Exam 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years. His IQ would be _____

The failure to use familiar objects in novel ways to solve problems because of a tendency to view objects only in terms of their customary functions is called _____.

_____ addresses the question, "Is the test given the same way every time?" while "Is the test measuring what it is supposed to measure?" addresses _____

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include _____

Maxwell is working on a challenging "mind bender" that is asking him to connect nine dots using only four lines without taking his pencil off the paper. The nine dots are placed in three groups of three in a square-like formation. Maxwell works on the problem for about fifteen minutes before he realizes that he has been employing the same ineffective strategy. He is forgetting to consider the special circumstances of that particular problem. As soon as he does consider the special circumstances of that particular problem, he'll increase his chances of solving the problem. Until then, Maxwell will continue to experience _____

Which of the following is true about preschoolers who are fluent in more than one language?

Trevor is trying to solve an open-ended physics problem. First, he first gathers all of the necessary information before he tackles the problem. Once that part is complete, he tries to come up with different ways to solve the problem. After about 45 minutes of working on the problem and coming up empty-handed, he decides to go for a nice long walk with his dog. About 20 minutes later, just as he approaches his apartment, he gets an idea of how he might solve the problem. He runs inside and applies his idea to the problem. Finally, the physics problem is solved. In which part of the scenario did Trevor experience incubation?

What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think?

The consistent improvement in IQ scores over time is known as the _____

_____ is the general psychological term for any mental process such as perception, decision making, and language use.

In what way are heuristics both useful and not useful?

The improvement in IQ between the infants in Ramey's intervention group and his control group was still _____ significant at age _____

Out of apple, mango, or boysenberry, the average American person likely has _____ as a prototype for fruit.

Emotional intelligence is _____ the intelligence quotient or IQ.

A decision-making process in which the alternatives are rated on each factor that is important to you, and the alternative with the highest overall rating is chosen, is called the _____

Sternberg's _____ intelligence refers to the mental abilities most closely related to success on conventional IQ and achievement tests.

To which of the following groups of people is the Stanford-Binet LEAST suited?

Gardner and his associates are known for proposing _____

_____ knowledge, according to Sternberg, is action-oriented and acquired without direct help from others.

Heuristics are used for _____ in decision making.