Exam 8: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Which of the following describes the trait of a critical thinker?

The automatic system involves processing that is heuristic and intuitive.

Cathy has long believed that all her supervisors are cranky and disagreeable individuals.According to the confirmation bias,after being transferred to a new department,which of the following will Cathy most likely do on her first day in the new supervisor's department?

Which of the following statements is true of inductive reasoning?

Norman is involved in the process of developing instructions for administering and scoring a personality scale.Thus,it can be concluded that Norman is in the process of establishing _____.

Shizuka administered a self-developed depression scale twice on a group of patients at a hospital.At both times,she observed that different scores were yielded by the same set of patients.From this scenario,it can be concluded that Shizuka's scale lacks _____.

Dr.Ambrose feels that a particular intelligence test is probably culturally biased.Which of the following questions in the test would concern Dr.Ambrose the most?

Many smokers like to associate themselves to the late George Burns,a famous actor who smoked cigars continuously for many years and lived to be nearly a hundred,as evidence that smoking is relatively harmless.These individuals tend to ignore the thousands of people who die every year from lung cancer.They are illustrating:

Hillary meets her brother's friend Drake who is a tall and lanky man.She concludes that Drake might be a basketball player for his college team.According to the biases and heuristics in decision making,it can be concluded that Hillary mirrors _____ in this scenario.

Mark is a content writer who works in Zeal,Inc.He strives to work hard on his job and always seeks feedback from his senior content writers.According to the characteristics of creative thinkers,which of the following characteristics has been demonstrated by Mark in this scenario?

Define the two essential components of critical thinking.

Which of the following would businesses need to avoid for them to be successful over a period of many years?

Akira is attempting to solve Sudoku for the first time.According to the systems of reasoning and decision making,it can be concluded that Akira is employing the _____ system of reasoning and decision making.

Different cultures define intelligence in different ways.

Greg was diagnosed with Down syndrome at age two.Hence,it can be inferred that he _____.

Just over a week ago,Amanda lost her job at a manufacturing plant.At first,she was extremely worried about not being able to pay her bills.After thinking it through,she is now less stressed because she realizes that this may be the perfect opportunity to find that challenging career she always wanted.Thus,Amanda's consideration of the situation in this scenario is best described as _____.

Which of the following individuals is LEAST likely to exhibit mindfulness as part of their regular job responsibilities?

Which of the following items would most likely appear in a culture-fair test?

Jenna believes that language has a biological basis.What support would she find for her views in the research literature?

Eric,a rock musician,has recently launched his music album.All his songs in the new album are based on suggestions from his fans about the lyrics,genre,and so on.Which of the following processes of thinking did he engage in during the initial stage of his music album?