Exam 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Anita is mildly retarded;Brady is moderately retarded;Candace is severely retarded;and Denny is profoundly retarded.Which of these individuals can probably hold a job? Which of these individuals is probably unable to care for himself or herself?

Someone relying on divergent thinking would answer _____ to the query "What can you do with a pencil?"

People whose IQ score range from 40 to 54 are most probably:

According to the text,a positive feature of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is:

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of the three broad phases of the problem-solving process,from first to last?

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is correctly matched with its definition?

As recently as the mid-1990s,Herrnstein and Murray argued in their book that race differences in IQ are a matter of genetics and not the environmental factors alone.

Collectivist cultures,such as Taiwan's,place a high priority on how individuals relate to each other.It might be reasonable to hypothesize that Taiwanese adults might outscore American adults on a test of Gardner's _____ intelligence.

A researcher finds that her participants think most readily of a carrot when prompted with the category "vegetable." On this basis,the researcher might argue that a carrot is the vegetable.

Peyton has an IQ score of 60.Although her development was typically slower than that of her peers,she is now able to hold a job and will soon start a family of her own.Peyton is most probably:

In what way do more recent theories of intelligence differ from those offered earlier in psychology's history?

Bonnie studied car mechanics in high school and spent a lot of time helping out at her father's garage.Her ability to replace a blown gasket relies primarily on her _____ intelligence.

Etta is taking an intelligence test based on Gardner's multiple intelligences theory.How is Etta's performance likely to be scored?

"The discrepancy in IQ scores between whites and blacks in the United States has nothing to do with race." Support this reference using empirical data.

Sir Francis Galton assumed that skull size is related to intelligence.This was _____ measure of intelligence.

The Adult Intelligence Scale is the most commonly used intelligence test in the United States.

Which of the following is true of academic success and career success?

Matt picks up a pamphlet at a counseling center titled How to Succeed at College Course Work.Which type of problem-solving strategies is most likely offered in this pamphlet?

If children are not exposed to language during a(n)period early in life,they may never acquire it.

Laura is eight;her performance on a series of tasks is equivalent to that of the average ten year old.Her intelligence quotient is: