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Chapter 8: Intelligence
1-Define cognition. Explain what Figure 1 means in regard to human cognition.
2-According to the textbook, describe the four steps in the problem-solving process.
3-Define reasoning, inductive reasoning, and deductive reasoning. What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning? Give examples of each concept.
4-Define and describe the six biases and heuristics in Figure 5. Give examples.
5-Describe, in your own words, the difference between reliability and validity.
6- Describe Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence. In which of these intelligence areas do you show the strongest ability? In which intelligence area would you like to grow?
7-What are the four environmental interventions that affect childhood IQ?
8-What is creativity? What is mindfulness?
9-THOUGHT QUESTION: From your observations, what skills or abilities do you think are the most important components of intelligence or creativity?
10THOUGHT QUESTION: How might an individual’s belief that his own level of intelligence is due to genetic factors influence his decisions about his choice of career?
Chapter 8: Language
1-According to the textbook, what are the basic properties of language?
2-Describe how executive function plays a role in language.
3-What areas of the brain are involved in language? What environmental influences are important in the development of language?
4-Define coping, cognitive appraisal, and cognitive re-appraisal.
5-THOUGHT QUESTION: How can you use cognitive re-appraisal to increase your coping skills? How can you use cognitive re-appraisal to increase your school success?
Chapter 5: Consciousness
1-Explain what Figure 1 means in regard to consciousness.
2-What is daydreaming?
3- According to the textbook, why do we need sleep?
4-How can researchers tell what stage of sleep a person is in and whether or not he/she is dreaming? How REM and non-REM are sleep stages different? Review the stages of wakefulness and sleep.
5-What is the sleep disorder characterized by multiple wakings each night due to interruptions in breathing? Describe the other sleep disorders in the chapter.
6-Describe the three theories of dreaming (see pages 158-160).
7-What are the three types of psychoactive drugs? See Figure 13 for a good review. Summarize the information regarding stimulants.
8- Do some outside research, search for empirical articles on the impact of marijuana use. Find and describe one peer-reviewed empirical article in psychology about the impact of marijuana use. What are the long-term side effects of marijuana?
9- Give the APA reference for the article that you found in question (see above).
10-THOUGHT QUESTION: What do you think are some of the habits that contribute to the sleep deprivation of college students? Create a plan for a better sleep schedule and try it for several days. What did you do? Did it work? Did you have any dreams?
