Exam 29: Introduction to Intelligence

Experts would most likely agree that intelligence is a(n)

Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize

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

Which procedure is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie people's intelligence scores?

L. L. Thurstone identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities, including word fluency, memory, and inductive reasoning. He claimed that word fluency

The ability to delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-range rewards is most clearly a characteristic of

Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra has an intellectual disability and can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamiliar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Alexandra is

Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.

Allowing time for complex ideas to incubate outside of conscious awareness is most likely to promote

When Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates

Most experts view intelligence as a person's

When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate. Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

Brain size (adjusted for body size) is ________ correlated with intelligence. The speed of taking in perceptual information is ________ correlated with intelligence.

To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of