Exploring Psychology- M 26: LearningCurve 26a. Intelligence and Its Assessment

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The first modern test of intelligence was developed in:

France

Studies in which researchers test and compare people of various ages at ONE point in time are known as _____ studies.

cross-sectional

One's ability to reason speedily and abstractly is referred to as:

fluid intelligence.

IQ is simply a person's _____ divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100 to eliminate the decimal point.

mental age

The original intelligence test developed by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon set out to measure performance in terms of _____, which refers to the chronological age that typically corresponds to a given level of performance.

mental age

According to Sternberg, _____ is often required for everyday tasks, which are frequently ill-defined, with multiple solutions.

practical intelligence

A 6-year-old who responds to the Stanford-Binet test with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old is said to have a mental age of:

9

skills include language, literacy, and concepts of money, time, and numbers.

Conceptual

refers to a person's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills.

Crystallized intelligence

_____ increases with age, while _____ decreases with age

Crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence

_____ skills include interpersonal skills, social responsibility, and the ability to follow basic rules and laws and avoid being victimized. It is one of the secondary criteria for intellectual disability.

Social

skills refer to one of the secondary criteria for intellectual disability. These include interpersonal skills, social responsibility, and the ability to follow basic rules and laws and avoid being victimized.

Social

The American revision of Alfred Binet's original intelligence test was called the:

Stanford-Binet.

What is a difference between the models developed by Sternberg and Gardner?

The main difference is the number or types of intelligences: three versus eight, respectively.

the most widely used intelligence test for adults. It includes subtests for verbal comprehension and processing speed.

WAIS

The _____ is one of the MOST widely used intelligence tests for children.

WISC

The _____ is one of the most widely used intelligence tests for children. It can be given to children between the ages of 6 and 16 and can be completed without reading or writing.

WISC

Down syndrome is an intellectual disability associated with a physical cause. It is caused by:

an extra chromosome 21.

According to Sternberg, _____ is assessed by intelligence tests, which present well-defined problems having a single right answer.

analytical intelligence

_____ refers to a condition of limited mental ability, which is indicated by an intelligence test score at or below _____, as well as difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living.

Intellectual disability; 70

_____ skills refer to one of the secondary criteria for intellectual disability. These include daily personal care, occupational skill, and travel and health care.

Practical

According to Sternberg, _____ is demonstrated in reacting adaptively to novel situations and generating novel ideas.

creative intelligence

A person's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills is referred to as _____ intelligence.

crystallized intelligence

As people age, they tend to gain vocabulary and knowledge. These gains are connected to increases in:

crystallized intelligence.

Although Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her anger and responds to her sister's frustration with empathy. Her behavior best illustrates:

emotional intelligence.

People who score very high on emotional intelligence scales are likely to:

experience high-quality interactions with friends

Which is a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test?

factor analysis

Alessa achieved an intelligence test score of 100 on a current version of the Stanford-Binet test. This indicates that relative to other adults her age

her intellectual abilities are average.

Alessa achieved an intelligence test score of 100 on the Stanford-Binet test. This indicates that relative to other children her age:

her intellectual abilities are supposedly average

A local think tank has been tracking performance on intelligence tests over the last 70 years. Like other researchers tracking such data, they have found that their sample has been subject to the Flynn effect. This indicates that

intelligence test performance has been improving.

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions is referred to as emotional

intelligence.

Emotional intelligence is not characterized by:

intense emotional display.

People who can recognize emotion in faces, music, and stories are generally good at what those interested in emotional intelligence would call:

perception of emotion.

Richard learned at an early age how to sell numerous items ranging from chocolate to small electronics. Many say his best education came from the streets he grew up on. This best illustrates:

piratical intelligence

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict is known as:

predictive validity.

Emotional intelligence

refers to one's ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use one's emotions.

Howard Gardner proposed that intelligence is:

reflected in any of several specific abilities.

When retested on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), a person's second score generally matches his or her first score quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of:

reliability.

A test which yields consistent results is said to be

reliable

Some people who score below average on intelligence tests have an "island of brilliance", which refers to some incredible ability, such as heightened musical memory. This condition is known as:

savant syndrome.

Monica has an extremely low IQ of 60. While she needs to live at home with her parents, she likes to get out and see movies with her friends. By doing this, Monica is displaying _____ skills.

social

Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group is known as:

standardization.

A performance score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) that is higher than all but 2 percent of all scores earns an intelligence score of

130

Sternberg suggests that there are ______ intelligences and his theory is known as the _______________.

3 ; triarchic theory

Intellectual disability refers to a condition of limited mental ability, which is indicated by an intelligence test score at or below _____, as well as difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living.

70

Sonja was administered an intelligence test to determine the level of her mental functioning. Her Wechsler score was two standard deviations below the norm. Therefore, her score was:

70

intelligence refers to one's ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use one's emotions.

Emotional

Charles Spearman expressed the belief that intelligence was BEST characterized as:

a general ability.

A High-school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect. Amy most likely took a(n) _____ test.

aptitude

Robert Sternberg's theory is known as the:

triarchic theory.

Bill, a young man with an IQ of 65, has relatively good interpersonal skills and is able take care of his own personal grooming needs. However, he has difficulty with reading and counting money. If he is to live independently, Bill would probably have MOST difficulty with:

conceptual skills.

The type of intelligence that combines the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use feelings is called:

emotional intelligence

Creativity, in terms of creative intelligence

is more specifically demonstrated in reacting adaptively to novel situations and generating ideas

Research studies that retest the same group of people throughout their lives are classified as _____ studies.

longitudinal

Some people express emotions when they should not. These people are not good at:

managing their emotions.

In his study of children with high intelligence scores, Terman found that:

the children were healthy, well-adjusted, and did well academically.

The theory of multiple types of academic intelligence is LEAST related to the idea that:

there is a general intelligence known as a g factor.


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