NVCC PSY 200-E43L EXAM 1 EXAMPREP 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
◉ approaches to problem solving. Answer: trial and error,
algorithms, heuristics
◉ barriers to problem solving. Answer: Functional Fixedness,
Mental Sets, Belief-Bias Effect, Strong Emotions
◉ phonemes. Answer: basic sounds/building blocks
◉ morphemes. Answer: basic meanings
◉ syntax; semantics, pragmatics and displacement. Answer:
abstraction
◉ g-factor. Answer: A general ability, proposed by Spearman as the
main factor underlying all intelligent mental activity
◉ Multiple Intelligences (Gardner). Answer: Seven intelligences:
linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic,
interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, and existential
Each associated with a region of the brain
, Used in education
◉ Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence. Answer: analytic,
creative and practical
◉ validity. Answer: the degree to which an assessment measures
what is intends to measure
◉ reliability. Answer: the ability of an assessment to provide
consistent reproducible results
◉ average intelligence. Answer: 100
◉ intellectual disability. Answer: below 70
◉ The three issues/debates in Developmental Psychology. Answer:
Nature vs. Nurture, Stages vs. Continuity, Stability vs. Change
◉ three main research methods. Answer: Cross-sectional,
Longitudinal, Cross-sequential
◉ cross-sectional. Answer: several groups at one time
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
◉ approaches to problem solving. Answer: trial and error,
algorithms, heuristics
◉ barriers to problem solving. Answer: Functional Fixedness,
Mental Sets, Belief-Bias Effect, Strong Emotions
◉ phonemes. Answer: basic sounds/building blocks
◉ morphemes. Answer: basic meanings
◉ syntax; semantics, pragmatics and displacement. Answer:
abstraction
◉ g-factor. Answer: A general ability, proposed by Spearman as the
main factor underlying all intelligent mental activity
◉ Multiple Intelligences (Gardner). Answer: Seven intelligences:
linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic,
interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, and existential
Each associated with a region of the brain
, Used in education
◉ Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence. Answer: analytic,
creative and practical
◉ validity. Answer: the degree to which an assessment measures
what is intends to measure
◉ reliability. Answer: the ability of an assessment to provide
consistent reproducible results
◉ average intelligence. Answer: 100
◉ intellectual disability. Answer: below 70
◉ The three issues/debates in Developmental Psychology. Answer:
Nature vs. Nurture, Stages vs. Continuity, Stability vs. Change
◉ three main research methods. Answer: Cross-sectional,
Longitudinal, Cross-sequential
◉ cross-sectional. Answer: several groups at one time
