Exam 9: Thinking and Intelligence

A(n) ________ process occurs outside of conscious awareness, but is accessible to consciousness when necessary.

________ refers to a complex capacity that enables you to manipulate information retrieved from long-term memory and interpret it appropriately for a given task.

Which of the following is most likely to be a prototype of the concept "fruit" for someone who grew up in the American Midwest?

An especially representative example of a concept is called a(n):

_______________ intelligence refers to the practical application of intelligence.

How does the cognitive approach to intelligence research differ from the psychometric approach? How do the two approaches define intelligence?

Vicky runs a dog-fighting ring out of her house. She justifies the harm that happens to the dogs by telling herself that dog fighting isn't cruel because dogs cannot think or feel emotions. This is an example of:

Stereotype threat is a burden of doubt a person feels about his or her performance, due to negative stereotypes about his or her group's abilities.

Research on visual images shows that people are able to manipulate the images in their imaginations.

Contrast the behaviors of college students who are weak in metacognition with those for whom metacognition is a strength.

People who are ________ thinkers generally understand that some things can never be known with certainty, but they also understand that some judgments are more valid than others.

Reggie is a Green Party supporter. He goes out of his way to read articles about the achievements of the Green Party, but doesn't pay any attention to articles that are critical of the party and its candidates. Reggie is exhibiting:

Nonconscious processes occur outside of conscious awareness but are accessible to consciousness when necessary.

People tend to judge the probability of an event by how easy it is to think of examples of the event.

Who among the following people is most likely to experience cognitive dissonance?

________ intelligence is the ability to identify your own and other people's emotions accurately, express your emotions clearly, and regulate emotions in yourself and others.

Without _________ intelligence, it is difficult to acquire tacit knowledge.

Tacit knowledge refers to the knowledge of one's own cognitive processes and how they can be used effectively.

A ________ is an integrated mental network of knowledge, beliefs, and expectations concerning a particular topic or aspect of the world.

A heuristic is a rule of thumb that guides problem solving but does not guarantee an optimal solution.