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The person responsible for the first useful Intelligence test
Freud
Spearman
Binet
Binday
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When the same procedures are used in giving a test to all people, the test has been __________
Standardized
Validated
Normalized
Operationalized
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A test is said to be reliable if it
measures the skill it claims to test
gives the same score to a person taking the test multiple times
can be used to test different topics
is passed easily
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Which of the following is another word for reliability?
Validity
Consistency
Standardized
Relevance
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Which of the following is true?
There is NOT a definite definition of intelligence.
There IS a definite definition of intelligence.
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Which of the following critiques the idea that intelligence is the ability to think logically?
Thinking logically omits important skills such as body-kinesthetic abilities and spatial abilities
Thinking logically involves problem solving and critical thinking
Logical thinking equals intelligence, therefore, there is no critique.
None of the above
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The idea that intelligence is more than logical thinking but also includes important skills such as verbal abilities and musical talent causes critics to think which of the following...
Critics think 8 types of intelligence is way too many
Critics suggest these "intelligence" are really just talent and skills
Critics think verbal abilities and musical talents are learned behaviors
None of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence's, skill at putting puzzles together, molding sculptures, or any other task that requires the person to understand the physical space that surrounds them.SpatialLogicalInterpersonalIntrapersonal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions.Emotional IntelligenceIntelligence QuotientTriarchic Theory of IntelligenceStanfor-Binet Test
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:convergent thinkingvaliditymental ageemotional intelligence
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence's, the skill at learning, using, and understanding languagesSpatialInterpersonalLinguisticNaturalist
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What is the definition of intelligence?
The "... capacity to be smart"
The "... ability to do well in school"
The “… capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment”
The “… capacity to deal effectively with the environment”
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According to Gardner, what is interpersonal intelligence?
verbal or linguistic skills such as listening, speaking, and writing
Understanding the self
Understanding other people
Environment awareness of the natural world.
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Twin studies have always supported the Nature argument
True
False
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In the debate of Nature vs Nurture, which side is more important?
Nature
Interaction
Nurture
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When twin/adoption studies are used as evidence for genes determining intelligence, what is a confounding variable?
their genes
the environment
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Which of the following is a limitation of twin studies?
The studies are not reliable.
The samples are not representative.
It is not possible to really know if a twin is monozygotous or dizygotous
It is difficult to find samples.
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A high heritability correlation for intelligence suggests that:
heredity has no influence on an individual's mean IQ score.
heredity has little influence on an individual's mean IQ score.
heredity has a large influence on an individual's mean IQ score.
heredity has the same influence on an individual's mean IQ score as environment does.
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Environmental influences that may enhance an individual's intellectual ability include:
good educational opportunities, poverty and family who actively interact with children.
good educational opportunities, a healthy living environment and family who actively interact with children.
good educational opportunities, a healthy living environment and limited talking in the home during early childhood.
limited educational opportunities, a healthy living environment and family who actively interact with children.
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Emotional intelligence includes the ability to:
perceive emotions, facilitate thought, understand and manage emotions in others.
perceive emotions, facilitate thought, understand and manage emotions in ourselves and others.
perceive emotions, facilitate thought, understand and manage emotions in ourselves
facilitate thought and manage emotions in ourselves and others
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Two of the most commonly used intelligence tests are the:
Terman-Binet and Wechsler's intelligence scales.
Simon-Binet and Wexler's intelligence scales.
Simon-Binet and Wechsler's intelligence scales.
Stanford-Binet and Wechsler's intelligence scales.