Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

John fell off his bike without a helmet and injured his frontal lobes. If he were to take an IQ test, what aspect would be impaired?

Yang believes that a whale is a fish, because a whale swims. Yang's misconception suggests that he is using a(n) ____________ model for the fish category.

A picture of a carrot is an example of a(n) ____________ representation; the word carrot is a(n) ____________ representation.

A grocery store owner places a new item at the front of each aisle every few days. He wants people to think that these items are in front because they are special or on sale. The grocery store owner is trying to use ____________ to sell the items at the front.

A classic children's game involves placing a set of objects on a table under a cloth. The cloth is lifted very briefly. After the cloth is replaced, the child then tries to remember as many of the objects as possible. Eleazar (IQ 132), Sean (110), Suzanne (112), and Diem (125) are playing. In what order (from high to low) should the children score in this game?

What is the direction and strength of the correlation between years in school and IQ?

Johann has an IQ of 104 and Avi has an IQ of 115. Johann has a much higher level of both interpersonal and kinesthetic intelligence than Avi. They are both trying to listen to their psychology lecture at the same time that someone is sitting outside the room playing an iPod loudly. You might expect that Johann will:

In problem solving, a person: