Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

When a friend asks for a restaurant recommendation,you quickly remember the place where you ate last night and suggest that restaurant to her.You most likely thought of that restaurant due to

Which of the following is NOT an example of an analogical representation?

Luke grew up by the beach and only wears sandals.Because of this,it is likely Luke considers sandals to be the most typical type of "shoe." For Luke,sandals would most likely be the ________ of the category "shoes."

Right before her geometry exam,Julie heard a story about how women have trouble in geometry because it requires spatial manipulation.Even though she was prepared for the test,she did not do as well as she would have done had she not heard that story.Based on this,you know that Julie's performance was most likely impaired by

The type of thinking that uses shortcuts to allow one to make a decision quickly,without considering all of the evidence,is called

Regina is mentally manipulating information about how her boyfriend's new jeans fit him.When Regina does this she is

Karl is posting signs on campus and he ran out of tape to put up the last sign.He could not figure out another way to put up the sign even though he was chewing gum and could have used the gum to put up the sign.Karl most likely does not come up with this solution because of

If you can make decisions,solve problems,learn quickly,and adapt to changes in the environment,you probably have a

An advantage of the prototype model in describing how we think about concepts is that

Using heuristics in decision making has the advantage of ________ and the disadvantage of ________.

James is trying to break into a safe,but he does not know the four-digit code.To find the right code,he uses a procedure that will obtain the right result if he uses it correctly.Specifically,he tries every possible set of four-digit numbers until he finds the correct one.James is using a(n)________ to find the correct code.

Steve is trying to determine whether it will rain this Saturday.He quickly remembers that it has rained the past three Saturdays.If he uses this information to make his decision,he will be using

Cory performs well at the word game Scrabble because he is good at solving problems and rearranging letters quickly to form many words.These skills reveal his ________ intelligence.

For an intelligence test to be useful,it must have both validity and reliability. A) Explain validity and reliability. B) Provide an example of something that has low validity but high reliability.

When you read the word cake on a menu,it is a(n)________ representation.The picture of a cake on a menu is a(n)________ representation.

An intelligence test that includes a verbal scale and a performance scale is the

Dr.Earl is a cognitive psychologist who studies thinking.Which question is most relevant to Dr.Earl's research?

Corbin,who is 10 years old,took a test that shows he has a mental age of 15.What can be concluded from this information?

Every morning,my bathroom scale tells me that I weigh 120 pounds.However,when I go to the doctor's office,the very accurate professional scale says I weigh 130 pounds.My bathroom scale has ________ and ________.

Josie has decided that she wants to become a doctor,but she feels overwhelmed when she thinks about how many years of school it will take to become a doctor.She could manage this feeling by breaking the process into smaller pieces.If she did this,she would be using