AP Psychology Unit 5 - Cognition

Question 1

Short-term memory has a capacity of about___ items:

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seven

Question 2

How many intelligences does Gardner's theory suggest we have?

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8

Question 3

emotional, vivid memories are

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flashbulb

Question 4

Research has found that an individual's expectations about test performance impacts performance

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true

Question 5

A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with others:

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Intelligence Testing

Question 6

Memorizing a T. S. Eliot poem for class is an example of what type of memory?

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explicit

Question 7

Condition of limited mental ability; IQ of 70 or below; difficulty adapting to demands of life:

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intellectual disability

Question 8

Using HOMES to remember the Great Lakes is an example of:

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mnemonics

Question 9

The answer to some problem suddenly comes to Maxine late at night. This is:

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insight

Question 10

Wilbur believes the moon landing was a hoax and dismisses credible evidence to the contrary.

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belief perserverance, confirmation bias

Question 11

The idea that language determines the way we think is:

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linguistic determinism

Question 12

IQ stands for

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intelligence quotient

Question 13

Sue walks from the kitchen to the bedroom, forgets what she needs until she returns to kitchen.

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context-dependent memory

Question 14

Wolfgang fell out of a truck, hit his head, and cannot remember anything prior to the accident.

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retrograde amnesia

Question 15

A condition in which a person limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill:

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Savant Syndrome

Question 16

Which is most likely to lead to remembering a list of words?

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semantic-thinking about how each word relates to you

Question 17

Iconic memory (visual/sensory memory) lasts for:

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a few tenths of a second

Question 18

"Analytical, creative & practical intelligences" are a feature of which theory?

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Sternberg's Triarchic

Question 19

"Human abilities are too diverse to be encapsulated by a single intelligence factor" criticizes

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Spearman's general intelligence (g) theory

Question 20

Penelope struggled to respond to basic questions after her stroke. This is most likely:

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Broca's aphasia

Question 21

This part of the brain that processes explicit memories.

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hippocampus

Question 22

"Required for everyday tasks, which may be ill-defined, with multiple solutions":

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practical intelligence

Question 23

Multiple choice test

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recognition

Question 24

When solving most of our day to day problems, we rely on:

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heuristics

Question 25

Hansel only knows one way to deal with conflict with his children: spanking. This is:

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mental set

Question 26

I ask you to imagine an ordinary chair. The mental image that comes to you is:

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prototype

Question 27

Black students have scored higher on intelligence tests when tested by Black people.

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true

Question 28

It is likely that Asian students outperform North American students on math tests because...

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they spend more time studying math

Question 29

Condition of intellectual disability & associated physical disorders caused by extra chromosome

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Down syndrome

Question 30

Martin has just started making babbling sounds. If he is ordinary, how old is he?

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4 months

Question 31

I have the eerie sense that I have taken this Quiz quiz in this exact room before.

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deja vu

Question 32

This part of the brain is important in remembering emotionally-charged events:

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amygdala

Question 33

Implicit memories are

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unconscious/automatic

Question 34

Granny can't remember what day it is or who the president is, but recalls her childhood clearly

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anterograde amnesia

Question 35

The original IQ test was developed...

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in France when school became required for all children

Question 36

What does Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve suggest about your memory of high school psychology?

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you will immediately forget a lot, but it will level off

Question 37

Asking a poll question in a particular way to get a specific response is an example of:

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framing

Question 38

Wendy thinks she remembers visiting Disney at 3 but she really just heard this from her sister.

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source amnesia

Question 39

Brunhilda wants to do well on her chemistry exam. What do you recommend she do?

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all of the above

Question 40

Implicit/muscle memory is processed in the

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cerebellum

Question 41

Which is a criticism of Gardner's 8 multiple intelligences?

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Are some of our abilities just "talents," not intelligences?

Question 42

The most genetically similar people have the most similar intelligence scores.

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True

Question 43

This is a step by stepl, logical procedure that guarantees solving a problem:

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algorithm

Question 44

I can't remember my old phone number because my new phone number keeps coming up in my head.

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retroactive interference

Question 45

Basic intelligence that predicts our abilities in varied academic areas:

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Spearman's general intelligence (g)

Question 46

Many current memory researchers believe that Freud's defense mechanism repression. ..

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rarely, if ever, occurs

Question 47

Stan recalls the one time he won at blackjack and this makes him eager to keep playing.

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availability heuristic

Question 48

Who argued that humans have multiple intelligences?

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Gardner

Question 49

Given a list of twenty words, most people would remember ____the best. (serial position effect)

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first and last but last best of all

Question 50

Widely used American version of Binet's original intelligence test:

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Stanford-Binet

Question 51

The ability to learn from experience and use knowledge to adapt to new situations:

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Intelligence

Question 52

All of the following are examples of Gardner's multiple intelligences except:

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intelligence quotient

Question 53

The most widely used intelligence tests; contains verbal & nonverbal performance subtests.

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Question 54

Intelligence tests can contain bias based on a group's education & life/cultural experiences.

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True

Question 55

A multiple choice tests rewards students who excel at:

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convergent thinking

Question 56

He was known for tests with nonsense syllables and studied how quickly we forget.

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Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 57

This is the system of rules of a language that enables communication.

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grammar

Question 58

After the accident, Jud spoke only nonsensical words and sentences. He most likely has:

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Wernicke's aphasia

Question 59

"Eat apple" uttered by a two-year old is an example of:

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telegraphic speech

Question 60

"Ch" and "th" are examples of:

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phonemes

Question 61

Our implicit/automatic memory is very good at remembering space, time, and:

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frequency

Question 62

"Street smarts" is more technically known as

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practical intelligence

Question 63

The teacher asked the students to come up with creative solutions to poverty. This is:

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divergent thinking

AP Psychology Unit 5 - Cognition

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AP Psychology Unit 5 - Cognition

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