Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

People cannot think about things for which they have no words in their language.

Prefixes, suffixes, and words are examples of ________.

Failing to see that a wrench can also be used to hammer a nail is an example of ________.

The ________ theory of the relationship between intelligence and creativity says that a person must be at least slightly more intelligent than average to be considered creative, but beyond that point, the two are not related.

Gardner and his associates are known for proposing the ________.

Mental categories for classifying specific objects, people, and experiences are known as ________.

Honeybees communicate through the use of ________.

The ability of a test to measure what it sets out to measure is ________.

Use of a pie chart, in which each item receives a piece of the pie according to its percentage of total budget, is an example of a(n) ________.

A mental representation of a sensory experience is known as a(n) ________.

Which of the following situations exemplifies a proper mode of administration or use of an intelligence test?

In the absence of full and accurate information, we often make decisions based upon availability.

Belinda sits down to take a psychology test and finds that it is a multiple-choice test. What type of thinking will be necessary for her to do well on the test?

The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking asks subjects to ________.

The belief that thought and experience are determined by language is known as linguistic ________.

We must form a new concept for every new experience.

Identify and compare four different heuristics for problem solving. In your discussion, describe the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy identified.

Human infants first demonstrate mirror-recognition at ________ months of age.

The tendency to look for evidence in support of a belief and to ignore evidence that would disprove a belief is called the ________.

A school psychologist has written a test to predict success in algebra. She administers the test on Monday to ten students. Wednesday she administers the same test again to the same ten students. She is attempting to ________.