Across
- 4. Sternberg's theory that intelligence has three prongs, consisting of analytical, creative, and practical intelligence
- 6. The heuristic device in which we try to solve a problem by evaluating the difference between the current situation and the goal
- 7. also known as being "book smart"
- 9. The application of regular grammatical rules for forming inflection to irregular verbs and nouns
- 12. A thought process that narrows in on the single best solution to a problem
- 14. The sudden reorganization of perceptions
- 17. Mental category that is used to class together objects, relations, events that have common properties
- 22. Having to do with the means of words and symbols
- 25. The degree to which the cariation in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to
- 31. The accumulated months of credit that a person earns on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
- 32. The view that language structures the way we view the world
- 33. A single word use to express complex meanings
- 36. An internal image or visual representation that is used in thinking and memory
- 37. The influence of wording, or the context in which information is presented, on decision making
- 41. An algorithm for solving problems in which each possible solution is tested according to a particular set of rules
- 42. Rules of thumb that help us simplify and solve problems
Down
- 1. A decision-making heuristic in which people make judgements about samples
- 2. A concept of a category of objects or events that serves as a good example of the category
- 3. The ability to generate novel and useful solutions to problems
- 5. A process that may sometimes occur when one stands back from a frustrating problem for a while and the solution "suddenly" appears
- 8. A systematic procedure for solving a problem that works invariably when it is correctly applied
- 10. The consistency of a method of measurements
- 11. A score on an intelligence test
- 13. A thought process that attemps to generate multiple solutions to problems
- 15. also known as being "street smart"
- 16. The view that language learning involves an interaction between environmental factors and an inborn tendency to acquire language
- 18. The tendency to respond to a new problem with an approach that was successfully used with similar problems
- 19. the intelligence that values artistic components, such as creating music or art
- 20. A statistical technique that allows for researchers to determine the relationships among large numbers of items
- 21. A factor that provides an advantage for test takers from certain cultural backgrounds
- 23. Paying attention to information, mentally representing it, reasoning about it, and making decisions about it
- 24. A specific example
- 26. The communication of information by means of symbols arranged according to grammar rules
- 27. According to Thurstone, the basic abilities that make up intelligence
- 28. The tendency to view an object in terms of its name or familiar usage
- 29. The capacity to combine words into original sentences
- 30. A general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, learn quickly, and solve problems
- 34. The extent to which a method of measurement measures what it is supposed to measure
- 35. According to the populations they appear to represent
- 38. Mental activity involved in understanding, processing, and communicating information
- 39. The quality of language in which words are used as symbols for objects, events, or ideas
- 40. The rules for forming grammatical phrases and sentences in a language