Exam 8: Intelligence

The R&M test claims to be a test without cultural bias-anyone from any cultural background would be equally advantaged or disadvantaged on the test. The R&M test is a(n)____test. ​

An IQ test to World War I military recruitsincluded a scale that relied more heavily on pictures and acting out instructions. Results revealed that 47 percent of the men tested had a mental age of thirteen or less. Why? ​

Fiona and Michael are discussing how best to measure intelligence. Fiona says that while she acknowledges that traditional IQ tests are useful, it is important to also include questions that measure how well people can adapt to new situations and their ability to create something new, along with how well people can apply their intelligence to everyday problems. Michael disagrees and says that only traditional IQ tests should be used because intelligence is one general trait, the g factor. Fiona is an advocate for the ____theory, and Michael is an advocate for the ____theory. ​

A study on cognitive abilities compared data collected simultaneously from people of different ages. A major confounding variable in this type of study is ____. ​

As people over sixty-five years old grow older, their crystallized intelligence will ____and their fluid intelligence will ____. ​

Lewis Terman and the other psychologists who adopted IQ tests for use in the United States in the early 1900s believed that intelligence is ____. ​

Nora is conducting research on emotional intelligence. In designing her study, Nora plans to follow several cohorts across a ten-year time span. She will select individuals initially from four agegroups: ten-year-olds, twenty-year-olds, thirty-year-olds, and forty-year-olds. She will follow these cohorts over ten years and gather qualitative and quantitative data. Nora's study is known as a ____. ​

Miguel was diagnosed as being intellectually disabled at a very early age. It was predicted that he would be able to develop vocal communication with rigorous teaching and attention, but that he would require around-the-clock supervision and little benefit would be gained from schooling. Miguel would be classified as havinga____ intellectual disability. ​

Kiana scored in the 90th percentile on a standardized intelligence test. Based on this information, Kiana may have better potential than most of her classmates for which types of jobs? ​

In a study, math-proficient women are randomly divided into two groups. The first group is told that men usually do better on the type of math test the women are about to take. The second group is not told anything. Which outcome would you expect? ​

You believe that elephants have intelligence and that this intelligence increases as elephants get older. You test your hypothesis by observing the behaviors of the same group of elephants at birth and then at five-year intervals. What type of study is this? ​

Which example lends the strongest support to an environmental explanation of intelligence? ​

Galya is from Russia and is given an intelligence test when she arrives in the United States. If the administrator of the test is conscious of the fact that Galya is from another culture, the test will be composed of ____. ​

You are baffled about how to untangle the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence. According to your text, you should ____. ​

Bailey, a boy who displays a mild intellectual disability, is struggling with a word problem about a car driving from one point to another. The problem is illustrated with a diagram of the car's route. Which of the following is the most likely reason for Bailey's difficulty with the problem? ​

Iman, a fifth-grade teacher, believes it is important to determine the intelligence of each of her students. However, she doesn't believe that traditional tests provide an accurate description of abilities such as interpersonal communication, music, or athleticism. What approach to intelligence would Iman most likely agree with? ​

Amber and Lisa are identical twins. They were separated at birth and raised to adulthood in completely different families without contact with one another. Greg and James are fraternal twins separated at birth and raised to adulthood in completely different families without contact with one another. Based only on this information, you would expect the difference in adult IQ scores between Lisa and Amber to be ____the difference between Greg and James. ​

Psychologist Raymond Cattell would say that playing a game involving inductive and deductive reasoning ability, such as chess, primarily requires ____. He also would say that taking a test of geographical knowledge would primarily involve ____. ​

Which statement is false regarding intelligence tests? ​

Sierra is diagnosed as being intellectually disabled. She can manage most of her personal needs, has a job shredding paper documents, and knows which bus line to take to her job. However, Sierra needs help with managing money, scheduling doctor's appointments, and communicating with her boss. Sierra would be classified as having a____ intellectual disability. ​