psych ch. 7 quiz – Flashcards
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Csikszentmihalyi found that
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creative people are not necessarily unconventional in all aspects of their lives.
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Trial and error is another term for:
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mechanical solution
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People who believe that aliens have come to earth may disregard evidence that crop circles are human-made. This is an example of:
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confirmation bias
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When people think, they often have _______ in their minds
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images and words
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A(n) ________ refers to a type of schema that involves a familiar sequence of activities.
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script
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_______ can help us interpret or deal with new information or events that we have never encountered.
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concepts
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A mental image that is larger and covers more distance:
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takes longer to view than one that is smaller and more compact.
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Abby's new puppy cries each night when left in her crate. When Abby picks up the puppy and holds her to her chest, the puppy stops crying and falls asleep. However, after she puts the puppy back in the crate, the crying begins again. After a few nights, Abby suddenly realizes that her heartbeat is helping the dog fall asleep. She places a ticking clock next to the crate, and the puppy goes right to sleep at night. Abby's realization is an example of:
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insight
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A boy and his father are in a car accident. The father is killed, and the boy is rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctor says, "I can't operate on this boy. He's my son!" How is this possible? If a person thinks about this problem without using a particular method, and the answer just comes to them after a period of time, the person solved this problem with:
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insight
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Brainstorming, keeping a journal, and subject mapping are all _________________________.
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strategies to stimulate divergent thinking
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what a person knows about a particular type of object does
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schizophrenia
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Alyssa has to write a research paper discussing the effects of video games on child behavior. Alyssa believes that video games lead to bad behavior in children, and only finds research that supports her views. Alyssa's inability to find information that supports more than her viewpoint is a demonstration of _______.
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confirmation bias
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Research suggests that ________ affect the person's prototype for that category.
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what a person knows about a particular type of object does
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You're asked to come up with a new slogan for your school's Psychology Club. At first thought, nothing comes to mind. Then suddenly, "Aha!" The perfect slogan becomes apparent to you, but you are not consciously aware of how you figured it out. Your "aha!" moment is called _______.
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insight
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___________ is a method for comparing mental age and chronological age that was adopted for use with the revised Binet intelligence test.
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stern's formula
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According to Sternberg's theory, ____________ intelligence is measured in academic achievement tests.
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analytical
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Sternberg's three types of intelligence are analytical, creative, and:
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practical
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A test can fail in validity and still:
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be reliable
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Gardner theorized that there are ____ types of intelligence.
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nine
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Binet decided that a key element in testing intelligence was a child's:
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mental age
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David Wechsler was the first to design an IQ test specifically for:
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adults
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________ is a developmental delay related to living in poverty and one that usually produces relatively mild intellectual disabilities.
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Familial retardation
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The system of rules for combining words and phrases to form grammatically correct sentences is:
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syntax
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Whorf used the now-famous example of the Inuits' many words for snow to support the:
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linguistic relativity hypothesis
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In a well-known animal language research study, Kanzi the chimp _________________________.
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demonstrated four consistent sounds to represent banana, grapes, juice, and the word yes
