Exam 7: Section 2: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Your text described a classic study that involved participants memorizing a simple map, and then measuring how long it took them to mentally scan from one location to another across a mental image of the map. What was the main conclusion of the research study?

Approximately _____ percent of the population will have IQ scores between 85 and 115.

The _____ is the strong tendency to search for information or evidence that confirms a belief, while making little or no effort to search for information that might disprove the belief.

The hallmarks of autism spectrum disorder, according to the In Focus box on neurodiversity, are:

Mary had trouble recognizing that snails can be a food because snails did not fit with her _____ of food.

Functional fixedness is defined as the:

_____ describes a characteristic of individuals who are equally proficient in two languages.

Animal cognition, an active area of psychological research:

What research finding has demonstrated the influence of language on perception and thought?

While evaluating evidence that seems to confirm a hoped-for finding, people may overlook flaws in the research or argument. This is an example of the:

Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for enhancing creativity?

Philip, who displays the hallmark characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, is likely to have:

Mental images:

Sonia has been offered a job by two different companies. Since she is uncertain about which job offer to accept, Sonia makes a list of the features of each company. She then rates these features using a 10-point scale, with 10 being the best. Finally, Sonia adds up the ratings for each company. She accepts the job offer from the company that had the highest score. Sonia used the _____ model to help her make her decision.

Ali took a test that measured his level of knowledge, skills, and accomplishment in particular areas such as mathematics and writing ability. Ali took a(n) _____ test.

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Seeing Faces and Places in the Mind's Eye," reported on an fMRI study of mental imagery. One of the findings of the study was that:

A mental set is defined as the:

Faced with a wide variety of computers to choose from, Mary first eliminated all models that would not fit comfortably on her desk. Next, she eliminated all models costing more than $1,000. Finally, she eliminated all models without a full year's warranty. It appears that Mary is using the _____ model of decision making.

People tend to believe evidence that confirms what they want to believe is true, a bias that is sometimes called the:

Amy is applying for a job at a large multinational corporation. As part of the job application process she is given a test to see if she is suited to work in sales. This is an example of _____ testing.