Exam 9: Thinking and Intelligence

As a participant in a psychology experiment, Meredith is asked to rotate an image in her imagination. What aspect of psychology are the researchers studying? Based on Chapter 9, will Meredith be able to complete this task successfully?

Research on human cognition reveals that not all mental processing is conscious.

The drawing of conclusions or inferences from facts, observations, or assumptions is called:

Which example of the concept chair is prototypical?

Which of the following animals was NOT taught language?

A prototype is a mental category that groups objects or activities having common properties.

________ is defined as an integrated mental network of knowledge, beliefs, and expectations concerning a particular topic.

Dominic is being administered the Stanford-Binet. It is most likely that he will be asked to:

Psychologists who were interested in studying visual images found that:

Howard Gardner has proposed that the domains of intelligence be expanded to include aptitudes and talents that have not been evaluated in traditional IQ tests. Describe the additional domains that Gardner has proposed.

When discussing the results of the federal election in Canada in 2011, Javier tells his friends that he knew there would be a Conservative majority government. What cognitive bias is Javier demonstrating? Create a brief example showing how this tendency could occur in regard to military opinions.

Which of the following species is NOT able to pass the "mirror test" demonstrating self-awareness?

Howard Gardner would agree with three of the statements below. He would NOT agree, however, that:

Match each definition with the appropriate term. -the ability to profit from experience, acquire knowledge, think abstractly, act purposefully, or adapt to changes in the environment

Mindlessness occurs when we make decisions out of habit without stopping to analyze why.

________ is the tendency to try to solve new problems by using the same heuristics, strategies, and rules that worked in the past on similar problems.

The broadening of the notion of intelligence through Gardner's theory has been useful because it has led to more critical thinking about what we mean by intelligence.

In order to explain the intelligence and creativity of humans, many cognitive psychologists have likened the human mind to a:

In Chapter 9, the authors note that many adults take one position and that's that. How does this lack of reflective judgment and dialectical thinking relate to the critical thinking guidelines explained in Chapter 1?

Standardized intelligence tests tell us nothing about how a person goes about solving problems.