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WorksheetsThinking and Intelligence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A problem solving strategy that often includes a formula and guarantees an answer to the problem is a(n)
a)
subgoal
b)
prototype
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heurisitc
2.
Experts in a given field prefer heuristics to algorithms because heuristics:
a)
Guarantee solutions to problems
b)
Prevent mental sets
c)
Often save time
d)
Prevent fixation
3.
A common problem in everyday reasoning is our tendency to:
a)
Accept as logical those conclusions that agree with our own opinions
b)
Accept as logical those conclusions that disagree with our own opinions
c)
Underestimate the accuracy of our knowledge
d)
Accept as logical those conclusions that involve unfamiliar concepts
4.
The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is:
a)
Cognition
b)
Learning
c)
Perception
d)
Sensation
5.
Complete the following analogy: rose is to flower as ____________ is to ____________.
a)
Concept is to prototype
b)
Prototype is to concept
c)
Concept is to hierarchy
d)
Hierarchy is to concept
6.
Which of the following is an example of the use of heuristics?
a)
Trying every possible combination of letters when unscrambling a word
b)
Considering each possible move when playing chess
c)
Using the formula “area=length x width” to find the area of a rectangle
d)
Playing chess using a defensive strategy that has often been successful for you
7.
Failing to see that an article of clothing can be inflated as a life preserver is an example of:
a)
Belief bias
b)
The availability heuristic
c)
The representativeness heuristic
d)
Functional fixedness
8.
Airline reservations typically decline after a highly publicized airplane crash because people overestimate the incidence of such disasters. In such instances, people’s decisions are being influenced by:
a)
Belief bias
b)
The availability heuristic
c)
The representativeness heuristic
d)
Functional fixedness
9.
A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a(n):
a)
Prototype
b)
Concept
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
10.
If we know that all dogs have tails, and thus poodles must have tails, we are demonstrating ___________ reasoning.
a)
Determined
b)
Deductive
c)
Insight
d)
Inductive
11.
A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:
a)
Availability heuristic
b)
Availability algorithm
c)
Representativeness heuristic
d)
Representativeness algorithm
12.
IQ = _________age/chronological age X 100
a)
Fundamental
b)
Mental
c)
Actual
d)
Legal
13.
Validity is...
a)
When tests are administered and scored the same way every time.
b)
The ability to measure what the test was intended to measure
c)
The moment when a test becomes legitimate.
d)
A test that validates a students intelligence.
14.
Standardization is...
a)
The ability to measure what the test was intended to measure
b)
Tests must be administered and scored the same way every time.
c)
The idea that the test must be the same in all 50 states.
d)
Having a test that produces similar results across multiple cross-sections of students.
15.
96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?
a)
80
b)
90
c)
100
d)
110
16.
The ability to invent new solutions to problems
a)
Creativity
b)
Achievement
c)
Intelligence
d)
Reliability
17.
Who defined intelligence as consisting of nine mental abilities?
a)
Louis Thurstone
b)
Howard Gardner
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
John B. Watson
18.
The capacity to learn from experience, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the envirnoment
a)
Creativity
b)
Achievement
c)
Inteligence
d)
Reliability
19.
This individual developed the first Intelligence test to help children in French schools
a)
Pierre Stanford
b)
Francois Simon
c)
Alfred Binet
d)
Philip Mayer
20.
I don't like taking notes but it's better than molar conversion problems
a)
True
b)
False
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