Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

The older a person is when moving to a new country,the harder it is to learn the language.This best illustrates the importance of ________ for learning language.

Many scientists question whether it is meaningful to identify racial differences in intelligence because they view race primarily as a(n)__________ without well-defined boundaries.

People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely to consist of

To find out if her new spatial reasoning test is good at measuring what it was designed to measure,Dr.Chu compares the scores on her test with the scores and grades of college students enrolled in courses that involve spatial reasoning.In this instance,Dr.Chu is in the process of

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

The indelible memories of the 9/11 terrorist tragedy unduly inflated many people's estimates of the risks associated with air travel.This best illustrates the importance of

Performance-impairing anxiety is most closely associated with

People who err on the side of overconfidence are especially likely to

The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage

Introductory psychology students facing a midterm exam one week later spent five minutes each day visualizing themselves reading their assigned chapters,going over their notes,and eliminating study distractions.This ________ simulation had a ________ effect on their exam scores.

Disproportionately more Whites than Blacks would be admitted into American colleges if performance scores on ________ were the only basis for college admissions.

University students who focus on the interest and challenge of their schoolwork rather than on simply meeting deadlines and securing good grades are especially likely to demonstrate

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to

William is convinced that there is no relationship between exposure to violent media and aggressive behavior.When presented with evidence to the contrary,he quickly critiques it and disputes it,claiming that it is unreliable and flawed.This is an example of

The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is

Brenda speaks both English and Spanish.She has the ability to inhibit one language while using the other and is able to inhibit her attention to irrelevant information.Brenda is demonstrating

Intrinsic motivation is thought to be an important component of

The ability to learn a new computer software program is to ________ as knowledge of state capitals is to ________.

In the English language,adjectives are typically placed before nouns,as in "green car." This illustrates an English language rule of

The first modern test of intelligence was developed in