Which of the following is most likely to draw on crystallized intelligence?
a) solving a new kind of logic puzzle
b) answering trivia questions
c) figuring out how to fix an unfamiliar appliance
d) negotiating a social situation completely outside of one's experience (e.g., a state dinner)
ANS: B, Crystallized intelligence reflects the use of knowledge based on past experience.
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Which industrialized nation is expected to show the most dramatic increase in the percent of its population over age 65?
a. United States b. Sweden c. India d. Japan
A "morpheme" is defined as a:
A. pronunciation that is not phonetic B. new word that is formed by combining two existing words C. child's common mispronunciation of a word that is not phonetic D. combination of sounds that has meaning
B. F. Skinner is known for his theory of:
a. cognitive learning. b. intelligence. c. classical conditioning. d. operant conditioning.
In this case, the mapping between number and color is constant. Some individuals have a grapheme-color form of synesthesia, where they see colors when viewing letters or numbers. For this person, the number 3 generally appears red, while the number 7 generally appears green. One way to test whether someone actually has this form of synesthesia is to have the person hunt for shapes hidden in an array of similar-looking numbers. For example, the following array contains 5s organized into a shape among 2s. What results would you expect when comparing participants with grapheme-color synesthesia against controls?
a- Individuals with grapheme-color synesthesia should be considerably faster and more accurate than controls at detecting the hidden shape. b- Control participants should be faster at completing this task but will show more errors than individuals with grapheme-color synesthesia. c- Control participants should be unable to complete the task, while individuals with grapheme-color synesthesia will find it difficult but doable. d- Individuals with grapheme-color synesthesia should have more difficulty than controls at doing this task.