Question :
101.
Which figure best approximates the number of Americans for whom : 1233691
101.
Which figure best approximates the number of Americans for whom English is a second language?
A.
13 million
B.
25 million
C.
55 million
D.
100 million
102.
In seven states, including Texas and Colorado, more than _____ of the students are not native English speakers.
A.
5%
B.
10%
C.
15%
D.
25%
103.
Students are educated in their native language and in English simultaneously in _____, whereas they are educated only in English in _____.
A.
immersion programs; bilingual education
B.
bilingual education; immersion programs
C.
an alternation approach; immersion programs
D.
immersion programs; alternation programs
104.
In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence, your text suggests that conceptions of intelligence vary cross-culturally. To the Trukese of the South Pacific, for example, intelligence may mean the ability to navigate on the open water without technological assistance; to a Westerner, traveling along the most direct and quickest route by using a sextant and other navigational tools is likely to represent the most “intelligent” kind of behavior. Nevertheless, one element of the understanding of intelligence that is consistent across culture is:
A.
the ability to use the resources provided by one’s environment.
B.
the ability to understand and relate to others.
C.
to think rationally; that is, with one’s head rather than one’s heart.
D.
to solve abstract, complex problems.
105.
Psychologists define _____ as the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges.
A.
cognition
B.
intelligence
C.
sensation
D.
perception
106.
Ashley, a psychology major, remarks that she has become interested in the study of intelligence. In other words, Ashley is interested in:
A.
the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively.
B.
how behavior changes as a result of past experience.
C.
the factors directing behavior toward a goal.
D.
the ability to generate novel solutions to problems.
107.
The g-factor is:
A.
the factor that helps us reason abstractly.
B.
a general intelligence factor that was thought to underlie performance in every aspect of intelligence.
C.
a score derived from one of several standardized tests that are designed to assess the overall intelligence.
D.
the same thing as crystallized intelligence.
108.
_____ is the single factor for mental ability assumed to underlie intelligence in some early theories of intelligence.
A.
The g-factor
B.
The p-factor
C.
The i-factor
D.
The m-factor
109.
Laverne’s scores on different parts of an IQ test are very different from one another. Laverne’s profile of scores on the test:
A.
contradicts the view of intelligence offered by early psychologists.
B.
supports the view of intelligence offered by early psychologists.
C.
contradicts the view of intelligence offered by contemporary psychologists.
D.
supports the g-factor theory of mental ability.
110.
Early psychologists argued that g represented general intelligence. According to these psychologists, individuals good at numerical tests:
A.
are generally good on all tests.
B.
are generally poor on all other tests.
C.
excel at visual but not verbal tasks.
D.
excel at verbal tasks but not visual ones.
