Exam 8: Cognition and Intelligence

Santos is learning the rules for ordering words in the formation of sentences. Santos is studying

Culture-fair intelligence tests have been shown to be entirely free of cultural influences.

The knowledge section of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (SB5) requires the test taker to complete analogy questions, fill-in-the-missing-shape in a group of shapes, and tell a story about what is happening in a series of pictures.

Which of the following types of tests attempt to measure intelligence without being affected by a person's verbal skills or educational background so that these tests are useful for testing children in the United States who come from poor communities, rural areas, or ethnic minority families?

In routine problem-solving or thinking, there is one correct answer, and one's goal is to find it. This leads to __________thinking.

Acceptance into the nursing program requires one to have successfully completed eight hours of anatomy and physiology and three hours of college algebra and have an overall 3.0 grade point average. Acceptance into the nursing program would be considered a __________ concept.

The basic speech sounds of a language are called

Alice told her friend that she felt like she was in the "spotlight" when she made a comment in class.   In this example, the word "spotlight" is being used to reflect its

To communicate their experiences to others, wine connoisseurs must put taste sensations into words. Thus, wine tasting illustrates the

Common mental blocks that can hinder problem-solving include all of the following types EXCEPT for __________ barriers.

Which of the following often includes visual and auditory representations, but can also include representations of movement, touch, taste, smell, and pain?

Trial-and-error thinking in which all possibilities are tried, more or less randomly is called a(n) __________ strategy.

When members of the Kpelle tribe in Liberia were asked to sort objects "like a fool would do it," they grouped them together

When a majority-speaking child is taught a second language, it usually results in

Michael and his fellow high school seniors are sitting in a large auditorium and are about to take a group test that will measure their aptitudes for language, math, and reasoning as well as predict their chances of success in college. Michael and his fellow classmates are most likely taking the __________ Reasoning Test.

Grades and school success tend to be influenced by

Claudia's failure to see that a trash bag would make an excellent makeshift raincoat is an example of

Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that minority cultures may value "street smarts," or practical intelligence more than "book learning," or __________ intelligence.

To be a "motorcycle," a vehicle must have two wheels, handlebars, and a motor, which illustrates that this criteria for a motorcycle is a disjunctive concept.

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and are often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to