According to Paivio's dual-coding theory, people learn best by
a. seeing and touching
b. smelling and hearing
c. seeing and hearing
d. smelling and touching
Ques. 2The fact that there are no defining attributes for some concepts (e.g., games) supports
which of the following theories?
a. schema theory
b. levels of processing theory
c. prototype theory
d. semantic network theory
Ques. 3Slots refer to specific place holders in
a. sensory memory
b. short term memory
c. schemata
d. scripts
Ques. 4The fact that most of us can identify a best instance of a sofa from 20 different styles
of sofas is most compatible with the ___?___model of pattern recognition.
a. template
b. prototype
c. feature matching
d. propositional
Ques. 5The heritability of intelligence refers to how much variation in IQ can be predicted by genetic
similarity among relatives. This value has been quantified at about:
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. -0.5
d. 0.0
Ques. 6One limitation of intelligence theory is that it has tended to neglect human feelings. In the
past decade or two, researchers have described an ability to be sensitive to one's own emotions
and those of others. Which construct is least related to this ability?
a. Goleman's emotional intelligence
b. Spearman's g
c. Gardner's intrapersonal intelligence
d. Gardner's interpersonal intelligence
Ques. 7Research by Ericsson suggests that high levels of expertise are due primarily to
a. native talent
b. extended, deliberate practice
c. luck
d. ability
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