True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Contemporary
research shows that intelligence is not fixed at birth; it develops over the lifetime and comes in
many different kinds of packages.
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Critical thinking
is following the thoughts and decisions of other people.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The human brain is
almost seven times as large as the brains of other mammals similar to our size. It
weighs: a. | 1
pound | b. | 2 pounds | c. | 3 pounds | d. | 4 pounds | | |
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4.
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Which of the
following functions are NOT made possible through brain cognition? a. | visual perception | b. | use of speech | c. | information processing | d. | athletic endurance | | |
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Since the initial
publication of Frames of Mind, in which Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner put forth
seven types of intelligence, other types of intelligence have been considered. Two of these
are: a. | social and popular | b. | naturalist and existential | c. | psychic and courageous | d. | technological and medical | | |
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Emotional
intelligence manifests in which of the following forms: a. | self-awareness | b. | managing emotions | c. | empathy | d. | all of the above | | |
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Which of the
following is NOT one of the three predominant learning styles? a. | auditory | b. | visual | c. | scientific | d. | kinesthetic | | |
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When you make a
guess based on information you have been given, you are participating in the process known
as: a. | chance reasoning | b. | deductive reasoning | c. | inductive reasoning | d. | logical reasoning | | |
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When you need to
figure something out, which of the following problem-solving questions should be
asked? a. | What’s the problem
anyway? | b. | What are my options? | c. | Where will each option lead me? | d. | All of the above | | |
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The three phases
of memory are: a. | sensory, short-term,
long-term | b. | short-term, long-term, repressed | c. | recurring, sensory, long-term | d. | subconscious, short-term,
long-term | | |
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Which of the
following memory-enhancing techniques means making up a memorable phrase or song that stands for a
list of information? a. | repetition | b. | organization | c. | mnemonics | d. | creativity | | |
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