Psych Unit 11
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.