Psychology Review Worksheet Questions

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Savant syndrome lends support to which theory of intelligence?

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Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple intelligences

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Some people appear to be self-aware, manage conflicts well, and generally seem to be well equipped to handle most social and emotional situations very well. What type of intelligence does this seem to reflect?

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Emotional intelligence

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Creativity is often seen as a valuable skill related to intelligence. Which is NOT considered a component of creativity?

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High score on IQ tests

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You are applying for a job as a salesperson for a large cell phone company. You are given a battery of tests. Which of the following might be the best for determining your ability to succeed in this job?

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a test of emotional intelligence

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Which psychologist believed all children followed the same course of intellectual development and developed tests to measure children’s mental age?

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Alfred Binet

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If a test yields consistent results upon retesting, it can be said to have a high degree of

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Reliability

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Concrete knowledge and skills that increase over time

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Crystallized intelligence

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A test designed to assess what a person has learned.

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Achievement test

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A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.

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Savant Syndrome

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A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (about 68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes.

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Normal distribution