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Essentials of Psychology
Benjamin B Lahey, University of Chicago

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Internet Exercises

1. What are the limitations of studying concept formation in a laboratory setting? How might your findings not apply to concept formation in the "real world"?

Forming Concepts
Go to this Search ERIC database and type in the words "concept formation" and you will have access to information about a wide range of articles on the topic.

 

2. Does it make sense to you to say that apes are not capable of using language in a human way?

Language in Apes
If you find yourself flummoxed by the terminology, you can look at my primate glossary. Humans have often asserted a fundamental difference between themselves and other animals

 

3. If psychologists do not agree about the nature of intelligence, how is it possible for them to agree on a test of intelligence?

Major Descriptive Theories of Intelligence
Many of the major theories of intelligence are explained and the common criticisms of each are indicated.