When it comes to testing the intelligence of people from different cultural backgrounds who live in the same community, which of the following statements is the most accurate?

Question 1 of 40

2.5 Points

Ellen and Mike are trying to decide where to go for an anniversary dinner. Mike says to Ellen, “Okay, you can have anything you want. We can do Chinese, Italian, Thai, Mexican, or Spanish food. If you want sushi, that is fine, or we can go to an upscale steakhouse! I’m even fine if you want to go get a few fast-food burgers and then go for ice cream. So what will it be?” According to the concept of decision aversion, what is Ellen likely to choose?

[removed] A. Ellen is likely to get angry at Mike for not choosing dinner.
[removed] B. Ellen is likely to make no choice at all.
[removed] C. Ellen will choose the most expensive meal, since Mike gave her the option of choosing anything she wants.
[removed] D. Ellen will consider which meal she likes the best and choose a restaurant that will serve that meal.

Question 2 of 40

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__________ is a rare disorder that occasionally accompanies autism in which a person of below-average intelligence has an extraordinary ability.

[removed] A. Impulsive ability syndrome
[removed] B. Savant syndrome
[removed] C. Prodigy disorder
[removed] D. Schizoaffective disorder

Question 3 of 40

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The __________ state refers to a problem-solving condition in which a person has incomplete or unsatisfactory information.

[removed] A. initial
[removed] B. boggled
[removed] C. inadequate
[removed] D. misinformed

Question 4 of 40

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The __________ bias describes the effect that occurs when a person’s existing ways of thinking distort his or her logical decisions.

[removed] A. hindsight
[removed] B. representative
[removed] C. heuristic
[removed] D. belief

Question 5 of 40

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Have you ever been distracted while you were speaking and accidentally switched the sounds of two words? For example, a person might mean to say, “I’m going to get a turkey sandwich” and instead say, “I’m going to get a surkey tandwich.” This type of expressive inversion is called a __________.

[removed] A. phonemic reversal
[removed] B. syntactic switch
[removed] C. spoonerism
[removed] D. morphism

Question 6 of 40

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The term book knowledge most resembles __________ intelligence from the theory of Robert Sternberg.

[removed] A. analytic
[removed] B. emotional
[removed] C. practical
[removed] D. academic

Question 7 of 40

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Which of the following is one of the aspects of intelligence according to the theory of psychologist Robert Sternberg?

[removed] A. interpersonal intelligence
[removed] B. crystallized intelligence
[removed] C. intrapersonal intelligence
[removed] D. creative intelligence

Question 8 of 40

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The __________ fallacy is a phenomenon that causes people to believe that additional information increases the probability that a statement is true, even though that probability actually decreased.

[removed] A. hindsight
[removed] B. irrationality
[removed] C. conjunction
[removed] D. discursion

Question 9 of 40

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Going from broad to specific conclusions is called __________, while going from specific examples to broad conclusions is called __________ reasoning.

[removed] A. theoretical; analytical
[removed] B. deductive; inductive
[removed] C. analytical; theoretical
[removed] D. inductive; deductive

Question 10 of 40

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Research finds that strong central __________ functioning, the set of mental processes that governs goals, strategies, and coordination of the mind’s activities, is related to higher intelligence.

[removed] A. executive
[removed] B. cognitive
[removed] C. psychic
[removed] D. unconscious

Question 11 of 40

2.5 Points

Recently, Marika had to end an eighteen-month-long relationship with Joshua, a man with whom she was deeply in love. She recognized, however, that they did not want the same things out of life; specifically, Joshua wanted to get married someday, and Marika was not interested in marriage. Though they tried to work out a compromise, it was not going to work out. Even though ending the relationship was painful, Marika was able to understand and manage her own feelings, even to the point of helping Joshua through the break-up with as little pain as possible. Marika is clearly very gifted in the area of __________ intelligence.

[removed] A. self-aware
[removed] B. intrapersonal
[removed] C. savant
[removed] D. emotional

Question 12 of 40

2.5 Points

As Rebekah is driving to the hotel where her business convention is being held, she finds that she cannot quite figure out how to get there. The set of __________, which consists of the steps she would need to figure out how to get to her destination, might first have her (1. pull to the side of the road, (2. retrieve her GPS unit from the glove compartment, (3. plug in the unit, (4. type in the address of her destination, and (5. follow the verbal commands until she gets to the hotel.

[removed] A. best fits
[removed] B. reductions
[removed] C. functionality
[removed] D. operations

Question 13 of 40

2.5 Points

During a lecture on the dangers of stereotypes, Dr. Humphrey stated to her class, “As an example of a commonly held stereotype, some people believe that African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals.” A student in her class who was not paying attention only heard her say, “African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals.” Clearly there will be a problem based on this miscommunication, but the real issue is that the __________ of the issue that was provided by the teacher was different than that which was received by the student.

[removed] A. communication
[removed] B. schema
[removed] C. point of view
[removed] D. framing

Question 14 of 40

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__________ is the cognitive process of organizing information or beliefs into a series of steps to reach conclusions.

[removed] A. Verbalizing
[removed] B. Reasoning
[removed] C. Concentrating
[removed] D. Schematic processing

Question 15 of 40

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All politicians are dirty, crooked, and dishonest, right? How many examples of dirty politicians can you come up with? The fact that you might be able to immediately think of a few examples of dirty politicians may lead you to believe that all politicians are, in fact, dishonest. This is an example of the __________ heuristic.

[removed] A. conjunction
[removed] B. confirmation
[removed] C. availability
[removed] D. representative

Question 16 of 40

2.5 Points

A very popular book that discusses common grammatical errors is called Eats, Shoots and Leaves. This book title is humorous because the __________ ambiguity allows for two possible interpretations of the thought: (1. a person had a meal, pulled out and fired a gun, and then exited, or (2. an animal consumes both shoots and leaves as part of its diet.

[removed] A. semantic
[removed] B. lexical
[removed] C. structural
[removed] D. morphemic

Question 17 of 40

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Linguistic __________ states that different languages impose different conceptions of reality. A prime example of this is the fact that the ancient Mayan culture had no word that meant “zero,” and thus their reality did not include a concept of the “absence of value.”

[removed] A. morphism
[removed] B. determinism
[removed] C. relativism
[removed] D. phonemics

Question 18 of 40

2.5 Points

Jill is thirteen years old and has been taking ballet class for four years. Her teacher is very impressed with her skill and has suggested that Jill and her parents consider whether she could be able to have a career in dance. According to Gardner’s theory, Jill has a strength in __________ intelligence.