PSYCHOLOGY TEST BANK Coon Journey 5e TB

PSYCHOLOGY TEST BANK Coon Journey 5e TB Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Unlike other species, the success of humans is due to a. our physical strength. b. our speed. c. our thinking ability and intelligence. d. a combination of all of these. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept 2. Homo Sapiens comes from the Latin words for a. man and wise. b. like and thinkers. c. one and mind. d. brain and upright. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact 3. Humans live in deserts, jungles, mountains, frenzied cities, placid retreats, and space stations, which illustrates how our mental abilities have helped us to be more a. practical. b. future-oriented. c. communal. d. adaptable. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question) 4. Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist who is confined to a wheelchair and must “speak” by manually controlling a speech synthesizer due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hawking’s ability to continue to advance our understanding of the universe illustrates how our intelligence and thinking ability a. is innate. b. would not be realized without learning being a continual process. c. is less important than our motivation to succeed. d. makes us adaptable to situations. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question) 5. Which of the following refers to processing a mental representation of a problem or situation? a. intuition b. intelligence c. cognition d. selective attention ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate 1 REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question) 6. Cognition, or thinking, refers to a. processing a mental expression of a problem or situation. b. the capacity to act purposefully. c. the ability to adapt to one’s surroundings. d. deeper comprehension of the nature of the problem. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question) 7. Dr. Hart’s research interests include the mental activities involved in processing images, concepts, words, rules, and symbols. He would best be described as studying a. operant conditioning. b. learning. c. cognition. d. proxemics. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Application 8. The term “cognition” includes a. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and daydreaming. b. classical and instrumental conditioning. c. eidetic imagery and processing. d. an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact 9. Cognition includes all of the following EXCEPT a. language. b. problem-solving. c. daydreaming. d. proxemics. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question) 10. When thought is passive, effortless, and automatic, the person is engaged in a. proxemics. b. inductive thinking. c. reflective processing. d. experiential processing. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate 2 REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question) 11. Passive, effortless daydreaming would be a type of a. proxemics. b. inductive thinking. c. experiential processing. d. reflective processing. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question) 12. Glancing at the television to see if your favorite program has started yet would be an example of a. proxemics. b. inductive thinking. c. reflective processing. d. experiential processing. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2 KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question) 13. Donna is studying for her psychology test while watching TV and texting her friends. Donna is engaged in a. proxemics. b. selective attention. c. experiential processing. d. reflective processing. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2 KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question) 14. If thought is active, effortful, and controlled, you are engaged in a. reflective processing. b. experiential processing. c. intuitive thinking. d. proxemics. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)