Exam 6: Section 4: Thinking and Intelligence

When finding a solution to a problem, a(n) _____ guarantees a correct answer, while a(n) _____ gives a quick answer that may or may not be correct.

Extremely different scores result when a group of people takes the same intelligence test twice. This demonstrates that the intelligence test is _____.

After watching five coin tosses land on tails, Pete bets $200 that the next toss will land on heads. What heuristic is most likely guiding Pete's thinking?

People often have trouble solving a problem because they misinterpret the problem. One example of misinterpretation is _____.

Sheetal does not believe the well-established finding that heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy can harm the unborn child because her cousin's child was born healthy even though her cousin drank every day of her pregnancy. Sheetal's erroneous conclusion is based on _____.

_____ refers to accumulated factual knowledge and increases with age.

A person with an IQ of 100 would be considered _____.

People often test hypotheses about the way the world works by seeking evidence that supports their beliefs. This tendency is known as _____.

All of the following are useful heuristics EXCEPT _____.

All of the following are one of Gardner's independent intelligences EXCEPT _____.

Which intelligence theorist has shown that average intelligence scores have steadily increased in the United States over the last century?

Twin studies have shown evidence that intelligence is affected by _____.