Exam 10: Thinking and Language

When Andy becomes upset about getting a poor grade, he typically fails to realize that he feels scared. This lack of self-insight best illustrates an inadequate level of

Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

People who make outstanding creative contributions to the arts or sciences are most likely to

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support

Psychologists would be likely to agree that

Educational programs for gifted children are most likely to be criticized for

"Gifted child" programs can lead to ________ by implicitly labeling some students as "ungifted" and isolating them from an enriched educational environment.

The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is

Research indicates that Head Start programs

Reported racial gaps in average intelligence scores are most likely attributable to

Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their

Spearman's g factor refers to

L. L. Thurstone identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities, including word fluency, memory, and inductive reasoning. He claimed that word fluency

Research on racial and ethnic differences in intelligence indicates that

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

A group of people of very similar age who are participants in a longitudinal study are called a

To assess mental age, Binet and Simon measured children's

Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related test items that seem to tap a common ability is called

Blacks have been found to score lower on tests of verbal aptitude when tested by Whites than when tested by Blacks. This best illustrates the impact of