Emotional Intell 1

According to Wechsler (1940), intelligence is best defined as:

• The ability to score highly on standardized IQ tests

• The speed at which someone solves math problems

• The ability to memorize large amounts of information

• The global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with one’s environment

Which of the following is NOT explicitly included in Wechsler’s (1940) definition of intelligence?

• Thinking rationally

• Acting purposefully

• Dealing effectively with the environment

• Scoring above average on IQ tests

Based on Wechsler’s (1940) definition, intelligence is assumed to involve:

• Academic achievement only

• Emotional expression without reasoning

• Rational thinking, goal-directed action, and effective adaptation

• Only cognitive speed and memory

Joseph LeDoux's discovery was that the thalamus can take control over what we do even as the thinking brain is preparing a plan for action

• True

• False

The traditional view of intelligence understood intelligence as encompassing which of the following elements:

• Verbal Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Spatial Reasoning

• Mathematical Reasoning

During the 1970s, scientists increasingly emphasized:

• That IQ tests fully capture intelligence

• recognizing the importance of interpersonal dynamics

• The limitations of intelligence research (IQ) and how IQ is measured

• That emotional functioning is unrelated to intelligence

A longstanding criticism of traditional intelligence research is that it:

• Overemphasizes environmental adaptation

• Focuses too much on emotional intelligence

• Includes too many social and emotional variables

• Ignores important aspects of human functioning that contribute to intelligence

According to the Bar-On (2007) quote, what has been argued for nearly a century?

• Something important is missing from explanations of human performance

• IQ is the only predictor of success in life

• Intelligence tests should be abandoned completely

• Emotional intelligence is easy to measure objectively

If the thalamus wants to prepare the body for action as quickly as possible, it will send its sensory inputs directly to the:

• amygdala

• visual cortex
• prefrontal cortex
• cerebellum

Howard Gardner (1983) argued that intelligence is:

• The same as memory

• Only cognitive and unrelated to emotions

• Multidimensional, including cognitive, social, and emotional facets

• Measured only through standardized tests