Exam 5: Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement

Who proposed that an examinee's performance on a intelligence test is determined mainly by two influences: g, the pervasive general factor, and s, a factor specific to the test or subtest?

On the WISC-IV, which subtests) load on the perceptual reasoning factor?

Typically, the Wechsler tests contain how many subtests?

According to Gardner, personal intelligence is

Factual knowledge of persons, places, and common phenomena is tested by the________ subtest.

What one has already learned through the investment of fluid intelligence in cultural settings is

An)___________ definition defines a concept in terms of the way it is measured.

According to Sternberg, a person with good_______ intelligence is able to deal effectively with novel tasks.

Spearman's theory of intelligence was

Suppose that you observe that you are having more trouble learning X than learning Y. In the language of information-processing theories, this is an example of

The naming of factors depends upon

In factor analysis, it is desirable to have a minimum of subjects) for each test or variable.

The KBIT-II consists of two scales:

According to Sternberg, the ability to leave the environment we are in and to find a different environment more suitable to our talents and needs is known as

"A general ability that involves mainly the eduction of relations and correlates" was the definition of intelligence offered by

Vernon's two major group factors are

In an information-processing theory of intelligence, the executive system is akin to

The KBIT-2 is normed for examinees ages

Broadly speaking, the experts tend to agree that intelligence is:

In factor analyses of the Wechsler tests, this subtest frequently loads on a third factor variously interpreted as "freedom from distractibility" or "memory."