Question 1

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?
A)identical twins reared apart
B)same-sex fraternal twins
C)siblings reared together
D)identical twins reared together

Accepted Answer

Identical twins reared together are most likely to have similar IQs because both their genetics and their environment are almost the same.

Question 2

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?
A)heuristic method
B)algorithmic method
C)mnemonic device
D)cognitive shortcut

Accepted Answer

The systematic problem-solving method that guarantees a solution is the algorithmic method.For example, the Pythagorean theorem is algorithmic in a Euclidean space.

Question 3

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.
A)not gifted
B)a prodigy
C)gifted in math as well
D)autistic

Accepted Answer

A prodigy is a child with immense talent in a particular area

Question 4

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.
A)in a reasonable amount of time
B)nothing about the time it takes
C)that problems are all easy
D)that problems are usually too difficult

Accepted Answer

This explains why some of the questions on a standardized intelligence tests are timed and scored based on how quickly the correct answer is provided.

Question 5

John B.Carroll argued that ________.
A)the relations among test scores are neatly structured into a three-tiered hierarchy
B)test scores can be categorized
C)intelligence is two-factored
D)intelligence is a single factor

Accepted Answer

The three levels of Carroll's hierarchy are "g," eight broad cognitive abilities, and a set of narrow abilities:

Question 6

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?
A)320
B)80
C)200
D)100

Accepted Answer

MA/CA*100 = IQ, so Maria's IQ would be 20/10*100, or 200

Question 7

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.
A)schema
B)prototype
C)concept marker
D)category marker

Accepted Answer

A prototype refers to the most typical example of a concept

Question 8

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.
A)the fact that it relies too heavily on g
B)there are no concerns
C)it appears to describe only those with brain damage
D)concerns over measuring and whether these intelligences only refer to talents and skills.

Accepted Answer

Some suggest that Gardner's theory does not refer to concepts that should truly be considered intelligences

Question 9

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?
A)syntax
B)phonemes
C)morphemes
D)audiograms

Accepted Answer

Phonemes are the basic units of sound in a language.

Question 10

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.
A)pragmatics
B)propositional representation
C)syntax
D)nativism

Accepted Answer

Pragmatics refers to the way that words in a sentence convey meaning indirectly, by implying rather than asserting.

Quiz 6: Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

John B.Carroll argued that ________.

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.