PSYC final ch. 7

the word..... is both a morpheme and a phoneme

I

which of the following statements about algorithms is false

algorithms cannot be used in everyday life

the analytical intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence is demonstrated by the ability to

analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast

which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words

semantics

what is the flynn effect

the observation that generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation

Navigating your way home through an unfamiliar route due to road construction would draw upon your ________ intelligence.

fluid

which concept is a type of mental set where you cannot perceive an object used for something other than what it was designed for

functional fixedness

someone with an IQ above 130 would be described as

gifted

in howard gardner's multiple intelligences theory......... intelligence and...... intelligence are often combined into a single type: emotional intelligence

interpersonal, intrapersonal

which term describes a communication system that uses systematic rules to organize words to transmit information from one individual to another

language

a.... is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning

morpheme

a(an)....... is a basic sound unit of a given language

phoneme

Illnesses such as diabetes and stomach cancer kill more than twice the number of Americans than murder or car accidents. However, Zale sees car accidents as more dangerous because he often hears about car accident fatalities on the nightly news, and he doesn't know anyone with diabetes or stomach cancer. Therefore, Zale takes more precautions against car accidents. This exemplifies ________.

availability heuristic

......encopasses the process associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgement, language, and memory

cognition

Carmela believes her assistant, Lian, is incompetent. She notices only what Lian does wrong while ignoring the above average quality of most of her work. This exemplifies ________ bias.

confirmation

Raymond Cattell was a psychologist who

divided intelligence into two components; crystallized and fluid

A(an),........ is the best example, or representation, of a concept

prototype

Ilayda assumes that her professors spend their free time reading books and engaging in intellectual conversation, because the idea of them spending their time playing volleyball or visiting an amusement park does not fit in with her stereotypes of professors. This exemplifies ________.

representativeness bias

what should be changed to make the following sentence true? fluid intelligence is characterized as acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it

the word fluid should be changed to the word crystallized

sensations and information are received by our brains, filtered through emotions and memories and processed to become

thoughts