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

Which of the following is NOT an ongoing controversy in the field of intelligence research?

Which of the following BEST defines a formal concept?

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Seeing Faces and Places in the Mind's Eye," reported on an fMRI study of mental imagery. In the study, the researchers compared brain scans of volunteers who were:

The _____ model is a decision-making strategy that simplifies the choice among many alternatives, and although useful for minor decisions, can increase the riskiness of complex decisions.

Approximately two-thirds (68 percent) of all scores on the WAIS fall between _____ and _____, a range that is considered to indicate normal or average intelligence.

A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily we can remember other instances of the event is called the:

As part of his homework assignment, Kenny memorized the names of all the planets in the solar system, learned the distance between the Earth and the Sun, decided what items he still needed to research in the library, and spent some time daydreaming about space travel. In the most general sense, Kenny was engaged in:

Research suggests that the _____ is most likely to be used when people rely on information involving vivid memories to determine the likelihood of events occurring.

Whenever Rachel is faced with choosing from a wide range of brand-name products, she always buys the cheapest brand. Rachel is using the _____ model of decision making.

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Seeing Faces and Places in the Mind's Eye," reported on an fMRI study of mental imagery. In comparing perception and imagery, the researchers found that:

Faced with evidence that seems to contradict a hoped-for finding, people may object to the study's methodology. This is an example of the:

_____ proposes that differences among languages cause differences in the thought of their speakers.

Trial and error is defined as a:

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

Scores on tests of individual differences, including intelligence test scores, often follow a pattern in which most scores are in the average range with fewer scores in the extremely high or extremely low range. What is this pattern of distribution of scores called?

Any psychological test must fulfill certain requirements to be considered scientifically acceptable. Which of the following answers include the three basic requirements of good test design?

Many people were convinced that Ethan had psychic abilities after he identified the park where the body of a missing person was eventually found. However, they failed to take into account the hundreds of times he made predictions that were false. This example illustrates the:

Rather than being interested in a single factor to identify intelligence, Louis L. Thurstone believed that it was more important to consider:

When there is a limited range of possible solutions, _____ can be a useful problem-solving strategy.

Jill, a psychology major, was fascinated by a television special she saw about a psychologist who was testing the ability of ravens to solve novel problems, such as retrieving food that was hanging from a long string. If Jill wanted to do similar research, what area of psychology should she pursue?