Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 08
Question Type: Multiple-Choice
1) The mental activities involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using knowledge are
collectively known as .
a) perception
b) cognition
c) consciousness
d) awareness
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Taking in information and mentally acting on it is .
a) thinking
b) cognition
c) judging
d) problem solving
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Which area of the brain plays a major role in associating complex ideas, making plans, and
allocating attention?
a) the limbic system
b) the prefrontal cortex
c) the cerebellum
d) Broca’s and Wernicke’s area
Answer: b
Difficulty: EasySection Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Mental representations of previously stored sensory experiences are called .
a) illusions
b) psychoses
c) mental images
d) mental propositions
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) A mental representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics is called
a(n) .
,a) map
b) image
c) concept
d) idea
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) Which of the following are examples of concrete concepts?
a) reading and writing
b) pride and prejudice
c) orange and blue
d) books and tools
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) Which of these are examples of abstract concepts?
, a) honesty, intelligence, love
b) cars, trucks, motorcycles
c) blue, green, red
d) people, places, things
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
8) are essential to thinking and communication because they simplify and organize
information.
a) Maps
b) Images
c) Concepts
d) Ideas
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
9) A(n) is a representation of the “best” or most typical example of a category.
a) natural concept
b) artificial concept
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 08
Question Type: Multiple-Choice
1) The mental activities involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using knowledge are
collectively known as .
a) perception
b) cognition
c) consciousness
d) awareness
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Taking in information and mentally acting on it is .
a) thinking
b) cognition
c) judging
d) problem solving
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Which area of the brain plays a major role in associating complex ideas, making plans, and
allocating attention?
a) the limbic system
b) the prefrontal cortex
c) the cerebellum
d) Broca’s and Wernicke’s area
Answer: b
Difficulty: EasySection Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Mental representations of previously stored sensory experiences are called .
a) illusions
b) psychoses
c) mental images
d) mental propositions
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) A mental representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics is called
a(n) .
,a) map
b) image
c) concept
d) idea
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) Which of the following are examples of concrete concepts?
a) reading and writing
b) pride and prejudice
c) orange and blue
d) books and tools
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) Which of these are examples of abstract concepts?
, a) honesty, intelligence, love
b) cars, trucks, motorcycles
c) blue, green, red
d) people, places, things
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
8) are essential to thinking and communication because they simplify and organize
information.
a) Maps
b) Images
c) Concepts
d) Ideas
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Thinking
Learning Objective 8: 1.1: Describe the mental processes in mental images, concepts, problem
solving, and creative thinking.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
9) A(n) is a representation of the “best” or most typical example of a category.
a) natural concept
b) artificial concept
