Unit 11 Notes Intelligence

According to the text, how does Zimbardo define intelligence?

• The global capacity to think rationally and deal effectively with the environment

• The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

• The ability to acquire knowledge, reason, and solve problems

• The biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting

What are the two types of intelligence as described in the text?

• Emotional and Rational

• Fluid and Crystallized

• Analytical and Creative

• Intrapersonal and Interpersonal

What does Charles Spearman's G factor theory suggest?

• If you are good at one subject, you are usually good at many others

• There are at least 8 different types of intelligence

• Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience and solve problems

• Intelligence is a biopsychological potential activated in a cultural setting

How many different types of intelligence did Howard Gardner believe exist?

• 2

• 5

• 8

• 10

According to Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, which type of intelligence involves the ability to adapt to everyday life by drawing on existing knowledge and skills?

• Analytical intelligence

• Creative intelligence

• Practical intelligence

• Emotional intelligence

What does EQ focus on according to Goleman?

• Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences

• Verbal and mathematical skills

• Memory and reasoning abilities

• Spatial and perceptual speed

Louis Leon Thurstone proposed that there are seven "primary mental abilities." Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• Verbal comprehension

• Word fluency

• Emotional regulation

• Number facility

Thurstone's view of intelligence suggests that:

• There is only one correct answer to problems.

• Divergent thinking is less important than convergent thinking.

• Intelligence is best understood as multiple primary mental abilities.

• Higher performing brains are less active than lower performing brains.

What is the correlation between head size and intelligence scores according to the text?

• A strong positive correlation

• A moderate negative correlation

• No correlation

• A small positive correlation

Who developed the concept of mental age to predict future performance?

• Sir Francis Galton

• Terman

• Albert Binet and Theodore Simon

• Wechsler