Exam 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Regularization in problem solving refers to standing back from the problem for a while as some process within may continue to work on it. 

In the context of genetic influences on intelligence, a classic study in Louisville, Kentucky, found that:  

Dana has the ability to easily cope with unexpected and challenging situations. She generates solutions to problems by relating unexpected situations to familiar situations. In this scenario, Dana is exhibiting _____. 

__________holds that innate factors, which make up children's nature, cause children to attend to and acquire language in certain ways. 

During a math test, Jacob is given the lengths of two sides of a right triangle and is asked to find the length of its third side. He uses the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length. In this scenario, Jacob has used a(n) _____ to calculate the length of the third side of the right triangle. 

Pointing to a cat and saying, "This is not a dog" is a(n)__________of the dog concept. 

Daniel, a six-year-old boy, takes an intelligence test. The results of the test show that he is functioning intellectually like the average eight-year-old. In this scenario, Daniel has a(n) _____ of eight. 

In contrast to algorithms, heuristics guarantee a correct solution. 

__________is a heuristic device in which we try to solve a problem by evaluating the difference between the current situation and the goal. 

The MacArthur Longitudinal Twin Study found that__________were more similar than fraternal twins in spatial memory, ability to categorize things, and word comprehension. 

In the context of the theories of intelligence,__________resembles two of Howard Gardner's "intelligences"-intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills. 

Nathan is teaching his son about dogs. He points to a dog in the neighborhood while saying the word "dog." In this scenario, Nathan is using _____ of the dog concept. 

In the context of language development, which of the following statements is true of learning theory?  

Dave could not remember the last digit of his friend's cell phone number, so he kept trying different digits until he found the right one. In this scenario, which of the following methods did Dave use?  

__________is the quality of language that permits one to communicate information about objects and events in another time and place. 

__________is the degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to, or explained by, genetic factors. 

A(n) _____ is a systematic procedure for solving a problem that works invariably when it is correctly applied. 

_____ is the application of regular grammatical rules for forming inflections to irregular verbs and nouns. 

In the context of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SBIS), which of the following statements is true of intelligence quotient (IQ)?  

A(n)__________is a partial similarity among things that are different in other ways.