PY 101 Exam 2
_________ intelligence refers to a person's creativity in transferring skills to
new situations. - correct answer ✔Experimental
People who use their feelings to motivate themselves, to spur creative
thinking, and to deal empathically with others score high on
_______________ intelligence. - correct answer ✔emotional
In certain laboratory tests, animals show clear signs of hesitation or doubt
when they are unsure of an answer to a task. this demonstrates the process
of ________________. - correct answer ✔metacognition
Which of the following is a prototype of the concept "pet animal"? - correct
answer ✔cat
A rule of thumb that suggests a course of action or guides problem-solving but
does not guarantee an optimal solution is called a ____________. - correct
answer ✔heuristic
A person who understands that although some things can never be known
with certainty, some judgments are more valid than others because of their
coherence is known as a _________ thinker. - correct answer ✔reflective
Mental processes occurring outside of and not available to conscious
awareness are called ________ processes. - correct answer ✔nonconscious
Quasi-reflective thinkers _______________. - correct answer ✔pay attention
only to evidence that fits what they already believe
, Mental processes that remain outside of awareness, even when people try to
bring them back are known as _________ processes. - correct answer
✔nonconscious
A process in which opposing facts or ideas are weighed and compared with a
view to determine the best solution is called ____________ reasoning. -
correct answer ✔dialectical
Factor analysis ______________. - correct answer ✔is a statistical method
for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores
_________________ is a general intellectual ability assumed by many
theorists to underlie specific mental abilities and talents. - correct answer
✔The g factor
The capacity to reason and use information to solve problems is referred to as
_______________. - correct answer ✔fluid intelligence
Intelligence quotient (IQ) - correct answer ✔a measure of aptitude originally
computed by dividing a person's mental age by his or her chronological age
and multiplying by 100.
Jenny is a 7-year old girl with a mental age of 14 years. Her IQ would be
about __________. - correct answer ✔200
James, a construction worker, requires a new set of tools. During a visit to the
store, the store owner points out that a new manufacturer has introduced a
high quality tool set. James ignored this information and picks out a set of
tools he had already used. Despite being offered a better option, James
preferred to stick to his knowledge. This tendency is known as ________bias.
- correct answer ✔confirmation
_________ intelligence refers to a person's creativity in transferring skills to
new situations. - correct answer ✔Experimental
People who use their feelings to motivate themselves, to spur creative
thinking, and to deal empathically with others score high on
_______________ intelligence. - correct answer ✔emotional
In certain laboratory tests, animals show clear signs of hesitation or doubt
when they are unsure of an answer to a task. this demonstrates the process
of ________________. - correct answer ✔metacognition
Which of the following is a prototype of the concept "pet animal"? - correct
answer ✔cat
A rule of thumb that suggests a course of action or guides problem-solving but
does not guarantee an optimal solution is called a ____________. - correct
answer ✔heuristic
A person who understands that although some things can never be known
with certainty, some judgments are more valid than others because of their
coherence is known as a _________ thinker. - correct answer ✔reflective
Mental processes occurring outside of and not available to conscious
awareness are called ________ processes. - correct answer ✔nonconscious
Quasi-reflective thinkers _______________. - correct answer ✔pay attention
only to evidence that fits what they already believe
, Mental processes that remain outside of awareness, even when people try to
bring them back are known as _________ processes. - correct answer
✔nonconscious
A process in which opposing facts or ideas are weighed and compared with a
view to determine the best solution is called ____________ reasoning. -
correct answer ✔dialectical
Factor analysis ______________. - correct answer ✔is a statistical method
for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores
_________________ is a general intellectual ability assumed by many
theorists to underlie specific mental abilities and talents. - correct answer
✔The g factor
The capacity to reason and use information to solve problems is referred to as
_______________. - correct answer ✔fluid intelligence
Intelligence quotient (IQ) - correct answer ✔a measure of aptitude originally
computed by dividing a person's mental age by his or her chronological age
and multiplying by 100.
Jenny is a 7-year old girl with a mental age of 14 years. Her IQ would be
about __________. - correct answer ✔200
James, a construction worker, requires a new set of tools. During a visit to the
store, the store owner points out that a new manufacturer has introduced a
high quality tool set. James ignored this information and picks out a set of
tools he had already used. Despite being offered a better option, James
preferred to stick to his knowledge. This tendency is known as ________bias.
- correct answer ✔confirmation
