WorksheetsIntelligence controversy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do modern psychologists typically define intelligence?
the ability to get high scores on tests such as the SAT, ACT, or all important AP Exams
the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new experiences
the ability to get good grades in school
the ability to encode, store, and retrieve large amounts of information when called upon to do so
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score is called
g-factor
factor analysis
intelligence
correlation
Thurstone was successful in proving that Spearman's idea of a g-factor was wrong.
True
False
Whose three theories of intelligence involve multiple types of intelligence (not just one general type)?
Spearman, Thurstone & Sternberg
Thurstone, Gardner & Sternberg
Spearman, Thurstone & Gardner
Spearman, Gardner & Sternberg
Most modern intelligence tests measure several factors, including creativity.
True
False
Emotional intelligence includes:
The ability to use your intelligence instead of your emotions
Knowing the definitions of a lot of different emotions
The ability to use your emotions instead of your intelligence
The ability to perceive, understand, manage, & use emotions
Who came up with the term Eugenics?
Charles Spearman
Howard Gardner
Francis Galton
Charles Darwin
Which of the following is NOT true of Alfred Binet?
He believed his test could measure a child's current abilities, helping schools to identify which kids needed extra help
He was worried that his test would be used to discriminate against people by labeling some kids as "lost causes" and limiting their opportunities
He believed that intelligence was hereditary and fixed
He worked with Theodore Simon to devise a test to ascertain a child's "mental age"
What is the formula for IQ (Intelligence Quotient)?
IQ = Mental Age/Chronological Age x 100
IQ = Mental Age + 100
IQ = Chronological Age/Mental Age x 100
IQ = Chronological Age + Mental Age x 100
Who believed that intelligence testing could facilitate the eugenics movement and wanted to encourage people with high IQs to have kids while discouraging (or forcibly sterilizing) people with low IQs?
Charles Darwin, Charles Spearman, Alfred Binet
Robert Thurstone, Alfred Binet, Howard Gardner
Francis Galton, Lewis Terman, Nazis
Alfred Binet, Howard Gardner, Robert Sternberg
Imagine a school setting where a teacher, using a method developed by Alfred Binet in 1904, needs to identify students like Ahnert and Freza who require special educational support. This method measures the chronological age that typically corresponds to a given level of performance. What term describes this measure?
Chronological age
Mental age
Stanford-Binet test
Intelligence test
Standardized test
Identify the formula for calculating intelligence quotient.
IQ = MA / CA x 100
IQ = CA / MA x 100
IQ = MA + CA x 100
IQ = MA x CA x 100
Which of the following is the most appropriate use of intelligence tests today?
to help diagnose learning disabilities and other disorders
to make decisions regarding immigration
as evidence that some races are inherently superior to others
to determine who should reproduce
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) measures intelligence across several domains. Which of the following is NOT one of those domains?
Verbal comprehension
Perceptual reasoning
Processing speed
Physical coordination
The IQ test is designed to measure:
Emotional maturity
Intelligence quotient
Physical health
Creativity levels
