Cognition Test Review

The concept of 'g' is most accurately defined as which of the following?

• a specific type of performance affected by intelligence

• a single intellectual capacity measured by intelligence tests

• a fundamental ability that determines behavior

• storehouse of knowledge including all of the facts that we learn over a lifetime

Which of the following refers to the potential of an individual to perform an unlearned task?

• interest

• achievement

• intelligence

• aptitude

In elementary school, Allen learned to speak German. In high school, he decided to take a Russian language course. He found it difficult to learn the new language because his knowledge of German was confusing him. This is an example of:

• retroactive interference

• proactive interference

• infantile amnesia

• source amnesia

An achievement test is most likely to be administered for the purpose of:

• assessing knowledge or skills for a job

• determining physical fitness
• evaluating emotional stability
• allowing a student to exempt a college course

The Flynn effect refers to:

• The impact of environmental factors on intelligence scores.
• The observed increase in intelligence test scores over generations.
• A theory about the decline of intelligence over time.
• A method for measuring emotional intelligence.

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

• Recalling the plot of a favorite movie.
• Identifying the color of a traffic light.
• Knowing that Paris is the capital of France.
• Remembering your childhood pet's name.

During science class, the students are discussing the steps for an assignment that requires them to perform an experiment. Amy's attention is focused on how to finish late work by the end of the day for another class. The next day, she cannot remember anything discussed in science. The recall problem is most likely due to:

• encoding failure

• proactive interference

• retroactive interference

• retrieval failure

When a list of words is learned in order, the words most likely to be forgotten are those that represent which of the following?

• at the beginning of the list

• the end of the list

• the middle of the list

• hardest to pronounce

Tony can no longer remember anything before the accident. Tony is experiencing which of the following types of amnesia?

• anterograde amnesia
• dissociative amnesia
• transient global amnesia
• retrograde amnesia

Problem-solving procedures or formulas that guarantee a correct outcome

• Schema
• Script
• Algorithm
• Heuristic