Exam 10: The Thinking Mind: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

The affected area of the brain in Wernicke's aphasia is ____.

Which of the following is true regarding theories of general intelligence and multiple intelligences?

Giftedness is an extreme of intelligence defined as having an IQ score of ____.

Eddie has been a homicide detective in a small city for several years and he is good at his job. He is often called on by other detectives to help with difficult cases. Which of the following reflects his fluid intelligence?

Behaviorists, including B. F. Skinner, argued that children learn language through ____.

Marvin, who lives in San Francisco, has been asked to host a teenage alien, Regor, as part of an intergalactic exchange program. Marvin is sure that Regor would love to experience the adventure of sailing, but decides he should introduce the concept of a "sailboat" first. Marvin tries to describe a sailboat as an average of all sailboats in terms of such features as length, width, height of mast, materials, and color. This is called a(n)____.

The ability to think logically using specific learned knowledge is called ____ intelligence.

Which of the following is the best biological explanation for the way people who are addicted to drugs behave?

Measures of brain activity during tasks requiring intelligence indicate that, in order to solve the same problem, the brains of people with high scores on standard intelligence measures ____.

Which of the following is the most effective method to produce the fastest language learning and to support the social nature of language use?

Which of the following is true of mental images?

Katie loved baking brownies with her grandmother during her holiday visits. In fact, she still makes these brownies using the exact same steps as her grandmother. What is this called?

Bertram has had a whirlwind of a first semester of college, and now that finals are over, he is concerned about his weight gain during the past few months. He feels that he has never been athletic and, therefore, could not possibly run in a charity race with his friends in the spring, though he would like to become more physically active to address his weight gain. This reflects ____.

What is a rule of thumb approach in which we choose between alternatives based on emotional or "gut" reactions to stimuli?

Standard measures of intelligence are positively correlated with ____.

Marvin, who lives in San Francisco, has been asked to host a teenage alien, Regor, as part of an intergalactic exchange program. Marvin is sure that Regor would love to experience the adventure of sailing, but decides he should introduce the concept of a "sailboat" first. Marvin tries to describe the common features of a sailboat. He explains that they are pointed at the front and square at the back, have a tall mast to hold up the sail, and have one or two triangular sails. Which of the following demonstrates a problem with this approach?

Evaluation is an ongoing process, but it is especially important ____.

Rajon is trying to decide between majoring in psychology and majoring in economics. He considers the intensity of each major since he will be on the varsity football team next year, his interest in the subject matter of the required courses in each field, and the likelihood of finding a job after graduation. He has employed ____.

Low levels of activity in the anterior cingulate cortex are associated with ____.

Chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have a part of the brain that is ____.