Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

When Larina started college, she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana. By the end of her freshman year, however, Larina had used this drug on three different occasions. Larina's experience best illustrates

Logical, methodical step-by-step procedures for solving problems are called

A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is

Many people underestimate the number of nonfatal heart attacks because they are not as memorable as heart attacks resulting in death. This illustrates the shortcoming of relying on

Psychologists are most likely to doubt that chimpanzees have the capacity to

A condition involving intellectual disability caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic makeup is known as

When Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates

Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of

Mr. and Mrs. Vernays are parents of an adult child who received a diagnosis of intellectual disability. It is most likely that their child

To assess mental age, Binet and Simon measured children's

The basic mental abilities that go into learning and understanding any subject have been classified as

Which of the following observations provides the best evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by heredity?

When someone mentions hamburgers, Trisha immediately thinks of McDonald's. In this instance, McDonald's is a

Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as "75 percent lean" than to ground beef described as "25 percent fat." This illustrates that consumer reactions are influenced by

Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano's surveillance strategy best illustrates

State lottery officials send residents a facsimile of a contest-winning check for over $5 million to encourage them to imagine themselves as possible winners. The lottery promoters are most clearly exploiting the influence of

The concept of a g factor implies that intelligence

The most creative scientists are those who

If the heritability of intelligence within both group A and group B is 100 percent, differences in average intelligence between these groups might result from

Those diagnosed with an intellectual disability score approximately 70 or below on an intelligence test and also demonstrate a limitation in