Exam 9: Intelligence and Iq Testing

The capacity to understand hypothetical concepts is called __________ thinking.

Nigel is a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!. In order to accurately answer the numerous trivia questions on the show, Nigel will be utilizing his __________ intelligence.

What are the mixed results associated with U.S. Head Start programs for preschool children?

Brenda was asked to name four Canadian prime ministers as one of her questions on the WAIS. This question falls under the category of

What is the typical level of intellectual disability for people with Down Syndrome?

The expression of a person's IQ relative to his or her same-aged peers is called __________ IQ.

The __________ severe the intellectual disability, the __________ likely it is to run in families.

Sonya is being administered the WAIS-IV and is being assessed on her ability to perceive and analyze patterns in designs presented to her. She is most likely being tested on which of the following subtests?

Theresa is 83, whereas her co-worker Marvin is 35. Which of the following is most likely about their levels of intelligence in relation to their age?

Some research on brain activity and intelligence has demonstrated that participants with higher levels of intelligence exhibited __________ brain activity than participants of lower levels of intelligence, when doing the same familiar task.

Women and men tend to have similar average __________ scores, but men's scores tend to be more variable.

A test is said to be reliable if

The correlation between the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and standardized measures of intelligence tends to be between

Which of the following theorists argued that intelligence resulted from a single ability and could be represented by a single test score?

Which of the following would the eugenics movement have been most likely to support?

Mild forms of intellectual disability are typically caused by

According to Spearman, higher generalized intelligence corresponded to people who had

Most experts agree that intelligence is associated with __________ thinking, which is the capacity to understand hypothetical concepts.

What trait is defined as the application of intelligence toward a common good?

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences, someone who is a yoga instructor should have high __________ intelligence.