Quiz - Cognitive Development

1.  What did Alfred Binet consider the most important aspect of intelligence?

• a. Memory

• b. Reasoning

• c. Vocabulary

• d. Judgment

2. How did Alfred Binet define intelligence?

• a. In terms of a single score representing overall mental ability.

• b. The ability to memorize large amounts of information.

• c. Focused on mathematical and logical reasoning skills.

• d. In terms of judgment, practical sense, initiative, and adaptability.

3. What are the three parts of Binet's concept of general intelligence?

• a. Understanding of emotions, reasoning ability, and creativity

• b. Goal of the mental processes, capability to display adaptable solutions, and ability to demonstrate selectivity of judgment and critical analysis of choices

• c. Musical aptitude, spatial awareness, and long-term memory

• d. Ability to recall facts, vocabulary knowledge, and processing speed

4. What was the first intelligence test called?

• a. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

• b. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

• c. The Binet-Simon Scale

• d. The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC)

5. Why did Binet and Simon revise the Binet-Simon Scale in 1908?

• a. To make the test more difficult for all age groups.

• b. To improve the test's reliability and validity.

• c. To identify children with specific learning disabilities.

• d. To measure creativity and artistic expression.

6. What did Charles Spearman discover about scores on mental aptitude tests?

• a. Scores varied greatly across all individuals.

• b. Scores showed no correlation between different tests.

• c. Individuals who scored high on one test tended to score similarly on others.

• d. Scores were more influenced by cultural background than intelligence.

7. What is the "g" factor in Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence?

• a. A specific skill or ability related to a particular task.

• b. A measure of an individual's creativity and artistic expression.

• c. The general cognitive ability underlying most other mental abilities.

• d. A factor that determines an individual's learning style.

8. According to Spearman, how does the "s" factor differ from the "g" factor?

• a. The "s" factor is specific to certain tasks and can be learned or improved.

• b. The "s" factor is less important than the "g" factor in determining intelligence.

• c. The "s" factor is a universal ability present in everyone to the same degree.

• d. The "s" factor represents a person's knowledge base and academic skills.

9. According to Louis Leon Thurstone, what did he DISAGREE with about intelligence?

• a. It can be measured.

• b. It's influenced by multiple factors.

• c. It's a single general ability.

• d. It can be improved through training.

10. What is the PRIMARY purpose of Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities Test?

• a. To diagnose learning disabilities.

• b. To assess a single general intelligence factor.

• c. To measure seven distinct mental abilities.

• d. To predict academic achievement in specific subjects.