Cognition
Define cognition.
Thinking, including perception, learning, problem solving, judgment, and memory.
Communication system that involves the use of words to transmit information from one individual to another.
Language
Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?
Robert Sternberg
Describe IQ (Intelligence quotient)
Score on a test that are designed to measure intelligence.
What is the most well known twin study?
The Minnesota Study of Twins Raised Apart
The field of psychology dedicated to examine how people think.
Cognitive psychology
Describe the components of language.
*Lexicon
*Grammar
*Phoneme
*Morpheme
*Semantics
*Syntax
What is fluid intelligence characterized by?
Being able to see complex relationships and solve problems.
Who created the most popular IQ test in use today?
David Wechsler
High intelligence comes from?
Genetics and environment
What is used to keep information organized and accessible in our mind?
Concepts
Which Psychologist proposed that language is learned through reinforcement?
B.F. Skinner
Practical intelligence is compared to ?
"Street smart"
A person with an average IQ would have a mean score of
85
Psychologist who believed IQ is determined by genetics.
Arthur Jensen
Which schema creates assumptions on how an individual will behave in a certain role?
Role schema
During the Apollo 13 mission, what did the NASA engineers overcome to save the lives of the astronauts aboard?
Functional fixedness
The Multiple intelligence theory was developed by?
Howard Gardner
The DSM-5 now refers to what was formerly known as mental retardation as ?
Intellectual disability
What is a learning disability?
A neurological disorder
An event shame is also knows as?
cognitive script
The tendency to focus on information that confirms your beliefs.
Confirmation bias
Triarchic theory of intelligence was put forth by which theorist?
Daniel Goleman
True or false:
Is IQ testing used in courts and in the social security administration for those who seek disability benefits?
True
Provide three examples of common learning disabilities.
*Dysgraphia
*Dyslexia
*Dyscalculia