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

Mr. Jameson believes that Spearman's theory of intelligence should be combined with Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities. Mr. Jameson agrees with which of the following theories of intelligence?

Josie is a high school student who is very attuned to the social aspects of school situations. She prefers working in groups, and her favorite subjects are literature and history. She needs help from her teacher in seeing the key elements of a problem and in setting priorities for any unstructured task. Josie's cognitive style most resembles which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of Thurstone's seven primary abilities?

The IQ compares what two variables?

Learning styles are also called which of the following?

Cognitive style is also sometimes called which of the following?

Which of the following implications for teaching is representative of Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligences?

Who created the first intelligence test?

Cameron just completed a test where he was asked to complete analogies (apple: eat :: juice: _____) and series completion (2, 4, 8,16, _____). Which of Thurstone's primary mental abilities did this demonstrate?

Linguistic intelligence is one of the eight separate intelligences as proposed by Howard Gardner.

Ms. Williamson believes that there are really only two kinds of underlying mental dimensions in her students. She believes there is a single intelligence ability thought to apply to many different tasks her students must undertake, but she also realizes that there are some very specific talents that some students have. Ms. Williamson's idea about intelligence most closely resembles the ideas of which researcher?

Crystallized intelligence is the ability to understand abstract and often novel concepts.

Which of the following is the main critique of Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences?

In 1904 the French minister of public instruction formed a commission to develop ways of determining which children should be placed in special classes because they were unable to learn at the average pace or level in classes offered in ordinary schools. From this, Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon created the first intelligence test.

The intelligence test created by Binet and Simon produces a numerical score. What is this numerical score called?

The ability to produce work that is novel, high in quality, and appropriate.

Based on Sternberg's triarchic theory, the processes used for learning how to solve problems in the first place are included in which component of the componential subtheory?

Jennie and Mack are in the same third-grade class. During reading, Jennie and Mack stay in the same classroom, but go to different groups for their lessons. Jennie and Mack attend an elementary school that uses which kind of ability grouping?

The componential subtheory of the triarchic theory of human intelligence does NOT include which of the following concepts?