Exam 8: Intelligence

Research on giftedness has found that gifted people tend to be __________ than their non-gifted peers.

Which intelligence test measures children's ability to integrate different stimuli simultaneously and to demonstrate step-by-step thinking?

According to developmental psychologist K.Warner Schaie's longitudinal study,cognitive declines were found in all abilities by age __________,but they are minimal until the __________.

The strategy in which people concentrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas is called __________.

Which term refers to a learning disorder marked by inattention,impulsiveness,a low tolerance for frustration,and a great deal of inappropriate activity?

When applied to children with special needs,the term least restrictive environment refers to __________.

Recent findings show that in the United States,twice as many African American students as white American students are classified as mildly intellectually disabled,which is a difference that experts attribute to __________.

What kind of test measures a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area?

Which term refers to an educational approach in which exceptional children are integrated to the extent possible into the traditional educational system?

Which term did Alfred Binet use to describe the typical intelligence level found for people at a given chronological age?

__________ is the ability to identify a stimulus previously experienced through one sense by using another sense.

One characteristic of Alfred Binet's classic work on intelligence testing that has survived to the present day is __________.

Which intelligence test consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested?

Robert Sternberg proposed a __________ that divides intellectual functioning into different types of information processing.

An assessment of a student's knowledge of the Spanish language is an example of a(n)__________ test.

Describe any three of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences,and provide an example of each.

Which term is used for an educational setting that is most similar to that of children without special needs?

According to Howard Gardner's conception of intelligence,what kind of intelligence is characterized by the skillful production and use of language?

Traditional intelligence tests,such as those used in evaluations in schools,usually focus on which of Sternberg's aspects of intelligence?

The intellectually disabled with the lowest intellectual score (IQs below 20 or 25)and adaptive abilities are classified as having a __________ intellectual disability.