Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Critics of animal language research argue that animals ____.

Merita and Jackson have different but overlapping impressions of what is meant by the somewhat fuzzy term "chocolate," suggesting that it is a(n) ____ concept.

Who developed the linguistic relativity hypothesis and claimed that language directly determined or influenced one's thoughts?

Describe Benjamin Whorf's linguistic relativity hypothesis and what the research has to say about the hypothesis.

A mental representation represents objects that are ____.

The final step of problem solving is to ____ the solution.

Robert Sternberg argues that some of Howard Gardner's intelligences are ____.

You attend a meeting where 50% of the people in attendance are psychology majors, 10% are engineering majors, 20% are business majors, and 20% are pre-law majors. At this meeting, you meet Charles. Charles is wearing a white button-down shirt and a pair of jeans. He wears glasses and he has a calculator in the front pocket of his shirt. If you base your judgment on the base rate, you should guess that Charles is a(n) ____ major.

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

Who will most likely learn a second language fluently?

What is the best example of a well-structured problem?

A careful analysis of the research on gender differences in intelligence leads the authors of your textbook to conclude that ____.

Dr. Tolman is a school psychologist who is working on a project to measure the intelligence of the children enrolled in a local preschool class. Which IQ test would be appropriate for Dr. Tolman's project?

When you try to estimate the probability of a presidential candidate winning a race, you are engaged in which type of problem solving?

Compare how we use prototypes and exemplars in categorization.

Results from twin studies have ______ presented in the book The Bell Curve.

Which level of knowledge contains the most specific concepts?

______ genes become more widespread through natural selection.

Marta has heard that making a shopping list will help her save money when shopping, so she decides to try it. Her shopping list includes fruits, veggies, and meat. Marta's list uses ____ categories.

Incubation would be most likely to ____.