Exam 11: Intelligence

Blacks have been found to score lower on tests of verbal aptitude when tested by Whites than when tested by Blacks.This best illustrates the impact of

Psychological tests show that 18-year-old Isaiah has an intelligence score of 65.Nevertheless,Isaiah can,with a few seconds of mental calculation,accurately tell the day of the week on which Christmas falls for any year in this century.It would be fair to conclude that

In the early twentieth century,the U.S.government developed intelligence tests to evaluate newly arriving immigrants.Poor test scores among immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon heritage were attributed by some psychologists of that day to

Students' verbal scores on the SAT correlate ________ with their subsequent verbal scores on the GRE.Students' math scores on the SAT correlate ________ with their subsequent math scores on the GRE.

Researchers at one point in time assess and compare the performance of different age groups on the SAT.The procedure used in this research best illustrates

Older adults outperformed younger adults in their responses to New York Times crossword puzzles.The superior performance of these older adults best illustrates the value of

Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test,she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends.Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

Compared with Gardner,Sternberg has identified ________ independent dimensions of intelligence,and his forms of intelligence have been ________ reliably measured.

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used,it has a high degree of

Psychologist Carol Dweck believes that training students to believe that intelligence is changeable,not fixed,can help them develop ________,in which students attribute their successes to hard work,not to fixed intelligence.

Self-fulfilling expectations are most likely to be triggered by

Dr.Wie assesses the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of his new test measuring the ability to make interracial facial identifications.He is checking the ________ of his new test.

In addition to an overall intelligence score,the WAIS provides separate scores for such skills as

Carla and Nathan want to enhance their infant's cognitive development through early exposure to a variety of special educational lessons.Research has demonstrated that

Researchers assessed the stability of SAT scores by repeatedly giving the test to the same group of individuals over a 6-year period.The procedure used in this research best illustrates

J.McVicker Hunt began a program of tutored human enrichment in an Iranian orphanage.This program trained caregivers to

One reason older adults are less likely than younger adults to embrace new computer technologies involves the decline in ________ that occurs during adulthood.

Today's researchers have identified many different chromosomal regions important to intelligence.This indicates that intelligence

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

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 70 and 130.