Exam 7: Thought, Language, and Intelligence

Robin and Roberta are working on a math problem. Robin keeps trying to use the formula that worked for previous problems but that is no longer helpful. Roberta is exasperated with Robin and says, "Robin, you are

Mario is out past his curfew. When he gets home, the house is dark and his parents are asleep. To avoid waking them, he walks to his room in the dark. He doesn't bump into any objects because he has a __________ of the house.

Sternberg's triarchic theory emphasizes three different types of intelligence. Which of the following is not one of the three types?

Nuria's parents are so happy because she can say "doggie" and "cookie." Lani, who is younger, makes many sounds that are repetitive, like "lalalala" and "papapa." Nuria's language development is in the __________ stage and Lani's is in the __________ stage.

Brooke is a very young child and is still learning to talk. When she speaks now, her verbalizations tend to consist of two words, such as "give doll" or "doggie run." These vocalizations would be characterized as

The two processes that seem to underlie the phenomenon of group polarization are (1)associating one's self with the most favorable option and (2)________.

Marta is lecturing on the first day of her Introduction to Linguistics course. She starts by explaining that if you have words and a set of rules for using those words, you have everything you need for

Uriah is out with the guys, and when he gets home at 3 a.m., the house is dark and his wife asleep. To avoid waking her, he gets ready for bed in the dark. He doesn't run into anything because he has a __________ of the house.

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Which of the following is not a valid criticism of intelligence tests?

Kaley is an advocate of her choir's decision to reprimand Padraic, one of the members. Even she is a little surprised, however, with the final decision to kick Padraic out. It seems extreme to her. The phenomenon that produced this decision is the process of

David wants to look at genetic influences on IQ, so he administers a battery of tests to Frank and Fred, who are fraternal twins; Sidney and Sheldon, who are identical twins; and Larry and Harry, who are non-twin brothers. David's supervisor asks him to make a guess about which set of siblings will most likely have the most similar IQs. David's best guess would be

Leslie visits her garden to discover her tomatoes and beans have been eaten by an animal. Certain it's a deer, she constructs a fence around the garden. A week later, the vegetables have been eaten again, so she installs an even taller fence. Leslie has not considered she may have actually fenced in the offending creature likely because

After sitting at the computer for hours typing a research paper, Kerry could not figure out how to write the summary. She decided to take a long walk and finish the paper later. When she returned, she easily wrote her summary page. Kerry's use of __________ helped her produce a much better paper.

Katie is overwhelmed at the thought of planning her wedding. She solves the problem by creating a series of subtasks. First, she will develop a guest list, then she will find a caterer, and then she will make reservations for the reception. Katie is using __________ to solve her problem.

Kriss enters a haunted house for the first time, and it is so dark she can't see a thing. Kriss will probably have trouble navigating because she lacks a __________ of the haunted house.

Todd decides to create a matching game to study his psychology concepts. He pulls a card that asks "What is best defined as the manipulation of mental representations?" Todd thinks for a minute before he remembers the answer is

Jerry is deciding which of two women to ask out on a date. He lists the positive and negative attributes of each woman: how attractive she is and whether she has good table manners. Kramer tells Jerry that he should also rate how much he values each of these attributes before making his decision. This rating of the subjective value of attributes is called

Silus is a talented author of fictional stories. He is also known for coming up with inventive advertising campaigns for his work clients. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, Silus must rate highly in __________ intelligence.

Amber and Lisa are identical twins. They were separated at birth and raised to adulthood in completely different families without contact with one another. Greg and James are fraternal twins separated at birth and raised to adulthood in completely different families without contact with one another. Based only on this information, you would expect the difference in adult IQ scores between Lisa and Amber to be __________ the difference between Greg and James.