Question 1

Which of the following involves internal representations that allow you to look at numerous options before acting and allows you to avoid making mistakes?

Accepted Answer

A)   insight
B)   planning
C)   intrinsic encoding
D)   sensory memoryE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

According to Boroditsky,Kuuk Thaayorre,the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals,relies exclusively on which type of directional references,unlike English?

Accepted Answer

A)   absolute
B)   relative
C)   conjunctive
D)   disjunctiveE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

A father is helping his daughter to learn about animals.He points to a robin and eagle and explains that they are birds that fly,while the ostrich and penguin are examples of birds that do not fly.He then shows her pictures of a bat and a flying squirrel and tells her that these are not birds,but that the bat can actually fly and the flying squirrel can glide through the air.The To help his daughter learn the concept of "bird," the father is using

Accepted Answer

A)   conceptual rules.
B)   algorithms.
C)   prototyping.
D)   positive and negative instances.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Social stereotypes are faulty,oversimplified concepts about groups of people and are related to a concept's __________ meaning.

Accepted Answer

A)   connotative
B)   denotative
C)   conjunctive
D)   disjunctiveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

A baseball player,a skateboarder,or anyone involved in a movement-oriented activity would find which type of imagery especially important?

Accepted Answer

A)   kinesthetic
B)   semantic
C)   prototypical
D)   conjunctiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

When Paul's friend offered to set him up on a date with Edie,he agreed until he found out she was a psychologist.He told his friend "No way,I don't want to date a crazy person; all psychologists are crazy." Paul's statement about Edie reflects all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   the use of the semantic differential.
B)   a connotative meaning of "psychologist."
C)   a denotative meaning of "psychologist."
D)   a social stereotype.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following guides the flow of ideas as one explains how to perform a motor activity,such as playing a guitar?

Accepted Answer

A)   kinesthetic imagery
B)   visual assimilation
C)   eidetic imagery
D)   inductive conceptualizationE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Two examples of mechanical solutions are

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A)   general and functional.
B)   trial-and-error and rote.
C)   intuition and insight.
D)   random search and heuristics.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals.Thus,while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit,"cats" would constitute two

Accepted Answer

A)   phonemes.
B)   morphemes.
C)   transformations.
D)   syntactical units.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

When you form a mental image of "a kite flying in the sky," the brain area where memories are stored send signals back to the visual cortex to create that image.This process is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   visual assimilation.
B)   synesthesia.
C)   "reverse vision."
D)   none of these.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Herrera typically classifies events or issues as absolutely right or wrong,fair or unfair,or good or bad.Herrera is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   all-or-nothing thinking.
C)   prototyping.
D)   dichotomous rationalization.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Juan is a minority child,who does not speak English at home,and attends school in an English-only classroom.Juan will most likely

Accepted Answer

A)   experience subtractive bilingualism.
B)   fall behind educationally.
C)   become less competent in both his first and second languages.
D)   experience all of these.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following would most likely be used and would be the most effective way to classify very complex stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)   using a a prototype
B)   using kinesthetic imagery
C)   using an algorithm
D)   using disjunctive conceptual rulesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The Stroop interference task,which involves a person naming colors that are printed in a different color ink,illustrates the effects of

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax.
B)   semantics.
C)   denotative meanings.
D)   prototypes.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Albert Einstein,Thomas Edison,Lewis Carroll,and many other of history's most original intellects relied heavily on

Accepted Answer

A)   denotative thinking.
B)   representativeness heuristics.
C)   mental imagery.
D)   convergent thinking.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which type of psychology involves the study of concepts,problem-solving,language,and creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)   existential psychology
B)   comparative psychology
C)   cognitive psychology
D)   forensic psychologyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Generalized ideas that represent categories of objects or events are called

Accepted Answer

A)   morphemes.
B)   images.
C)   engrams.
D)   concepts.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   pattern recognition.
B)   intuition.
C)   attention and memory
D)   engramatic notation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

An ideal model used as a prime example of a particular concept is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   algorithm.
B)   heuristic.
C)   prototype.
D)   relational concept.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is provided by a language and stands for objects and ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)   algorithms
B)   symbols
C)   prototypes
D)   heuristicsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

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A baseball player,a skateboarder,or anyone involved in a movement-oriented activity would find which type of imagery especially important?

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Social stereotypes are faulty,oversimplified concepts about groups of people and are related to a concept's __________ meaning.

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The Stroop interference task,which involves a person naming colors that are printed in a different color ink,illustrates the effects of

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A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals.Thus,while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit,"cats" would constitute two

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Thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT

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Juan is a minority child,who does not speak English at home,and attends school in an English-only classroom.Juan will most likely

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Which type of psychology involves the study of concepts,problem-solving,language,and creativity?

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When you form a mental image of "a kite flying in the sky," the brain area where memories are stored send signals back to the visual cortex to create that image.This process is known as

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Which of the following guides the flow of ideas as one explains how to perform a motor activity,such as playing a guitar?

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Generalized ideas that represent categories of objects or events are called

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According to Boroditsky,Kuuk Thaayorre,the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals,relies exclusively on which type of directional references,unlike English?

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Herrera typically classifies events or issues as absolutely right or wrong,fair or unfair,or good or bad.Herrera is exhibiting

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Albert Einstein,Thomas Edison,Lewis Carroll,and many other of history's most original intellects relied heavily on

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Which of the following would most likely be used and would be the most effective way to classify very complex stimuli?

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Which of the following involves internal representations that allow you to look at numerous options before acting and allows you to avoid making mistakes?

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