Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

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Although Michael is not a trained musician, he has the ability to hear a piece of music once or twice and then play it on his guitar. According to Gardner, Michael would have a high _____.

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Which of the following is true of Lewis Terman's longitudinal research on gifted individuals?

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Laurie works for an advertising agency. She has won multiple awards for her creativity and efficiency. According to the triarchic theory, Laurie would have a high _____ intelligence.

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Researchers have found that despite the number of color names in a language, the basic abilities to perceive color are unchanged. This finding would be troublesome for the theory of _____

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When one or more factors related to making a decision are most important to us, we would do well to use the _____

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Stella recognizes that the roundish, wonderful smelling, sweet tasting, edible objects that sometimes contain chocolate chips or oatmeal and raisins are cookies. Stella has a _____, or mental category, for these delicious desserts.

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_____ is utilized when an individual conjures up a sensory experience in one's own mind; a _____ is a mental category that represents a group of people, objects, or events.

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William Stern developed a method for assessing similar degrees of retardation in children of different ages when he devised the _____

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Why do standardized intelligence tests such as the WISC-IV report more than one score?

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_____ thinking is the ability to make unusual associations and switch smoothly between sets of ideas.

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When you don't have much relevant information on which to make a decision you are likely to rely on the _____ heuristic.

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The concept of confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe _____

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Suzzette is a professional dancer who has suffered an injury to her knee. She is devastated that she cannot dance for the next three months. Her brother made the suggestion to think about her dancing often and even actively imagine herself dancing everyday through her routines. Based on information provided in your textbook, how should Suzzette respond to her brother's suggestions?

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On a newly developed IQ test, an individual scores at the 110 level on the first half of the test and 150 on the second half of the test. What does this test appear to lack?

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Most psychologists now agree that intelligence is _____

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The study of the influences of genetics and environment on human behavior and mental processes is the field of _____

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The increase in IQ scores over time suggests _____ has a strong influence on intelligence.

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As Sabra was taking her sociology final, she was confused as to what one of the questions was really asking. She read it again and again, but did not understand the meaning of it. Based on the structure of language, Sabra was struggling with the _____ of that question.

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Because her school has decided to support _____, Olivia, a second-grader who has been diagnosed with mental retardation, attends class in her appropriate grade level with her same-aged peers.

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The system of rules for combining words and phrases to make meaningful sentences is called _____

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