Heritability relates to the

percentage of a person's intelligence that is due to genes

Which of the following best represents crystallized intelligence?

Grandpa Milt is good at crossword puzzles

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

predict how children would do in school

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

mental age to his or her chronological age

Which of the following best represents crystallized intelligence?

Grandpa Milt is good at crossword puzzles

According to Carol Dweck, students are often hampered by a "fixed mindset". They believe

intelligence is biologically set and unchangeable

The Flynn effect refers to

gradual improvement of intelligence test scores in the 20th

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1
Heritability relates to the
percentage of a person's intelligence that is due to genes
percentage of a person's intelligence that is environmental
2
Which term describes the extent to which a test yields consistent results upon retesting?
content validity
predictive validity
normal curve
reliability
3
According to Sternberg, what kind of intelligence is assessed by traditional intelligence test?
Practical
Creative
Analytical
Linguistic
4
Which of the following best represents crystallized intelligence?
Grandpa Milt is good at crossword puzzles
Anna writes creative computer programs
Aliyah has a knack for training dogs
Jake can solve math word problems quickly
5
Who conducted a famous study of high IQ children?
Howard Gardner
Alfred Binet
Lewis Terman
David Wechsler
6
The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence test was to
facilitate "genetic breeding" experiments
identify differences between different racial & ethnic group
predict how children would do in school
establish the scientific definition of intelligence
7
The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's
aptitude to his or her school performance
mental age to his or her chronological age
math intelligence to his or her verbal intelligence
intelligence to his or her siblings intelligence
8
Which of the following best represents crystallized intelligence?
Grandpa Milt is good at crossword puzzles
Heng bakes excellent chocolate chip cookies
Jake can solve math word problems quickly
Aliyah has a knack for training dogs
9
Choose the condition in which a person with limited mental ability excells at a specific skill?
creative intelligence
savant syndrome
emotional intelligence
g factor
10
Children are said to have an intellectual disability if they have IQ scores below
100
60
80
70
11
In general, males score higher than females on tests of
spatial ability
emotion detection
spelling
verbal fluency
12
Which of the following is not a component of emotional intelligence?
understanding emotions
inventing emotions
managing emotions
perceiving emotions
13
The ability to understand, perceive, manage, and use emotions is called
emotional intelligence
interpersonal intelligence
general intelligence
practical intelligence
14
Which underlies specific mental abilities and is measured by every task on IQ tests?
general intelligence (g)
factor analysis
savant syndrome
emotional intelligence
15
According to Carol Dweck, students are often hampered by a "fixed mindset". They believe
it is never good to change your mind once it is made up
problems can only be solved a particular way
intelligence is biologically set and unchangeable
they have already done all they can do to improve
16
The most widely used intelligence test was developed by
David Wechsler
Robert Sternberg
Alfred Binet
Louis Terman
17
The Flynn effect refers to
extreme scores (both high and low) that are more w/ males
predictive ability of intelligence tests
gradual improvement of intelligence test scores in the 20th
superiority of certain racial/ethnic groups on IQ tests
18
Intellectual disability is defined by both IQ and which of the following?
chronological age
physical condition
mental age
adaptive ability
19
What would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees off?
It is both reliable and valid
It is neither reliable or valid
It is reliable but not valid
It is valid but not reliable
20
Charles Spearman's g refers to
generated creativity
general intelligence
genetic intelligence
generalized reliability

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