Thinking, Language, And Intelligence

1. Factor analysis is a

Set of 10 inkblots

Unfinshed story

Statistical procedure that identifies relationships among items, or factors

Typw of intellegence specific to down syndrome

Type of intellegence problem

2. Standardization is

Giving a test to a sample group which can later be used for comparison in terms of drawing inferences

Giving a tes over and over to see if similar results are likely

Making sure a test measure what it is designed for

Measuring a specific theory

Making predictions for future behaviors

3. Charles Spearman believed that ________, a single determinant was responsible for a persons overall intellegence

Triarchic

7 primary abilities

Creativity

G factor

T factor

4. Morphemes are the

Smallest distinctive sound unit

Smallest unit that carries meaning

First stage of language development

Second stage of language development

Rules for sentence structure

5. Mental groupings of information, which are based on similarities are reffered to as

Prototypes

Heuristics

Concepts

Algorithms

Cognition

6. Jimmy did not realize that if he used a dime he could have tighten up a screw on his bike. Jimmys lack of multiple uses for a dime uses for a dime is considered

Mental set

Functional mental set

Functional fixedness

Intuition

Incubation

7. Robert Sternberg developed the Triacrchic theory of intelligence, which he believed is comprised of 3 types of intelligence:

Interpersonal, intrapersonal, creative

Interpersonal, analytical, practical

Practical, creative, interpersonal

Analytical, creative, practical

Creative, intrapersonal, practical

8. The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

Language is inborn and uninfluenced by learning

Language is primary a product of learning and modeling

Language does not influence how we think

A persons language ability would have a direct influence on the way a person thinks

A persons language ability is inborn and as a result dependent on proper genetic codes

9. _____ as the first to devolp an intellegence test that was based on a persons mental abilities in comparison to their chronological age. For example, if a person had a mental age of 8 and was only 6 then this individulal could be gifted.

William Stern

Charles Spearman

Howard Gardner

David Wechsler

Alfred Binet

10. A test-retest, which is the procedure of giving a test multiple times to see if the test yields similar results, would indicate

Validity

Content Validity

Reliability

Standardization

Normal Curve

11. Jimmy does not know that much about car compines and their profitability, so when asked which car company sells the most amount of cars he simply bases his answer on which car company he knows the most about. This is an example of

Insight

Intuition

Representativeness heuristic

Availability heuristic

Algorithm

12. Who would agree that proper schooling and instruction would help a person to deveolp proper language acquistition?

Noam Chomsky

B.F. Skinner

L.L. thurstone

Charles Spearmean

Howard Gardner

13. Jimmy is great at math and interpersonal reasoning, but he seems to struggle with verbal skills and ability. Which theorist would support the idea that it is possible for a person to have separate or multiple intelligence?

Charles Spearman

B.F. Skinner

Noam Chomsky

Alfred Binet

Howard Gardner

14. Jimmy decided that his friend's car is a nice car because it pretty much matches his favorite type of a car. This would be an example of

Anchoring Heuristic

Representativeness Heuristic

Algorithm

Insight

Incubation

15. Jimmy's friends are trying to figure out what to do on a Friday night. They decide to list as many ideas as possible to come up with an idea. This is an example of

Convergent thinking

By product thinking

Scrips

Schemas

Divergent thinking

16. Jimmy really likes vinalla bean ice cream, in fact it is his favorite type of ice cream. Each time he tries a different flavor ice cream he always compares it to a vinalla bean. Jimmys love of vinalla bean ice cream would be considered his

Concept

Prototype

Schema

Script

Obession

17. Jimmys dad instructs him that if he follows the instruction step by step he will be able to construct his model airplane. following these instructions specifically and not skipping any would be an example of a

Heuristic

Representitive heuristic

Anchoring heuristic

Availability heuristic

Cognition

18. Jimmy does not want to try to figure out which football team could have the best record this season, so he simply picks a team based on who had the best record last year. This would be an example of

Representativeness Heurestic

Algorithm

Anchoring Heuristic

Availability Heuristic

Insight

19. Jimmys getting the idea that his students are not paying attention in class. Jimmy decides to write a couple of questions that are specific to what he stated in class, which would mean that a student would only get right if he or she was paying attention in class. This is an example of

Content vadility

Construct vadility

Predictive vadility

Test- retest

Aptitude

20. Jimmy decides to pick his prom date on which option has the most positive and appealing features. This is an example of which of decision-making model.

Single-feature

Availability

Additive

Elimination by aspects

Heuristic