Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

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When identical twins who have been reared apart are similar on certain traits and characteristics, the similarity is considered evidence of a genetic influence.

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Jeanette, with an IQ of between 55 and 70, is classified as

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Which of the following, if properly applied, is guaranteed to result in a solution to a problem?

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Which of the following is one of the conclusions of the study conducted by Scarr and Weinberg regarding the IQ difference between white and African Americans?

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Which of the following tests is not a group test?

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Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, was able to recognize the importance of the fact that other bacteria would not grow where the penicillin mold grew, and so began the development of "wonder drugs." According to Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence, Fleming was high in

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Which field of research is most interested in the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability?

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Robert took a test designed to measure his ability to draw, and he earned the same score each time he took the test. It appears that the test is

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When we think generally about a group of related items-for example, realizing that Mustang, Nova, Maverick, Firebird, and Jaguar are all cars-we are using

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If you are highly creative or gifted in the arts or athletics, you would most likely rate high in Robert Sternberg's

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Which of the following is least useful as a prototype of the category "bird"?

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Which of the following is a measure of the consistency of a measuring device?

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Briefly define the five important components of language?

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Some theorists propose different types of intelligences ________ and ________ .

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A test must be carefully standardized to answer the question

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The fact that IQ scores for identical twins raised apart are very similar provides evidence for the influence of which of the following upon intelligence?

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Charles Spearman is associated with which theory?

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In his study of geniuses, Lewis Terman assumed that intelligence was fixed at birth.

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What are three problem-solving techniques, and how are they used?

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The IQ score as defined by William Stern is the

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