Exam 10: Intelligence

Describe the four branches of emotional intelligence and how they are measured.

The normal distribution forms a ______.

Research on early-childhood interventions to boost intelligence suggests that intelligence is most malleable during early childhood.

A study of the structure of the intellect and determining such things as the number of mental abilities responsible for test performance is the focus of the ____________ approach to intelligence.

Sarah is moving to a new apartment at the end of the month. As she makes a list of the things she will need to do before the move and plans how to proceed, she will be primarily using her

The concept of validity refers to how well a test measures what it is intended to measure. A specific type of validity that measures whether the items on a test measure all the knowledge or skills that are assumed to be part of the construct measured by a test is called _____________.

One cognitive-processing theorist suggests that researchers should examine not only the processes involved in intelligent behaviour but also the forms intelligence can take. The theory refers to people who emphasize framing problems and developing strategies as intelligent because they are adept at adaptive problem solving. This approach is called the

A historical example that illustrates the impact of the social environment on IQ scores is the difference between the 'feebleminded' (based on IQ scores) __________ immigrants early in the 20^th century and their next generation with an above-average IQ.

In a normal distribution of IQ scores, approximately what range of scores is considered 'average'?

You administer a new intelligence test to many students and discover that it is correlated with other IQ tests. This would suggest that you have ____________.

IQ scores have been rising in Western cultures over the past few decades.

Well-controlled, standardized tests, such as the Wechsler scales, that use static testing as the method of administration are more accurate at making educational recommendations compared to tests using dynamic testing.

Tests that contain novel problems that presumably measure a person's potential for future learning and performance are called __________ tests.

Some scientists tend to __________ the genetic differences between groups; but measurement shows that within any given racial group the differences tend to be ____________ than they are between racial groups.

Individuals who achieve eminence tend to share a number of factors. Which of the following would you NOT find?

How is Wechsler's view of intelligence reflected in the Wechsler tests? What kinds of scores do they provide?

Which of the following is NOT a type of reliability?

What kinds of abilities are included in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Which of the following examples of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences is measured by standard or more traditional intelligence tests?

What has research found about the connection between hormone fluctuations and perceptual and motor skills?