Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

When Mary thinks about a guitar, she uses a mental representation of specific knowledge about that object. Mary is thinking about a

When people group several concepts together, such as baseball, basketball, and football, based on the shared property of being so-called ball sports, they are creating a ________ Of the concepts.

A road map and a photograph have some of the physical characteristics of objects. Because of this, they are ________ of the external world around us.

Cognitive schemas allow for easy, fast processing of information about people, events, or groups that are related in some way. However, when we make generalizations about these People, events, or groups, we are using

Using heuristics in decision making has the advantage of ________ and the disadvantage of ________.

A) Name and describe the two different models of concepts. B) List one advantage of each model.

Which of the following would be an example of crystallized intelligence?

Which of the following is one way in which stereotype threat interferes with performance?

When you use a city map to find your way to a restaurant, it has some physical characteristics of the actual objects-streets and their locations. Because of this, the map is a(n) ________ Representation.

Which of the following is NOT an example of thinking?

For an intelligence test to be useful, it must have both validity and reliability. A) Explain validity and reliability. B) Provide an example of something that has low validity but high reliability.

If you have a higher level of general intelligence, you are also likely to have better

Jake is choosing his major from three different alternatives: biology, Spanish, or psychology. Jake is using

Every morning, Jeannine's bathroom scale tells her that she weighs 120 pounds. However, when she go to the doctor's office, the very accurate professional scale says she weighs 130 Pounds. Jeannine's bathroom scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

Both nature and nurture can influence intelligence. Which of the following ideas has NOT been supported by intelligence research?

Before taking her calculus final, Heather reads a story about how men and women have equal abilities in math. As a result, Heather is ________ likely to do well on her exam because Of ________.

Mr. O'Neil, a high school math teacher, believes that students who are good at math will also be good in English, history, and music. Mr. O'Neil's belief most closely resembles the________ intelligence theory.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an analogical representation?

Oberlin is participating in a psychology study in which he has to press a red button whenever he sees a circle on the computer screen and a green button whenever he sees a square. This Study is measuring ________ reaction time.

Karl was posting signs on campus and he ran out of tape to put up the last sign. He could not figure out another way to put up the sign even though he was chewing gum and could Have used the gum to put up the sign. Karl most likely did not come up with this solution Because of