A. he could do math
B. he could add. but he could not subtract
C. he was cued by the owner looking up or down
D. none of these could be determined by observation
Related Mcqs:
- The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:
A. hypotheses
B. theories
C. axioms
D. learning strategies - The Russian psychologist Vygotsky suggested their children’s ability to solve problems is enhanced by:
A. basic trust
B. egocentrism
C. imprinting
D. inner speech - Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - An experimenter who has been carefully trained in the techniques of self-observation uses himself as his object. He attempts to analyze his own immediate experience into its elements. This study would most likely occur in the laboratory of ____________?
A. John Watson
B. Max Wertheimer
C. Hermann von Helmholtz
D. Edward Titchener - The application of psychological theories, methods and techniques to solve practical human problems describes an area of psychology known as ____________?
A. Social psychology
B. Para-psychology
C. Applied psychology
D. Humanistic psychology - The brain can solve immensely difficult computational problems and thus allow us to function in our environments by relying on which type of processing?
A. Parallel and visual processing of incoming information
B. Independent and neuronal processing of incoming information
C. Parallel and visual processing of outgoing information
D. Parallel and modular processing of incoming information - Dr. Saleem conducts basic research on the relationship between adults’ language Skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Saleem is most likely a(n)_______________ psychologist.
A. industrial / organizational
B. social
C. clinical
D. cognitive - In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research - Which movie featured a math genius suffering from schizophrenia, and won an Oscar for best Picture?
A. Calculus the A calculus
B. American Beauty
C. A beautiful mind
D. Deceitfulness
