Hockenbury and Hockenbury Discovering Psychology Fourth Edition

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Hockenbury and Hockenbury Discovering Psychology
Fourth Edition

• Outline PowerPoints
• Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, Intelligence

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Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

• Prologue Mr. And Ms. Fix-It
• Introduction Thinking, Language, Intelligence
• The Building Blocks of Thought Mental Imagery
  and Concepts
• Solving Problems and Making Decisions
• Problem-Solving Strategies
• Obstacles to Solving Problems Functional
  Fixedness and Mental Sets
• Decision-Making Strategies
• Decisions Involving Uncertainty Estimating the
  Probability of Events

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Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

• Language and Thought
• The Characteristics of Language
• How Language Influences Thinking
• Animal Communication Can Animals Learn Language?
  
• Measuring Intelligence
• The Development of Intelligence Tests
• Principles of Test Construction What Makes a
  Good Test?

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Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

• The Nature of Intelligence
• Theories of Intelligence
• The Roles of Genetics and Environment in
  Determining Intelligence
• Cross-Cultural Studies of Group Discrimination
  and IQ Differences
• Closing Thoughts
• Application A Workshop on Creativity