Exam 10: Intelligence

Boyd is four years old, but on intelligence tests, he scores at the level typical of five-year-olds.Using the formula developed by Lewis Terman, Boyd would have an IQ of:

The term ____________________ tests refers to tests that measure a person's knowledge and competence in a particular subject area.

How many types of intelligence did Howard Gardner's theory multiple intelligences involve?

The type of intelligence Howard Gardner proposes is displayed by surgeons is:

Francis Galton is one of the earliest proponents of the:

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, someone who is able to solve the problems that are uniquely posed by the existing cultural surroundings should score high in:

Eliza is able to solve problems quickly in school.Even when she was in preschool, she seemed to be able to think through questions and answer them more quickly than her classmates.According to Raymond Cattell, Eliza's quick reasoning and problem-solving skills are probably evidence of her overall:

Akon and Eda were enrolled in different sections of the same English course.When Akon was taking his final exam in the course, there was some construction going on outside the room where the exam was held.It was noisy and Akon found it difficult to concentrate.Eda wrote her final in the evening, and the building was quiet, with no distractions.In this example, the administration of the English final:

In Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence, which of the following would most likely be high in naturalist intelligence?

Charlene is currently 30 years old.Her IQ was tested when she was 15, and it was 100.If Charlene has her IQ tested again she would likely find that her current IQ score

Which of the following is an incorrect statement of Howard Gardner's view of intelligence?

Research conducted by Claude Steele has provided evidence for ____________________, which suggests that members of underrepresented groups may perform less well on the test because they expect that the members of their group do not generally do well on such tests.

Jordon's IQ was calculated using the formula developed by Lewis Terman, and the result was equal to 100.This indicates that:

Damian has been taking keyboarding classes for the past 6 months.He just completed a test designed to assess his current speed and accuracy.The test indicated he could input 65 words per minute with 95% accuracy.In this case, the test that Damian completed would be classified as:

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of intelligences proposed in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

With respect to testing, a synonym for reliability would be:

Dr.Waring teaches computer programming, and in the first class of the semester all the students complete the Spence Programming Aptitude Test (SPAT).Dr.Waring looks at the scores on the SPAT at the end of the semester, and over the past 8 years, Dr.Waring has found that the students who have scored the highest on the SPAT typically earn the highest grades in the class; the students who do poorly on the SPAT often fail to complete the course.Dr.Waring's research suggests that the SPAT:

The labeling effect refers to which of the following?

In Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence, which of the following would most likely be high in logical-mathematical intelligence?

The Flynn Effect is the finding that: