Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

A technique that is always forward looking and does not allow for digression is hill climbing.

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

The process whereby we acquire and apply information is known as ________.

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is true?

Language is based on universal sound units called morphemes.

Hill climbing is inappropriate in solving a problem requiring ________.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from H. M. Skeels's research on children raised in orphanages?

Which of the following is not one of the types of mental abilities measured by the current version of the Stanford-Binet test?

The Seguin Form Board is essentially ________.

Tests that use objective questions are not as good at measuring creativity as more open-ended tests.

In the majority of cases, the cause of mental retardation is ________.

Margaret is trying to create a ten-item intelligence test. She compares scores from her test to scores on the Stanford-Binet test in an attempt to determine her test's ________.

According to Gardner, ________ intelligence is the ability to manipulate one's body in space.

Identical twins studies have provided final proof that intelligence is completely inherited.

Compare and contrast Spearman's and Thurstone's models of intelligence, including the components of each model.

Ken knows that the radius of a circle is 5 feet, but he needs to calculate the diameter. The most effective solution strategy he can use involves a(n) ________.

A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for nonbirds, the Hopi must interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based upon ________.

There is a rule in the English language that adjectives come before nouns. This rule is an example of ________.

Define mental retardation. Identify the various levels of retardation and the criteria necessary to be diagnosed at each of those levels. What are the possible causes of retardation and what is the effectiveness of its treatment?

Skeels found evidence that intelligence depends on stimulation in his investigation of ________.