General Psychology Unit 4 REview

A problem solving strategy that often includes a formula and guarantees an answer to the problem is a(n)

• subgoal
• prototype
• Algorithm
• Heurisitc

Experts in a given field prefer heuristics to algorithms because heuristics:

• Guarantee solutions to problems
• Prevent mental sets
• Often save time
• Prevent fixation

Validity is...

• When tests are administered and scored the same way every time.
• The ability to measure what the test was intended to measure
  
• The moment when a test becomes legitimate.  
• A test that validates a students intelligence.  

96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?

• 80
• 90
• 100
• 110

Who defined intelligence as consisting of 8 mental abilities?

• Louis Thurstone

• Howard Gardner

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

This individual developed the first Intelligence test to help children in French schools

• Pierre Stanford
• Francois Simon
• Alfred Binet
• Philip Mayer

What is the confirmation bias?

• believing the event you just experienced was predictable
• focusing on information that confirms your existing beliefs
• focusing only on one piece of information when making a decision
• stereotyping someone or something unintentionally

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

• analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast
• produce new products or ideas and invent novel solutions to a problem
• provide correct or established answers to a problem
• think outside the box to arrive at novel solutions to a problem

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

• intrapersonal

• linguistic

• naturalist

Whose Intelligence Theory stated that intelligence is broken into three-factors: Analytical, Creative and Practical.

• Spearman

• Gardner

• Goleman

• Sternberg