Test 4

Experts would most likely agree that intelligence is a(n)

• inborn ability to perform well on standard intelligence tests.

• mental ability to learn from experience.

• general trait that underlies success on nearly any task.

• multiple array of completely independent adaptive traits

Spearman's g factor refers to

• the genetic contribution to intelligence.

• a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks.

• a highly developed skill or talent possessed by a person with an otherwise limited mental ability

• the ability to understand and regulate emotions

George is amazing with numbers and seems to learn math easily. Nina has wonderful writing, reading, and speaking skills. Gardner would say that George is high in ________ intelligence and Nina is high in ________ intelligence.

• logical-mathematical; linguistic

• spatial; intrapersonal

• spatial; interpersonal

• linguistic; spatial

David's motorcycle would occasionally lose power or stall out. David thought about possible solutions: changing the ignition wires, putting an additive in the gas tank, or taking his motorcycle to a mechanic and letting the mechanic figure out the problem. David decided to put an additive in the gas tank to see if that corrected the problem. Which of Sternberg's intelligences was David using?

• emotional intelligence

• creative intelligence

• analytical intelligence

• mathematical intelligence

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

• emotional intelligence.

• existential intelligence.

• the g factor.

• street smarts.

Emotional intelligence is a critical component of

• practical intelligence.

• analytical intelligence.

• creative intelligence.

• social intelligence.

Those who believe that becoming a professional musician requires inborn talents as well as a lot of practice are emphasizing the importance of

• nature and nurture.

• Spearman's g factor.

• Gardner's musical intelligence.

• Sternberg's creative intelligence.

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and ________ intelligence.

• practical

• interpersonal

• musical

• spatial

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support

• Gardner's argument for multiple intelligences.

• Stern's formula for calculating IQ scores.

• Spearman's belief in a general intelligence, or g, factor

• Thorndike's concept of social intelligence.

Miguel is a published philosopher. He regularly spends time in a monastery to ponder large questions about life, death, and human existence. According to Gardner, Miguel is demonstrating ________ intelligence.

• analytical

• interpersonal

• emotional

• existential