Cognition
Which of the following is the best definition for cognition?
A) Physical action/activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
B) Mental action/activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
C) Physical action/activities associated with playing sports, writing, and talking
D) The order of which words appear
B) Mental action/activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Which best describes the babbling stage?
A) Language impairment
B) When a infant makes random noises
C) When a teenager makes random noises
D) When a child uses mostly nouns and verbs
B) When a infant makes random noises
Which best describes emotional intelligence?
A) How physically smart you are
B) Ability to perceive/understand/manage emotions
C) Knowing the capital of Somalia
D) How emotional you are
B) Ability to perceive/understand/manage emotions
Which best represents creativity?
A) Being smart
B) Being dumb
C) The two answers above
D) The ability to produce ideas
D) The ability to produce ideas
What were the components of intelligence in Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?
A) Musical, Mathematical, Comprehensional
B) Practical, Creative, Analytical
C) Mental, Physical, Analytical, Spatial
D) Intrapersonal, Extrapersonal, Physical, Mental
B) Practical, Creative, Analytical
"Concept" in psychology is:
A) Abstract idea
B) Idea/invention to help sell a commodity
C) Grouping similar objects/events/ideas
D) How you view your personality traits
C) Grouping similar objects/events/ideas
(2x Points) Which of the following best describes the "Two Word" stage? There are multiple answers.
A) When a child says two word statements
B) When a child connects two sentences
C) Occurs when a child is around two years old
D) Occurs later in life
A) When a child says two word statements
C) Occurs when a child is around two years old
(2x Points) What is the equation for calculating IQ?
Mental age / chronological age * 100
What is the Stanford Binet Test?
A) An intelligence test
B) An experiment on students of Stanford that measures their athleticism
C) A survey to see how many people went to Stanford
D) Test that you have to pass in order to get into Stanford
A) An intelligence test
Which of the following best defines Deja Vu?
A) The ability to produce ideas
B) Identifying related terms
C) Feeling that you have already experienced a situation
D) "Familiar" in French
C) Feeling that you have already experienced a situation
Which of the following best represents convergent thinking?
A) Seeking new experiences and overcoming obstacles
B) Finding multiple solutions to a problem
C) Finding the best answer on a test
D) Having a well developed base of knowledge
C) Finding the best answer on a test
What causes Aphasia?
A) Damage to the femur
B) Damage to the Lacrimal Gland
C) Damage to the left side of the brain
D) Damage to the right side of the brain
C) Damage to the left side of the brain
Who were Terman's Termites?
A) A group of academically subpar children
B) A group of academically average children who were experimented on and made smart
C) A group of academically gifted children
D) Destructive army insects bred by the government
C) A group of academically gifted children
Logic Puzzle:
Knee
Light Light Light Light
Neon lights
Logic Puzzle:
SGEG
Scrambled Eggs
15 year old Quinddary is used to throwing a tantrum in order to get what he wants, even though this "solution" may no longer work. This best serves as an example of:
A) Mental set
B) Confirmation bias
C) Damage to the frontal lobe
D) Insight
A) Mental set
Which of the following plays a role in language expression and muscle movements in speech?
A) Broca's area
B) Wernicke's area
C) Thurstone's area
D) Crypto.com arena
A) Broca's area
What best describes the Flynn Effect?
A) Intelligence scores have been increasing over time
B) Intelligence scores increase the more you study
C) Intelligence scores have been decreasing over time
D) Flynn's negative effect on society
A) Intelligence scores have been increasing over time
A person who is diagnosed with Savant Syndrome:
A) Scores low on intelligence tests but is very good a specific thing
B) Unusually sad due to a lack of dopamine
C) Feels attached to their captor after spending a good amount of time with them
D) Abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement
A) Scores low on intelligence tests but is very good a specific thing
Which is the best example of intrinsic motivation?
A) Doing well in school to make your parents happy
B) Learning an instrument to impress people
C) Doing good things in hopes of gaining social approval
D) Getting a job that will make you happy in life
D) Getting a job that will make you happy in life
If Fredricko is conducting a survey, which of the following terms best describes what he needs to be careful of in order to avoid skewed results?
A) Savant Syndrome
B) Aphasia
C) Posing
D) Framing
D) Framing
Whorf's Linguistic Determinism:
A) Language develops as we get older
B) Language affects how we think
C) Language is determined by our environment
D) Important period when language develops
B) Language affects how we think
Which is NOT a part of Wechsler's Adult Intelligence Scale?
A) Finding similarities
B) Vocabulary
C) Finding patterns
D) Math
D) Math
Which of the following terms have to do with Cattell's Theory?
A) Creative & Practical Intelligence
B) General & Specific Intelligence
C) Environmental & Ball Intelligence
D) Fluid & Crystallized Intelligence
D) Fluid & Crystallized Intelligence
Word Fluency, Verbal Comprehension, Spatial Ability, Perceptual Speed, Numerical Ability, Inductive Reasoning, Memory