Question

1. the stanford - binet, wais, and wisc tests are all types of

a) multiple intelligence tests.
b) personality tests.
c) factor analysis tests.
d) general intelligence tests.
e) achievement tests.

1. rats given a drug that enhances long - term potentiation (ltp) will learn a maze with half

the usual number of mistakes. this suggests that
a) proactive interference is minimized by ltp.
b) ltp provides a neural basis for learning and remembering associations.
c) state - dependent memories are easily retrieved.
d) source amnesia decreases the more the rat runs the maze.
e) priming is affected by the release of serotonin into the synapse.

1. which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

a) recall
b) relearning
c) rehearsal
d) imagery
e) recognition

1. a mental set is a

a) mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people.
b) specific way an issue is described that can significantly alter decisions.
c) group of conclusions derived from certain assumptions or general principles.
d) methodical step - by - step procedure for solving problems.
e) tendency to approach a problem in a way that has been successful in the past.

1. our immediate short - term memory for new material is limited to roughly ______

of information.
a) 7
b) 50
c) 24
d) 3
e) 12

Explanation:

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The Stanford - Binet, WAIS, and WISC are all well - known tests that measure general intelligence (g factor). Multiple intelligence tests propose multiple types of intelligence (e.g., Gardner's multiple intelligences), these tests don't fall under that. Personality tests assess personality traits, factor analysis is a method used in test construction, and achievement tests measure what has been learned, not general intelligence. So they are general intelligence tests.

Long - term potentiation (LTP) is a process in the brain related to strengthening synapses, which is thought to be a neural basis for learning and memory. The drug enhancing LTP in rats leading to better maze learning (fewer mistakes) supports that LTP is related to learning and remembering associations. Proactive interference is about old information interfering with new, state - dependent memory is about retrieval based on state, source amnesia is about forgetting source, and priming and serotonin release are not related here.

Recall is a memory test where one has to retrieve information with few or no retrieval cues (e.g., free recall of a list of words). Relearning measures the savings in learning time, rehearsal is a memory strategy, imagery is a mnemonic device, and recognition provides many retrieval cues (e.g., multiple - choice questions where you recognize the correct answer from options). So recall provides the fewest retrieval cues.

Answer:

D. general intelligence tests.

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