Top 80+ Solved Cognitive Psychology MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Consciously forcing painful or anxiety-producing thoughts from memory is called

a. proactive inhibition.

b. repression.

c. suppression.

d. continued avoidance.

  • c. suppression.

Q. A detailed, practical, and workable solution to a problem is called a(n) __________solution.

a. heuristic

b. general

c. functional

d. specific

  • c. functional

Q. If you wanted to enhance creativity, you would want to

a. isolate yourself.

b. make a rash decision.

c. dig deeper into a problem with logi

d. look for analogies.

  • d. look for analogies.

Q. Drawing conclusions on the basis of formal principles of reasoning is termed

a. inductive thought.

b. deductive thought.

c. logical thought.

d. illogical thought.

  • c. logical thought.

Q. Thought that involves going from general principles to specific situations is called__________ reasoning.

a. deductive

b. inductive

c. divergent

d. intuitive

  • a. deductive

Q. The term "cognition" includes

a. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming.

b. classical and instrumental conditioning.

c. the use of memory systems.

d. an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrate

  • a. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming.

Q. The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a(n) __________ definition ofintelligence.

a. functional

b. valid

c. reliable

d. operational

  • d. operational

Q. Speed of processing has been measured by which of the following techniques?

a. the number of mistakes a person makes

b. the amount of time a person needs to clap their hands when instructed

c. the brain activity that follows exposure to a stimulus

d. how quickly a person can blink their eyes after being told to do so

  • a. the number of mistakes a person makes

Q. The term "g-factor," written about by Neisser, refers to

a. generation factors.

b. general abilities.

c. gardner factors.

d. group factors.

  • b. general abilities.

Q. The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that

a. heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.

b. heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence.

c. intelligence is almost completely related to genetic inheritance.

d. the similarity in iq scores among maternal relatives is greater than that among

  • a. heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.

Q. Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT

a. language.

b. creativity.

c. interpersonal skills.

d. intrapersonal skills.

  • b. creativity.

Q. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

a. was specifically designed to test adult intelligence.

b. provides separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence.

c. is completely culturally fair, in that children of different cultures do just as well as children in this culture.

d. assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases.

  • d. assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases.

Q. Cross-cultural studies during the last thirty years show

a. virtually no changes in measured intelligence.

b. iq gains of about 5 points.

c. evidence of genetic drift.

d. iq gains that are typically 15 points.

  • d. iq gains that are typically 15 points.
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