CHAPTER 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

CHAPTER 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Gregor’s research focuses on decision making and problem solving. Dr. Gregor is probably what type of psychologist?
2. a) Environmental
3. b) Social
4. c) Physiological
5. d) Cognitive
6. e) Health

ANS: d             TOP:  MOD: 7.1                            REF: Thinking                     MSC: applied             KEY: Apply, Identify

2. Cognitive psychologists are likely to study all EXCEPT which of the following topics?
3. a) Language
4. b) Development across the life span
5. c) Thinking
6. d) Problem solving
7. e) Information processing

ANS: b             TOP:  MOD: 7.1                            REF: Thinking                     MSC: conceptual           

KEY: Identify, Evaluate/Explain

3. ________ is the mental representation words, images and concepts and manipulation of information to solve problems, make decisions and engage in creative pursuits.
4. a) Learning
5. b) Memory
6. c) Sensation
7. d) Thinking
8. e) Perception

ANS: d             TOP:  MOD: 7.1                            REF: Thinking                     MSC: conceptual          

OBJ: 1-Define thinking.                         KEY: Define/Describe

4. According to the text, thinking is defined as:
5. a) the ability to learn and profit from experience.
6. b) the mental representation and manipulation of information.
7. c) mental awareness and processing.
8. d) the cognitive representation of information.
9. e) private mental processes allowing us to interact with the world.

ANS: b             TOP:  MOD: 7.1                            REF: Thinking                     MSC: conceptual          

OBJ: 1-Define thinking.                         KEY: Define/Describe                        NOT: WWW

5. The definition of thinking in the text includes which of the following?
6. a) Mental awareness of the environment and manipulation of information by solving problems, making decisions, and engaging in creative pursuits
7. b) Mental representation of information as images, words, and concepts and manipulation of information by solving problems, making decisions, and engaging in creative pursuits
8. c) Mental awareness of the environment and mental representation of information as images, words, and concepts
9. d) Mental representation of information of information as images, words and concepts, and private mental processes
10. e) Private mental processes and mental manipulation of information b solving problems, making decisions, and engaging in creative pursuits

ANS: b             TOP:  MOD: 7.1                            REF: Thinking                     MSC: conceptual          

OBJ: 1-Define thinking.                       KEY: Define/Describe