Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

A finding that the constant use of male pronouns (he, him, his) when speaking about hypothetical people in general language can influence gender stereotyping would provide support for the ____.

If you have a quick reaction time and superior eyesight, Sir Francis Galton would have assumed that you ____.

Natural concepts ____.

By the time children reach ____, they begin to combine words into telegraphic speech.

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

Regarding the categories we use to organize our knowledge, superordinate categories are ____ and subordinate categories are ____.

Believing that something is true independent of any reasoning process is known as ____.

One specific way to overcome the obstacle of a mental set when attempting to solve a problem is to ____.

Knowledge is defined in the textbook as ____.

Incubation involves ____.

The idea of generalized intelligence was most influential in the ____.

Genetic studies suggest that intelligence is based on ____ of the variation in crystallized intelligence.

Which example best illustrates creativity?

When you learn the specific criteria or rigid rules that define the category rocket, you are learning a ____.

When Alfred Binet developed a test of intelligence in France, the test was specifically designed to ____.

Concepts are stored in long-term memory as____.

Which item is the best example of a basic level category?

Most tall, thin, and attractive women are not fashion models, but if you are introduced to a woman with these characteristics you may think it likely that she is a model. This is called ____.

Two-word sentences are a form of ____.

What is IQ and how is it derived?