Exam 9: Intelligence and Iq Testing

Stephanie's friends describe her as someone who has the uncanny ability to say the right thing at the right time whenever someone is in need. According to Gardner, Stephanie's skills may reflect a type of __________ intelligence.

Some tests predict outcomes, such as grades or occupational success, better in one group than in another. What term applies to this situation?

Which of the following is most likely to strengthen correlations between SAT scores and college GPA?

Discuss the biological bases of intelligence, including correlations of IQ with brain size, brain function, memory abilities, and the brain regions associated with higher cognitive processes.

__________ refers to the value of each person's IQ relative to the norms for his or her age group.

One potential confound in adoption studies is __________, wherein adoption agencies frequently place children in homes similar to those of their biological parents.

Which of the following statements is consistent with both Gardner's multiple intelligences theory, and Sternberg's triarchic theory?

What is the Flynn effect?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity, which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

The brain region found to be most active in tasks that involve planning, reasoning, and short-term memory is the __________ cortex.

William Stern's formula for the intelligence quotient was mental age divided by chronological age and then multiplied by 100. What is the IQ of a 12-year-old with a mental age of nine?

Items on the WAIS asking you to repeat random digits forward and backward are found on the __________ subscale.

Regarding the stability of IQ test scores throughout the lifespan, what is the earliest age at which IQ scores reliably predict later adult outcomes?

When researchers look for causes of individual differences within a group of people of the same race or sex, they are typically looking for evidence of within-group __________ .

Which of the following is most similar between men and women?

There is a negative correlation between reaction time and intelligence scores. What does this mean?

Sir Francis Galton believed that smart people from 'good families' should only marry others with similar strong genes. Which of the following concepts is illustrated by this example?

Which of the following is associated with more persistence on mental tasks, and better performance on those tasks?

What did Terman's groundbreaking longitudinal study of gifted children accomplish?