Exam 7: Thought, Language, and Intelligence

Cherie displays a mild intellectual disability. This means that she will differ from people with average intelligence in all of the following ways except that she

Which of the following does not support Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

To understand the sequence of commands necessary to edit, save, and retrieve a computer file, people may use a __________ that consists of propositions such as "Pressing the F10 key stores the file in a place on the disk," "Each file must have its own name," and so on.

The fact that people spend hundreds of dollars on Mega Millions lottery tickets and actually believe that they have a strong chance of winning demonstrates how people tend to

Belinda wants to record an album, but doesn't know how to begin. Her friend, Carlyle, says, "Why don't you start by deciding with whom you'd like to work and then make a list of other tasks, so you can check them off as you complete them?" Carlyle is suggesting

Paco takes a test that asks him to solve arithmetic problems, define words, and answer general knowledge questions. He is most likely completing a __________ scale of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

Cinderella is excited about meeting a potential husband at the ball. Her ideal suitor would have some of the following attributes: tall, dark, handsome, rich, and good taste in glass slippers. At the ball, she hooks up with Prince Charming, who has all of these features. Cinderella's set of characteristic features for her potential husband is called a __________ concept, and Prince Charming is a __________.

In high school, Mireille learned that "Mr. Baker is mean." She also knew that "Mr. Baker gave too much homework" and "Mr. Baker made fun of students." These basic parts of knowledge are all related to Mireille's concept of her teacher and are known as

Gabriel is just beginning to speak in words. He says "Daddy!" and "Car." Gabriel is most likely __________ old.

Which of the following situations is an example of using an algorithm to solve a problem?

Darnetta took apart her alarm clock in an attempt to repair it, and now she has to put it back together. She forgot how the pieces were connected, so she tries fitting each piece with every other piece until she finds one that fits. Darnetta's approach to problem solving demonstrates

The Professor is an expert at solving physics questions. Gilligan is not an expert at anything. When they try to solve a physics question, __________ is more likely to cause a problem for the Professor than for Gilligan.

Alfred Binet developed his intelligence test to

Pauline scored low on the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale). However, she works as a Girl Scout leader and is capable of finding her way out of the woods whenever her troop gets lost. Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would say that Pauline probably has __________ intelligence.

You work at your dorm cafeteria and notice that your supervisor occasionally weighs the portions of food you are serving. The supervisor is concerned with the issue of

If you wanted to use logic to reason through a solution to a social dilemma, you would likely use

Murray is studying the effects of heredity and environment on IQ test scores. He thinks that heredity is the most important factor in determining IQ. Which finding would support his argument most strongly?

Although they are all correct answers, which of the following would be the least effective example of a prototype for the concept of "fruit"?

Adam and Mike are playing chess. Adam sees that he can win by getting his queen to a particular space. Before he can accomplish that goal, he must get Mike to move the piece that is occupying that space. He sees that he can force Mike to move the piece if he makes a particular move now, which he does. Adam is __________ to solve this problem.

Ana reads in the track-and-field rulebook that an official track on which she can set a world record must have specific qualities. It must be 400 meters long, in an oval shape, and have a surface that is between 0.5 in. and 1.0 in. thick. The track described in the rulebook is an example of a __________ concept.