Exam 9: C: Intelligence

Robert Sternberg referred to "book learning" as __________ intelligence.

Dr.Tryon believes that one can selectively breed animals for desirable characteristics,such as intelligence,with this science of selective breeding being known as __________.

IQ scores measured at age three are highly correlated with those IQ scores measured at age 27.

The distribution of IQ scores within the population tends to show a U-shaped curve with most scores falling at both ends and a few scores in the middle.

Computer simulations and expert systems provide good examples of __________ intelligence.

Tests required to enter graduate schools of law,medicine,business,and dentistry are considered to be __________ aptitude tests.

Describe how African Americans have been unfairly stigmatized because of their performance on standardized IQ tests; and state the counterarguments against the claim that IQ differences among races are due to "genetic heritage."

Regarding the widespread reliance on standardized intelligence tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A deviation IQ represents a person's percentage of correct responses on an intelligence test.

When actual blood-group testing was conducted,there was no significant correlation found between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores because

If Leon has a moderate intellectual disability but shows exceptional abilities in mental arithmetic and calendar calculations,he would be described as having savant syndrome.

Six-year-old Gene has an intellectual disability,is hyperactive,and is physically larger than average for his age with a long,thin face,and a peculiar tendency to avoid eye contact.Gene has the second most common form of genetic intellectual disability,which affects more males than females,and is called ___________.

Phenylketonuria (PKU)and cretinism can both be easily detected in newborns through routine medical testing.

Test-retest,split-half,and equivalent-forms are three approaches to check a test's __________.

Discuss the five popular misconceptions about high intelligence that Terman's study of the gfited corrected; and describe how Terman's more successful gifted participants differerd from the less successful ones.

On the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV),the subtests of Digit Span and Arithmetic make up the section called ___________.

Dropping out of school in the eighth grade can lower adult IQ as much as 24 points.

If Eppie has difficulty understanding the motives of others,then,according to Howard Gardner,Eppie would be low in __________ intelligence.

Robert Sternberg referred to people with "book learning" as having __________ intelligence.

The first Wechsler test was specifically designed to test only children and adolescents.