Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

Based on the work with Kanzi, which statement best summarizes the current status of the research on whether chimps can learn language?

A. Chimps can acquire the use of symbols but cannot combine them into sentences

B. Chimps are as well suited for learning and using language as humans

C. Chimps are incapable even of learning the symbols of a language

D. Chimps can learn some genuine language skills, including the use of rules, but the linguistic capacities of humans are far superior

Correct answer is: D. Chimps can learn some genuine language skills, including the use of rules, but the linguistic capacities of humans are far superior

Chomsky proposed that children learn a language:

A. Because they possess an innate language acquisition device

B. Through imitation, reinforcement, and shaping

C. As the quality of their thought improves with age

D. Because they need to in order to get their increasingly complex needs met

Correct answer is: A. Because they possess an innate language acquisition device

The linguistic relativity hypothesis is the notion that:

A. One's language determines the nature of one's thought

B. One's thought determines the nature of one's language

C. Language and thought are separate and independent processes

D. Language and thought interact, with each influencing the other

Correct answer is: A. One's language determines the nature of one's thought

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

A. Aptitude tests

B. Intelligence tests

C. Personality tests

D. Achievement tests

Correct answer is: B. Intelligence tests

What we think and feel in altered states of awareness is:

A. Humanistic Psychology

B. Transpersonal Psychology

C. Gestalt Psychology

D. Cognitive Psychology

Correct answer is: B. Transpersonal Psychology

Transpersonal Psychology studies altered states of awareness.

Bronfenbrenner’s theory consists of environmental systems:

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

Correct answer is: C. 5

Bronfenbrenner’s theory outlines five environmental systems.

A setting in which the individual spends considerable time is:

A. Microsystem

B. Mesosystem

C. Exosystem

D. Macrosystem

Correct answer is: A. Microsystem

The microsystem involves the environments an individual frequently interacts with.

Bronfenbrenner’s theory emphasizes:

A. Micro dimensions of the environment

B. Macro dimensions of the environment

C. Both

D. None

Correct answer is: C. Both

The theory includes both micro and macro dimensions of environments.

McDougall maintained that all human behavior could be explained in terms of some:

A. Instinct

B. Punishment

C. Reward

D. Incentive

Correct answer is: A. Instinct

McDougall's theory emphasizes instincts driving behavior.

Main instinct in Freud’s psychoanalytical theory is:

A. Life instinct

B. Death instinct

C. Both

D. None

Correct answer is: C. Both

Freud’s theory highlights life and death instincts.

Author name: Umar Draz