Psych Unit 11

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Children are said to have an intellectual disability if they have difficulty adapting to the demands of independent living and have IQ scores below:

70

The most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by:

David Wechsler

What would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees off?

It is reliable but not valid

Which of the following does Robert Sternberg include as a type of intelligence?

Practical Intelligence

Howard Gardner found evidence of multiple intelligences in individuals who scored low on intelligence but had an area of exceptional ability-- for example, to make complex calculations. These people have:

Savant Syndrome

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions called:

emotional intelligence

Charles Spearman's g refers to:

general intelligence

The Flynn effect refers to the:

gradual improvement in intelligence test scores over the last several decades.

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as:

measurement is to prediction

The intelligence quotient compares a child's:

mental age to his or her chronological age

The neurological basis of intelligence is most dependent on the:

number of synapses between neurons

The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence test was to:

predict how children would do in school.

Students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in college. This helps establish that these exams have:

predictive validity

In general, males score higher than females on tests of:

spatial ability

Heritability of intelligence refers to:

the amount of group variation in intelligence that can be attributed to genetics.


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