Chapter 8 - D.doc

CHAPTER 8 thinking, language, and intelligence Chapter Outline 251 Demonstrations and Activities Learning Objectives 254 Expectancies and the Perception of Language 270 Lecture Enhancers Context and Speech Perception 270 Mental Imagery 271 The Psychology of Mental Control 255 Defining Intelligence 272 Don’t Believe Everything You Read 256 Divergent Thinking 272 Approaches to Decision Making 257 Problem Representation 273 Know and Tell 258 Mental Set as an Obstacle 273 Talented, Prodigious, Autistic, Idiot Savants 259 Representativeness Heuristic 274 Einstein’s Brain 260 The Conjunction Fallacy 274 Tongue-Eye Coordination 260 Insight 274 Creativity Training and Problem Solving 261 Mental Hotfoot 275 Delving Into Intuition 262 What-If? 275 Some Qualities of Mental Imagery 263 Debate: Is There a Racial Difference IQ and Juror Selection 264 in Intelligence? 275 Birth Order and Intelligence 264 Debate: Should Psychology Adopt Evaluating the SAT 265 a Theory of Multiple Intelligences? 276 Termites Show Intelligence 266 Intelligence Testing and Video Resources 277 Cultural Considerations 267 Multimedia Resources 282 Transparencies 290 Student Assignments Constructing a Multiple Intelligences Test 268 Handouts Mental Sets in Everyday Life 268 Expectancies and the Perception Intelligence and Mental Capacity in Film 268 of Language 291 Language in Film: Children of a Lesser God 269 Grammatically Correct Exploring Bilingualism 269 and Incorrect Sentences 292 The Hospital Room Problem 293 Luchins’ Water Jar Problem 294 Insight 295 Chapter Outline I. Thinking A. Cognitive psychology: A division of psychology concerned with mental activities 1. Thinking: Manipulation of information via images or concepts 2. Images a. Mental-rotation studies suggest people work with mental images b. Some material is more easily imagined than others 3. Concepts: Mental categories sharing com