Exam 7: Thought, Language, and Intelligence

What would a researcher have to do to ensure that a new intelligence test is developed properly? What further considerations would have to be made in the development of a culture-fair test?

One difference between the Wechsler intelligence scales and the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is that the Wechsler scales

Which of the following is still a problem faced by modern IQ tests?

Prior to the beginning of this semester, Bob estimated that he had a 90 percent chance of earning a 3.5 grade-point average (GPA)for the semester. After receiving his midterm grades (3 Cs and 2 Ds), Bob estimated that he had roughly an 85 percent chance of earning a 3.5 GPA. In this example, the ________ heuristic is causing Bob to make an unrealistic assessment of his academic standing.

Sunyi says, "Arya is going." What is the earliest approximate age that Sunyi should be able to use this sentence?

Researchers are in the process of developing a new college entrance exam. They want to ensure that wherever the test is given, it will be administered, scored, and interpreted in the same manner. In other words, the researchers are concerned with

Janaki is an infant whose vocalizations tend to consist of sounds such as "bababa" or "dadada." Janaki is

When random people are polled in a local shopping mall, many of them report that more people die in plane crashes than in car crashes each year despite the fact that the exact opposite is the truth. This error is caused by the ________.

Tristan cannot think of a set of defining features for game. Some games have playing pieces (e.g., checkers or chess), but other games do not (e.g., dodgeball or freeze-tag). Some games have a winner (e.g., baseball or football), while others do not (e.g., role-playing games). Based on this information, the notion of a game is a __________ concept.

From the time he was born, Rory was raised in a home in which both English and Greek were spoken. The most likely result is that Rory has

The processes of describing, elaborating, deciding on, planning, and acting make up the

Riley believes that fingernail length is a strong predictor of intelligence, and that cutting one's nails will lead to decreased intellectual skill. He enlists twenty participants to let their fingernails grow for six months and he gives them IQ tests every eight weeks. His data most likely have ________ statistical reliability and ________ validity.

Shaggy and Scooby could not figure out who the masked intruder was from the clues that they found, so they decided to put the clues down and go to the kitchen for a few Scooby-snacks. After a couple of hours, Shaggy saw the clues again and realized who the masked intruder was. Shaggy solved this problem through

Paxton owns a swimming pool, and last summer he got some yellowish algae in the water. He bought a specific type of algaecide to deal with the problem and in three days, the water was clear again. This summer Paxton notices a green algae beginning to form, and he uses the same algaecide as he did the previous summer. In three days, the pool is completely green and he cannot determine why the algae didn't die. Paxton failed to realize that it was a different type of algae, and his use of a past solution attempt demonstrates

Theresa began studying Japanese when she was in the eighth grade. After many years of study, however, she still speaks Japanese with an accent and lacks perfect fluency. This is probably because

Karloss has administered an IQ test to a large sample of people representative of the general population. If his results are consistent with those discussed in your textbook, he should find the greatest difference between which two groups?

An IQ score of 100 or less on the WAIS is achieved by about __________ percent of the test takers in any particular age group.

Gambling casinos sometimes put a sign up near the roulette wheel that tells players what the last ten or twenty spins were. This leads the players to believe that they can predict the upcoming spin based on the last spins. Players who fall for this are making

Children who are not exposed to language until late in life are often unable to use complex features of language. This suggests that learning language involves

Alexandria wants to use a personality test as part of her honors thesis. She knows that existing tests provide many benefits, such as having established norms. A norm is important because it is a