Exam 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

What does the Flynn effect refer to?

Charles Spearman used the letter g as an abbreviation for ___________________.

There is a relationship between reliability and validity. Which of the following is true?

Whose theory suggests that Tiger Woods's ability to hit a golf ball might be considered a form of intelligence?

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale provides a Full Scale IQ measurement, but also breaks intelligence into which two indices?

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

One reason individuals from certain populations underperform on aptitude tests is stereotype threat. Explain what stereotype threat is and then describe three different ways it can lower test scores.

According to Sternberg's theory, which statement is true?

One way to determine how specific genes influence behavior is to breed mice that have had the gene removed from their genome. A research project using this technique is referred to as a _________________ study.

There is some evidence that women do better than average on tests of ______________, while men do better than women on tests of_______________.

A psychologist wishes to use achievement test scores to identify students for a gifted and talented program. Which percentile rank would be the most useful to her?

One well-known theory of intelligence, the successful intelligence theory proposed by Robert Sternberg, distinguishes three different aspects of intelligence. Explain each of these aspects and provide an example of each.

____________ intelligence allows people to solve problems that they have not previously experienced, while _____________ intelligence involves applying previous experience and knowledge to solving a problem.

According to Spearman, it is one's ________ intelligence that produces the positive correlations found between math, reading scores, and visual perception tests.

Taylor is the only girl on her baseball team. Today she will be playing in the championship game and is worried that she will "choke" (not be able to play as well as she usually does) because she was told that girls always "choke" in the big games. What concept is being represented?

Janet has IQ score that is much lower than average and has been diagnosed as having a form of autism. Despite her disabilities, Janet can perform incredible feats of mental arithmetic, including finding the square root of five-digit numbers without a calculator or paper and pencil! Janet would be classified as a

Which researcher tried to measure intelligence by using perceptual tests?

_______ refers to the steady population level increases in intelligence test scores over time.

One of the odd twists in the history of psychology is that Binet and Simon's test started out as a way to measure____________, but was adapted by others into a measure of ________________.