Exam 9: C: Intelligence

If you take an IQ test today,the test examiner will convert your relative standing on this test for your age group to a(n)__________ IQ.

Explain test reliability and validity and the methods by which each can be established; describe what makes a test objective; and provide the two definitions of test standardization and why these two aspects of testing are needed.

Robert Sternberg referred to a person with "street smarts" as having __________ intelligence.

Discuss artificial intelligence,including computer simulations and expert systems,their uses,and limitations.

An intellectual disability is defined as having an IQ score of approximately 70 or below and a significant difficulty with abilities,such as dressing,eating,communicating,shopping,or working,which are called __________ behaviors.

Discuss Howard Gardner's view of intelligence,including a description of his eight types of intelligences,and compare and contrast his view with the one utlized in traditional IQ testing.

Regarding intelligence,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If a psychologist administers an intellience test to 100 college freshmen and a month later returns and readministers the same test,the psychology is determining this test's criterion validity.

Explain the difference in familial and organic intellectual disability,including the percentage of persons with each type of disability,the causes of each,and how familial and certain types of organic intellectual disabilities can be prevented.

The dividing line between normal intelligence and an intellectual disability has traditionally been an IQ of 70.

According to the neural basis of intelligence,people with higher intelligence tend to have faster reaction times.

Morgan is working as an accountant and uses the skills she acquired in her college classes and from her summers working in accounting firms.Thus,Morgan's ability to solve problems using already acquired knowledge is referred to as __________ intelligence.

Sarita is four years old,but she enjoys talking with older children and with adults.She shows kindness to people,is cooperative,has an excellent memory,and has been talking in complete sentences since she was two.Sarita is showing early signs of __________.

Regarding ethnicity and IQ scores,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A potential danger of an intelligent person using only rational thinking is that

Sieta has been assigned a major term paper in her psychology class.So,she begins by breaking down the project into parts,establishes goals and a time line for completing each part,monitors her progress,and makes corrections when necessary.Sieta is demonstrating the ability to manage her own thinking and problem solving efforts,which are called __________ skills.

Regarding intelligence,creativity,and wisdom,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is providing you with a(n)__________ definition of intelligence.

Sam has an IQ of 65,his educational classification is educable,and he needs only intermittent support regarding his adaptive skills.According to the DSM-IV-TR,Sam would be classified as having a(n)__________ intellectual disability.

In a study of intelligence,adopted and biological children reared by the same mother resembled her IQ to the same degree,whether or not they shared her genes.