Exam 8: Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Sahndra and Yosef each need to buy cereal.Sahndra goes to the convenience store that stocks only three kinds of cereal.Yosef goes to the grocery store that stocks 15 kinds.If the brands in each store represent at least reasonable choices, is more likely to buy cereal.If they both buy cereal, is more likely to be happy with the cereal.

Which of the following concepts would Spearman agree with regarding intelligence?

Brianna received an overall IQ score of 117 on the Wechsler Scale.This number means that Brianna has scored more than standard deviations) above the mean IQ score of .

People tend to have difficulty solving problems that require them to find a new use for an object that has a clear purpose.This mind-set is a result of

Your friends introduce you to Jane, who they have described as creative, intelligent, and very detail-oriented.After meeting Jane, your friends ask you to guess whether Jane works as an artist or as a cashier.You guess that Jane is an artist.Your response was most likely due to your use of

Work on language acquisition with animals has shown that

The Flynn effect suggests that which of the following factors are involved in the increase in IQ scores over the last century?

Our ability to learn, understand ideas, use knowledge to solve problems, and adapt to our environments is called

Joe is especially talented at memorizing material that he reads in books.However, he has significant difficulty getting to work in the morning because the bus schedule confuses him.Joe most likely

At what age would you expect dyslexia to be diagnosed most frequently?

Which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills across the lifespan?

Dr.Bellasouva gives 500 students a battery of standardized tests.He analyzes the results to see which kinds of cognitive skills support good performance on different parts of the exam.What approach is Dr.Bellasouva using to study intelligence?

IQ scores typically predict how much of the variation in work or school performance?

In attempting to teach sign language to nonhuman primates, researchers have confirmed

Lucia won the bronze medal in gymnastics.What might you expect her to say to reporters after the ceremony about her feelings?

A critical property of insight is that the solution to the problem

Even though Vince sits with Hannah in class, he asks Ruiz to be his study partner because Ruiz works harder than Hannah.In thinking about this decision, Vince used which one of the following mental concepts?

The expectation that a minister will give a sermon in church, whereas a professor will give a lecture in class, comes from which property of schemas?

If you are shopping for a bathrobe and buy the first soft robe you see, you are likely an) .If you go on to look for robes in every store in town before purchasing one, you are likely an) .

The sentences Jill was kissed by Jack and Jack kissed Jill have the same