Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Which term refers to the proportion of change in IQ within a population that is attributable to genetic influences?

The ability to solve problems by combining behaviors and ideas in new ways is called __________.

In Gardner's view, effective counseling psychologists and managers would likely be high in __________ intelligence.

What is a phoneme? Give examples of at least three different phonemes.

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, she just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating __________.

Jenna is enrolled in a high school geometry course, which she describes as "drawing figures and figuring drawings." In a typical class, students draw geometric figures and use a formula to calculate an aspect of the figure, such as its area. Each time Jenna uses a formula, she is making use of what psychologists call __________.

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

__________ believed that language helps develop concepts, whereas __________ believed that concepts must be developed first if language is to follow.

A theory of intelligence with nine components was postulated by __________.

Selena is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door. She is using what type of problem-solving strategy?

Give an example of an algorithm.

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Which of these might be an example of a perceptual reasoning item on the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Cognitive universalism tends to __________ the linguistic relativity hypothesis.

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

A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be __________.

An example of Sternberg's practical intelligence is __________.

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

According to the Terman "Termites" study, the gifted population had a median income that was __________.

Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that __________.