Thinking and Cognition
Language
Intelligence Theories
Intelligence Assessment
Potpourri
100
This is a mental grouping of similar objects, events and people.
What is a concept?
100
When a two-year-old child uses two word sentences like "daddy go" or "want juice" it is referred to as this type of speech.
What is telegraphic?
100
This theorist used factor analysis to create his g factor theory of general intelliegence.
Who is Charles Spearman?
100
Intelligence quotient, or IQ, use to be calculated by this formula.
What is mental age/chronological age x 100?
100
Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees was orignally drafted by this team, but was traded after having shoulder surgery.
What is the San Diego Chargers?
200
When someone says the word "athlete" you think of Michael Jordan. In this case Jordan is your ________ of an athlete.
What is prototype?
200
This Harvard linguist believes that humans are wired for language with a langauge acquisition device in our brains.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
200
Howard Gardner came up with this many intelligences because he felt that we have multiple, independent intelligences, not just one.
What is 8 (9)?
200
This test is divided into two categories: verbal and performance, and consists of 11 subtests. It is currently the most widely used intelligence test in schools.
What is the WAIS or WISC?
200
This film about the Iraq war, along with "Avatar," leads the number of 2010 Oscar nominations with 9
What is The Hurt Locker?
300
When Mr. King calls every one of Bree's friends to find out where she is, he is using a/an __________ to find her.
What is an algorithm?
300
Benjamin Whorf hypothesis that langauge determines the way we think is known as this
What is linguistic determinism?
300
This psychologists triarchic theory distinguishes three types of intelligences: analytical, practical, and creatibe.
Who is Sternberg?
300
According to a normal distribution of scores on any IQ test, the standard deviation would be this, with a mean score of 100.
What is 15?
300
This political movement recently held their convention in Nashville, Tennessee and had Sarah Plain as their keynote speaker.
What is the Tea Party Movement?
400
You hear that your neighbor is from Utah, has 6 children, and doesn't drink alcohol. You assume that he is Mormon. You have used the ___________heuristic to judge him.
What is representativeness?
400
This feature of human language consists of rules for using the symbols of language. It is often called grammar.
What is syntax?
400
People who score low on intelligence tests but have a particular highly developed skill, such as playing the piano or doing complex mental math, have a condition known as this.
What is savant syndrome?
400
Psychological tests of any type must meet these three criteria.
What is reliability, validity, and standardization?
400
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, BC in Canada. The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in this European city.
What is London?
500
Doctor Smith tells you your surgery has a "75% success rate" while Dr. Hibbard tells you that the same procedure has a "25% failure rate." You decide to let Dr. Smith perform the procedure. This shows the effect of this
What is framing?
500
The most basic unit of language is the individual sounds made by letters or groups of letters. These sounds are known as these.
What are phonemes?
500
Raymond Cattell proposed that there are two separate forms of general intelligence: fluid intelligence, which involves reasoning and applying new knowledge to problem solving, and this type of intelligence, which is acquired knowledge and skills.
What is crystallized intelligence?
500
A group of girls perform poorly on a math aptitude test that is administered by a group of men who think that women are inferior to men when it comes to mathematic ability. This self-fulfilling bias is known as this.
What is a stereotype threat?
500
Thanks mostly to emo teenage girls who are such suckers for bullsh*t love stories, this movie topped Avatar last week for #1 at the box office. God, girls are such tools!!
What is Dear John?
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