Exam 4: Individual Differences: Intelligence, Cognitive and Learning Styles, Creativity, and Wisdom

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic processes of the contextual subtheory of the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Upon what are psychometric theories of intelligence based?

Dr. Bartow is studying creativity. He focuses on environmental variables that influence creative thinking, and emphasizes the relevance of intrinsic motivation. Dr. Bartow takes which of the following approaches to creativity?

Heritability refers to the extent to which an attribute (such as intelligence) is susceptible to change.

A field-independent person would be more likely to need help seeing the key elements of a problem or set their priorities for an unstructured task.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three related aspects of intelligence in the triarchic theory of successful intelligence?

The idea that genetic and environmental influences can combine to produce results that might be unexpected on the basis of either factor alone.

Jason is always seeking the underlying meaning of anything his teacher, Mr. Smith, is talking about. Which learning style best reflects Jason's approach?

Doing something in order to achieve rewards such as praise, good grades, or a paycheck.

The representation of the accumulation of knowledge which is measured by tests of vocabulary and general information.

Which of the following is NOT one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

According to Charles Spearman, this is the overall single intelligence ability thought to apply to many different tasks, thus influencing performance on all mental tests.

Which of the following implications for teaching is representative of Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences?

A reflective person tends to produce answers without carefully thinking about them first.

Martha and Bill attend the same middle school, and share most of the same classes. However, when it comes to math class, Martha attends a high-level class while Bill attends a mid-level class. Martha and Bill attend a middle school that uses which kind of ability grouping?

Leo received an assignment for a huge term project. He is already beginning to plan what he is going to do with the project. Based on previous experience, Leo will also monitor his work as it is ongoing, and then evaluate it once it has been completed. These "higher order executive processes" are included in which of Sternberg's subtheories?

Which of the following is NOT one of the main types of ability groups mentioned in the text?

Which of the following is NOT one of the text's descriptors (from a confluence approach) of a creative person? Creative people…

Native American, African American, and rural students may come from families that favor spoken over written learning.

Bob always focuses on memorizing his daily lessons rather than trying to analyze the information for further understanding. Which learning style best reflects Jason's approach?