Psyc Chapter 9 Flash Cards

How long are people given when taking the current version of the Stanford-Binet?

as long as they need

What is the main assumption of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

People have a number of unrelated forms of intelligence

Aptitude tests attempt to measure ________. Achievement tests attempt to measure ________.

ability to learn... skills and knowledge already learned

What is meant by crystallized intelligence?

the ability to reason, use information, and gain new knowledge

What is the mean IQ score on the Stanford-Binet test?

100

What is true of an item on the Stanford-Binet IQ test designated as "age 8"?

Most 8-year-olds answer it correctly

Which of the following types of evidence, if found, would ofer the strongest support in favor of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

People develop strengths in whatever skills they have been trained to do

The researcher associated with developing the triarchic theory is

Robert Sternberg

The early IQ test developed in France and modified for English speakers became the first important IQ test in the English Language. This new version was the

Stanford-Binet

Sternberg distinguished three types of intelligence: practical, creative, and ____________.

analytical

IQ tests were originally devised tohelp identify

children who belonged in special classes

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, in order to understand intelligence we must consider the situations that require intelligence, how intelligence related to the outside world, and the

cognitive processes within the individual

An experienced taxi driver becomes more skilled at finding various addresses within a city, without improving other intellectual skills. We can say that the driver has increased his or her:

crystallized intelligence.

Extensive practice at computer programming improves that skill without much effect on any other kind of performance. Therefore we classigy the improved programming skill as

crystallized intelligence.

According to Cattell, if we examine the intelligence of a person at age 20 and again at age 50, we are most likely to find

decreasing fluid intelligence, but steady or increasing crystallized intelligence.

According to Rayond Cattell, the "g" factor in intelligence has two major components:

fluid and crystallized

A new worker at Consolidated Generic Products cannot perform any of the company's traditional tasks as well as more experienced workers. However, the new worker learns new skills faster than the older workers. The new worker apparently has a high degree of

fluid intelligence

In contrast to an achievement test, an aptitude test in intended to measure what?

fluid intelligence

When Spearman described the "g" factor in intelligence, what did the "g" stand for?

gneral

What is meant by fluid intelligence?

intelligence that is present in the same amount at all times

Which of the following facts is the best evidence in favor of the "g" factor intelligence?

scores on tests of specialized intellectual abilities are all positively correlated with one another

What was originally, and still is, the main purpose of IQ test?

to predict performance in school