Unit 11 Book Quiz

Children are said to have an intellectual disability if they have difficulty adapting to the demand of independent living and have IQ scores below

70

The most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by

David Wechsler

The Flynn effect refers to the

Gradual improvement in intelligence test scores over the last several decades

What would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees off?

It is reliable but not valid

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions is called

emotional intelligence

Charles Spearman's g refers to

general intelligence

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as

measurement is to prediction

The intelligence quotient compares a Childs

mental age to chronological age

The neurological basis f intelligence is most dependent on the

number of synapses between neurons

The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence tests was to

predict how children would do in scholl

Students who do well on college entrance exams generally well in college. This helps establish that these exams have

predictive validity

Heritability of intelligence refers to

the amount of group variation in intelligences that can be attributed to genetics

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

In general, males sore higher than female on tests of

Spatial ability