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Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence
Test Bank for Psychology A Journey 5th Edition by Coon


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Unlike other species, the success of humans is due to
a. our physical strength.
b. our speed.
c. our thinking ability and intelligence.
d. a combination of all of these.

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens
OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept

2. Homo Sapiens comes from the Latin words for
a. man and wise.
b. like and thinkers.
c. one and mind.
d. brain and upright.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens
OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Fact

3. Humans live in deserts, jungles, mountains, frenzied cities, placid retreats, and space stations, which
illustrates how our mental abilities have helped us to be more
a. practical.
b. future-oriented.
c. communal.
d. adaptable.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens
OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

4. Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist who is confined to a wheelchair and must “speak” by
manually controlling a speech synthesizer due to Lou Gehrig‟s disease. Hawking‟s ability to continue
to advance our understanding of the universe illustrates how our intelligence and thinking ability
a. is innate.
b. would not be realized without learning being a continual process.
c. is less important than our motivation to succeed.
d. makes us adaptable to situations.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Homo Sapiens
OBJ: 8.1.1 KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)

5. Which of the following refers to processing a mental representation of a problem or situation?
a. intuition
b. intelligence
c. cognition
d. selective attention
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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, REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1
KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)

6. Cognition, or thinking, refers to
a. processing a mental expression of a problem or situation.
b. the capacity to act purposefully.
c. the ability to adapt to one‟s surroundings.
d. deeper comprehension of the nature of the problem.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1
KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)

7. Dr. Hart‟s research interests include the mental activities involved in processing images, concepts,
words, rules, and symbols. He would best be described as studying
a. operant conditioning.
b. learning.
c. cognition.
d. proxemics.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1
KEY: Application

8. The term “cognition” includes
a. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and daydreaming.
b. classical and instrumental conditioning.
c. eidetic imagery and processing.
d. an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1
KEY: Fact

9. Cognition includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. language.
b. problem-solving.
c. daydreaming.
d. proxemics.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.1
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

10. When thought is passive, effortless, and automatic, the person is engaged in
a. proxemics.
b. inductive thinking.
c. reflective processing.
d. experiential processing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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, REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)




11. Passive, effortless daydreaming would be a type of
a. proxemics.
b. inductive thinking.
c. experiential processing.
d. reflective processing.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

12. Glancing at the television to see if your favorite program has started yet would be an example of
a. proxemics.
b. inductive thinking.
c. reflective processing.
d. experiential processing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)

13. Donna is studying for her psychology test while watching TV and texting her friends. Donna is
engaged in
a. proxemics.
b. selective attention.
c. experiential processing.
d. reflective processing.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)

14. If thought is active, effortful, and controlled, you are engaged in
a. reflective processing.
b. experiential processing.
c. intuitive thinking.
d. proxemics.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

15. Intense problem-solving and planning requires
a. reflective processing.
b. experiential processing.

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, c. intuitive thinking.
d. proxemics.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)




16. Jed is able to understand and remember what he read while studying psychology because he engaged
in
a. proxemics.
b. divergent thinking.
c. experiential processing.
d. reflective processing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)

17. Animals can engage in simple forms of experiential processing, such as
a. associative learning.
b. concept formation.
c. inductive thought.
d. deductive thought.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

18. Regarding aspects of cognition, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Animals other than humans can engage in complex forms of reflective processing.
b. Planning allows us to try out various options and avoid making many mistakes.
c. Planning requires reflective processing.
d. Daydreaming would be an example of experiential processing.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

19. Which of the following involves internal representations that permit you to look at numerous options
before acting and allows you to avoid making mistakes?
a. insight
b. planning
c. intrinsic encoding
d. sensory memory
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Thinking?-Brains over Brawn OBJ: 8.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)

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