Exam 7: Thinking, intelligence, and Language

Jessica has been searching for a new apartment.She has looked at several different possibilities and now must select which apartment best suits her needs.Choosing which apartment is best is an example of _____.

_____ uses established rules to draw conclusions,whereas in _____,such rules are not established,and we may not know the consequences of the decisions.

Why are computers considered to be an oversimplified model of the mind's processing of information?

In the U.S.,intelligence is defined as _____.

When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain,the brain is described as the computer's _____ and cognition is described as its _____.

You have to study four chapters of information for your next test.If you decide to use the problem-solving strategy of subgoaling,you would do which of the following?

_____ is the proportion of observable differences in a group that can be explained by differences in the genes of the group's members.

Flexibility,inner motivation,willingness to face risk,and objective evaluation of work are characteristics of people who _____.

Brainstorming is an example of _____.

Claudia is trying to cook her mother's famous lasagna.She carefully follows her mother's recipe to ensure that the dish turns out correctly.Claudia is using a(n)_____.

Dr.Ambrose is administering an intelligence test,and one question asks,"During what month of the year does the NCAA basketball championship games start?" Students from various groups within the U.S.,as well as students from countries outside of the United States may have problems with this question because it is probably _____.

What is the primary disadvantage of using algorithms?

Sophia is in the fifth grade and lives in one of the most impoverished areas in the state.She has a history of academic failure,although she is very sensitive to teacher expectations.Her teachers have noticed that she responds best when candy is offered as an incentive instead of verbal praise.Sophia's IQ is 65.She is most likely a victim of _____.

The tendency to ignore information about general principles in favor of very specific but vivid information is known as _____.

_____ is a characteristic of good problem solvers.

_____ involves the ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and to devise unconventional solutions to problems.

Hudson works in the product development department of a large toy company.His job is to take abstract theories of child development and implement them in functional ways so that they can be used to create a toy.According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,Hudson would likely score high on a measure of _____ intelligence.

Cognitive psychology is the study of _____.

Maria is extremely active in politics.She has strong conservative beliefs about what is correct and what is not.Each day when she reads the newspaper,she pays close attention to the editorial section in particular.According to the confirmation bias,what will she do when she reads them?

Basketball,football,baseball,and soccer all fit into the _____ of sports.