Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be _____

Divergent thinking is characterized by higher levels of activity in _____

Today, the best estimates of the heritability of intelligence range from ____

There are elements of language that appear to be unique to the human language; one is _____, which refers to the notion that language can express ideas that are untrue.

"Those who are bright in one area are usually bright in other areas as well." Who would have made this comment?

_____ is the stage in the creative process when we set aside active work on a problem while processing information, often below the level of consciousness.

In terms of intelligence and intelligence testing, what would likely be the topic of conversation between Charles Spearman and Louis Thurstone?

Based on the elements of language that are unique to the human language, duality of patterning indicates that _____

_____ refers to the mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information.

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

One thing that animals have not demonstrated the ability to do with language that humans can is use language to describe itself. This use is called _____

How do individuals know how to arrange words so that they make sense to others who speak the same language?

Discuss gender differences in cognition. Include biological and social factors that may contribute to them. Discuss why it is important to keep gender differences in cognition in perspective.

Through brain imaging, we have observed that women process emotion _____

Craig Ramey and other psychologists have produced research that runs counter to the publication on race and IQ by Arthur Jensen in 1969. Jensen argued that "genetic differences" were the reason for the gap in IQ between races; however, Ramey and others suggest that racial differences were likely due to _____ and _____.

According to Robert Sternberg, _____ intelligence refers to the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving. This is the type of intelligence that is measured by intelligence tests and academic achievement tests.

Educational programs for the mentally retarded rely heavily on _____

Mednick and Mednick think the essence of creativity is being able to fit together _____

Individuals with mild mental retardation, in the _____ range, can usually acquire academic s to about the _____ grade level.

_____ refers to a test's consistency of scores.