Exam 6: Thinking and Intelligence

Frida is a substitute teacher who is taking over for Susan. Susan's two classes are equally good, but Susan decides to tell Frida that the afternoon class is smarter. Based on the research of Rosenthal and Jacobson, we could expect

According to Terman's original computation of intelligence quotient, if Ralph's computed IQ score is 75, then he

When solving a maze, some people start at the end. This strategy is known as

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 to the library and look up studies on the linkage between guns and crime rates. Instead, Agatha just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating

John learns about Michelle, a student at a state university in New York, who has blond hair, enjoys summer, and likes the beach. John assumes she is from California (given the stereotypes about women from California) despite the fact that over 85% of students at this state university are from New York. This is best explained by

An advantage of using a heuristic over an algorithm is that the heuristic

Marika often tells her older son that he is "so bright" and "an amazing little scientist." Her daughter, however, gets messages about being "very pretty" and "such a fine little lady." Despite the fact that Marika's daughter is actually more naturally gifted in sciences, her son tends to get much better grades in school science classes. This demonstrates the importance of

Jordan is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 8 years. His IQ would be

Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter k than there are with the letter k in the third position due to the

Which of the following is known to cause intellectual disability?

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 ________.

A "feathered biped" is the artificial concept of a(n)

A source of bias that may explain racial IQ differences is the fact that most IQ tests rely heavily on

Janet cannot get along well with others, but she is the best in her class at reading. According to Howard Gardner, she lacks ________ intelligence but possesses much ________ intelligence.

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

One of the reasons that people use algorithms is that they

Describe the mental barriers to problem solving.

Which is NOT a characteristic of creative people?

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop down while Ben drives; however, he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into his pocket for a dime and uses it to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?