Exam 7: Thinking and Intelligence

Most individuals do not show evidence of reflective judgment until _______________,if at all.

In __________ reasoning,a conclusion follows from certain proposition or premises,but it could be false.

Nate thinks that Republicans and Democrats almost never work together in Congress.The reason he believes this is that he finds it much easier to think of examples of politicians from the two parties not working together than to think of examples of them working together.It is likely that the ______________ has caused Nate to underestimate how frequently Democrats and Republicans work together.

On a trip to Australia,Caleb sees an ibis for the first time.Despite never having seen one before,he uses his ______________ for bird to quickly identify the ibis as a type of bird.

Which of the following is in the correct order from the basic building blocks of thought to complex networks of knowledge?

The tendency to overestimate one's ability to have predicted an event once the outcome is known is called

Which of the following represents the biggest difficulty for test makers in designing fair and accurate intelligence tests?

In the study described in your textbook,capuchin monkeys would not exchange a token for a slice of cucumber if they thought that:

If a child does well in math,American parents are more likely than Asian parents to believe that the child

Which of the following statements about the influence of nutrition on intelligence is true?

Which of the following people is most likely to experience cognitive dissonance?

_______________ is defined as an integrated mental network of knowledge,beliefs,and expectations concerning a particular topic.

Psychologists who were interested in studying visual mental images found that

If your premises are "All dogs have paws" and "Rover is a dog," then you might reasonably reach the conclusion,"Rover has paws." This kind of reasoning is called __________ reasoning.

Research on visual images shows that people are able to manipulate the images in their imaginations.

As she moves quietly around the restaurant where she is a waitress,Alicia finds herself hearing "in her mind's ear" the song,"Just whistle while you work!" This would be an example of a(n)

When Mitch was learning to drive he couldn't imagine how he could ever remember to steer the wheel,flip on the turn signal,put on the gas,and still manage to turn the car! After driving for three years,Mitch's reactions have become automatic.Now,when he drives a car

The drawing of conclusions or inferences from facts,observations,or assumptions is called

Dawn and Erin can't figure out how they can fit a television,a futon,a computer,and a refrigerator into their small dorm room! Just when it seems hopeless,Erin says,"Aha,I've got it!" and begins moving the items.Erin's sudden revelation is most likely due to

One type of mental representation is the concept.How do concepts allow us to relate to the world around us in a manageable way? Create an example to show what a person's experience in a novel situation might be like if humans didn't organize the world based on concepts.