Deck 6: Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Question 1

Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

A)identical twins reared apart
B)same-sex fraternal twins
C)siblings reared together
D)identical twins reared together

Answer 1

identical twins reared together

Question 2

What systematic problem-solving method guarantees a solution, provided that one exists?

A)heuristic method
B)algorithmic method
C)mnemonic device
D)cognitive shortcut

Answer 2

algorithmic method

Question 3

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas.She is most likely ________.

A)not gifted
B)a prodigy
C)gifted in math as well
D)autistic

Answer 3

a prodigy

Question 4

According to your textbook, researchers generally agree that solving a problem well implies ________.

A)in a reasonable amount of time
B)nothing about the time it takes
C)that problems are all easy
D)that problems are usually too difficult

Question 5

John B.Carroll argued that ________.

A)the relations among test scores are neatly structured into a three-tiered hierarchy
B)test scores can be categorized
C)intelligence is two-factored
D)intelligence is a single factor

Question 6

Suppose Maria's mental age is 20 and her chronological age is 10.What is her IQ?

A)320
B)80
C)200
D)100

Question 7

The first thing that comes to mind when asked to name an example from a category is called the ________.

A)schema
B)prototype
C)concept marker
D)category marker

Question 8

Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences include ________.

A)the fact that it relies too heavily on g
B)there are no concerns
C)it appears to describe only those with brain damage
D)concerns over measuring and whether these intelligences only refer to talents and skills.

Question 9

You are learning Russian in preparation for a trip next summer.Although you are doing a good job recognizing the written signs you need to know, you are having trouble with the sounds of the Russian language.Which of the following aspects of language is giving you trouble?

A)syntax
B)phonemes
C)morphemes
D)audiograms

Question 10

Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.

A)pragmatics
B)propositional representation
C)syntax
D)nativism