Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

According to the method that Terman used to score the early versions of the Stanford-Binet,a child with a chronological age of 10 years and a mental age of 12 years would have an IQ of

Mrs.Duncan is a second grade teacher who applies Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences in her classroom.Which of the following is she most likely to do?

Gardner believes that schools should foster all intelligences.

Name and briefly define the nine intelligences in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.

Bruno and her colleagues (2007)tested children with and without a reading disability.What were their results?

Becky's 6-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley Scales.What does this tell her about her son?

Compare and contrast creativity and intelligence in terms of thinking.

Which of the following is an advantage of individual intelligence tests over group intelligence tests?

Which of the following statements best describes the predictive nature of IQ scores?

You overhear two teenagers talking about a girl in their Spanish class.They mention that she has dyslexia and then proceed to refer to her as mentally retarded.You stop these two teenagers to explain to them the differences between intellectual disability and learning disability.What would you tell these two teenagers? In addition,what would you say to them about their use of the term mentally retarded?

People with greater emotional intelligence have higher self-esteem and are more sociable.

The results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project indicate that intervention programs

Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?

Children with a reading disability typically benefit from explicit,extensive instruction on the connections between letters and their sounds.

The purpose of Binet and Simon's first intelligence test was to determine which children were likely to succeed in school.

Young infants who habituate to visual stimuli more rapidly tend to have higher IQ scores as children.

European American and African Americans often get higher scores on IQ tests,in part because they are more familiar and more comfortable with the testing situation.

Most gifted children's talent will flourish even if it is not nourished by parents or mentors.

According to the method that Terman used to score the early versions of the Stanford-Binet,a child with a chronological age of 10 years and a mental age of 13 years would have an IQ of

If you wanted to determine the IQ of 6-year-old Betsy,as well as determine her verbal and performance skills,which test would be best to use?