Question: For Noam Chomsky, the semantic interpretation of a sentence comes from ________________?
- 1. surface structure
- 2. deep structure
- 3. divergent thinking
- 4. transformational rules
Question: A personal selection test that requires previous knowledge and mastery of a given body of materials, in effect is __________________?
- 1. an aptitude test
- 2. an achievement test
- 3. an intelligence test
- 4. a test of creativity
Question: Who hypothesized a general “g” factor to intelligence?
- 1. Robert Sternberg
- 2. David Wechsler
- 3. Louis Thurstone
- 4. Charles Spearman
Question: Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to result in:___________?
- 1. accommodation
- 2. conduction hearing loss
- 3. loss of movement
- 4. nerve deafness
Question: A person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the Big five trait dimension know as: ____________?
- 1. conscientiousness
- 2. emotional stability
- 3. extraversion
- 4. agreeableness
Question: Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?
- 1. Arousal theory
- 2. Instinct theory
- 3. Opponent-process theory
- 4. Drive theory
Question: Many addictive drugs stimulate the pleasure centers of the: ______________?
- 1. medulla
- 2. cerebellum
- 3. frontal cortex
- 4. limbic system
Question: Agnosia may sometimes be helped by ____________?
- 1. cues of touch
- 2. visual cues
- 3. waiting long enough to think through an answer
- 4. speech therapy
Question: There is a greater portion of motor cortex for the: ____________?
- 1. mouth
- 2. hands & fingers
- 3. feet and toes
- 4. legs
Question: The limbic system is responsible for: _____________?
- 1. the control of hunger, thirst, and sex
- 2. executive functions
- 3. heartbeat and breathing regulation
- 4. auditory processing