ch. 7 (test 2)

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

functional fixedness

Chomsky believes we possess an inborn brain capacity to analyze language known as _____.

language acquisition device (LAD)

The idea of the language acquisition device supports the role of ________ in language development.

nature

What are the two major subsets of the WAIS?

verbal and performance

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "A prototype is a category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experiences."

The word "prototype" should be changed to the word "concept."

Which of the following is not one of the four indices of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children?

processing memory

The word ________ is both a morpheme and a phoneme.

I

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Robert Sternberg

The first IQ test to be used widely in the United States was the _____.

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

What is the Flynn effect?

The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation.

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."

Judging the likelihood or probability of events based on the information that is readily available in our memories is known as _______.

availability heuristic

Children who live in poverty perform worse on intelligence tests because they________

experience more pervasive daily stress, which affects how the brain functions and develops, thus causing a dip in IQ scores

The likelihood of functional fixedness occurring may be influenced by culture, and it is________.

experienced in both industrial and preindustrial countries equally

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

fluid

Emily is an adult with a 4th-grade skill level in reading, writing, and math. Her doctor suggests there is no reason she can't find a job and live independently. Which subtype of intellectual disability describes Emily?

mild

Physicians, teachers, musicians, and politicians continue to work well into old age largely due to _____, which tends to increase over time.

crystallized intelligence (gc)