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psych quiz ch.9-12

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Because she mistakenly believes that older workers are not as motivated to work as hard as younger workers, Brenda is especially vigilant for signs of laziness among her senior employees. Her supervision strategy BEST illustrates:
confirmation bias
A(n) _____ is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
concept
To solve a problem, we sometimes resort to trial and error. If we want a guaranteed solution, we may follow a(n) ____________, which is a step-by-step procedure.
algorithm
When we suddenly realize we have solved a problem, that realization is called:
an insight
Betty clearly remembers the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She is always afraid to fly because she fears that another terrorist attack could happen at any time. This BEST illustrates the impact of:
the availability heuristic
Creativity is the ability to produce
new and valuable ideas
Those who learn sign language as teens never become as fluent as children exposed to sign language from birth. This BEST illustrates the importance of _____ for mastering language.
a critical period
Juan is an infant in the earliest stage of speech development. He is likely to:
make some speech sounds that do not occur in his parents' native language.
The beginning of babies' receptive language development starts around four months of age. Now such infants have the ability to:
produce sounds
Janice can simultaneously process many aspects of sensory information, such as color, depth, movement, and form. This BEST illustrates the functioning of multiple:
neural networks
Shanae has scored low on an intelligence test. However, she has heightened musical memory. This condition is known as:
savant syndrome
Which statement is a simple way to describe intelligence?
Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
_______________ refers to our ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use our feelings.
emotional intelligence
According to Spearman, ______________ underlies even specific mental abilities, such that it is measured by every task on an intelligence test.
general intelligence (g)
_____________ is the most widely used intelligence test for adults. It includes subtests for verbal comprehension and processing speed.
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
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The first modern test of intelligence was developed by:
Binet
An _____________ measures a person's capacity to learn
aptitude test
An _____________ measures what a person has already learned.
achievement test
The SAT and the GRE are both examples of:
aptitude tests
The questions on this test that you are taking are examples of:
achievement tests
Which of the following is an innate tendency, or instinct, for human infants?
rooting and sucking
Few human behaviors are rigidly patterned enough to qualify as:
instincts
After spending years in the ocean, a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of:
an instinct
Maia has plenty of food and lives in a nice house. Now, she feels she needs to find a soul mate, or even a close friend or two, with whom she can share her life. According to Maslow, what is motivating her?
belongingness and love needs
A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior is:
an incentive
When feelings of hunger create an aroused tension state, this:
drives the organism to reduce the need.
According to _____________, there is a pyramid of human needs, such that the most basic physiological needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs become active.
Abraham Maslow
According to Maslow, our need for ________ must be met before we are prompted to satisfy our need for love.
food
Which of the following is the bottom need based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
physiological needs
Narcissism is a feeling of:
self-importance.
Reza is home alone when he hears a loud noise outside. His heart begins to pound, he begins to sweat, and he begins to breathe heavily. His emotional response illustrates:
physiological arousal.
Which of the following is an emotion-control center of the brain?
amygdala
The ingredients of emotion include what three components?
physiological arousal, expressive behavior and conscious experience.
_____________ is an organism's response to a stimulus that includes a mixture of physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience.
emotion
Samantha is angry she received a low exam grade because she attributed the grade to an unfair test. Brenda is depressed after receiving a low exam grade because she attributed the grade to a low intelligence level. These examples BEST illustrate that emotions are influenced by:
cognitive appraisals
Activation of the sympathetic nervous system _____ salivation and _____ blood pressure.
decreases; increases
In a positive mood, a person will experience increased activity in his or her:
left frontal lobe.
When people are stimulated by an exciting soccer match, their excitement can fuel and intensify anger. This effect is known as:
the spillover effect.
An increase in heart rate is an example of which aspect of emotion?
bodily arousal
The first pillar of the _____ psychology movement focuses on the study of subjective well-being.
positive
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