APU WEEK 8 PSYC 324 Final Exam (Week 8) Actual Exam
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Update 2025/2026
Alfred Binet - -answerthe indvidual that published the first measure of intelligence in 1905. The purpose
of his intelligence test was to correctly place students on academic tracks in the French school system.
Lewis Terman - -answerprofessor at Stanford who revised the Binet test for Americans. The test then
became the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. He is also known for his longitudinal research on gifted
kids.
David Wechsler - -answerresearcher that worked with troubled kids in the 1930's in NYC. He observed
that many of these kids demonstrated a type of intelligence that was much different than the type of
intelligence needed to succeed in the school system (STREET SMARTS). He created tests to measure
more than verbal ability.
Charles Spearman - -answertheorist who proposed that intelligence consisted of both "g" =
general intelligence, ability to do complex work like problem solve and "s" intelligence which
included specific mental abilities, ability to do verbal or math skills
L.L. Thurstone - -answerproposed that intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities
Howard Gardner - -answerHarvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences:
linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical, spatial (visual), interpersonal (the ability to
understand others), intrapersonal (the ability to understand oneself), and naturalist (the ability to
recognize fine distinctions and patterns in the natural world).
,Triarchic Theory - -answertheory proposed by Robert Sternberg that states that intelligence consists of
three parts including Analytic = the ability to solve problems, Creative = the ability to deal with new
situations, and Practical = the ability to adjust and cope with one's environment
mild mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range of 50-69. The largest
percentage of retarded people is in this group. Adults have the mental ability of about 8-12 year olds.
They can learn basic skills in school are sometimes classified as educable.
moderate mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range 35-49. They can
learn simple tasks, therefore are sometimes classified as trainable.
severe mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range of 20-34. they score
no better on IQ tests than a two or three year old.
profound mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range below 20 that
show almost no response to their environment.
divergent thinking - -answera type of thinking that is associated with creativity - seeing lots of solutions
to a problem
convergent thinking - -answera type of thinking that is not associated with creativity - seeing one
solution to a problem
Flynn effect - -answerThe rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in many nations
Norming - -answerthe third stage of team development, in which team members begin to settle into
their roles, group cohesion grows, and positive team norms develop
Intellectual disability - -answer(formerly referred to as mental retardation) a condition of limited mental
ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life;
varies from mild to profound
Joshua Aronson - -answerHe researched on how stigma affects performance
,James Flynn - -answerKnown for his discovery of the Flynn effect, which is the rise in average IQ scores
year after year, all over the year.
Claude Steele - -answerHe his best known for his work on the Stereotype Effect
William Stern - -answerHe invented the concept of an intelligence quotient (IQ)
Robert Sternberg - -answerSternberg proposed a triarchic theory of intelligence
cognition - -answerall the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and
communicating. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 148)
Concept - -answera mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
Prototype - -answera standard or typical example
algorithm - -answera precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Heuristic - -answera commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving
some problem
Insight - -answerA cognitive form of learning involving the mental rearragnment or restructuring of the
elements in a problem to achieve an understanding or the problem and arrive at a solution
Confirmation bias - -answera tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions
fixation - -answerthe inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental
set
, Mental Set - -answera tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, often a way that has been
successful in the past
Functional fixedness - -answerthe tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions; an
impediment to problem solving
Representative heuristic - -answerjudging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to
represent, or match, particular prototypes; may lead one to ignore other relevent information
Availability heuristic - -answerestimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory;
if instances come readily to mind, we presume such events are common
Overconfidence - -answertotal certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Belief Perseverance - -answerclinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were
formed has been discredited
Intuition - -answerinstinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
Framing - -answerformulation of the plans and important details
Language - -answerthe mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Phoneme - -answer(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the
speakers of a particular language
Morpheme - -answerminimal meaningful language unit
Grammar - -answerstudies of the formation of basic linguistic units
Semantics - -answerthe study of language meaning
Question And Answers With Correct Answers Latest
Update 2025/2026
Alfred Binet - -answerthe indvidual that published the first measure of intelligence in 1905. The purpose
of his intelligence test was to correctly place students on academic tracks in the French school system.
