Exam 9: Language, Thought, and Intelligence

Pauline was born with a chromosomal disorder. She was diagnosed to have three rather than two number 21 chromosomes. She also suffered from learning disabilities. Her intellectual disability is a result of ________.

In the context of language development, identify a true statement about linguistic relativism.

Which of the following statements is true about human intelligence?

Christopher is three years of age. Which of the following will hold true in the context of his brain development?

The ________ of intelligence holds that the different aspects of intelligence are distinct enough that numerous abilities must be considered, not just one.

How does cognitive fixation affect individuals solving problems?

Which of the following refers to "confirmation bias?"

Noah, a six-month-old baby, utters sounds such as "buh" and "duh." He says a string of single syllables without proper meaning. In this scenario, Noah is most likely ________.

According to John Carroll, which type of intelligence is at the bottom of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model of intelligence?

Which of the following indicates that a test demonstrates predictive validity?

Who proposed that language creates thought as much as thought creates language?

When one plots intelligence scores on a graph, one sees a very clear bell curve, with most people falling in the middle and a few people at the high and low ends of the curve. Which of the following is true for the bell curve?

Forest rangers rescue a 12-year-old girl from a forest in the United States. She does not speak any language and knows only one English word, "scared." The girl was lost in the forest when she was barely two years old, and this severely affected her language development. This scenario best reflects the importance of ________ in language development.

The absence of a(n) ________ means that information processed in one of the brain's hemispheres cannot be communicated to the other hemisphere. This is a condition sometimes observed in savants.

Who is credited with developing the first test of intelligence?

Rachael is a 10-year-old girl. She imagines how her life will pan out in the next ten years when she attends college. Which term aptly describes Rachael's thought?

A savant is most likely to suffer from ________.

The WAIS and WISC are tests of ________ that were created by ________.

Ryan, aged 18, has an IQ of 65. This suggests that he has a ________ level of intellectual disability.

Everyday Fresh is a retail outlet that sells its products at a discounted rate. It expands its product base to a new division that primarily sells stationery. Jason buys a set of pencils and erasers and assumes that these products must have a discount too. This kind of reasoning is said to be ________.