Chapter 10 practice test

intelligence

. Which of the following refers to the global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment?

emotional intelligence

A recent topic of interest to intelligence researchers, which overlaps Gardner's interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence, is called ____.

crystallized intelligence

According to Horn and Cattell, the skills and knowledge you acquire in college will add to your ____.

risen from 5 to 25 points, probably due to better nutrition, education, and health care

Across several nations in the past few decades, IQ scores have ____.

spatial and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences

An Olympic triathlon medal winner is likely to be high in which of Gardner's intelligences?

experiential intelligence

Bill Gates was only an above-average student, yet he is clearly a genius when it comes to computer software. Sternberg would describe Gates as possessing high levels of ____.

musical, linguistic, and interpersonal intelligences

Bobby McFerrin is a well-known and exceptionally creative composer, performer, lecturer, and teacher. Gardner would probably describe him as high in ____.

low in validity

Craig takes a recently-developed IQ test 3 different times in 2 years. Each time, his overall score is about 90. However, scores on this new test do not correlate well with either the Stanford-Binet or the Wechsler tests. Based on this information, this IQ test may be described as ____.

eugenics

Early in the 20th century, large numbers of "feeble-minded" individuals were involuntarily sterilized. Such practices are in keeping with the concept of ____.

moderate

Every morning Sid reports to his job at a sheltered workshop for the retarded. He can dress and groom himself but lives a relatively isolated life. Most likely, Sid has a ____ intellectual disability.

theory of multiple intelligences

Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence, which assumes that the brain has evolved separate systems for seven kinds of intelligence?

validity

If a test measures what it is supposed to measure, then it is high in ____.

genetic endowment

In general, the results of fraternal and identical twin studies offer support to the idea that intelligence level is more influenced by ____.

reliable

Jasmine takes a particular IQ test at age 13, again at age 17, and then again at age 21. Each time, her overall score is about 105. Based on this information, this IQ test may be described as ____.

severe

Only about 3 to 4 percent of all individuals with an intellectual disability are classified as having a disability that is ____.

one general factor is more important than any specific intelligence

Spearman believed that ____.

environmental

The findings of the Minnesota Adoption Study offered support for the importance of ____ factors in intelligence scores.

the confluence model

The idea that the larger the family, the less intelligent the later born children will be, is at the core of ____.

phenylketonuria

The routine screening of newborn babies can prevent cases of intellectual disability attributed to ____.

normalization

The transfer of those with intellectual disabilities to smaller community settings that ideally encourage independent living is called ____.

evolution

The underlying assumption that accompanies Gardner's theory of intelligence is ____.

successful intelligence

To account for the fact that intelligence is an ability to achieve according to one's standards and context, Sternberg recently changed the name of his triarchic theory to the theory of ____.

below 70

To be considered intellectually disabled, an individual must score where on a standard IQ test?

heredity

Well-respected psychologists such as Henry Goddard and Carl Brigham attributed the low scores of members of recent immigrant groups to ____.

The form of intelligence that reflects reasoning ability, memory capacity, and speed of information processing.

What is meant by fluid intelligence?

cerebral palsy

What name is given to a movement disorder that is caused by brain damage and is sometimes accompanied by intellectual disabilities?

aptitude test

What name is given to a test designed to predict a person's potential to benefit from instruction in a particular academic or vocational setting?

crystallized intelligence

What name is given to the form of intelligence that reflects knowledge acquired through schooling and in everyday life?

factor analysis

What term describes a statistical technique that determines the degree of correlation between performances on various tasks to determine the extent to which they reflect particular underlying characteristics?

achievement test

What term describes a test that measures knowledge of a particular subject?

mental giftedness

Which of the following refers to intellectual superiority marked by an IQ of 130 or above and exceptionally high scores on achievement tests in specific subjects, such as mathematics?

intelligence quotient

Which of the following refers to the ratio of mental age to chronological age; that is, mental age/chronological age × 100?

contextual intelligence

While Roberta's work is on a par with that of her peers in her department, she has figured out how to present herself to her supervisor so she will be perceived as "management material." Sternberg would describe Roberta as possessing high levels of ____.

Short-term memory

____ is strongly related to fluid intelligence.

individual scores on a series of mental tests tended to be highly positively correlated

harles Spearman's theory about a general factor of intelligence was based on the observation that ____.