Psychology Chapter 10

According to Robert Sternberg, there are three kinds of intelligence: ____.

How has the education of those with mental challenges changed since the 1970s?

The results of fraternal and identical twin studies supports to the idea that intelligence level is more influenced by _

Brain scanning techniques have shown that mentally challenged people often have damage to ____.

8-year-old Achmed can answer all the questions up to those designed for 10-year-olds. Achmed has a/an ___ of 10.

According to recent research, about 75 percent of challenges may be described as ____.

A good intelligence test is really a test of ____.

Bill Gates - above average student but computer genius. Sternberg would describe Gates as possessing high levels of ____

Wechsler’s concept of a deviation IQ compares a person’s intelligence test score with the ____.

Teri's work is on par with peers but has learned to present herself positively. Which intelligence is she high in?

A test that shows an average of a 105 IQ even after being taken several years apart can be described as ___.

An Olympic triathlon medal winner is likely to be high in which of Gardner’s intelligences?

The practice of encouraging reproduction by “superior” individuals and preventing reproduction by “inferior” individuals

Cyril Burt’s data on intelligence among twins are not trustworthy; the MN Study of Twins Reared Apart found correlations

If a test measures what it is supposed to measure, then it is high in ____.

According to Horn and Cattell, the skills and knowledge you acquire in college will add to your ____.

According to Sternberg, those who excel in academic performance & score well on IQ tests have _

Bobby McFerrin is a well-known composer. Gardner would probable describe him as high in ___.

 To make the most accurate prediction of first-year college grade point average, college administrators should use ___

A comprehensive examination at the end of this course is an example of a/an ____.

One who has below-average intelligence but who can do complex math problems mentally would be diagnosed as ___.

An extra chromosome on the 21st pair of chromosomes leads to ____.

According to supporters of Project Head Start, African-American children tend to score lower than whites on IQ tests b/c

The first scientific approach to evaluating mental abilities is credited to ____.

The GRE measures verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills. For the most part, the GRE is a/an ___ test.

The greatest number of the mentally challenged ____.

Research suggesting that there is some truth to intelligent people being “quick-witted” found that ____.

One of the major criticisms of Goddard’s work at Ellis Island was Goddard ____.

William Stern developed the idea of the ____ by forming a ratio between mental age and chronological age.

Lonnie completes a Wechsler scale and his overall score is 90. What may we conclude?

Only about 3 to 4 percent of all challenged individuals are classified as having ____.

African-American children tend to score lower than whites on IQ tests because _.

If someone scores the same on an IQ test at several different ages, that test is_?

Sebastian is 8, he can answer all of the questions up to those designed for 6 year olds. He would be considered ___.

The results of the longitudinal Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth indicated a ____ among the participants.

Pregnancies conceived late in the life of the mother run an increased risk of producing a child who has ____.

The most common deficit exhibited in those with mental challenges is difficulty in ____.

The study of cognitive and behavioral variation among individuals is called ____.

Definition: The general capacity for purposeful action, rational thought, and effective dealings with the environment

____ is strongly related to fluid intelligence.