openstax ch 7,8,9 psychology review test questions

________ is when our recollections of the past are done in a self-enhancing manner.

• egocentric bias

• confirmation bias

• hindsight bias

• self-serving bias

Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem?

• anchoring bias

• confirmation bias

• availability heuristic

• self-serving bias

What is a learning disability?

• a neurological disorder

• a physical impairment

• a psychological condition

• a temporary setback

Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?

• cognitive

• social

• emotional

• psychological

The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________.

• continuous development

• discontinuous development

• linear development

• transformational development

Arthur Jensen believed that ________.

• intelligence level was determined by race

• intelligence is solely a product of environment

• intelligence can be improved through education

• intelligence is unrelated to genetics

In order for a test to be normed and standardized it must be tested on ________.

• a representative sample

• a small group of experts

• a random selection of individuals

• a diverse population of test-takers

________ provides general principles for organizing words into meaningful sentences.

• Semantics

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.

• script

• map

• framework

• model

Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is also known as ________.

• blocking

• forgetting

• recalling

• recognizing