Exam 6: Thinking and Intelligence

John Berry found that the explanation of intelligence by members of the Cree culture focuses on

According to Robert Sternberg, ________is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life. People who have it are self-aware, know how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and know how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.

A hypothetical construct cannot be

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of

When a child understands that dogs and cats are quite different, the child has formed

Name two general approaches to problem solving.

Howard Gardner claims that people may have as many as ________ separate mental abilities.

Before enrolling in an abnormal psychology course, Gary's idea of psychological disorders had been influenced primarily by talk shows. He expected to hear the same kinds of stories he had heard on talk shows. What an eye-opening experience the course turned out to be! How would a cognitive psychologist describe the influence the course had on Gary's idea of psychological disorders?

Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by

Alex and Barbara are asked to estimate the size of a crowd. Alex is asked whether the crowd is bigger or smaller than 10,000 whereas Barbara is asked whether the crowd is bigger or smaller than 2,000. The fact that Alex would give a larger estimate could best be explained by

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of mental retardation?

Deanna reads that horses are a type of animal, and that palominos are a type of horse. To understand this, Deanna will organize these concepts into a

The use of ________ in problem solving guarantees success, but using a(n) ________ does not guarantee success.

Heritability refers to ________ not ________.

Scarr and Weinberg found that ________ by the time of late adolescence.

Frida is a substitute teacher who is taking over for Susan. Susan's two classes are equally good, but Susan decides to tell Frida that the afternoon class is smarter. Based on the research of Rosenthal and Jacobson, we could expect

In 1921, ________ began an extensive project to study gifted individuals.

A "feathered biped" is the artificial concept of a(n)

What form of intelligence was defined by Gardner as the ability to understand yourself?

In problem solving, the term rule of thumb refers to