Define cognition and the processes of thinking, mental imagery, and conceptualizing.
Discuss how algorithms and heuristics influence our judgments and decision making.
Explain the importance of understanding and diagnosing problems as the first step in effective problem solving.
Describe obstacles to problem solving.
Discuss techniques for increasing critical thinking and creativity.
Define the basic components of language and grammar.
Discuss the developmental process of language and the theories of language acquisition.
Define intelligence and the issues related to its definition.
Describe the alternative views of intelligence, including the g-factor, fluid and crystallized intelligence, and Gardner's model of multiple intelligences.
Explain how cognitive psychologists use information processing to describe intelligence.
Describe the concepts of practical intelligence and emotional intelligence.
Discuss how intelligence is measured, the definition of intelligence quotient, and how achievement and aptitude tests differ from intelligence tests.
Distinguish between reliability and validity with regard to psychological and intelligence testing.
Define mental retardation and describe its various classifications.
Discuss the causes of mental retardation and the care and treatment of retarded individuals.
Define and describe intellectual giftedness.
Discuss the problem of cultural bias in intelligence tests and review the attempts to produce a culture-fair IQ test.
Analyze the issues related to the heredity versus environment debate in the study of intelligence.
