Exam 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

For his independent project in Cooking 101, Henry decides to develop a new dip for raw vegetables, using sour cream and herbs. He tries one combination of ingredients after another, adjusting the seasoning as he goes along. What problem-solving strategy is Henry using?

When a psychological test is administered to the same group of people on different occasions and it produces very similar scores for each of the participants, it is said to be:

The _____ is a decision-making strategy that simplifies the choice among many alternatives. Although useful for minor decisions, this strategy can increase the riskiness of complex decisions.

The results of studies with bonobo chimpanzees, parrots, and bottle-nosed dolphins have provided some compelling demonstrations of animal language learning. According to your textbook:

_____ is the term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge.

The research of Lewis Terman confirmed that the most successful and creative people are likely to have high IQ scores, but they are also likely to be divorced, physically unhealthy, and addicted to alcohol or prescription drugs.

When reminded of the "elderly as wise" stereotype, senior adults scored higher on a memory test than those who were not reminded of that positive stereotype did. This is an example of stereotype lift.

Describe at least three suggestions mentioned in your text that can enhance your ability to think creatively. Bonus: provide a real-life example of a way in which each strategy was used or could be used to solve a real problem.

Your text describes research involving participants who lived in remote Amazon tribes and spoke languages that lacked a counting system or specific words for numbers. What conclusion did the researchers reach?

When people need to make a decision involving a high degree of uncertainty, what techniques do they often use to estimate the probability of an event occurring?

Language is a highly structured system that follows specific rules for combining words. These rules are referred to as the _____ of a language.

Which of the following statements about intuition is TRUE?

Aptitude test is to measuring level of skill or knowledge as achievement test is to measuring capacity to benefit from education or training.

Describe three strategies that people use to make a decision among several alternatives.

What research finding has demonstrated the influence of language on perception and thought?

Which of the following statements regarding language is FALSE?

Dr. Arnott has conducted extensive research on bilingualism. If his findings are consistent with the research on bilingualism that appears in the text, he is likely to discover that:

Functional fixedness is defined as:

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale yields two scores: one for verbal abilities and one for performance abilities.

Psychologists have found that virtually everyone possesses the intelligence and cognitive processes needed to be creative.