Exam 3 Review Session

1. Which of the following questions would be most likely to produce divergent thinking?

• a. “What is a clothes hanger?”

• b. “How do you spell clothes hanger?”

• c. “How many uses can you think of for a clothes hanger?”

• d. “What does a clothes hanger typically look like?”

2. What may be the best predictor of why some people do not excel in school but

essentially succeed in their life and career choices?

• a. Cretinism

• b. Phonemes

• c. One’s IQ

• d. Emotional intelligence

If a person carries out a behavior to achieve an outcome that is separate from the person

this is known as

• a. Intrinsic motivation

• b. Extrinsic motivation

• c. Drive-reduction theory

• d. Instinctual motivation

4. In the strictest sense, what is the incentive theory of motivation based on?

• a. Sensation and perception

• b. Learning theory

• c. Social conformity

• d. Internal unconscious forces

5. If calorie intake stays the same as the basal metabolic rate decreases, the weight set point

• a. Decreases

• b. Increases

• c. Stays the same

• d. Varies up and down

6. The following hormone is released on an empty stomach and stimulates appetite

• a. Insulin

• b. Leptin

• c. Ghrelin

• d. All of these hormones suppress appetite

7. Relative to an individualistic culture, a collectivistic culture places more emphasis on

• a. Language

• b. Cooperation

• c. Autonomy

• d. The needs of the individual

8. IQ tests are successful at predicting academic achievement

• a. True

• b. False

9. A person with damage to the prefrontal cortex would have difficulty with

• a. The Stroop task

• b. Spending money

• c. The sense of smell

• d. Understanding language

10. Relative to a patient with Wernicke’s aphasia, a Broca’s aphasia patient would be

better able to

• a. Plan for the future

• b. Produce speech

• c. Understand language

• d. Both patients would be equally impaired on all of the above