Exam 10: Intelligence

Relatively consistent research findings on sex differences in cognitive abilities indicate that women generally perform better than men do on tests of ideational fluency and men generally perform better than women do on tests of _.

Research has found that greater gains in intelligence are found if schools teach specific cognitive skills for particular subjects rather than teaching to general mental ability.

Margaret was so excited to share the great news with her friends! She had just taken the Wechsler Intelligence Test and scored a 100. Being a 'C' student, Margaret was thrilled to think that she had actually earned the perfect score of 100! Margaret's teacher informed her that:

Steve is cognitively challenged. He can achieve adequate social and vocational skills. He is capable of self-maintenance. His IQ is 60. We would classify Steve as

Which of the following theories of intelligence include bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, musical intelligence, and understanding oneself and others as important components of intelligence?

You are worried that as your grandparents grow older, they may lose some of their intellectual abilities. While this may happen, research indicates that you should be most concerned about loss of

Suppose you take a psychological test and receive a score of 82 (out of a possible 100) on it. Imagine that you take the same test again two days later and this time you receive a score of 46. Other people who have taken the test twice have also had similar positive And negative changes in scores. These results mean that this test has:

An individual who is very good at decoding non-verbal expressions is likely to be high in

The individual to adapt Binet's test for use in the United States was:

Josh is 10 years old and has a mental age of 12. Using Stern's IQ formula, what is Josh's IQ?

Norms, which are test results derived from a large, representative sample of particular age segments of a desired population, were discussed in the text as playing an essential role in establishing:

Dr. Delaye has developed a new test for math ability but because the test relies heavily on word problems, the test is actually a better measure of comprehension. Because this test doesn't measure the concept that Dr. Delaye originally intended it to, we would say that this test has:

The part of the brain that is related to visual-spatial functions is the lobe.