Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 1

Binet warned that intelligence tests should not be used to measure (a) _____ mental abilities because intelligence tests measure cognitive abilities, which are influenced by both heredity and environment. Binet also warned that intelligence tests, by themselves, should not be used to (b) _____ people-for example, a moron or a genius. current IQ tests have been criticized for including wording or experiences that are more familiar to a particular culture, which is called (c) _____. The definition of intelligence differs across (d) _____ and may differ from the Western idea of g. One reason individuals may do poorly on IQ tests is noncognitive factors, such as attitude, experience, and emotional functioning, which are called (e) _____.