30 Jan negatively

Module 6 Quiz

Question 1

Psychologists’ focus shifted away from the study of cognition in the _____ and back toward it in the _____.

1950’s;1980’s

1930’s;1980’s

1930’s; 1950’s

1910’s; 1950’s

Question 2

Specific rules are a major component of _____ concepts.

formal

basic

natural

prototypical

Question 3

A stroke impairs Ethan’s ability to make plans, control his impulses, and process his emotions. The stroke probably damaged Ethan’s _____ lobe.

parietal

occipital

frontal

temporal

Question 4

Mitch refuses to dine at a certain restaurant because he recalls reading two or three negative reviews of its service on a popular website. Mitch is falling prey to:

availability hueristic

confirmation bias

functional fixedness

the framing effect

Question 5

People tend to seek evidence that supports their existing beliefs. This is called:

a mental set

confirmation bias

framing effect

functional fixedness

Question 6

Researchers at Boston University examined the brains of 85 individuals who had received repeated trauma to the head. How many of them showed evidence of CTE?

82

68

42

21

Question 7

Will has been a competitive fighter for over 3 years, and in his matches regularly endures repeated punches and kicks to his head. Which condition should be of significant concern to Will’s primary care physician?

neurofibromatosis

dementia of Alzheimer’s type

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

von Willebrand’s disease

Question 8

Which individual should be MOST concerned about the effects of CTE?

Amanda, who works in the tanning and hides industry

Marius, who is a football player in college

Marie, who is going to school to be an automotive technician

Javon, who plays volleyball in high school

Question 9

What commonly builds up in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease and those with chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

ventricle fluid

beta-amyloid plaques

neurofibrillary tangles

tau proteins

Question 10

Which term refers to the social rules for how a language is used in a certain setting?

pragmatics

phonemes

syntax

semantics

Question 11

The rules governing how words and phrases may be ordered to create legitimate sentences are referred to as:

pragmatics.

semantics

syntax.

displacement.

Question 12

Language development proceeds _____ across cultures, supporting _____’s concept of a language acquisition device.

similarly; Chomsky

differently; Bandura

differently; Chomsky

similarly; Bandura

Question 13

The period of GREATEST plasticity for language development occurs between birth and _____ year(s) of age.

3

4

5

7

Question 14

Angelina is a psychology major. She has become interested in how people solve problems, adapt to the environment, and learn from experience. In other words, Angelina is interested in:

learning

sensation

perception

intelligence

Question 15

Early in psychology’s history, _____ theorized that a general intellectual ability called gsupported performance on many different types of tasks.

Spearman

Terman

Stern

Binet

Question 16

Past performance is to future performance as _____ test is to _____ test.

intelligence; achievement

achievement; aptitude

aptitude; intelligence

aptitude; achievement

Question 17

Savion is 10 years old. His performance on a series of cognitive tasks is the same as that of the average 11-year-old child. Savion’s intelligence quotient is:

80

90

100

110

Question 18

A test that does not measure what it is intended to measure is NOT:

reliable

valid

objective

standardized

Question 19

Approximately 95% of the human population has an IQ score between _____ and _____.

55; 145

85; 115

95; 105

70; 130

Question 20

Intelligence is _____ associated with academic success.

rarely

negatively

positively

inversely