What is thinking?
The mental manipulation of representations of information we encounter in our environments.
What is thinking?
Attempting to select the best alternative among several options.
What is decision making?
The theory that one common factor underlies intelligence.
What is general intelligence?
How consistently a psychometric test produces similar results each time it is used.
What is reliability?
A tendency to think of things based on their usual functions, which may make it harder to solve the problem.
What is functional fixedness?
Abstract mental representations that consist of words or ideas.
What are symbolic representations?
Using information to determine if a conclusion is valid.
What is reasoning?
Intelligence that reflects the ability to process information, particularly in novel or complex circumstances.
What is fluid intelligence?
How well a psychometric test measures what it is intended to measure.
What is validity?
Apprehension about confirming negative stereotypes related to a person's own group.
What is stereotype threat?
Mental representations that have some of the physical characteristics of objects.
What are analogical representations?
Finding a way around an obstacle to reach a goal.
What is problem solving?
This theory says that people have three forms of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative.
What is Sternberg's triarchic theory?
A psychometric test that is designed to test a person's knowledge and skills.
What is an achievement test?
Stephen Wiltshire, who can draw detailed skylines from memory but has limited verbal skills, is an example of this type of person.
What is a savant?
Mental structures that help organize and guide thought and behavior.
What are schemas?
A gas station advertises a discount for paying cash rather than a charge for paying credit, demonstrating this strategy.
What is framing?
This theory states that people can have eight (or more) separate types of intelligence.
What is Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?
A psychometric test that is designed to test a person's ability to learn.
What is an aptitude test?
A problem-solving strategy where you think of a similar situation and its solution.
What is finding an analogy?
The best example of a certain category.
What is a prototype?
You can't pick which of the 500 movies in your Netflix cue to watch because of this phenomenon.
What is the paradox of choice?
Researchers have found that IQ scores increase in correlation with this newborn metric.
What is birth weight?
People who grew up outside the U.S. may do worse on U.S. intelligence tests because of this flaw in the test.
What is cultural bias?
Schemas that allow for easy, fast processing of information.
What are stereotypes?