PSYCH 115.9 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
framing
A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat
priced regularly at $100. This best illustrates the importance of:
fluid and crystallized intelligence
explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that
of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between
neural networks
A stroke may impair the ability to speak distinctly without harming the ability to read
because different language functions depend on different
productive language
Using barely recognizable syllables to communicate meaning best illustrates a 12-
month-old's developing capacity for:
emotional intelligence
Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test, she
frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her
behavior best illustrates a low level of
prototype
People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman as a nurse than a man as a
nurse because a woman more closely resembles their nurse
75
A 12-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical
of an average 9-year-old was said to have an IQ of
crossectional study
different age groups are tested at the same time
confirmation bias refers to
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or
distort contradictory evidence
framing
A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat
priced regularly at $100. This best illustrates the importance of:
fluid and crystallized intelligence
explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that
of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between
neural networks
A stroke may impair the ability to speak distinctly without harming the ability to read
because different language functions depend on different
productive language
Using barely recognizable syllables to communicate meaning best illustrates a 12-
month-old's developing capacity for:
emotional intelligence
Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test, she
frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her
behavior best illustrates a low level of
prototype
People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman as a nurse than a man as a
nurse because a woman more closely resembles their nurse
75
A 12-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical
of an average 9-year-old was said to have an IQ of
crossectional study
different age groups are tested at the same time
confirmation bias refers to
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or
distort contradictory evidence
