Exam 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

The tendency to think of an object in terms of its name or familiar function is referred to as _________ __________.

In making decisions, people tend to focus on examples that confirm their judgments and ignore instances that do not. This process often leads to

Homer's epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were imparted orally for several hundred years before written language was developed. Which property of language allows for the communication about events and objects from another time and place?

Jack is 8 years old and has a mental age of 10. His IQ score is __________.

Experts use __________ processing to solve problems.

Jamie's mother was concerned that her four-year-old daughter overregularized plurals and tenses. She took Jamie to Dr. Acton, a noted learning theorist, who advised her to

The ___________ hypothesis states that language structures the way in which we see the world.

Howard Gardner is to "multiple intelligences" as ________ is to "general intelligence."

On the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Susan answered fewer items correctly than her friend Keri. Yet, Susan's IQ score was higher than Keri's. How can this be possible?

Dr. Newson, an intern in pediatrics, takes note of the symptoms described by the infant's parents, then checks the baby's temperature, then listens to the baby's breathing, and finally orders a blood test. Dr. Newson is probably using __________ in making a diagnosis.

After engaging in thousands of studies on intelligence, psychologists now agree on what intelligence is.

"I have good news and bad news about my grades," Peter told his father. "The good news is very good and the bad news is not so bad!" What strategy is Peter using to soften his father's judgment about his grades?

When Francine formulated her New Year's resolutions for her health, finances, and relationships, she probably used __________ to formulate her goals and subgoals for each resolution.

We tend to organize concepts into ___________.

Stephan was separated from his biological parents at an early age. His IQ scores are very similar to those of his adoptive parents. This similarity probably reflects

Jason is a mechanic who rebuilt several cars last year, though he failed out of college the year before. On the Wechsler Intelligence Scale it would be unusual for Jason to

Several factors can affect one's effectiveness at solving problems. These include

Spearman called broad reasoning and problem solving abilities ______________.

Individuals who take chances, try to do the impossible, make unique things, challenge social norms, and probe ideas fit the personality characteristics of the ________ person.

The tendency to solve new problems with an approach that solved a similar problem in the past is called