Module 29
The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support
Gardner's argument for multiple intelligences.
Who argued for a classification of eight independent intelligences which include musical, spatial, and kinesthetic aptitudes?
Howard Gardner
Who is most likely to be criticized for extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of talents?
Howard Gardner
Psychological tests show that 18-year-old Isaiah has an intelligence score of 65. Nevertheless, Isaiah can, with a few seconds of mental calculation, accurately tell the day of the week on which Christmas falls for any year in this century. It would be fair to conclude that
Isaiah is a person with savant syndrome.
The factors associated with creativity include
expertise and a venturesome personality.
Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by
extrinsic motivation.
The sort of problem solving that demonstrates "school smarts" is what researchers have historically assessed in their tests of
intelligence.
Research participants have been exposed to an incomplete stimulus followed by a masking image in order to assess
perceptual speed.
One component of emotional intelligence involves
predicting accurately when feelings are about to change.
Those who emphasize the importance of the g factor would be most likely to encourage
quantifying intelligence with a single numerical score.
A person who demonstrates an exceptional specific mental skill while otherwise often remaining very limited in intellectual capacity is said to show signs of
savant syndrome.
Your score on an intelligence test does not indicate how well you control your impulses or deal effectively with social conflict. This best illustrates that intelligence is
a collection of distinctly different abilities.
Investigators detected a tendency for those who excelled in one of Thurstone's seven primary mental abilities to also demonstrate high levels of competence in other abilities. This provided some evidence of
general intelligence.
In contrast to white matter, gray matter contains mostly
neural cell bodies.
Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of
the g factor.
The speed with which people retrieve information from memory has been found to be a predictor of their _____ intelligence.
verbal
The efficient communication between brain regions necessary for intelligence requires ample brain tissue known as
white matter.
