Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

What did Thurstone call the seven relatively distinct abilities that he believed are involved in all intellectual activities, either singularly or in combination?

Which of the following is not considered a problem in the use of intelligence tests?

A heuristic is a systematic, step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem.

What is behavioural genetics, and what are the primary methods used in the field today?

What theory of language development suggests that speech is acquired through a combination of reinforcement and imitation?

At the end of World War II, American soldiers who were stationed in Germany-both black and white-fathered thousands of children with German women. Research on random samples of these children found

Binet and Simon developed their original test for measuring human intelligence in order to

What is meant by the terms reliability, validity, and standardization?

The nativist position does not suggest that

Which of the following is not a way to manage your emotions?

The first widely used individual intelligence test in the United States was the

What did Wechsler's tests provide that the Stanford-Binet did not?

Describe the methods recommended by the book for building a vocabulary.

Three-year-old Carrie points to a truck and proudly announces that it is a car. Her mother corrects her by saying, "No, Carrie, that is a truck." This is an example of

Which of the following is not typical of a 20-month-old's telegraphic speech?

What is Binet's major contribution to psychology?

May Yin is systematically ordering factors involved in a decision from most to least important. She is most likely involved in

What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis, and is it supported by research?

What two criteria must one meet to be classified as intellectually disabled?

According to the text, IQ tests are