Zachary, a hunter from the James Bay area, was given the Kohs Blocks test and completed the test so fast that his IQ went "off the scale" (exceeded 180 ) on all seven examples. What does this tell us about IQ tests?
a) The scale was invalid
b) IQ scales require a greater range to capture all levels of functioning
c) IQ tests can be biased in favour of the Inuit due to their specialized skills
d) Because of their tendency to get lower IQ scores, Inuit's performance scores are often adjusted upward
c
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a. general and functional techniques are used in answering the problem. b. the answer is arrived at by rote learning. c. brainstorming and insight are used to solve the novel problem. d. the answer is arrived at by using the representativeness heuristic.
Thorndike is to ____ as Skinner is to ____
a. ?classical conditioning; operant conditioning b. ?the law of effect; operant conditioning c. ?observational learning; latent learning d. ?operant conditioning; classical conditioning
Using picture series, Goswami and Brown showed that analogical reasoning based on relational similarity emerges at least by the age of
a. birth. b. one year. c. three years. d. four years.
Unpredictable stressors are more difficult to cope with than predictable stressors
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.