Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence 2022 A GRADE

Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence 2022 A GRADE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Unlike other species, the success of humans is due to a. our physical strength. b. our speed. c. our thinking ability and intelligence. d. a combination of all of these. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept 2. Homo Sapiens comes from the Latin words for a. man and wise. b. like and thinkers. c. one and mind. d. brain and upright. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact 3. Humans live in deserts, jungles, mountains, frenzied cities, placid retreats, and space stations, which illustrates how our mental abilities have helped us to be more a. practical. b. future-oriented. c. communal. d. adaptable. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question) 4. Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist who is confined to a wheelchair and must “speak” by manually controlling a speech synthesizer due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hawking’s ability to continue to advance our understanding of the universe illustrates how our intelligence and thinking ability a. is innate. b. would not be realized without learning being a continual process. c. is less important than our motivation to succeed. d. makes us adaptable to situations. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question) 5. Which of the following refers to processing a mental representation of a problem or situation? a. intuition b. intelligence c. cognition d. selective attention ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate 1 REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question) 6. Cognition, or thinking, refers to a. processing a mental expression of a problem or situation. b. the capacity to act purposefully. c. the ability to adapt to one’s surroundings. d. deeper comprehension of the nature of the problem. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn