Exam 9: Thinking and Intelligence

________ is an inferred characteristic of an individual, usually defined as the ability to profit from experience, acquire knowledge, think abstractly, act purposefully, or adapt to changes in the environment.

The Binet intelligence test was originally developed to:

DeAndre and eleven others jurors are chosen for a major court case. As foreperson, it will be DeAndre's responsibility to make sure that, when the jury begins deliberating, they consider arguments for and against the defendant's guilt. This method of deliberation is an example of:

Peter's mental representation of Thanksgiving includes associations (e.g., to turkeys), attitudes ("It's a time to be with relatives"), and expectations ("I'm going to gain weight from all that food"). They are all part of his ___________ for the holiday.

Which of the following is a form of dissonance reduction?

________ learning is defined as learning that occurs when you acquire knowledge about something without being aware of how you did so and without being able to state exactly what it is you have learned.

________ analysis is a statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores. It can be used to identify clusters of correlated items that seem to be measuring some common ability.

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

A common form of dissonance reduction occurs when individuals increase their liking for something that they have worked hard to attain.

Catherine's grandmother says that if Catherine follows the family's traditional recipe for Irish soda bread exactly, then she is sure to have very good results. Catherine's grandmother is encouraging her granddaughter to:

When you solve a long-division problem, which are you using, an algorithm or a heuristic?

Distinguish between formal and informal reasoning.

Which example of the concept chair is prototypical: high chair, rocking chair, or dining room chair?

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.

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

Tacit knowledge about how to be a good student predicts academic success in college as well as entrance exams do.

Gertrude voted "yes" on a ballot question about whether convicted sex offenders should be banned from being within 500 feet of a playground. Afterwards, she realized that she voted yes because she was disgusted by the thought of sex offenders near playgrounds, but did not really consider whether the ban would actually decrease the probability that a child would be harmed. Gertrude used ________________ to make her decision.

As an African American, Sanyu is aware of the negative stereotypes regarding racial differences in intelligence. If he experiences stereotype threat while taking an intelligence test, it is likely that:

A proposition is a unit of meaning that is made up of concepts and expresses a single idea.

Without _________, it is difficult to acquire tacit knowledge.