Unit Test — Unit test Answers

Which of the following best illustrates the use of the availability heuristic? A. making a decision based on a rule that is generally valid and true B. making a judgment that a problem should be broken down into subgoals C. making a judgment that a problem should be solved using a set of operations D. making a decision based on past experiences that are easily remembered Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A problem solving method that involves trying all possible solutions until one works is using ___________.A.an algorithm B.trial-and-error C.deductive reasoning D.a heuristic

In Philip’s French class, the students are learning how to pronounce closed vowels and open vowels. The students are most likely studying French __________. A. syntax B. phonemes C. semantics D. morphemes Please select the best answer from the choices provided

__________ is not a general mental ability tested on most intelligence tests.A.ReasoningB.Abstract thinkingC.ComprehensionD.Social skills

Siblings raised together have higher similarity in IQ than siblings reared apart.

_________ is the score resulting from dividing a person’s chronological age by his or her mental age and multiplying that number by 100.A.Intelligence quotientB.Full scale scoreC.Emotional quotientD.Standardization

__________ states that scores on IQ tests have steadily risen since 1920.A.HeritabilityB.Stereotype vulnerabilityC.Flynn effectD.Environmental theory

__________ subtheory explains that intelligence is influenced by culture.A.ContextualB.ComponentialC.ExperientialD.Emotional

Language is generative, which means that the symbols of a language __________. A.remain fixed, limiting the messages one can say B.must adhere to a certain standard or set of rules C.can be combined to generate unique messagesD.are used to represent certain ideas or events

According to the behaviorist theories of language acquisition, language is __________. A.learned through imitation and reinforcement B.an innate ability in humans C.a behavioral trait of all humans and animals D.both a mixture of nature and nurture

A step-by-step procedure used to obtain a particular goal when in search for a problem’s solution is a(n) __________. A.heuristic B.algorithmC.subgoalD.equation

Howard Gardner suggests that the ability to understand nature is a type of intelligence.

Research indicates that animals have the same capacity for language as humans.

All of the following are subtheories of the triarchic theory of human intelligence except __________ subtheory.A.practicalB.creativeC.analyticalD.emotional

When children use the word “doggie” to refer to every four-legged animal they see, __________ occurs. A.underextensionB.overextensionC.telegraphic speechD.overregularization

Which of the following statements is true about prairie dogs? A.Prairie dogs have a specific call to indicate the intelligence of the predator. B.Prairie dogs vary their call depending on the characteristics of a predator. C.Prairie dogs vary their call only when their community is out of danger. D.Prairie dogs have one basic call that indicates the presence of predators.

All languages are comprised of the same phonemes.

A(n) __________ test measures what it is supposed to measure.A.validB.standardizedC.reliableD.intelligence

To be labeled with an intellectual disability, one must score below a 70 on intelligence tests and have limitations in at least two adaptive skill areas.

According to the article “Can You Raise Emotional Intelligence?” by Jack Mayer, all of the following are components of emotional intelligence except __________. A. the understanding of the general nature of emotions B. the meaning of individual emotions C. the capacity to undercover similarity and differences between emotions D. the ability to solve puzzles in a timely manner Please select the best answer from the choices provided