Exam 6: Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

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Imagine a base rate of 2 percent for a disease, a false positive rate of 10 percent, and a sensitivity rate of 90 percent for the screening test for the disease. Which is the BEST estimate of the conditional probability that a person given a positive test result actually has the disease?

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After reading the description of Linda in your text, most people indicate it is more likely that Linda is both a bank teller and active in the feminist movement than that Linda is just a bank teller. That example illustrates that the _ heuristic leads people to _.

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The average correlation between intelligence scores is greater for identical twins than fraternal twins, supporting the _ explanation of intelligence. The average correlation between intelligence scores for identical twins decreases when the twins are adopted and raised apart in different environments, supporting the _ explanation of intelligence.

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How does a deviation IQ score differ from Stern's IQ formula?

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The availability heuristic leads us to make incorrect estimates regarding the risk of different causes of death because we _ the risk of more publicized causes and _ the risk of less publicized causes.

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How are Sternberg's and Gardner's theories of intelligence different from other theories of intelligence?

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Use of the representativeness heuristic can lead to the conjunction fallacy by causing us to do which of the following?

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Why is standardization of a test necessary?

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To avoid the possibility that confirmation bias may lead us to perceive an illusory correlation, we need to focus on which of the following?

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Why might the anchoring and adjustment heuristic lead us to make errors in estimation?

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Exam 6: Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

Imagine a base rate of 2 percent for a disease, a false positive rate of 10 percent, and a sensitivity rate of 90 percent for the screening test for the disease. Which is the BEST estimate of the conditional probability that a person given a positive test result actually has the disease?

After reading the description of Linda in your text, most people indicate it is more likely that Linda is both a bank teller and active in the feminist movement than that Linda is just a bank teller. That example illustrates that the _____ heuristic leads people to _____.

How does a deviation IQ score differ from Stern's IQ formula?

The availability heuristic leads us to make incorrect estimates regarding the risk of different causes of death because we _____ the risk of more publicized causes and _____ the risk of less publicized causes.

How are Sternberg's and Gardner's theories of intelligence different from other theories of intelligence?

Use of the representativeness heuristic can lead to the conjunction fallacy by causing us to do which of the following?

Why is standardization of a test necessary?

To avoid the possibility that confirmation bias may lead us to perceive an illusory correlation, we need to focus on which of the following?

Why might the anchoring and adjustment heuristic lead us to make errors in estimation?

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After reading the description of Linda in your text, most people indicate it is more likely that Linda is both a bank teller and active in the feminist movement than that Linda is just a bank teller. That example illustrates that the _ heuristic leads people to _.

The availability heuristic leads us to make incorrect estimates regarding the risk of different causes of death because we _ the risk of more publicized causes and _ the risk of less publicized causes.