Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Gardner and his associates are known for proposing __________

The sounds t, th, and sh are __________

Which of the following is NOT a group administered intelligence test?

What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time because they are based on experience and previous knowledge?

Fred is on a popular TV game show where you can win $1,000,000. He is currently at $16,000 and is not totally certain if he knows the answer to the $32,000 question. His decision could be influenced if the host says "You can take the $16,000 and go home, and that's a lot of money," or "$32,000 is way more money than $16,000." There is a tendency for the contestants to do whatever the host suggests, and Fred will probably be no different. This is the effect of __________

Currently the IQ scores of African American and White American children show less of a gap than did the IQ scores of their parents. This can likely be attributed to __________

Who developed the concept of mental age and published the first successful test of intelligence?

The fact that you recognize Great Danes, Dachshounds, Collies and Chihuahuas as being dogs is an example of __________

Which of the following questions would be more likely to produce divergent thinking?

Researchers have found that __________ influenced by culture.

According to Robert Sternberg, __________ refers to the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving. This is the type of intelligence that is measured by intelligence tests and academic achievement tests.

The differences in academic achievement levels between Asian and American students in early grade levels can probably be best explained by __________

An individual who is mentally retarded but can perform at a very high level in one specific area or task may have __________

Which type of concepts tend to rely on everyday perceptions rather than strict classification?

Bodily/Kinetic intelligence is one of the three types of intelligence in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think?

Binet felt children should be classified as mentally retarded when their mental age was at least __________ below their chronological age.

Miles took a personality assessment test and the results indicated he was a stable, outgoing extrovert. Six weeks later he took the same test only this time the results indicated he was moody, difficult to get along with and socially withdrawn. The test Miles has taken is __________

The textbook defines problem solving as the thoughts and actions required to __________

During a recent meeting, Trina was able to suggest several different workable options for a problem that had been plaguing the executive board for over a month. Trina has exhibited __________