Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

The concepts we use to aid in our mental representation of our world are ____.

Which statement is TRUE of heuristics?

When we think about the world there are three conceptual levels that we use to categorize our knowledge. Typically, our thinking of the world falls within the ____.

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

Who is most associated with the ideas of fluid and crystallized intelligence?

Describe the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning and give examples of each.

The dominant perspective in the nature-nurture debate today is called ____

According to cognitive researchers, when you see your friend's new car and then later recall what the car looked like, the stored image you are recalling is ____.

Fluid intelligence is most likely to involve ____.

In Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's attempt to teach English to a Bonobo, ____.

If your 13-month-old child uses the noun "drink" to refer only to juice and not to other liquids that are also drinks, he is exhibiting a common language tendency called ____.

Lora watches a certain news network that is well known for its harshly negative portrayals of the followers of a specific religion. When she visits a university campus and meets followers of that religion, she has an immediate, negative response. Lora's use of a(n) ____ is contributing to her prejudice.

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 ____.

Ignoring the true probability or base rate of events is a potential drawback when using ____.

The first step in problem solving is to ____ the problem.

Logan has an autism spectrum disorder and has a great deal of difficulty understanding the social rules involved in conversation. Logan is having difficulty with ____.

Image-scanning studies suggest that visual images in our minds are ____.

Which item belongs to the superordinate category?

What is one of Howard Gardner's nine multiple intelligences?

If asked, many people would state that car accidents are a more frequent cause of death in the United States than strokes. However, the truth is that car accidents are just more sensational than the more frequent strokes. This mistake would be an example of ____.