Unit 2d: Intelligence

What would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees lower than the actual temperature?

A person with an intellectual disability has difficulty adapting to the demands of independent living and IQ score below

The ability to perceive relationships independent of previous practice or instruction concerning those relationships is

Ki is a gifted therapist who connects well with her patients. Which type of intelligence would she use most in her work?

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as

It takes about 10 years of intense, daily practice to become an expert in chess, dance, sports, music, medicine, etc

Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their

The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's

If approached on the street by a stranger and asked to make a guess about their IQ score, your best guess would be

The Flynn effect refers to the

The similarity between intelligence scores of fraternal twins reared together is

Scores on a psychology test form a normal distribution with mean=80 and SD=12. About what % of scores are above 92?

Al compares participants' scores on multiple administrations of equivalent versions of the same assessment to determine

The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence test was to

If Jo can tell when her husband is mad by noticing subtle changes in his face expression, she might be said to have high

A researcher tracks a group of high school students’ academic achievement over 4 years. What type of study is this?

Assessments that evaluate a person's potential to learn a new set of future skills in a particular area are

Which of the following is one of Robert Sternberg's types of intelligence?

Which of Sternberg's intelligences is most related to solving everyday problems and interacting with others?

10 y.o. Matt takes the Stanford-Binet test, and it indicates that he has a mental age of 9. What is his S-B IQ?

The ability to learn a new computer software program is to ________ as knowledge of state capitals is to ________.

On which of the following tasks are males most likely to outperform females?

Students who do well on college entrance exams tend to do well in first year of college. This helps establish the tests'

Sweden exhibits little of the gender gap in math abilities found in Turkey. This best illustrates that mental ability is

Believing that women are not as good at math as men causes some women to perform below their actual ability. This is

Heritability of intelligence refers to

If the scores on an intelligence test form a normal curve with an average score of 100 and a standard deviation of 15,

Charles Spearman's g refers to

Approximately what percentage of people obtain scores between 85 and 115 on a standard intelligence test?

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that seem to tap a common ability is called

The most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by

Evidence of multiple intelligences can be found in people with low IQ but have an exceptional ability. These people have