Q: Which formula is used to calculate a child's intelligence quotient (IQ)?

$$ IQ = \frac{\text{Mental Age}}{\text{Chronological Age}} \times 100 $$

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the difference between analogical and symbolic representations?

Accepted Answer

Analogical representations correspond to the physical characteristics of objects, whereas symbolic representations are abstract and do not resemble the physical object.

Question 2

A student is asked to name as many birds as possible. According to the prototype model of concepts, which bird is the student most likely to name first?

Accepted Answer

Robin

Question 3

Which heuristic is most likely at play when a person estimates the frequency of airplane crashes after seeing a recent news report about one?

Accepted Answer

Availability heuristic

Question 4

A car buyer is told that a vehicle costs $$30,000, but is then offered a 'discounted' price of 27$$,000. Which heuristic is influencing the buyer's perception of the deal?

Accepted Answer

Anchoring heuristic

Question 5

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the framing effect?

Accepted Answer

A doctor tells a patient there is a 90% survival rate for a surgery, and the patient feels optimistic.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of functional fixedness?

Accepted Answer

Failing to use a coin as a screwdriver when no screwdriver is available.

Question 7

A person is trying to solve a new math problem but keeps using the same method that worked for previous problems, even though it is not effective here. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Mental set

Question 8

Which formula is used to calculate a child's intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Accepted Answer

$$ IQ = \frac{	ext{Mental Age}}{	ext{Chronological Age}} 	imes 100 $$

Question 9

Which type of intelligence, according to Cattell, is most likely to increase with age?

Accepted Answer

Crystallized intelligence

Question 10

A person who is skilled at solving puzzles and adapting to new situations is demonstrating which type of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Fluid intelligence

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence

Question 12

Which brain area is most associated with nonfluent (Broca's) aphasia?

Accepted Answer

Broca's area

Question 13

How many morphemes are in the word 'talking'?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 14

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of linguistic relativity?

Accepted Answer

People who speak languages with many words for snow perceive snow in more nuanced ways.

Question 15

A child says 'runned' instead of 'ran.' This error is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Overregularization

Question 16

Which of the following is a phoneme?

Accepted Answer

The 's' sound in 'cats'

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the Flynn effect?

Accepted Answer

IQ scores have increased over generations in many countries.

Question 18

A manager hires a new employee because they remind him of his best worker, even though their qualifications are different. Which heuristic is influencing his decision?

Accepted Answer

Representativeness heuristic

Question 19

Which of the following statements about intelligence is supported by research on genetics and environment?

Accepted Answer

Genetics and environment both influence intelligence, and their effects interact.

Question 20

A person is presented with the following problem: 'You are richer by $$300. You can choose a sure gain of 100 or a 50$$% chance to gain $200 and 50% chance to gain nothing.' According to the framing effect, most people will:

Accepted Answer

Choose the sure gain due to risk aversion in gains.

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