Exam 8: Cognition, language, and Intelligence

 A well-structured problem is best described as one that ____. 

 Knowledge is defined in the textbook as ____.​ 

 A child at the age of nine months would be expected to be in the ____ stage of language development.​ 

 Describe the reliable gender differences in intellectual abilities and explain what you think are the causes of these differences.

 A popular meme suggests that since chocolate grows on trees,it must be a fruit and since fruit is good for you,chocolate must be good for you.This illustrates use of a ____ concept. 

 If successful performance on a test requires knowledge that people of a particular culture do not generally have,the test is said to be ____. 

 Jason is playing a computer game and just cannot seem to solve a particular problem.He gets frustrated,so he just keeps guessing over and over and over.Jason is using a(n)____.​ 

 Dr.Ebert believes that language directly influences how we view our world.As such,a native English speaker who learns Spanish as an adult can never fully understand the world the same way that a native Spanish speaker does.Dr.Ebert's views are most compatible with the ____. 

 Describe the environment-related factors that could explain the average racial group differences in IQ.

 According to Daniel Goleman,if you have a high degree of self-confidence,self-control,achievement motivation,initiative,and a sense of optimism,you have high ____. 

 Genetic studies suggest that ____. 

 If you assume that a man is homeless because his hair is messy and his clothes are old and tattered (which fits your concept of a typical homeless person),you are using a(n)____ as the basis for your assumption.​ 

 According to Lev Vygotsky and his sociocultural theory,____. 

 Viewing a pencil as only a writing instrument is an example of ____.​ 

 If a problem has a clear pathway to a solution,then it is considered a(n)____.​ 

 Adrian recently survived a killer tsunami while vacationing in Thailand.Now,Adrian believes that another tsunami is very likely to occur.As a result,he is selling his Florida beach home and moving to Kansas.  Which of the following best explains Adrian's behavior?​ 

 Dr.Gromyko believes that one of the most important functions of language is that it allows us to pass on elements of our culture to future generations.Dr.Gromyko's belief is most compatible with which of the following people's ideas on language? 

 A researcher who administers an intelligence test to fifth graders and then compares their test results to the grades they earn in school is most likely trying to determine the test's ____.​ 

 Which activity is least likely to be related to having greater loss of fluid intelligence in later life? 

 Which statement is TRUE with regard to problem solving?​