Exam 7: Memory

"Vehicle" is a formal concept.

Animals show basic syntactic capabilities.

Suppose a psychologist was to develop a new intelligence test. Describe how he or she would establish the reliability and validity of the new test. Outline how he or she would standardize the test.

The MOST commonly used IQ test in the United States is the:

Specific instances of a category are represented at the _____ level of the concept hierarchy.

A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, 2 months apart. She also presents the average score, the highest score, and the lowest score obtained by two large samples: one done with 2,000 college students and another done with 750 adults who are not in college. However, when one reviews the sample questionnaire items, it seems clear that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. As a result, one would question the _____ of the researcher's questionnaire.

A prototype is the:

"Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven exemplify high musical intelligence." This statement reflects one aspect of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

"Every time I take it, it tells me something different!" complains Hendrik's friend, turning away from the online personality quiz she just completed. She is complaining about the test's validity.

Unique solutions are to multiple solutions as originality is to fluency.

How do the proportions of the population compare that are identified as intellectually disabled or as gifted?

Which component of language is correctly matched with its definition?

Which of these is a natural concept?

If one wished to predict an individual's ability or potential for success in a given area, one would use an _____ test. If one wished to measure an individual's level of knowledge in a given area, one would use an _____ test.

In their song "Sassy," the contemporary jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer admired legendary jazz singer Sarah Vaughn for "blowing over changes that would give most gals a fright." In Sternberg's terms, Vaughn's ability to adapt to new situations reflects creative intelligence.

Research by _____ supports the idea that mental imagery preserves the perceptual and physical operations people perform on actual objects.

Suppose Henry meets a woman who opposes the death penalty. From this, Henry decides that women are more likely than men to oppose the death penalty. Henry assumes that the individual case is typical of its category. Henry has fallen prey to:

Broad rules of thumb for solving problems are called:

Which statement BEST describes Binet's intelligence test?

The public might think the economic situation is not as bad as it really is if the government reported employment at 88 percent, rather than saying that the unemployment rate is 12 percent.Which phenomenon is influencing the public's judgment in this situation?