Exam 9: Thinking and Intelligence

Match each definition with the appropriate term. -a unit of meaning that is made up of concepts and expresses a single idea

The belief that a correct answer can be determined directly through the senses or from authorities occurs during:

Which of the following occurs outside of conscious awareness but is accessible to consciousness when necessary?

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of ________ and an IQ of ________.

Whereas formal problems can often be solved with a/an ________, informal problems often call for a/an ________.

Propositions represent the relationships of concepts to one another.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of formal reasoning?

________ is the knowledge or awareness of one's own cognitive processes.

Hindsight bias occurs when we are sure that we "knew it all along."

Scientists have found evidence of all of the following EXCEPT:

According to our textbook, intelligence is defined as an inferred characteristic of an individual, usually defined as the ability to profit from experience, acquire knowledge, think abstractly, act purposefully, or adapt to changes in the environment.

When he begins deliberating with fellow jurors, DeAndre is convinced of the defendant's guilt. As he listens attentively, he rethinks his own position in order to evaluate the evidence from the perspective of innocence. This point-counterpoint method of deliberation is an example of:

Maggie is surprised to hear her little brother say "Hello!" because she had intended to call her best friend. Her error in dialling the wrong number can be attributed to:

________ are linked together by propositions.

Carmen is taking an advanced math test and she feels a burden of doubt knowing the negative stereotypes about women's abilities in mathematics. This feeling has been labelled:

Research evidence is accumulating that ________ have at least some abilities that depend on a theory of mind.

A ________ is a network of knowledge, associations, beliefs, and expectations.

________ is the tendency for people to pay attention only to evidence that supports their beliefs.

Explanations of animal behaviour that rely solely on instinct would have difficulty interpreting the fact that mother chimpanzees show their young how to use stone tools to open nuts.

Define language. To qualify as a language, what criteria must a communication system meet?