Psychology 1101: Chapter 7 Quiz

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An intelligence score that falls below ________ indicates significant cognitive delays, and may be indicative of an intellectual disability.

70

What kind of professional would be most qualified to administer an intelligence test?

A professional trained in psychology.

________ concepts are ones that we know by a specific set of characteristics.

Artificial

What is the Flynn effect?

The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation.

Which option is NOT one of the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

Wechsler Adolescent Intelligence Measure (WAIM)

The analytical intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence is demonstrated by the ability to ________.

analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast

________ are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences.

concepts

Kai cuts her foot while hiking. She forgot to pack bandages, but she has a tube of superglue and uses that to seal the wound. Kai's ability to invent a solution uses the ________ intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence.

creative

Rudy is amazing in all of his school classes, except math. He struggles to understand basic arithmetic concepts, confuses mathematical symbols like "+" and "=", and gets very frustrated and upset at the thought of doing math homework. Rudy has a normal level of cognitive functioning in other areas, and reads and writes with ease. Rudy's parents may want to have him evaluated to see if he suffers from ________.

dyscalculia

What is the confirmation bias?

focusing on information that confirms your existing beliefs

Niaz's car breaks down, and he is convinced that it was a predictable event even though there was no way of knowing it would happen. This exemplifies ________.

hindsight bias

Jake is sympathetic and considerate of his friends' moods. He really identifies with their feelings and readily understands their point of view. He is well-known around campus, and he has great relationships with his classmates and professors. Which area of the multiple intelligences model does this exemplify?

interpersonal

In Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, ________ intelligence and ________ intelligence are often combined into a single type: emotional intelligence.

interpersonal; intrapersonal

Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language, or the words contained within that language?

lexicon

Gonzalo is attempting to open his car door using the auto lock button on his keychain. He pushes the button twice, but his car door does not open. He continues to push the button even though it is likely that the auto lock feature has stopped working, and he will need to open the door manually with his key. This illustrates a ________

mental set

Emily is an adult with a 4th-grade skill level in reading, writing, and math. Her doctor suggests she would be capable of holding a job and living independently. Which subtype of intellectual disability describes Emily?

mild

Knowing what a rainbow looks like because you have seen a rainbow is an example of a(n) ________ concept.

natural

A(an) ________ is a basic sound unit of a given language.

phoneme

"Each person is born with a genetic potential to reach a certain level of potential, but whether or not they accomplish that level depends on their environments and experiences." This is the foundation of the ________ model.

range of reaction

Samara meets a nurse. She immediately assumes he is able to help care for sick people, works long hours, and dispenses advice about illness because her ________ schema suggests that nurses behave this way.

role

Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?

semantics

Which statistic is a measure of how data are dispersed in a population and can be used to give context to larger data sets?

standard deviation

The practice of administering, scoring, and interpreting an assessment tool in the same manner is called ________.

standardization

Which pair of individuals is most likely to have the highest similarity in their IQ scores?

Marcus and Maria are identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different families.

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Robert Sternberg


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