The use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to: save time in arriving at solutions to problems. As he attempted to spell the word “receive,” Tim reminded himself “i before e except after c.” Tim’s self-reminder best illustrates the use of: a heuristic.

Who would have been the LEAST enthusiastic about relying on eugenics for the improvement of human intellectual functioning? selective breeding of highly intelligent people.

Reification. Occurs when we regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concrete thing.

In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pareidolia (/ˌpæriˈdoʊliə/, US also /ˌpæraɪˈ-/) is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous visual stimulus (so that one sees an object, pattern or meaning where in fact there is none).

Abstract Reasoning and Intelligence Abstract reasoning is a component of most intelligence tests. Abstract thinking skills are associated with high levels of intelligence. And since abstract thinking is associated with creativity, it may often be found in gifted individuals who are innovators.

Which of the following persons best illustrates Sternberg’s concept of practical intelligence? emotional intelligence. The ability to control one’s impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of. emotional intelligence.

When a person’s test performance can be compared with that of a representative and pretested sample of people, the test is said to be: standardized.

Verbal IQ is a score derived from the administration of selected subtests from the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, designed to provide a measure of an individual’s overall verbal intellectual abilities. The Verbal IQ score is a measure of acquired knowledge, verbal reasoning, and attention to verbal materials.

A single test of vocabulary, such as the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) or its variants, may be used. Alternatively, intelligence test batteries combine several verbal subtests to produce a verbal index score or Verbal IQ (VIQ), as in Wechsler Scales and the Stanford-Binet.

How to Measure Intelligence? (6 Ways) | Psychology

• IQ: Its Meaning Then and Now:
• The Wechsler Scales:
• Individual Tests of Intelligence: Measuring the Extremes:
• Group Tests of Intelligence:
• The Cognitive Basis of Intelligence: Processing Speed:
• The Neural Basis of Intelligence: Intelligence and Neural Efficiency: