Exam 16: Indoctrination and Inoculation

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

Which of the following persons best illustrates Sternberg's concept of practical intelligence?

A measure of intelligence based on head size is likely to have a ________ level of reliability and a ________ level of validity.

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

Which of the following best describes the relationship between creativity and intelligence?

You have been hired by a large public school system to construct a musical aptitude test. Describe how you would standardize your test and assess its reliability and validity. Explain why it might be more difficult to develop a valid musical aptitude test than a reliable one.

Research on differences in intelligence indicates that

The widespread improvement in intelligence test performance during the past century is called

The contribution of environmental factors to racial gaps in intelligence scores is indicated by

Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates

If asked to guess the intelligence score of a stranger,your best guess would be

Children are likely to focus on learning and growing rather than on proving and defending their identity if they believe that intelligence is

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

In 8 to 10 seconds,memory whiz Kim Peek could read and remember the contents of a book page. Yet,he had little capacity for understanding abstract concepts. Kim's mental capacities best illustrate

Intrinsic motivation is thought to be an important component of

A 6-year-old child has a mental age of 9. The child's IQ is

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

Disproportionately more Whites than Blacks would be admitted into American colleges if performance scores on ________ were the only basis for college admissions.

Although diagnosed with autism and hardly able to speak coherently,18-year-old Andrew can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. Andrew illustrates a condition known as

Don's intelligence scores were only average,but he has been enormously successful as a corporate manager. Psychologists Sternberg and Wagner would probably suggest that