Lewis Terman - -answerprofessor at Stanford who revised the Binet test for Americans. The test then
became the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. He is also known for his longitudinal research on gifted
kids.
David Wechsler - -answerresearcher that worked with troubled kids in the 1930's in NYC. He observed
that many of these kids demonstrated a type of intelligence that was much different than the type of
intelligence needed to succeed in the school system (STREET SMARTS). He created tests to measure
more than verbal ability.
Charles Spearman - -answertheorist who proposed that intelligence consisted of both "g" =
general intelligence, ability to do complex work like problem solve and "s" intelligence which
included specific mental abilities, ability to do verbal or math skills
L.L. Thurstone - -answerproposed that intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities
Howard Gardner - -answerHarvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences:
linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical, spatial (visual), interpersonal (the ability to
understand others), intrapersonal (the ability to understand oneself), and naturalist (the ability to
recognize fine distinctions and patterns in the natural world).
,Triarchic Theory - -answertheory proposed by Robert Sternberg that states that intelligence consists of
three parts including Analytic = the ability to solve problems, Creative = the ability to deal with new
situations, and Practical = the ability to adjust and cope with one's environment
mild mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range of 50-69. The largest
percentage of retarded people is in this group. Adults have the mental ability of about 8-12 year olds.
They can learn basic skills in school are sometimes classified as educable.
moderate mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range 35-49. They can
learn simple tasks, therefore are sometimes classified as trainable.
severe mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range of 20-34. they score
no better on IQ tests than a two or three year old.
profound mental retardation - -answerMentally retarded individuals with an IQ range below 20 that
show almost no response to their environment.
divergent thinking - -answera type of thinking that is associated with creativity - seeing lots of solutions
to a problem
convergent thinking - -answera type of thinking that is not associated with creativity - seeing one
solution to a problem
Flynn effect - -answerThe rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in many nations
Norming - -answerthe third stage of team development, in which team members begin to settle into
their roles, group cohesion grows, and positive team norms develop
Intellectual disability - -answer(formerly referred to as mental retardation) a condition of limited mental
ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life;
varies from mild to profound
Joshua Aronson - -answerHe researched on how stigma affects performance
,James Flynn - -answerKnown for his discovery of the Flynn effect, which is the rise in average IQ scores
year after year, all over the year.
Claude Steele - -answerHe his best known for his work on the Stereotype Effect
William Stern - -answerHe invented the concept of an intelligence quotient (IQ)
Robert Sternberg - -answerSternberg proposed a triarchic theory of intelligence
cognition - -answerall the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and
communicating. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 148)
Concept - -answera mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
Prototype - -answera standard or typical example
algorithm - -answera precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Heuristic - -answera commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving
some problem
Insight - -answerA cognitive form of learning involving the mental rearragnment or restructuring of the
elements in a problem to achieve an understanding or the problem and arrive at a solution
Confirmation bias - -answera tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions
fixation - -answerthe inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental
set
, Mental Set - -answera tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, often a way that has been
successful in the past
Functional fixedness - -answerthe tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions; an
impediment to problem solving
Representative heuristic - -answerjudging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to
represent, or match, particular prototypes; may lead one to ignore other relevent information
Availability heuristic - -answerestimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory;
if instances come readily to mind, we presume such events are common
Overconfidence - -answertotal certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Belief Perseverance - -answerclinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were
formed has been discredited
Intuition - -answerinstinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
Framing - -answerformulation of the plans and important details
Language - -answerthe mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Phoneme - -answer(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the
speakers of a particular language
Morpheme - -answerminimal meaningful language unit
Grammar - -answerstudies of the formation of basic linguistic units
Semantics - -answerthe study of language meaning
