Exam 9: Intelligence and Language

Dorian is 2 years old; Constance is 5. Dorian's vocabulary probably contains _________ words; Constance's, _______ words.

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between the development of language production and that of language comprehension

Which of the following defines general intelligence (g)

The __________ Adult Intelligence Scale is the most commonly used intelligence test in the United States.

The correlation between SAT scores and scores on standard measures of intelligence is approximately _______. This coefficient supports the SAT's _______.

Angie is computing the correlation between the intelligence test scores and the household incomes of a large sample of American adults. What type of correlation should she find

"Every time I take it, it tells me something different!" complains your friend, turning away from the online personality quiz she just completed. Your friend is complaining about the test's __________.

Which of the following pairs of correlation coefficients most closely corresponds to the observed correlations between the intelligence scores of adopted children and those of their adoptive or biological parents

Rather curiously, the German language distinguishes between 30 different kinds of kisses. You hypothesize that German speakers can tell the difference between one kiss and another with greater accuracy than can English speakers. How does such a prediction relate to the linguistic relativity hypothesis Is your hypothesis likely to be confirmed by empirical research

On most intelligence tests

Psychologists define _________ as the capacity to learn from experience, solve problems, and to adapt to new situations.

With respect to the contributions of nature and nurture to mental retardation:

Your text states that a young chimpanzee named Loulis learned 70 signs simply by watching her mother, a chimpanzee named Washoe, use signs. Loulis demonstrated:

According to your text, approximately ______% of Americans grow up bilingual

For which WAIS dimension should scores show the lowest correlation with scores on a measure of Spearman's g

_________ is associated with a theory of intelligence proposing 8 or more distinct forms of intelligence.

In written language, letters most closely represent __________, whereas sentences may be said to reflect __________.

Regarding communication and language, which of the following statements is MOST accurate

Approximately what proportion of the population fulfills the criteria for mental retardation

The WAIS yields scores on each of the following dimensions EXCEPT: