Exam 8: Cognition and Intelligence

One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that an area of the brain is damaged, freeing the person from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts. This area of the brain that is theorized to be damaged in persons with savant syndrome is the __________.

Exposing yourself to a wide variety of information is a good way to encourage creativity, which requires __________ thinking.

The tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories is called the __________.

Majority group children and children with limited English skills are taught part of the day in English and part in a second language, in an approach known as __________ education.

Rules by which a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense or a passive voice, are called __________ rules.

When the Stanford-Binet was first used, the intelligence quotient could be determined by the

When Ian was attempting to assemble a piece of furniture, he knew that a part of it needed to be attached, but it was in an area that was difficult to reach. He considered several ways to attach the part and decided that using a glue gun would produce a workable solution to the problem. In this instance, Ian was using

The tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions is called a mental __________.

Briefly describe three of the four "discovery skills" that are described in The Innovator's DNA project for promoting divergent thinking and enhancing creative problem solving.

Jan asks her friend Whitney to run to her new apartment near campus and get her report that she left on the table by the door so she will not be late for class. She hands Whitney her key ring that has eight keys on it. Whitney runs to the apartment and then realizes that she does not know which key will open the door, so she just starts trying one key and then another, hoping by chance to find the right one. Finally, the fifth key she tries opens the door. To solve the "key" problem, Whitney was using

Define cognition; differentiate between experiential processing and reflective processing; explain which type of processing planning requires; and identify and briefly describe the three basic units of thought.

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing a heuristic.

Regarding group intelligence tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An algorithmic solution to a problem is one in which

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, the three abilities involved in insight are

A corporate manager who wants to solve a business problem but becomes stern and angry when members of his marketing team joke playfully about possible solutions is exhibiting a perceptual barrier to problem solving.

Kenny, a minority adolescent, believes that what he learns "on the street" is more important than what he is taught in school. According to Robert Sternberg, Kenny believes which of the following types of intelligence is the most important?

Janie states that she likes to write, so she will become a journalist, while Matt wants to make a lot of money and decides that being a lawyer pays well. Both Janie and Matt are making their career decisions by

The items selected for an intelligence test provide which type of definition of intelligence?

Cindy is taking a creativity test and is asked to make as many words as possible by rearranging letters in the word misunderstanding . Cindy is taking the