Exam 7: Thinking Language and Intelligence

Alexander Graham Bell studied the human ear and noticed how sounds were transmitted when a membrane (the eardrum)vibrated. He applied this knowledge to the development of the telephone, using a similar process of vibration of a membrane. Which cognitive process did Bell demonstrate?

Chrissy relies on a "rule of thumb" to solve her problem. In scientific terms, Chrissy's strategy is called a(n)

Third-grade teacher Victor serves as a proctor for administration of group IQ tests to children at his school. Victor has been instructed to make sure that he follows the uniform procedures for administering the test in order to make sure the test is used correctly. With which criteria of test administration is Victor concerned?

Kelly is a 12-year-old with intellectual disability. Even though she has difficulty with math and reading, Kelly is placed in a regular classroom for her entire school day. Which educational practice for students with intellectual disability is Kelly's school using?

Among these individuals, who would be considered the earliest pioneer in the field of intelligence testing?

Who developed an artificial language based on plastic chips and trained a chimp to communicate with these chips?

Chalanda is described as suffering from a moderate intellectual disability. She likely has an IQ in the range of

Irene has a mental age of 10 and a chronological age of 8. Using the IQ formula from your text, Irene's IQ would be

According to the text, which of the following definitions best describes intelligence?

Which type of imagery is easiest to form?

Jessica's advisor recommends that Jessica take courses in at least one foreign language because, he says, there are some thoughts that simply cannot occur to people who speak only one language. Her advisor's opinion is probably based on _____.

Which of the following statements regarding language development is most strongly supported by the evidence?

Celia is a juror at a trial. Based on her reading of newspapers, Celia has already decided that the defendant is guilty. She sticks to her decision even when the defense attorney presents strong contradicting evidence. Celia is demonstrating

In Gardner's model, interpersonal intelligence is defined as the ability to

Kohler studied which aspect of problem solving?

Karen had been trying to solve a problem for several days when she experienced a sudden awareness of the correct solution to her problem. Karen's experience describes the concept of

Comparing the two types of concepts, logical is to ______ as natural is to ______.

What percentage of people with intellectual disability can be described as having a profound level of intellectual disability?

Marvin is a 25-year-old man with intellectual disability. He has very simple communication and manual skills, but has great difficulty in reading and math. Based on this description, Marvin's IQ score most likely falls between

Culture-fair IQ tests are not widely used because they