Exam 7: Section 4: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

In the two-stage theory of intuition, the _____ stage refers to the process where conscious, analytic thought processes take over and you try to prove or disprove your hypothesis.

According to psychologist _____, there are multiple, independent forms of intelligence, such as linguistic intelligence, spatial intelligence, or interpersonal intelligence.

Who translated and revised Binet's intelligence test for use in the United States?

Juliana is equally proficient in both English and Spanish. Julia has achieved:

According to the In Focus box on neurodiversity, an individual with Asperger's syndrome (a mild form of autism spectrum disorder) is likely to:

Erika is asked to generate a list of five different animals that can be kept as pets. She quickly responds, "dogs, cats, goldfish, gerbils, and canaries." Dogs would thus represent Erika's _____ for the _____ concept of "pets."

When a psychological test is administered to the same group of people on different occasions and it produces very similar scores for each of the participants, it is said to be:

The term _____ refers to the rules for combining words in a particular language.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis:

According to Psych for Your Life: A Workshop on Creativity, creativity can be enhanced if you:

A _____ is defined as the tendency to persist in solving problems with solutions that have worked in the past.

When people need to make a decision involving a high degree of uncertainty, what techniques do they often use to estimate the probability of an event occurring?

Cindi and Beth are participants in a research study that involves taking a difficult math test. Cindi is told that scores on the math test usually reflect gender differences, while Beth is told that scores on the math test usually do not reflect gender differences. Cindi and Beth's math scores will be compared with the scores of male students taking the same test. Based on Claude Steele's research, what would you predict about Cindi and Beth's scores on the math test?

_____ is formally defined as the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge, including memory and perception.

For his independent project in Cooking 101, Henry decides to develop a new dip for raw vegetables, using sour cream and herbs. He tries one combination of ingredients after another, adjusting the seasoning as he goes along. What problem-solving strategy is Henry using?

Rick asks you how many stop signs you encounter on your drive home. To answer his question, you probably rely on a:

According to Focus on Neuroscience: Seeing Faces and Places in the Mind's Eye, researchers utilized fMRIs used to study mental imagery. Evaluations of the brain scans revealed whether or not participants were:

Finn will soon take the GRE. He is a straight-A student at Yale and has received a great deal of support from his family, professors, and friends, as he approaches the date to take the exam. After receiving his score, Finn realized that he actually scored much higher than he had expected. This example illustrates the phenomenon known as _____, which is the awareness that positive expectations can actually improve performance on tasks.

Which of the following statements about animal communication is TRUE?

Davion and Angelo are identical twins. At birth, their mother gave the babies up for adoption. Davion was adopted by a couple in California, while Angelo was adopted by a family in New York. Despite growing up in different homes, both boys have similar IQ scores. This finding illustrates the importance of _____ on intelligence.