Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Danica is working on a research paper for her graduate course in applied geology. The paper has to be at least 30 pages long. Instead of sitting down and trying to compose 30 pages, she constructs an outline and writes the paper one section at a time. In cognitive psychology, Danica is using the ________ heuristic.

At the current time, which statement is true about our knowledge of whether animals can use humanlike language?

The ability to learn from one's experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of ________.

All parents think their little kids are geniuses. However, to be classified as a genius, the IQ score must be above ________.

According to the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory, what happens when we actively think about something that we have previously learned?

Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

Ted and Jessica's son was recently diagnosed as mentally retarded. What is his likely degree of retardation?

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10. What is her IQ?

Dr. Thomas has found that William, her patient, has a defect in a gene on the X chromosome of his 23rd pair, which has resulted in a deficiency of a protein needed for William's brain development. William most likely suffers from

Understanding that a verbal conversation requires give and take (that you talk some, then you stop and listen while the other person talks) is part of the ________ of language.

The divergent thinking technique of writing down everything that comes to mind about a topic without revising or proofreading until all of the information is recorded, and then organizing it later, is known as ________.

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called ________.

Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for nonbirds, the Hopi MUST interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based on ________.

Jane is 22 years old. For her job, she needs to take an intelligence test. Which would be the most appropriate test for her age group?

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences divides intelligence into ________ independent abilities.

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of ________ and an IQ of ________.

Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime. Agatha could go the library and research this, using the social science literature. Instead, Agatha just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies where the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is using a heuristic device that is impeding or obstructing her thinking. Define this heuristic device. What might be a better way for her to examine the issue and avoid this mistake?

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years. His IQ would be ________.

Having a high IQ doesn't always guarantee success. Researchers Zuo and Cramond (2001) examined some of "Terman's Termites, and found that the most successful were ________.