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

Being motivated by a challenge and a personal sense of satisfaction is to _____ as being motivated by rewards such as money, grades, or fame is to _____.

In a driving simulator, women who were reminded of the stereotype that females are bad drivers were more than twice as likely to run over pedestrians as women who were NOT reminded of the stereotype. This example illustrates which of the following?

How would you characterize the distribution of scores in a normal distribution?

The percentage of variation within a given population that is due to genetic factors is called:

With virtually no hesitation you can say that pigs, sheep, and cows are all examples of the concept of mammal, but you may hesitate a few seconds before deciding whether bats and porpoises are also mammals. This suggests that pigs, sheep, and cows are _____ of the concept mammal.

The results of studies with bonobo chimpanzees, parrots, and bottle-nosed dolphins have provided some compelling demonstrations of animal communication learning. According to your textbook:

A natural concept is:

When Adrian's computer would not respond to commands from the wireless keyboard, he tried restarting the computer, as that strategy had worked in the past. After several tries, the keyboard still did not work so he gave up and called a computer repair service. A technician easily solved the problem: The batteries in the wireless keyboard needed to be replaced. Adrian's inability to solve the problem on his own had been hampered by his:

According to the In Focus box, "Neurodiversity: Beyond IQ," intellectual disability is a disorder:

Binet's intelligence test was translated and adapted by American psychologist Lewis Terman. He called this test the:

Your textbook discusses Art Fry, a singer in his church choir and a researcher at the 3M corporation. His case illustrates the importance of:

Which of the following is NOT one of the obstacles to logical thinking that accounts for the persistence of many unwarranted beliefs?

Which of the following is the best example of the phenomenon called stereotype threat?

The two-pots analogy in this figure is used to illustrate which of the following?

The In Focus box, "Neurodiversity: Beyond IQ," presents information on the idea of neurodiversity and notes that people with a mild form of autism spectrum disorder typically:

Which theorist believed that intelligence test scores were useful primarily to identify children who needed special help?

Psychologist Eleanor Rosch noted that the rules or attributes that define categories of natural objects and events in everyday life are usually not as clear and distinct as those that define formal concepts. Thus, she described natural concepts as:

Which one of the following psychologists is most likely to agree with the idea that there are "multiple intelligences" that are independent and distinct?

A decision-making strategy that involves systematically evaluating the important features of each alternative and rating each one using an arbitrary scale is called the _____ model.

The new Simonian Personality Scale had test and retest scores that were very dissimilar, and it also appeared to show little predictive value. In addition, there was some uncertainty about precisely what the test was actually measuring. The Simonian Personality Scale has: