Exam 9: Language, Thought, and Intelligence

Kelly, a six-month-old, utters syllables such as "da, buh, ma, wee." The sounds are "gibberish," and she makes more sounds than she hears in her native language. She can also hear more sounds than her parents can. Which of the following stages of language development will Kelly begin at around 12 months of age, when the current stage ends?

Gabrielle teaches her fourth-grade students about abstractions such as beauty and justice. Which of the following can aid the students' understanding of such abstractions?

Which of the following statements is true about Down syndrome?

Which of the following explains inductive reasoning?

In the context of verbal representation of one's thoughts and perceptions, ________ lets us know that certain concepts are related in a particular way, with some being general and other specific.

Which of the following best describes Raymond Cattell's theory of intelligence?

In the context of cultural views on intelligence, Asian cultures differ from American cultures in that Asian cultures emphasize ________.

In the context of the sensitivity period of language development, which of the following statements is true?

According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, to be a good lawyer, one must have high ________.

Identify a difference between visual perception and visual imagery.

During a poetry recitation, Jordan remembers only the last word of every line recited. When asked to recall what was said, he is unable to remember the words recited at the beginning of any line. This is an example of the ________.

Julie says that not all birds can fly. Penguins cannot fly but are classified as birds. She says that the best fitting example of the category of a "bird" would be a parrot. Which of the following statements is true about the scenario?

Audrey is a savant who does not have a corpus callosum. Which of the following holds true for Audrey?

What did Einstein engage in when he imagined himself traveling at the speed of light in an elevator?

Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental influences on language as enlisted by Erika Hoff?

In the context of the relationship between gender and intelligence, women consistently tend to do better than men in ________.

Which of the following is associated with Wernicke's area?

Which of the following statements is true of "concepts?"

Esther took a science test on Monday. She took the same test again on Wednesday. Her intelligence quotient (IQ) scores on the test were different on both occasions. Even though the test items are correlated with each other, the science professor claims that the test did not adequately test the concept taught in the class. Which of following statements is true about the test?

Linguists define human language as a(n) ________ and ________ communication system.