Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

In Kosslyn's "imaginary island" study, researchers found that it does take longer to view a mental image that __________.

Which developmental psychologist theorized that concepts preceded and aided the development of language?

Researchers typically stress that a key aspect of intelligence is __________.

What is the IQ formula first constructed by William Stern, and what does each term in the formula mean?

Ed and Harry believe that ghosts are running rampant in a nearby town. When looking for information on the Internet, they ignore any sites that are skeptical of their beliefs and only visit sites that support their beliefs. This is an example of __________.

People are termed gifted in terms of intelligence if their IQ exceeds 130.

According to Cattell and Horn, the two types of intelligence that people possess are __________ and __________ intelligence.

The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by __________.

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 __________.

When people are asked to say how many windows they have in their dwelling, the amount of time people take to come up with the answer __________.

Which of the following is the best way to encourage divergent, creative thinking?

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of __________.

Research suggests we engage mental images in our mind __________ the way we engage or interact with physical objects.

The basic meaningful units of any language are called __________.

A male has a defect in the X chromosome of the 23rd pair. As children, people with this syndrome, known as __________, experience symptoms that can range from mild to severe or even profound intellectual disability.

Having a high IQ doesn't always guarantee success. Terman and Oden examined the most and least successful men in their sample of gifted individuals. The most successful were __________.

Researchers believe that up to the age of __________, individuals possess the ability to understand phonemes of all languages.

In Kosslyn's "imaginary island" study, researchers found that it does take longer to view a mental image that __________.

Sternberg has found that __________ intelligence is a good predictor of success in life but has a low relationship to __________ intelligence.

The first true longitudinal study of the effects of giftedness on social success was conducted by __________.