Exam 21: Seciton 3: Adulthood: Cognitive Development

When driving, adults are _____ distracted by talking on a cell phone _____ to a passenger.

With which coping style do people try to attack a stressor in some way?

The skill, flexibility, and strategies needed to raise a family are a manifestation of _____.

Practical intelligence is supported by _____.

Despite experiencing Hurricane Katrina, Alice continued to believe that God was caring and benevolent. Because of these beliefs, Alice was more likely to experience _____ after experiencing Katrina.

If a person is experiencing stress and the person's organ reserve is depleted, the physiological toll of those stressors can _____.

To solve a problem in his or her special area, the expert is more likely than the novice to _____.

An expert internal medicine doctor may prefer a patient who _____.

Thinking that occurs without deliberate, conscious thought is _____ processing.

Hunt, a psychologist who studies intelligence, has proposed that nations with the most advanced economies and greatest national wealth are those that make best use of cognitive _____, that is, ways to amplify and extend general cognitive ability.

The Mullers have just had a baby. Both parents must now adapt to the new demands of caring for an infant. This will require the form of intelligence that Sternberg calls _____.

The Wilson family is having a big reunion and four generations of Wilsons are expected to attend. Applying the Flynn effect to this family, we would expect that _____.

Which of the following is an example of a relatively modern cognitive artifact?

The older Gary gets the more difficult it is going to be for him to _____.

Major stressors and daily hassles _____.

The basic intelligence that makes learning quick and thorough is referred to as _____ intelligence.

Which type of intelligence is usually MOST valued during high school and college?

Paula is a middle-aged doctor who is an expert at laser eye surgery for the correction of myopia (nearsightedness). She graduated from medical school 35 years ago. Daryl is a young doctor who also does the surgery; he graduated from medical school 5 years ago. According to the textbook, who would likely be the better choice for operating on your eyes?

The term g refers to _____ intelligence.