Exam 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

When first-time voter Becky made her choices, she thought about her family's party affiliation and her similar beliefs which had formed over the years. Those beliefs were her anchor; however, she departed from her parents' viewpoints as she'd gotten older. Becky modeled the anchoring and adjustment heuristic in her judgment and decision making.

Stacey, a kindergarten teacher, is teaching her students about mammals. She tells the students that fishes and birds are not mammals. In this scenario, Stacey is using _________ of the mammal concept.

Which best characterizes Howard Gardner's view of intelligence?

Max's three-year-old typically says things like, "I seed it" and "Mommy sitted down." These examples illustrate ____________.

The MacArthur Longitudinal Twin Study found that __________ were more similar than fraternal twins in spatial memory, ability to categorize things, and word comprehension.

Which of Sternberg's types of intelligence could be referred to as "street smarts"?

Nathan is teaching his son about dogs. He points to a dog in the neighborhood while saying the word "dog." In this scenario, Nathan is using ________ of the dog concept.

In the context of creativity and intelligence, ________ helps generate many possible solutions to problems.

In the context of the theories of intelligence, which of the following statements is true of creative people?

The mathematical formula the Pythagorean theorem is an example of a systematic random search algorithm.