Exam 13: Intelligence

With reference to Thurstone's theory of intelligence, which of the following statements is the most accurate?

In 1865 Francis Galton published a seminal work titled:

The Binet-Simon scale was essentially a test of:

Individual differences in intelligence may change over time, a concept that is defined as __________ (in)stability.

People change within themselves in intelligence over time.

What are the two types of variance associated with intelligent test scores?

Individual differences in intelligence are caused by the interplay of genetic and environmental variables.

Which specific group of individuals did Spearman observe in his research, which led to the development of factor analysis?

Who developed the first test of intelligence?

Individuals' scores from different intelligence tests are usually:

Heritability refers to differences:

All intelligence tests __________ between people.

According to Cronbach, a measurement instrument is of good quality if it has:

A ___________ definition of intelligence was supported by 52 intelligence researchers and published in the ___________.

If a new test's scores highly _________ with other measures of the same construct, the new test surely has __________ validity.

PPIK stands for:

According to the PPIK theory, what does guide the development from intelligence-as-process into intelligence-as-knowledge?

If Galton were a behavioural geneticist today, he would support the contribution of nature on intelligence over the contribution of nurture.

Which experimental paradigm did the French adoption studies use?

Cattell proposed that intelligence was made of two factors instead of one. These two factors were labelled as ___________ intelligence and ___________ intelligence.