Schemata are a(an) ______________________ .
  • The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation.
  • method of organizing information that allows the brain to work more efficiently
  • greater concentrations of grey and white matter in the cerebellum and hippocampus
  • hidden associations in the unconscious mind can contribute to bias.
Anywhere between 30-70% of individuals with diagnosed cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) also have some sort of ______________________ .
  • representative bias
  • WISC-III (now WISC-V)
  • learning disability
  • a triangle's area
The mean score for a person with an average IQ is________.
  • semantics
  • 100
  • experiences
  • a representative sample
Which theorist put forth the triarchic theory of intelligence?
  • creative
  • sample size
  • a triangle's area
  • Sternberg
An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.
  • script
  • Syntax
  • David Wechsler
  • 100
A(an) ______________________ is a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts.
  • Morphemes
  • cognition
  • schema
  • semantics
According to the article (2003), despite some of the difficulties in translating the results of this test into practice, it remains the most widely used instrument for measuring intelligence in children.
  • the star player
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • was culturally unfair as the tests were normed and standardized using White children
  • WISC-III (now WISC-V)
Sensations and information are received by our brains, filtered through emotions and memories, and processed to become ______________________ .
  • cognition
  • thoughts
  • semantics
  • a heuristic
What is the Flynn effect?
  • alternatives to intelligence testing are more prone to problems with fairness and validity.
  • a neurological disorder
  • The brain is wired to view members of the person's own race as better or more familiar than members of other races.
  • The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation.
The researchers found that a greater degree of language ability was evident for one-year old children who had which of the following?
  • analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast
  • greater concentrations of grey and white matter in the cerebellum and hippocampus
  • Provide for more equity among different ethnic groups for college admissions
  • Children rated white faces as having more positive attributes than non-white faces.
Which of the following statements best summarizes Shankar Vedantam's conclusions about the formation of judgments and biases.
  • The brain is wired to view members of the person's own race as better or more familiar than members of other races.
  • the star player
  • creative
  • a triangle's area
Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of ________.
  • a heuristic
  • human thinking
  • semantics
  • anchoring bias
Parents of African American students filed a case against the state of California in 1979 because they believed the testing method used to identify students with learning disabilities ______________________ .
  • greater concentrations of grey and white matter in the cerebellum and hippocampus
  • Children rated white faces as having more positive attributes than non-white faces.
  • was culturally unfair as the tests were normed and standardized using White children
  • Provide for more equity among different ethnic groups for college admissions
Natural concepts are mental groupings created naturally through our ______________________ .
  • a heuristic
  • semantics
  • a representative sample
  • experiences
The following is a common criticism of intelligence testing
  • method of organizing information that allows the brain to work more efficiently
  • Provide for more equity among different ethnic groups for college admissions
  • alternatives to intelligence testing are more prone to problems with fairness and validity.
  • 1-Unfairly stratifying test-takers by race2-Unfairly stratifying test-takers by gender3-Unfairly stratifying test-takers by culture
A mental shortcut in the form of a general problem-solving framework is called________ .
  • a heuristic
  • analytical
  • anchoring bias
  • semantics
________are the smallest unit of language that carry meaning.
  • cognition
  • Phonemes
  • semantics
  • Morphemes
One study of pre-school children in Canada asked children to rate specific attributes. What did the study reveal?
  • Children rated white faces as having more positive attributes than non-white faces.
  • was culturally unfair as the tests were normed and standardized using White children
  • The brain is wired to view members of the person's own race as better or more familiar than members of other races.
  • analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast
Which of the following is key to generating a bell curve?
  • semantics
  • Sternberg
  • a triangle's area
  • sample size
Scientists who study cognition are searching for ways to understand how we ______________________ , organize, and utilize our conscious cognitive experiences without being aware of all of the unconscious work that our brains are doing.
  • thoughts
  • a heuristic
  • a representative sample
  • integrate
The meaning of words and phrases is determined by applying the rules of ________.
  • creative
  • analytical
  • semantics
  • a heuristic
Arthur Jensen believed that ________.
  • genetics was solely responsible for intelligence
  • genetics and environment
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • being able to see complex relationships and solve problems
______________________ encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory.
  • Morphemes
  • schema
  • cognition
  • morpheme
Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem?
  • the star player
  • representative bias
  • a triangle's area
  • anchoring bias
________provides general principles for organizing words into meaningful sentences.
  • Syntax
  • David Wechsler
  • experiences
  • integrate
One of Vedantam's conclusions is that:
  • hidden associations in the unconscious mind can contribute to bias.
  • genetics was solely responsible for intelligence
  • Children rated white faces as having more positive attributes than non-white faces.
  • method of organizing information that allows the brain to work more efficiently
Which type of bias involves relying on a false stereotype to make a decision?
  • sample size
  • the star player
  • representative bias
  • anchoring bias
Where does high intelligence come from?
  • a triangle's area
  • representative bias
  • genetics and environment
  • learning disability
Which of the following is an example of a prototype for the concept of leadership on an athletic team?
  • the star player
  • representative bias
  • anchoring bias
  • The brain is wired to view members of the person's own race as better or more familiar than members of other races.
Illnesses such as diabetes and stomach cancer kill more than twice the number of Americans than murder or car accidents. However, Zale sees car accidents as more dangerous because he often hears about car accident fatalities on the nightly news, and he doesn't know anyone with diabetes or stomach cancer. Therefore, Zale takes more precautions against car accidents.This exemplifies ______________________ .
  • learning disability
  • genetics and environment
  • availability heuristic
  • an algorithm
Which of the following is an example of an artificial concept?
  • sample size
  • the star player
  • anchoring bias
  • a triangle's area
A ______________________ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning.
  • morpheme
  • cognition
  • a heuristic
  • schema
In order for a test to be normed and standardized it must be tested on ________.
  • representative bias
  • a representative sample
  • anchoring bias
  • integrate
Which brain imaging technique did researchers use to examine the brains of 7-month-old children?
  • genetics and environment
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • semantics
  • the star player
________ is (are) the basic sound units of a spoken language.
  • semantics
  • cognition
  • Phonemes
  • thoughts
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