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

Morphemes are combined into phrases and sentences according to ____.

In women, IQ has been shown to be highly correlated with ____.

Language has been defined as a system for communicating thoughts and feelings using ____.

A circuit involving the insula, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the ______ seems to play a role in complex social decision making, such as deciding whom to trust.

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 shares as many details as he can remember about the small sailboat he had as a child. This is called a(n)____.

Dolores has moved to a big city for the first time in her life. She is excited by the opportunity to explore the city, but is also anxious about what she read recently about street crime in one of the city's neighborhoods. In reality, she is more at risk of harm from reckless drivers. What heuristic is she applying is this situation?

Of the following, who has a speech pattern comparable to that of a person with Wernicke's aphasia?

The recognition heuristic ____.

Which of the following reflects the current understanding of whether the two languages of bilingualism are represented in different parts of the brain?

Which of the following can be either a phoneme or a morpheme?

At the start of the spring semester, Marie decides that she will focus more on her physical health. Her solution is to start jogging with a goal of running in the annual Memorial Day 10K. Marie's roommate suggests that she use a Gantt chart in preparation for the race. This is because the Gantt chart will

A possible barrier to successful problem solving, in which a concept is considered only in its most typical form, is called ____.

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a phoneme?

Angela has a dream of devoting her career to the reduction and eventual elimination of malaria. What does the text recommend as an approach to address a substantial, large scale problem such as malaria?

Tinesha comes into her Introduction to Psychology class on the first day of the semester and sees a man wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt sitting at the front of class. She does not say anything to him, and assumes that he is just someone sitting in the room. When more students show up and the man doesn't leave, Tinesha starts to wonder if he is going to cause a problem. When he stands up and says, "Hello everyone, I'm Dr. Lawrence and I will be teaching your psychology class this semester," Tinesha starts to wonder if this will be a good class. Tinesha's perception of Dr. Lawrence is probably affected by the fact that he does not represent a common _______, or average "image," of a college professor.

Careful formulation of a problem may help to avoid distractions from ____.

Which event occurring around 100,000 years ago possibly marked the start of modern language as we know it (Corballis, 2004)?

The heritability of adult intelligence as measured by IQ tests is usually reported to be about .75, which means that ____.

Professor Booth calls on Jessamyn to state the definition of "intelligence." She responds by describing intelligence as "the ability to understand complex ideas, adapt effectively to the environment, learn from experience, communicate quickly and efficiently, and overcome obstacles." Which part of her definition is inaccurate?