use grammatical language to teach other chimps how to use tools.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In the context of the triarchic theory of intelligence, ________ involves judging, evaluating, or comparing and contrasting information.

Accepted Answer

A)   interpersonal intelligence
B)   analytic intelligence
C)   emotional intelligence
D)   practical intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

In a test, a child is asked to decipher the meaning of an uncommon word from its context in a sentence. What is the child being tested for?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fluid intelligence
B)   Creative intelligence
C)   Practical intelligence
D)   Analytical intelligenceE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Language, Thought, and Intelligence

Which of the following people would most likely be considered a prodigy?

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What will an individual applying crystallized intelligence to solve a problem require?

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Which of the following statements describes linguistic determinism hypothesis?

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Which of the following statements is true in the context of babbling babies?

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In the context of measuring intelligence, the Wechsler test failed to take into account ________.

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Harry is 16 years old. His younger sister Janice is 12 years old and is able to solve math problems that the children of Harry's age solve. According to Alfred Binet, Janice's mental age is ________.

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Daniel tells his friend that all vehicles that have four wheels are cars. Daniel's vehicle has four wheels. Therefore, Daniel's vehicle is a car. This is an example of ________.

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Which of the following statements is true in the context of Chomsky's views on language development?

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________ is defined as the influence of language on thought.

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Identify a characteristic of creative intelligence.

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A child can form adultlike sentences at around ________.

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In a test, a child is asked to decipher the meaning of an uncommon word from its context in a sentence. What is the child being tested for?

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If a pregnant lady drinks excessively, her child runs the risk of having ________.

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In the context of the triarchic theory of intelligence, ________ involves judging, evaluating, or comparing and contrasting information.

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In the context of the evolution of language in humans, which of the following is the main assumption of the nativist view of language?

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Heather is working on a problem that mainly involves pattern recognition. Which part of the brain will be most involved in solving the problem?

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In the context of language development, which of the following statements is true of the communication styles in apes?

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Which of the following best describes the language acquisition device?

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How did the K-ABC differ from the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests?

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