Homework: Thinking and Intelligence
a. The text discusses in detail language development among children. How could grammatical errors actually be indicative of language acquisition in children?
b. Define the term heuristic. How does the availability heuristic lead people to believe that catastrophic events, such as plane crashes, occur more frequently than they actually do?
c. Alfred Binet's insight regarding a method of measuring mental development had an international impact in the twentieth century. Explain how Binet's went about calculating a child's mental abilities. What scoring system did later researchers base on Binet's method, and how was it originally calculated?
d. Compare and contrast the benefits of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler's IQ tests.
e. What are the cultural implications of IQ test? What is event schemata? Explain why event schemata have so much power over human behavior.
f. What is functional fixedness and how can overcoming it help you solve problems? Similarly, how does an algorithm save you time and energy when solving a problem?
g. Describe the relationship between learning disabilities and intellectual disabilities to intelligence.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.