Exam 7: Thinking and Intelligence

Emily is reading her textbook for psychology and uses a problem-solving approach to understand the concepts.She recognizes problems,develops strategies for solving problems,attempts to solve the problem,and evaluates her results.Emily is strong in __________ intelligence.

Research conducted with chimpanzees suggests that monkeys have a rudimentary sense of number.

Stereotype threat refers to

When making a decision in an emotionally charged situation,people often fail to think objectively about the choices.This is probably because they rely heavily upon the ____________ to make their decision.

Which example of the concept chair is most likely to be a prototype?

Laboratory experiments suggest that animals have

The formula for IQ is

Compare and contrast deductive and inductive reasoning and provide an example of each.

Which of the following is most likely to be a prototype of the concept "fruit" for someone who grew up in the American Midwest?

To acquire knowledge of a task without awareness or intention is referred to as _____________ learning.

Deductive reasoning involves

Benjamin Whorf's proposition that language molds our cognition and perception

Tacit knowledge refers to

Whereas formal problems can often be solved with a(n)_______________,informal problems often call for a(n)_______________.

A vacuum-cleaner salesperson discovers that people are more likely to buy his product if he says that it costs "four easy payments of $25" than when he says it costs $100.This is an example of

Scientists agree that a general ability underlies the specific abilities and talents measured by intelligence tests.

When Terman compared the 100 most successful men with the 100 least successful men he found that __________ made the difference.

Research evidence is accumulating that _______________ have at least some abilities that depend on a theory of mind.

According to the triarchic theory of intelligence,there are three aspects of intelligence.The _______________ aspect refers to the practical application of intelligence in knowing when to adapt to the environment,when to change environments,and when to fix situations.

People have reported visual and auditory mental images,but mental images do not occur in other sensory modalities.