Exam 8: Intelligence

Researchers conduct the same experiment fifteen times,and each time,they obtain the same results.We can conclude that their data are probably ____.

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

Jennifer's daughter,Christy,has just "graduated" from the local Head Start program.This fall,she will start kindergarten.According to current thinking about the maintenance of gains from early enrichment programs,which outcome is most likely?

Norms for a new test of mental ability were obtained from a large sample of the general population.The mean of the test was set to 100 and the standard deviation was 15.Approximately what percentage of the population would fall within the range bounded by scores of 85 and 115?

Zeke and Zach are identical twins raised in the same house.Peter and Paul are identical twins raised apart.Tim and Tom are non-twin brothers who are raised together.Laverne and Shirley are nonidentical twins raised together.Which pair is most likely to have the least similar IQ scores?

Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature.He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence.His data most likely have____ statistical reliability and ____ statistical validity.

To win at the game Jeopardy!a player must know facts about a variety of subjects.Which individual would you want to play for your team?

According to Charles Spearman,scores of cognitive ability are the result of ____.

Bill and Ted had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916.To come back to the present,Bill (who is a little below average in intelligence)needs a score of 115 on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.Bill has to convince Professor Terman that he is ____than he actually is because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as ____.

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

Mark is asked to use his reasoning skills to solve a problem.Jean is asked a specific knowledge question.According to Cattell,Mark will most likely use ____intelligence,while Jean will most likely use ____intelligence.

At a school board meeting,there is a debate as to whether or not the schools should have children who are developmentally disabled taught in the same classrooms as their peers who do not have cognitive disabilities.The effectiveness of this type of ____is still highly debated.

Diti tries to study the structure of intelligence by analyzing test scores.Diti most likely follows the ____approach to intelligence.

You are developing an intelligence test based on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.You focus on aspects of intelligence not measured well by traditional IQ tests.Therefore,you will likely ignore ____.

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.

Ebony took the Aptitude to Succeed in College (ASC)test when she was a high school senior and scored very low.She went to college anyway and graduated with an A average.For kicks,she takes the ASC again during her senior year in college.Again,she scores very low on it.Therefore,we can reasonably assume that the ASC has good statistical____but poor statistical____.

Dana is excellent in Trivial Pursuit,a game that measures knowledge gained over a lifetime.Dana's success in Trivial Pursuit is a reflection of her ____intelligence.

Anita is hoping to have an intelligent baby,and because you have taken psychology,she asks you for information about the brain.Assuming that the information-processing model of intelligence is correct,which brain attribute would you highlight as most important for intelligence?

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

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 ____.