Exam 10: Intelligence-Part C

The IQ correlation of biological siblings raised in different households is about the same as the IQ correlation of biological siblings raised in the same household,illustrating the role of genetics in influencing intelligence.

The first intelligence tests were developed in France.

Only stimulant drugs can produce neural changes conducive to enhanced learning and memory.

Identical twins are also called dizygotic twins.

Genetic and environmental factors are independent influences on intelligence.

The three-level hierarchy model of mental ability was developed using a statistical procedure called analysis of variance.

Henry Goddard used intelligence tests to determine which immigrant children to the United States were in need of remedial education.

The Flynn Effect refers to the fact that absolute intelligence scores are increasing across generations.

The main reason why intelligent people earn much more money than those with less intelligence is that they get more education.

William Stern first introduced the term mental age.

Gifted children,when they become adults,are more likely to make major contributions to their chosen occupations than are people who are only slightly above average in intelligence.

Cognitive performance can be enhanced by stimulants.

Charles Spearman believed that general ability (g)existed.

Education produces large and long-lasting increases in intelligence levels.

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test was modified most notably by Lewis Terman and his colleagues at Stanford University.

Cognitive speediness is one of Louis Thurstone's primary mental abilities.

Louis Thurstone did not believe in a general ability called intelligence.

The WAIS is a modern intelligence test commonly given to children.

First-born children tend to have higher IQs than do their later-born siblings.

The generic name for Adderall is methylphenidate.