Exam 9: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

From 1973 to 1990,the mean educational level of adults increased among white families by 70%,while the mean educational level of adults in African American families increased by 350%.

Convergent thinking is:

The differing ways in which a problem or question is presented is referred to as ____________.

The ability to do which of the following is most likely to be measured in a tacit intelligence test?

Whorf's linguistic relativity hypothesis claims that:

Of the following theorists,which one does NOT support the idea that intelligence is determined by a single general factor?

Which of the following concepts is a simple concept?

In the creative process,formulation of the problem occurs in:

To break out of a mental set,you should:

Francis Galton,Charles Spearman,and David Wechsler provide evidence to support the multiple intelligences hypotheses.

Eleanor Rosch defined "prototype" as:

Everyday intelligence is referred to as ____________.

The question,"Is the glass half full or half empty?" is MOST associated with the concept of:

Concepts are

Which of the following is a superordinate concept?

In the middle of the desert,the fan belt breaks in Rosario's car.Undaunted,she uses her nylons to replace it until she can get to a service station.Rosario has:

In general,standard IQ tests are NOT useful in predicting:

Pat and Cindy are both given the same information regarding a terrorist threat that occurred within the airline they will be using for their business trip.Prior to receiving this news,Cindy was having a good day and reported a positive mood,while Pat was feeling irritable and cranky.Who will be MOST likely to cancel her trip?

List and describe cognition's three primary facets.

Which of the following is a subordinate concept?