Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

Critics of IQ tests claim that the only thing they really measure is ________.

Identify and compare four different problem-solving strategies. In your discussion, describe the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy you present.

A numerical value given to intelligence that is determined from the scores of an intelligence test and based on a score of 100 for average intelligence is ________.

Compare and contrast divergent and convergent thinking and discuss their role in creative problem solving.

Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon designed the first ________ test.

In its emphasis on intelligence being comprised of many separate abilities, Gardner's theory of intelligence most closely matches ________ theory of intelligence.

According to your text, each of the following is a distinguishing feature of language except ________.

Which of the following is not one of the types of intelligence described in the theory of multiple intelligences?

Current research indicates that males tend to be born with superior math skills whereas females tend to be born with superior verbal skills.

The type of validity that requires a test to contain an adequate sample of the skills or knowledge to be measured is called ________ validity.

The ability of a test to measure what it sets out to measure is ________.

Performance tests and culture-fair tests are similar in that they ________.

Researchers who taught a gorilla named Koko to use sign language found that through age 5 her vocabulary was ________ the spoken vocabulary of a human 5-year-old and was ________ than the vocabulary of a deaf 5-year-old child using sign language.

Identify and describe four tactics for improving your problem-solving abilities. Specifically list the advantages of each method.

Discuss the development of individual intelligence tests for children. In your discussion, be sure to cover key concepts such as IQ and mental age and name the persons responsible for developing these concepts.

Barbara does not do very well on IQ tests and does only mediocre work in school. However, she is quite flexible and adapts to new work environments creatively. Her flexibility allows her to respond quickly and accurately to new situations. Her intellectual strengths appear to be ________.

A researcher argues that intelligence is quite general--a kind of well, or spring, of mental energy that flows through every action. This researcher's views are most similar to those of ________.

Half the questions on a comprehensive final exam on general psychology focus on psychobiology. This test probably does not have ________.

In the mirror test, which of the following animals is the only one that showed signs of self-recognition and awareness?

Clayton is looking for a house to buy. As he looks at different houses, he weighs the different features that each house offers. For instance, while he prefers a brick house, he saw a wooden house that had a better floor plan, a reasonable price, and was in a good school district. Clayton decides that the wooden house is a better buy despite not being made of brick. His decision-making style involved the use of a ________.