WorksheetsPawluk : Unit 11 : Intelligence : per. 1 2023
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 18mins
Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's
ability to assume the perspective of others.
ability to utilize diffuse brain regions for storing memories.
accumulated knowledge.
ability to reason speedily and abstractly.
If a road test for a driver's license adequately samples the tasks a driver routinely faces, the test is said to
have content validity.
be reliable.
have a normal distribution.
have predictive validity.
Who is most likely to be criticized for extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of talents?
Alfred Binet
Charles Spearman
Lewis Terman
Howard Gardner
Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 4-year-old. Wilbur's mental age is
4
4.5
5
125
If a test is standardized, this means that
it accurately measures what it is intended to measure.
most test scores will cluster near the average.
the test will yield consistent results when administered on different occasions.
a person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative pretested group.
Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to:
derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age
evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior.
identify clusters of closely related test items.
provide a quantitative estimate of heritability.
The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support
Gardner's argument for multiple intelligences.
Thurstone's notion of social intelligence.
Binet's intelligence quotient formula.
Spearman's belief in intelligence as one general ability, or g factor.
Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's
ability to assume the perspective of others.
ability to utilize diffuse brain regions for storing memories.
accumulated knowledge.
ability to reason speedily and abstractly.
The WAIS was designed for testing ________ intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing ________ intelligence.
interpersonal; intrapersonal
practical; creative
adults'; children's
analytical; emotional
Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.
future performance; current competence
current competence; future performance
past competence; current interests
current interests; past competence
Studies of gender differences in intelligence show that ______________.
Girls are better than boys in complex math.
Boys are better than girls in detecting emotion.
Girls are better than boys in spelling.
Boys are better than girls in locating objects.
Gardner proposes that humans have multiple intelligences that are relatively independent of one another. Which of the following is one of the intelligences?
g factor
common sense intelligence
intrapersonal intelligence
fluid intelligence
Workplace managers who want to foster novel ideas and adaptive responses to new challenges should try to promote the ________ of their employees.
general intelligence
analytical intelligence
creative intelligence
emotional intelligence
According to Robert Sternberg's ________ theory, there are ________ intelligences.
six-factor; six
five-intelligences; five
quadratic; four
triarchic: three
When Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates
factor analysis.
analytical intelligence
creative intelligence
emotional intelligence
Before publishing her test of musical aptitude, Professor Reed first administered the test to a representative sample of people. This was most clearly necessary for purposes of
standardization
reliability
predictive validity
content validity
When retested on the WAIS, people's second scores generally match their first scores quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of
reliability
content validity
standardization
predictive validity
Dr. Dawson is conducting a study with military veterans from the Vietnam and Gulf wars. He plans to evaluate them every year for 10 years to see if those with PTSD have a more pronounced decline in mental abilities and overall memory. This is a ________ study.
longitudinal
eugenic
cross-sectional
factor analytic
Because of his accumulated years of knowledge about psychology, Dr. Hernandez has decided that his fiftieth birthday would be the perfect time to begin writing an introductory psychology textbook. It would demonstrate his
factor analysis
fluid intelligence
predictive validity
crystallized intelligence
A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example, in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75, then more rapidly, especially after age 85. This type of ability is also known as
factor analysis
factor analysis
crystallized intelligence
fluid intelligence
According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, three factors need to be considered when describing intelligence. Which of the factors below is NOT one of Sternberg's three factors?
the capacity to be creative
the motivation to work hard
the analytical, problem-solving skills to be successful in school
the practical application in the outside world
According to Sir Francis Galton, intelligence is _____________.
determined by genes
determined by the environment
increased through hard work and persistence
not a product of evolution
What is validity?
When tests are administered and scored the same way every time.
The ability of a test to measure what it was intended to measure.
When tests taken by the same person consistently yield the same result.
How much sense a test makes when first taken.
Given the task of finding students who needed extra help in school, this psychometrician created the concept of mental age.
Lewis Terman
Alfred Binet
Charles Spearman
Howard Gardner
The fact that scores on IQ tests are improving compared to past generations (due to better physical and mental health, technology, and science) is called _________________.
Reaction range
Flynn effect
Savant syndrome
Intellectual disability
According to the empirical rule, how much of the data falls within 3 standard deviations of the mean in a normal distribution?
25%
68%
95%
99.7%
According to the empirical rule, what percentage of the population should have an IQ between 85 and 115?
34%
68%
95%
99%
Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 4-year-old. Wilbur's mental age is
4
4.5
5
125
Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 5-year-old. Wilbur's IQ Score is:
70
85
100
125
