Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

The Seguin Form Board is an example of a(n) ________.

Mild retardation would correspond to a Stanford-Binet IQ score within the range of ________.

Ralph cannot generate an accurate list of critical differences between mice and rats, but he can still use the concepts of mice and rats in his thinking. This is because he has ________.

In the absence of full and accurate information, we often make decisions based upon availability.

The type of thinking required to solve problems requiring a creative, flexible, or inventive solution is ________ thinking.

The tendency to look for evidence in support of a belief and to ignore evidence that would disprove a belief is called the ________.

The first intelligence test was called the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.

Which of the following statements is true?

Human infants first demonstrate mirror-recognition at ________ months of age.

IQ scores are unaffected by levels of environmental stimulation during childhood.

In most cases, the cause of giftedness is ________.

Each of the following is true of "gifted" people except ________.

Identify three heuristics that can lead us to make poor decisions, and explain how each one hinders effective decision-making.

Of the following, a test with ________ questions would probably measure creativity the best.

Group tests have some distinct advantages over individual IQ tests.

Which of the following tactics can be helpful in a situation where the problem solver is more sure of what she doesn't want than of what she does?

People cannot think about things for which they have no words in their language.

Wechsler hypothesized that adult intelligence consists ________.

The first test of intelligence was the ________.

An algorithm is a ________.