Exam 8: Cognition and Intelligence

A speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, would say "Melbourne is south of Cape York" as well as saying "The dessert spoon is west of the coffee cup." Thus, for long and short distances speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre use which type of directional reference?

Describe the diagnostic criteria for an intellectual disability; explain why emotional support from others is so important for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and discuss the biological and environmental causes of this condition.

On a creativity test, the novelty of solutions refers to one's

Regarding barriers to problem solving, a cook who doesn't have any clean mixing bowls and fails to see that he could use a frying pan as a bowl is exhibiting a(n) __________ barrier.

A quick, impulsive thought that does not typically make use of formal logic or clear reasoning describes

Sarah is on a committee to hire a new person for the social science department. As she interviews one candidate, she discovers that this engaging, very knowledgeable young man did his research in Sarah's area of expertise. Fearing that he might outshine her at the university, Sarah votes to hire another less qualified job candidate. Sarah's choice was most likely determined due to

An effective way to break mental sets is to frame the problem as narrowly as possible.

One example of the Stroop Interference task requires one to name the color of the ink in which a word is printed, but not state the name of the color word that is printed.

Often when children are first introduced to mathematical word problems, they begin adding the two numbers listed within the problem rather than paying attention to the most important part of the problem, which might ask something like, "How many will you have LEFT?" This illustrates which barrier to problem solving?

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5) and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence. Jabar is taking which section of the SB5?

Solutions by understanding depend on

When a problem is solved in a step-by-step manner, thinking is guided by a learned set of rules that always leads to a correct solution. This learned set of rules is known as a(n) __________.

T win studies on intelligence are less valid when they use ______ twins as opposed to identical twins.

The incubation stage of creative thought

Archimedes was asked by the king to determine whether the goldsmith in making his crown had cheated the king by substituting cheaper metals. To solve this problem, Archimedes began by asking himself, "How can I tell what metals have been used in the crown without damaging it?" At this point, Archimedes is in which stage of creative thought?

Which stage of creative thought produces the "Aha!" experience and is often characterized by a rapid insight or series of insights?

If you score at the 50^th percentile on an intelligence test, this means that

A "rule of thumb" that reduces the number of alternatives thinkers must consider is called a(n)

If Eppie has difficulty understanding the motives of others, then, according to Howard Gardner, Eppie would be low in __________ intelligence.

A sudden mental reorganization of a problem that makes the solution obvious is referred to as __________.