Exam 8: Thinking and Intelligence

The expectation that someone will sell you nails in a hardware store, while someone will sell you dresses in a boutique, comes from the property of schemas that:

The expectation that a minister will give a sermon in church, while a professor will give a lecture in class, comes from the property of schemas that:

A critical property of insight is that the solution to the problem:

Research on cognition-enhancing drugs has been largely driven by research on:

Kelsey and Andreas are participating in the same two psychology experiments. The first task is to listen to a list of numbers and repeat them back in the same order. The second task is to determine from memory how many prime numbers are on the list. Kelsey has an IQ of 123 and Andreas has an IQ of 111. There ought to be a ____________ difference between Kelsey and Andreas's performance on the repetition task and a ____________ difference between Kelsey and Andreas's performance on the counting primes task.

Joel is fantastic at solving logic problems and analogies, but he does not have a very good vocabulary and could not find most countries on a map. Joel would probably score ____________ on a test of crystallized intelligence and ____________ on a test of fluid intelligence.

Anjilit is participating in a neuropsychology study. She is asked to close her eyes and imagine her best friend's face. When she does this, the brain scan will show activity in the areas of the brain involved in ____________ her friend's face.

Dr. Bui is conducting a series of studies examining the speed at which people can complete different cognitive tasks. She plans to examine the results to determine how information is processed in these tasks. What approach is Dr. Bui using toward the study of intelligence?

When a friend asks you to recommend a restaurant, you send her to the place you ate last Saturday because it comes most quickly to mind. This is an example of:

All people who will watch the Olympics like sports. Some people who like sports eat pizza. Therefore, all people who watch the Olympics like pizza. This ____________ syllogism is ____________.

Samantha has always bought Japanese cars because she believes they are more reliable. Samantha has formulated a(n) ____________ for buying cars that may help her save time and money on her next car purchase.

Lakshmi has been trying to work out her class schedule for the fall and spring semesters. No matter what she tries, she can't seem to work in all of the classes that she needs to take. She suddenly realizes that she could also take some classes in summer session, and she is able to quickly work out her schedules. Lakshmi solved the problem by using:

Austin's laptop has been having problems. He has doubled the memory and replaced the battery. These expensive repairs have improved the computer's performance but something is still wrong. Austin's girlfriend advises him to cut his losses and get a new computer. Prospect theory would predict that Austin will:

Which memory system is most closely related to intelligence test scores?

As the pace of technological change increases, which kind of intelligence should become ever more important?

Grace and Patrick go to the Career Centre at their school for advice about possible careers. If all that the counsellor knew about them was their genders, she might recommend that Grace become a(n) ____________ and Patrick become a(n) ____________.

One explanation for the increase in the average age at which people are choosing to get married, is:

Sun is a wonderful history student. According to Spearman's theory, her skills at science should be ____________; according to Gardner's theory, her skills at science should be ____________.

Kim and Abe are participating in a psychology experiment. At the end of the study they are offered either $10 or a chance to be entered into a draw where there is a 10 percent chance of winning $100. Kim's parents are supporting her through university, paying her expenses and giving her a generous allowance. Abe is putting himself through school with jobs and loans. Prospect theory would predict that Kim will choose ____________ and Abe will choose ____________.

Mandy emails her roommate to tell her that she has adopted a kitten. Even though the email says nothing more, Mandy's roommate knows that the kitten will be small, furry, have a tail, purr, meow, drink milk, and need a litter box. Mandy knows all of this because of which memory process?