The foundation of chronometric analysis is the idea that:
A. Mental processes are embedded in real time and these processes can be measured in terms of time
B. Mental processes cannot be measured in terms of time
C. Time is the one and only effector for mental processes
D. Mental processes are never embedded in real time
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True languages are . . . . . . . . because they can be used to generate new possibilities.
A. Phonemes
B. Morphemes
C. Productive
D. Operant
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. . . . . . . . thinking is aimed at solving problems and creating something new.
A. Directed
B. Autistic
C. Private
D. None of the above
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"A motor cycle must have two wheels and an engine and handle bars" is an example of . . . . . . . .
A. Conjunctive concept
B. Disjunctive concept
C. Relational concept
D. None of the above
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Choose the typical stages of creative thinking in their correct order.
(i) Incubation
(ii) Preparation
(iii) Orientation
(iv) Illumination
(v) Verification
A. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) and (v)
B. (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (i)
C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
D. (v), (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
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Which of the following mental activities is involved in thinking?
A. Inferring
B. Abstracting
C. Reasoning
D. All of the above
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. . . . . . . . is a special type of deductive thinking which involves drawing conclusions from certain known facts.
A. Reasoning
B. Incubation
C. Mental set
D. None of the above
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Prosodic cues in speech:
A. Help the listener to understand what the speaker is saying
B. Are more frequently used in naturally occurring speech
C. Are rarely used in naturally occurring speech
D. Both A and B
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Going from general principles to specific situations is . . . . . . . .
A. Deductive thinking
B. Inductive thinking
C. Logical thinking
D. Illogical thinking
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Psychological state)
List-II (Mental process involved)
A. Perception
1. Stimulus awareness
B. Thinking
2. Stimulus generalization
C. Concept Formation
3. Symbolic manipulation of past stimulation
D. Illusion
4. Stimulus misrepresentation
A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
C. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
D. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
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A language must provide . . . . . . . . that can stand for objects and ideas.
A. Symbols
B. Speech
C. Sounds
D. Words
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. . . . . . . . is a kind of problem solving in which we are presented with several alternatives among which we must choose.
A. Algorithms
B. Heuristics
C. Decision making
D. Weighing alternatives
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The third, and perhaps most essential, characterisic of language is that it is . . . . . . . .
A. Grammar
B. Symbol
C. Syntax
D. Productive
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Linguistic relativity hypothesis is proposed by:
A. N. Chomsky
B. J. Piaget
C. B.L. Whorf
D. L. Vygotsky
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An expanded level of awareness that allows us to observe oursleves in the problemsolving process is known as:
A. Metacognitive Processing
B. Mental Set
C. Functional Fixedness
D. Functional Flexibility
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A technique that produces a graphic record of brain wave pattern is:
A. Event-Related Potential (E.R.P.)
B. Electro Encephalo Gram (EEG)
C. Brain Mapping
D. None of the above
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Psychologists have tried to describe . . . . . . . . In terms of steps or stages.
A. Reasoning
B. Problem solving
C. Creative thinking
D. All of the above
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Linguists have found it useful to describe a sentence by the organization of its various phrases, such a description is called the . . . . . . . . of the sentence.
A. Concept formation
B. Phrase structure
C. Discrimination
D. Symbols
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Morpheme is the:
A. Smallest string of sound that gives meaning to what we say or hear
B. Basic sound by which language is composed
C. Rule for combining words
D. Study of meaning of words
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The elapsed time between presentation of stimulus and response to it is called:
A. Reaction time
B. Recognition time
C. Paradigm
D. Elapsed time
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