Ch. 8 intelligence
Which of the following are true of how intelligence is evaluated?
-It is generally measured by an intelligence test. -It must be evaluated independently.
By what age should an infant be able to inhibit behavior when commanded by an examiner as demonstrated in the Bayley scales of Infant development
12 months of age
Match the appropriate age of administration to the corresponding Wechsler Intelligence Scale
2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months- Wechsler Preschool and primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) 6 to 16 years of age-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) Adults-Wechsler Adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV)
Which of the following is the best example of stereotype threat?
African American students do as well as white students on standardized tests as long as they think that the test does not count.
Who is credited with the development of the first intelligence test?
Alfred Binet
What are the three domains of intelligence
Analytical Practical Creative
Which of the following statements about stability and change and intelligence during childhood a Is accurate
Children have the capacity for intellectual change.
Which of the following statements is true regarding schooling and intelligence?
Children who are deprived of formal education for an extended period have lower intelligence.
Young children whose parents __have been shown to score higher on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence test.
Communicated with them more
__intelligence consists of the ability to design, invent, originate, and imagine
Creative
An assessment of individuals of different ages at the same point in time is a_study
Cross-sectional
Once accumulated information and verbal skills are components of_intelligence
Crystallized
According to Schaie's research, the cross-section approach shows a__ in inductive reasoning with H, while the longitudinal approach shows a__ of inductive reasoning in middle adulthood
Decline; slight rise
People in__cultures tend to see intelligence as a way for members of a community to engage successfully in social roles
Eastern
__Intelligence emphasizes interpersonal, intrapersonal,and practical aspects of intelligence
Emotional
Individual's should apply their wisdom in a balance way across which of the following
Extrapersonal Intrapersonal Interpersonal
Albert Einstein's total brain size was large than average
False
Sternberg's and Gardner's approaches have stimulated teachers to think more narrowly about children's competencies
False
True or false: According to Gardner each person has only one of his eight types of intelligence
False
True or false: Intelligence tests are substantially correlated with work performance and job success
False
True or false: On Binet's test, a person's mental age is always the same as his or her chronological age.
False
True or false: Researchers have found that there is a significant difference in the average correlation between the IQs for identical and fraternal twins
False
Binet felt intelligence consist of complex cognitive processes, including which of the following?
Imagery Memory Judgement Comprehension
Variations in intelligence across countries are linked to which of the following factors?
Income Educational attainment Health Socioeconomic status
Which of the following are possible causes of the rapidly increasing IQ test scores around the world?
Increasing levels of education attained by the world's population The greater amount of information to which people are exposed
The intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner that involves the ability to understand oneself is called_intelligence
Intrapersonal
Cognitive __is the hardware of the mind
Mechanics
Alfred Binet developed the first intelligent test because school officials wanted to determine a_who would not benefit from typical school instruction
Method of identifying children
A normal distribution is a bell shaped curve with the majority of the cases falling within the_of the range
Middle
Why are most tests not considered culture-fair?
Most tests tend to reflect what the dominant culture deems important.
Which of the following statements reflect the benefits of multiple intelligence views?
Multiple intelligence views have contributed to innovative classroom learning programs
An__distribution is a symmetrical curve with majority of the cases falling in the middle
Normal
According to a recent study, which of the following personality traits in early adulthood was linked to wisdom 60 years later?
Openess
Which of the following is not a finding of the Seattle Longitudinal Study?
Perceptual speed increased in middle adulthood.
With regard to wisdom the research of Baltes and colleagues shows which of the following
Personality-related factors such as openness contribute to wisdom. High levels of wisdom are rare. Factors other than age are critical for wisdom to develop at high levels.
Students high in_intelligence may not do well in school, but their excellent social skills, and good common sense of the lead them to career success outside of school
Practical
_intelligence involves the ability to use, apply, and implement ideas
Practical
Intelligence tests that evaluate an infants ability to encode the attributes of objects detect similarities, and differences between objects for mental representations and retrieve mental representations are actually assessing an infant ability to__
Process information
Cognitive pragmatics include which of the following
Reading and writing skills Language comprehension Professional skills
Which of the following was an extensive study of intellectual abilities during adulthood
Seattle Longitudinal Study
Of the following which is one of the most used individual tests of intelligence used today?
Stanford-Binet 5
Potential influence on intelligence test performance is anxiety over whether one's behavior might confirm a negative assumption about once group. This is referred to as
Stereotype threat
Emotional intelligence is defined by which of the following abilities?
The ability to use feelings to facilitate thought The ability to percieve and express emotions the ability to accurately understand emotion
In a recent study of wisdom in emerging adulthood, which of the following was linked to wisdom?
The search for meaning
Which of the following is associated with Howard Gardner?
Theory of multiple intelligences
Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study of cognitive abilities across life span indicated that__
There were more peaks than declines in cognitive abilities in middle age
How were many of the early intelligence tests culturally biased?
They favored urban, middle-class, non-Latino Whites.
As they age, children's intelligence changes, but it remains connected to earlier points in development
True
Researchers have not been able to identify the specific genes that contribute to intelligence
True
True or false Sternburg stated that there should be a fourth domain which is wisdom that should be considered when discussing intelligence
True
You have to apply practical knowledge in dealing with problems to become wise
True
Identify the six mental abilities assessed in the Seattle Longitudinal Study.
Verbal comprehension Verbal memory Numeric ability Spatial orientation Inductive reasoning Perceptual speed
Which of the following are some of the composite scores that make up the Weschler Intelligence Scales?
Verbal comprehension Working Memory Processing Speed Fluid Reasoning Visual Spatial
Which of the following areas are included on the Stanford-Binet 5?
Visual-Spatial reasoning Working memory Quantitative reasoning Knowledge Fluid reasoning
People in__cultures tend to view intelligence in terms of reasoning, and thinking skills, whereas in other cultures intelligence is regarded as a way for members of the community to successfully engage in social roles
Western
People with an IQ of 115 have a
a higher mental age than their chronological ages
crystallized intelligence includes which of the following
accumulated information and verbal skills
What does the Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence evaluate?
an infant's ability to process information
Which of the following would be most likely to complicate the findings of a cross-sectional study like horns?
cohort effects
Which of the following types of intelligence do not conform to the patterns favored in conventional schooling?
creative intelligence and practical intelligence
A test that has questions familiar to children from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds is an example of what type of test
culture-fair
Which factors did Robert J. Sternberg consider to be part of the definition of intelligence?
developing strategies to improve shortcomings weighing options carefully ability to adapt, shape, and select environments
Intelligence tests have real-world applications as predictors all of the following except
feelings of health and well-being
According to Howard Gardner, people __
have multiple intelligences, and IQ tests only measure a few of them.
According to Baltes, which of the following factors is least important to the development of wisdom?
high intelligence
According to the Bayley-III, a 6-month-old infant should be able to do all of the following EXCEPT
imitate words the examiner says
quotient is a person's mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by one hundred.
intelligence
Studies of brain volume show ______ correlation between brain size and intelligence.
moderate
As compared to cross-sectional findings about cognition in the middle age, longitudinal studies find
reasoning abilities rise in middle age.
Which of the following demographic groups were at disadvantage due to the cultural bias in early intelligence tests?
those of low socioeconomic status African Americans rural citizens nonstandard English speakers
As defined by Baltes and his colleagues, _____ is exceptional insight about human development and life matters and is considered expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life.
wisdom
Which term refers to expert knowledge about practical aspects of life
wisdom
