Exam 6: Section 2: Thinking and Intelligence

In the British researcher Peter Wason's "2-4-6 task," Zach thought the rule was "numbers under 10 that increased by 2." To attempt to disconfirm this hypothesis, which sequence(s) should he test?

With respect to intelligence, eugenics is _____.

Casey is trying to find a creative solution to a problem she is having with her roommate. Because research suggests that frontal cortex activity may _____ insight, when she "thinks outside the box," Casey would likely be _____ successful at solving the problem than would a patient with frontal lobe damage.

What is the tendency to cling to one's beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence?

Which theorist proposed that an individual can be irrational and still score high on an intelligence test?

Using William Stern's formula, Terman would conclude that an 8-year-old child with a mental age of 12 had an IQ of _____.

_____ is concerned with consistency whereas _____ is concerned with predictability.

Which statement is TRUE?

System 1 is to _____ as System 2 is to _____.

What are the three types of intelligences in Sternberg's triarchic theory?

David Wechsler determined that the Binet-Simon intelligence test was inadequate because _____.

According to Cattell and Horn, _____ intelligence includes accumulated knowledge and is hypothesized to _____ with age.

A test in which the test scores are consistent is said to have a high degree of _____.

One block to problem solving can be mindless behavior, which is _____.

Which statistical technique helped Thurstone identify seven primary mental abilities?

In the standardization distribution of deviation IQ scores developed by Wechsler, the mean is set at _____, and the standard deviation is set at _____.

An individual with a deviation IQ score of -2 on the WAIS would have an IQ score of _____.

Although Terry knew he was supposed to stop at the grocery store on the way home from the gym, he drove right past the store and did not realize he'd forgotten until pulling into his garage. This BEST illustrates what is known as _____.

Which term does NOT belong with the others?

Galton's major contribution to intelligence testing was the development of the _____.