Exam 9: Intelligence

Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called

Alfred Binet's intelligence test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by psychologist __________.

Which of the following intelligence tests is appropriate for people from age two to 85+ years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory)using both verbal and nonverbal questions for each area?

Individuals can show clear aptitudes for art or computer programming but perform poorly on IQ tests. Autistic savants show extreme intellectual strengths and weaknesses. Such observations have convinced many psychologists that it is time to

Video games, the Internet, and television programming may have contributed to the decline in IQ scores over the last 50 years.

Researchers generally agree that Head Start programs result in immediate gains in intellectual functions but that these gains do not persist once Head Start children transition to regular classrooms.

Robert Sternberg referred to a person with "street smarts" as having __________ intelligence.

The rapid rise in IQ gains that have occurred over the last 50 years in Western, industrialized nations is referred to as the __________ effect.

When one establishes guidelines to follow in administering a test and interpreting it, such as using the same instructions and allowing the same amount of test-taking time, then one is demonstrating test

For a test to be reliable, the scores must be

If a test measures what it claims to measure, then the test is said to be

Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors, which are neural intelligence, reflective intelligence, and __________ intelligence.

Regarding the definition of intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Children with physical disabilities are more likely to be recognized as gifted than children without physical disabilities.

One thing that persons with intellectual disabilities have in common with persons who are intellectually gifted (scoring in the very superior range)is that both conditions

Which of the following would NOT be one of the aspects of contemporary culture that have been responsible for increasing intelligence?

People with intellectual disabilities

One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that it results from

The global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment is known as

A person with an IQ between 20 and 34, who has adaptive behaviors that necessitate extensive support and has an educational classification of dependent would be described as having which degree of intellectual disability?