PSYCH3 3rd Edition by Spencer A. Rathus – Test Bank

PSYCH3 3rd Edition by Spencer A. Rathus – Test Bank

Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The mental activity involved in understanding, processing, and communicating information is called
a. thinking. c. learning.
b. memory. d. consciousness.

ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Factual

2. What does thinking enable individuals to do?
a. create computers c. understand mathematical formulas
b. balance a checkbook d. all of these

ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Conceptual

3. The term thinking generally refers to
a. any mental activity.
b. a conscious, planned attempt to make sense of things.
c. conscious or unconscious mental processes.
d. formal reasoning and problem solving.

ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Factual

4. Mental categories used to class together objects, relations, events, abstractions or qualities that have common properties are called
a. mental problems. c. thoughts.
b. concepts. d. daydreams.

ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Factual

5. Which of the following can be categorized as belonging to the same concept as “mineral”?
a. magazine c. rock
b. newspaper d. cell

ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Applied

6. Which of the following would NOT be categorized as belonging to the same “concept” as the other three?
a. vision c. speech
b. taste d. smell

ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 1
MSC: TYPE: Applied