Question

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language 309 15. Dr. Thomas has found that William, her patient, has a defect in a gene on the chromosome of his 23rd pair, which has resulted in a deficiency of a protein needed for William's brain development. William most likely suffers from a. Down syndrome b. cretinism. c. fragile X syndrome. d. fetal alcohol syndrome. 16. In Terman's study of gifted children, mental health issues and relationship problems only occurred in those with IQs of a. 150 or higher b. 180 or higher c. 100 or lower. d. 45 or lower. 17. What might be the best predictor of why some people do not excel in school but essentially succeed in their life and career choices? c. one's intelligence quotient a. cretinism b. phonemes d. emotional intelligence 18. What does the Flynn effect theorize? a. Intelligence scores are steadily increasing in modernized countries b. Intelligence scores are decreasing due to an overreliance on technology c. Intelligence scores are relatively stable in contrast to improve- ment in our educational system. d. Intelligence scores are meaningless and should be abandoned. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf theorized that concept reflected in their linguistic relativity hypothesis. a. language shapes thoughts b. thoughts shape language c. language and thought develop independently d. language and thought influence each other Cognitive universalism tends to hypothesis a. contradict b. support c. add further proof to d. mildly downplay 19. , a 20, the linguistic relativity eco- o not or d, ve

Answer 1

1. c) Fragile X syndrome

2. b) IQ of 180 or higher

3. d) Emotional Intelligence

4. b) Intelligence decreases due to over reliance on technology

5. d) language and thought influence each other

6. b) supports