Exam 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Brenda notices that men tend to take more risks than women do.Based on what she has learned about Steven Pinker's argument from an evolutionary perspective,she is likely to attribute this observed difference to

With increasing age,adopted children's verbal ability scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parents' scores.

Before publishing her test of musical aptitude,Professor Reed first administered the test to a representative sample of people.This was most clearly necessary for purposes of

The easier it is for people to remember an instance in which they were betrayed by a friend,the more they expect such an event to recur.This best illustrates the impact of

People with a superficial understanding of proposals for political change often express immoderately strong pro or con views.This best illustrates the impact of

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of what is commonly called intelligence?

On Monday,the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain,so Sheryl took her umbrella to work.On Friday,he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain,so Sheryl left her umbrella at home.Sheryl's behavior illustrates the effect of

People are less upset when they miss getting an early payment discount than when they are asked to bear a late payment surcharge.This best illustrates the importance of

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

Today's researchers have identified many different DNA segments that contribute to intelligence.This indicates that intelligence

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

Part of Mark's creative success as a mechanical engineer is his eagerness to consider novel design ideas and invest time and effort in overcoming serious obstacles in highly challenging engineering projects.Mark's bold dedication best illustrates

Great apes,dolphins,and elephants have demonstrated

English words are constructed from about ________ different phonemes.

The test Vincente is taking includes questions such as "In what way are brass and steel alike?" Vincente is taking the

Babbling transforms from general sounds to the sounds associated with one's native language around ________ of age.

By demonstrating both intelligence and grit,highly successful people demonstrate the importance of both ability and

Monique is working on a research project and is stumped at how to analyze the data she has collected.She has been contemplating and debating with herself all week and cannot figure it out.Then,while eating dinner one night,the solution just came to her.This demonstrates

The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is

A single memorable case of welfare fraud can have a greater impact on people's estimates of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the exception to the rule.This illustrates that judgments are influenced by