QUESTION 60 George Miller proposed that about seven information bits (plus or mi

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QUESTION 60

George Miller proposed that about seven information bits (plus or minus two) constitutes the capacity of ________ memory.

long-term

short-term

explicit

implicit

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QUESTION 61

Chunking refers to

the tendency to recognize names we can't recall.

getting information into memory through the use of visual imagery.

the unconscious encoding of incidental information.

the organization of information into meaningful units.

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QUESTION 62

The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage

use of factor analysis for identification of various types of intelligence.

selective breeding of highly intelligent people.

construction of tests to measure a variety of intelligences.

creation of special education programs for intellectually inferior children.

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QUESTION 63

To find out if her new spatial reasoning test is good at measuring what it was designed to measure, Dr. Chu compares the scores on her test with the scores and grades of college students enrolled in courses that involve spatial reasoning. In this instance, Dr. Chu is in the process of

establishing the test's variability.

establishing the test's reliability.

standardizing the test.

establishing the test's validity.

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QUESTION 64

Older people's capacity to understand the meaning of words does not decline as much as their capacity to engage in abstract reasoning. This best illustrates the stability of

fluid intelligence.

crystallized intelligence.

childhood intelligence.

cross-sectional intelligence.

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QUESTION 65

The heritability of intelligence refers to

the extent to which an individual's intelligence is attributable to genetic factors.

the extent to which the distribution of intelligence scores of a group approximates a normal curve.

a general underlying intelligence factor that is measured by every task on an intelligence test.

the proportion of variation in intelligence among individuals that is attributable to genetic variation.

long-term

short-term

explicit

implicit

Explanation / Answer

60. The correct answer is Option B. Seven information bits (plus or minus two) constitutes the capacity of the short term memory.

61. The correct answer is Option D. Chunking refers to the organization of information into meaningful units.

62. The correct answer is Option B. The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage selective breeding of highly intelligent people.

63. The correct answer is Option D. Dr. Chu is establishing the test’s validity.

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