Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

The system of rules governing the structure and use of a language is called __________.

An IQ test is developed that supposedly measures people's intelligence. It is given to a large and random sample of college students. It is found that the test correlates in a highly positive manner with the students' GPAs. The test designer may be justified in claiming that the test is valid.

A psychologist asks people to envision a circle. Next he asks them to draw the circle they envisioned. When comparing the pictures, almost all circles look identical. The fact that a circle typically fits a specific and rigid set of rules is an example of a __________.

How many morphemes are there in the sentence "I wanted it"?

A valid test is one that __________.

According to Robert Sternberg, __________ intelligence is the ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems (divergent thinking, in other words).

PET scans have demonstrated that when a person is creating a mental image, __________.

Which of the following tests came first?

Which type of thinking is most closely related to creativity?

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 __________.

On Monday, Miguel took a test developed to measure levels of sensation seeking and obtained a score of 13; he took the same test one week later and obtained the same score. Based on this information, you can most accurately conclude that the test is likely to be __________.

When a problem is seen as having only one answer, with all lines of thinking leading to that answer, this is known as divergent thinking.

The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same meaning, but differ in __________.

On a newly developed IQ test, if an individual scores at the 110 level on the first half of the test and 150 on the second half of the test, what does this test appear to lack?

Alfred Binet designed the first __________ test.

Explain the techniques used when someone tries to solve a problem. How might a person be blocked in trying to find a solution?

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

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the __________.

What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time?

Due to the __________, Dylan mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position.