The intellectual processes through which information is obtained, transformed, stored, retrieved, and otherwise used
What is Cognition?
100
Systematic patterns of reasoning that guarantee finding a correct solution to a problem. ?
What is an Algorithm?
100
A symbolic code used in communication.
What is language?
100
Term for the concept of an inherited single general factor that is the basis for the more specific abilities that each of us possesses.
What is g?
Spearman & Galton
100
On a normally distributed IQ test, what percentage of the scores fall within one standard deviation of the average score?
What is 68%?
The empirical rule 68, 95, 99...
200
Seeing a hammer as only for hammering nails is an example of this
What is Functional Fixedness?
200
The strategy of making judgments about the unknown on the assumption that it is similar to what we know.
What is the representativeness heuristic?
200
The smallest units of sound in a language.
What are phonemes?
200
The intelligence research ?“pioneer” who first created a test to assess developmental delays in children
What is Alfred Binet??
200
Administering a test in the same way to all individuals
What is standardization?
300
Thinking about thinking...
What is Metacognition?
300
Believing that Sharks kill more people than falling airplane parts is an example of this
What is the Availability Heuristic?
300
The smallest units of meaning in a language
What are morphemes?
M=meaning=morpheme
300
This intelligence represents the ability to learn or invent new strategies to deal with new problems...
What is Fluid Intelligence?
300
Standards (created by the scores of a large group of individuals) used as the basis of comparison for scores on a test.
What are norms?
400
Thinking that is loosely organized, only partially directed, and unconventional.
What is Divergent Thinking
400
The cognitive process through which information is used to reach a goal that is blocked by some obstacle.
What is Problem Solving?
400
The idea that the structure of a language may influence the way individuals think
What is the linguistic relativity (Whorf) hypothesis?
Firefighter vs. Fireman
400
His longitudinal study of intellectually gifted children claimed that they lead happier, healthier and more successful lives?
Who is Lewis Terman?
Terman's "Termites"
400
test's ability to produce similar scores if the test is administered on different occasions or by different examiners
What is reliability?
500
natural concepts are good examples called this
What are prototypes?
500
You were told that women don't usually do well on this type of math test...so you don't. A specific type of self fulfilling prophesy involving testing.
What is Stereotype Threat?
500
Chomsky said we all are born with the ability to learn any language because of this
What is the Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?
The inborn (NATURE) ability to master language and grammar vs. Skinner's (Nurture) reinforcement view
500
This “pioneer” proposes that there are three different aspects of intelligence, analytic, creative and practical.
Who is Sternberg?
theory of intelligence that specifies the cognitive steps that a person must use in reasoning and solving some kinds of problems
500
extent to which a test measures what it's supposed to measure.