This is a tendency to approach a problem in one particular way.
What is a mental set.
100
This is a system of rules for language that enables us to communicate with one another. These rules guide us in deriving meaning from sounds and in ordering words into sentences.
What is grammar.
100
This test is intended to PREDICT your ability to learn a new skill.
What is an aptitude test.
100
This is a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior.
What is incentive.
200
This is an inability to view problems from a new angle.
What is cognition.
200
The smallest distinctive sound units in a language.
What are phonemes
200
This type of intelligence is required for everyday tasks and would also be known as "street smarts".
What is practical intelligence
200
This type of motivation is driven more by interest, satisfaction, and challenge rather than by external pressure.
What is intrinsic motivation.
300
These are simple thinking shortcuts that allow us to act quickly and efficiently, but put us at risk for errors.
What are heuristics.
300
This is an impairment of language resulting from damage to any of several cortical areas.
What is aphasia.
300
Name one of three of Sternberg's Three Intelligences.
What is analytical (academic problem solving) intelligence, creative intelligence, or practical intelligence.
300
This is a pyramid representation of how human needs are prioritized created by a man named Abraham.
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
400
Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly is known as this.
What is fluid intelligence.
400
Area of the brain that controls language reception.
What is Wernicke's area
400
Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
What is cognition
400
The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.
What is drive-reduction theory.
500
This is a step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a particular problem. It contrasts with the usually speedier-but also more error prone-use of heuristics.
What is an algorithm.
500
The part of the brain used for hearing words.
What is the auditory cortex.
500
This is a test designed to assess what a person has learned.
What is an achievement test
500
This is a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level.