ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Chapter 7 (Mindtap) Exam Questions With
Verified Answers
A student excels in coming up with many ways of viewing situations. This student demonstrates
which term? - Answers✔Divergent thinking
When approaching a problem, a creative problem solver might ask, "What hasn't worked? What
can I do differently?" Which step does this exemplify? - Answers✔adopt a questioning attitude
When thinking about your drive to school or work, you imagine several different routes and
determine the best one to use. Which term best describes the representation you have in your
mind? - Answers✔mental image
Students in a class are arguing about whether a story in the news demonstrates principles of
justice. One reason for their argument is that justice is an example of which term? -
Answers✔natural concept
The word "cat" has three distinct sounds. What is the term for these basic components? -
Answers✔Phonemes
The sentence "Go me up" violates certain rules of the English language. What is the term for
these rules? - Answers✔syntax
Children in China, Germany, Brazil, and Canada all have a similar path in their language
development. According to Noam Chomsky, what does this suggest regarding the role of nature?
- Answers✔language development may depend on the language aquisition device
If we did not have a word for "angry" in our language, would we still feel this emotion?
According to Benjamin Whorf, what does this suggest regarding the role of nurture? -
Answers✔The language we use determines how we think and how we perceive reality.
What IQ scores are typically associated with giftedness? - Answers✔130 or above
Which theorist described intelligence as having analytic, creative, and practical components? -
Answers✔Robert Sternburg
What is the term for the capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with
the environment? - Answers✔intelligence
1
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
which intelligence test is commonly used to measure intelligence, originally by posing mental
tasks that children of different ages were capable of performing - Answers✔Stanford-Binet
intelligence scale
Researchers are attempting to create a new test to measure intelligence. They have participants
complete the test on Monday morning. A month later, the participants complete the test again,
but this time on a Thursday afternoon. The researchers compare their scores, hoping that they are
similar regardless of when they take the test. What term describes what the researchers are
assessing? - Answers✔reliability
Which process do we use to represent and manipulate information in our mind? -
Answers✔thinking
Polani was giving Ahmed directions to her house. She told him to turn right at the gas station,
and then go straight for three lights. He was then supposed to turn left at the fast-food restaurant.
What is Polani using to help Ahmed recall the directions to her house? - Answers✔Mental
images
Four-year-old Jewel thinks that all grown-ups are mommies or daddies. What has Jewel used to
classify adults in this way? - Answers✔Logical concepts
Montazar's professor announced that each student would be doing a large research project over
the course of the semester. Expectations were explained, and students were told to begin their
research. Montazar was a bit overwhelmed at how to organize the project, so he broke the project
into a series of small and manageable steps. What type of heuristic did Montazar use to work
through this problem? - Answers✔Creating subgoals
Which of the following describes functional fixedness? - Answers✔The inability to see new uses
for familiar objects
During a group project, Kamiya fought hard to get the group to agree with her ideas. After a few
days, it was clear her ideas were not going to work, but Kamiya continued to maintain her
feelings that her ideas were most effective. Which of the following decision-making error is
Kamiya displaying? - Answers✔Confirmation bias
When taking her exam, Nour considered each answer choice and tried to narrow down each
alternative until she was able to settle on the one correct answer to each question. Which type of
thought process was Nour using on her exam? - Answers✔Convergent thinking
What is the most basic unit of sound in a spoken language? - Answers✔Phonemes
According to language acquisition guidelines, when are children able to use complex speech to
communicate? - Answers✔24 to 36 months
2