Exam 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities

A special kind of problem solving in which we already know all the possible solutions or choices is ________.

By themselves, phonemes are ________.

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.

Prefixes, suffixes, and words are examples of ________.

The methods of test-retest and split-half are used to measure ________.

The Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test is an example of a culture-fair test.

How effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others, and can regulate and manage their own feeling-related behaviors is ________ intelligence.

Most concepts that people use in 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 belief that thought and experience are determined by language is known as linguistic ________.

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

In recent years, the difference in intelligence scores between Blacks and Whites has ________.

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

Explain what the "Flynn Effect" is and why researchers believe it is occurring.

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 ________.

Failing to see that a wrench can also be used to hammer a nail is an example of ________.

A heuristic strategy that combines hill climbing and subgoals is ________.

Gary is assigned to write a history paper. Instead of writing it all in one sitting, he breaks the assignment up into a series of separate tasks that include choosing a topic, doing the research, preparing an outline, writing the first draft, editing, etc. His strategy is best described as ________.

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

A seemingly arbitrary flash "out of the blue," where the solution to a problem suddenly becomes apparent to you, but you do not consciously know how you "figured it out," is called ________.