Exam 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Discuss how heredity is related to intelligence and IQ scores. What is the controversy about the role of race and ethnicity in IQ and intelligence? Evaluate the claims of those who think race is related to IQ and intelligence.

Pragmatics is defined as the __________.

Give an example of a heuristic.

Bella leaves her office building only to find it is raining. She returns to her office and gets a trash bag out of the supply cabinet. Using a pair of scissors, she cuts the bag so that she can put her head and arms through the bag without getting wet. In using the trash bag as a makeshift rain jacket, Bella has overcome __________.

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Dolphins, according to TV and movies, are very intelligent and have strong language abilities. They might even be able to talk! However, which statement is TRUE according to the research?

Measuring intelligence by testing is a rather new concept in the history of the world. The idea of such testing came from __________.

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________.

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in __________ thinking.

All parents think their little kids are geniuses. However, to be classified as a genius, the IQ score must be above __________.

The ability to learn from one's experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges or problems is the psychologist's working definition of __________.

Binet and Simon considered children relatively slow if their mental age __________ their chronological age.

Javier tells Ben that he wants to get a new sports car. Ben immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars. Ben is using mental categories called __________.

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer. Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language. Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

Holden is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 8 years. His IQ would be __________.

A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop down while Ramón drives; however, he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into his pocket for a dime and uses it to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ramón overcome?

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called __________.

The measurement of intelligence by some kind of test is a concept dating back roughly how many years?

Which of the following statements about infants and language is TRUE?

The Binet-Simon scale was originally developed to __________.