Exam 7: Section 1: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Describe the two examples given in your text that help in demonstrating that language influences a person's thinking.

Describe two examples of research investigating the use of symbolic communication in nonhuman animals.

Who was David Wechsler, and what is he famous for?

Define stereotype lift, and explain how psychological research has demonstrated its effects on test performance.

Define and discuss creativity.

List the five characteristics of language, and give an example of each.

Define heritability and explain heritability estimate.

Describe at least three suggestions that can enhance your ability to think creatively.

Contrast the viewpoints of Charles Spearman and Louis L. Thurstone on the nature of intelligence.

According to the In Focus box, "Does a High IQ Score Predict Success in Life?" were all of Terman's gifted subjects successful? Explain your answer, comparing outcomes of the A group and the C group.

People often cling to beliefs that have been contradicted by empirical evidence. What kinds of obstacles to logical thinking can help explain the persistence of such unwarranted beliefs?

How can mental sets and functional fixedness interfere with finding solution to problems?