Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Parents are likely to attribute a daughter's success in math as due to _____ and a son's as due to _____

The rhythm and emphasis on each word is called _____

Before enrolling in an abnormal psychology course, Gary's idea of psychological disorders had been influenced primarily by talk shows. He expected to hear the same kinds of stories he had heard on talk shows. What an eye-opening experience the course turned out to be! How would a cognitive psychologist describe the influence the course had on Gary's idea of psychological disorders?

Don tells Ray he wants to get a new sports car. Ray immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars. Ray is using mental categories called _____

The few gender differences in cognitive functioning are _____

Like most characteristics of a population, WAIS-IV scores are distributed in a bell or normal curve. Which of the following is an accurate characteristic of those types of curves?

_____ occurs when a person sees only the original use of an object, which can ultimately interfere with problem solving.

The APA uses these phrases to describe _____: the ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, and to overcome obstacles by taking thought.

A(n)_____ is a test that predicts future performance in a particular setting or on a specific task.

_____ is utilized when an individual conjures up a sensory experience in their own mind.

Who developed the concept of mental age and published the first successful test of intelligence?

According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence is least likely to predict success in an academic environment?

The structure of a language has five different components: _____ refers to the smallest unit of meaning in a language, whereas _____ refers to the smallest unit of sound in the language.

Dr. Martinez is the top math professor at a local university. Students rate him as a fantastic instructor because of his superb math abilities and his fine language s, in addition to his ability to clearly communicate with students. Students connect with him, find him to be personable and approachable, and find him very easy to understand. According to Gardner, the three types of intelligence he would score high on would be _____, _____, and _____.

Seth has a good understanding of the social rules of his language and uses intonation as appropriate when he speaks. Seth seems to have a good understanding of _____.

Concepts are ideas that represent _____

_____ intelligence, according to Sternberg, is made up of a person's creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.

_____ is the degree to which a characteristic is estimated to be influenced by genes.

The sentence, "Colorless ideas sleep furiously" has _____

Linus, Adjoa, and Jelani were all asked by their professor to take 60 seconds and list as many different uses for a note card as they could think of in that time frame. Jelani came up with six uses and Linus came up with five. Adjoa, however, was able to come up with fourteen uses for a note card. Based on the research, which of the following is likely true of Adjoa?