Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

Who was the first to develop a method of assessing intelligence?

Hoanh's mother dies at age 40.Hoanh grieves intensely for her.According to the tenets of affective forecasting,in several months Hoanh is likely to feel:

Cara is a mechanic at the local garage.This morning she has seen three cars that would not start,all of which needed new batteries.When a fourth car that will not start is brought in,Cara assumes the problem is the battery.Cara's assumption reflects _____.If the problem is actually with the car's transmission,Cara will need to _____ to solve the problem.

If you are shopping for a bathrobe and buy the first soft robe you see,you are likely a(n)_____.If you go on to look for robes in every store in town before purchasing one,you are likely a(n)_____.

Fazal wants to buy a car.He is going to take a loan so that he can buy a new car because he believes that new cars have fewer problems than used cars.Claire tells him that used cars with guarantees also have very few problems.Fazal decides that he needs to find out if Claire is right before buying a new car.Fazal has been using which form of thinking about his car purchase?

A classic children's game involves placing a set of objects on a table under a cloth.The cloth is lifted very briefly.After the cloth is replaced,the child then tries to remember as many of the objects as possible.Eleazar (IQ 132),Sean (110),Suzanne (112),and Diem (125)are playing.In what order (from high to low)should the children score in this game?

If people cannot restructure a problem that they are having trouble solving,they could try the easier approach of finding a(n):

Mental maps consist of what types of representations?

An important problem with the cross-cultural use of IQ tests is that IQ tests measure abilities that:

John fell off his bike without a helmet and injured his frontal lobes.If he were to take an IQ test,what aspect would be impaired?

Carina is trying to remember a word by looking for it in a dictionary.She knows it starts with w and ends with d.For the second letter,she could work her way through the alphabet,or she could start with e because that is the most frequently occurring letter in English.If she tried every letter,Carina would be using a(n)_____.If she starts with e,Carina would be using a(n)_____.

Sasha has taken many enjoyable hikes along rivers.When Zacharia asks her to hike along the Mississippi River during the summer,she agrees because she concludes that she will enjoy the hike.Sasha reached her decision using:

As the pace of technological change increases,which kind of intelligence should become ever more important?

Political commentators often stress the importance of a candidate's appearing presidential,a quality that characterizes past presidents but is not equated with any one of them.Which theory of categorization could best explain this concept of being presidential?

The final exam that you will take in your psychology class is a(n)_____ test.

The concept of emotional intelligence has been criticized for considering a set of skills to be a form of intelligence.Which other theory of intelligence has been criticized for the same reason?

Mandy e-mails her roommate to tell her that she has adopted a kitten.Even though the e-mail says nothing more,Mandy's roommate knows that the kitten will be small,furry,have a tail,purr,meow,drink milk,and need a litter box.Mandy knows all of this because of which memory process?

Which type of reasoning process can lead to false reasoning?

Which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills?

Shaina,Maria,and LaVonne are all about the same age and work for the same company.Shaina is a secretary.Maria and LaVonne are both advanced programmers,but LaVonne is two grades higher and makes more money.Given the data on work and IQ scores,you would expect their IQ scores to be ranked from lowest to highest as: