Exam 7: Memory

Gardner's theory includes each of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT:

The notion that language shapes and may determine the way people in a particular culture perceive and understand the world is known as the _____ hypothesis.

"That's so not true! This test can't have anything to do with my ability to attract women!" Ignacio protests.Ignacio is disputing the test's _____.

Which of the following is one of Gardner's forms of intelligence?

In _____,students are immediately plunged into English instruction in all subjects.

Following the September 11,2001,Twin Towers attacks,many Americans elected to drive rather than fly.The media coverage of the hijackings caused Americans to overestimate the danger of flying.As it was an event they remember easily they assumed it could occur more frequently.This example illustrates the:

In a _____ heuristic,known items are seen as superior to those that are unknown.

The view that language development is produced through a combination of genetically determined predispositions and environmental circumstances that help teach language is known as the _____ approach.

_____ psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of higher mental processes,including thinking,language,memory,problem solving,knowing,reasoning,and judging.

Which of the following language acquisition stages or phenomena is CORRECTLY matched with an illustrative example?

Dr.Ireland's class is attempting to find derivatives;Dr.Jamison's class is developing campaign strategies for a local politician.Which of the following statements is MOST likely TRUE?

The theory that language acquisition follows the principles of reinforcement and conditioning is known as the _____ approach.

Contrast learning-theory and nativist theory of language development.Point out the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

Chomsky suggested that the human brain has an inherited neural system that lets us understand the structure language provides.This is known as _____.

A high school physics teacher reassures his class that no matter how confusing this week's word problems appear,they all may be solved quite handily through the use of the formula F = MA.The teacher has offered his students a(n)_____.

The theory that a genetically determined,innate mechanism directs language development is known as the _____ approach.

Which of the major intelligence concepts described in your text is CORRECTLY matched with a description?

The formula for the intelligence quotient as Binet defined it is:

A plot of the IQ scores of the entire population would yield a(n)_____ distribution.

The _____ hypothesis suggests language leads to thought.