Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

John needs a paperweight to keep open a book from which he is making notes. He does not own a paperweight. There is small red building-brick keeping his door open that would be perfect as a weight, but when John looks at it, he doesn't think of it as a paperweight. In this case, John has fallen prey to

The linguistic relativity hypothesis says that

All of the following are examples of an acceleration program except

Define language

Learning theory suggests that language is acquired through

Since 1979, I have headed research involving the study of over 100 sets of twins and triplets who were reared apart. Who am I?

All of the following are true of the mildly mentally retarded except that they

Kara took a test that included items based on verbal meaning, number, space, perceptual speed, word fluency, memory and inductive reasoning. Her test was based on the ideas of

Once we've solved a problem a particular way, we tend to stick to this strategy even when more efficient approaches exist. This is known as

Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence would be considered to be based on

What IQ score(s) does the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) provide?

What theorist suggested that intelligence tests tap an individual's "g" factor, or general intelligence, and a number of "s" factors, or specific intellectual abilities?

A phrase such as "Daddy pizza" instead of "Daddy, give me pizza" is called

Efficiency is to certainty of success as

What is the name for a test designed to minimize biases by using questions that would not penalize people whose background or language differs from that of the urban middle or upper class?

Once we have hit upon a solution that works for several problems, we often fail to perceive more direct solutions to similar problems. This phenomenon refers to

Which of the following is not one of the four broad categories of mental disability?

Which of the following qualities not measured by intelligence tests are necessary for academic success?

The fact that we fail to see a new or novel function of an object we have used previously is called

Matilda took a test designed to measure her artistic talent. The first time she received a score of 46, and the second time her score was 112. On the basis of this, we can probably conclude that the test