38. Intelligence Tests

Question 1

intelligence tests are designed to _____________ one’s intellectual ability by designing a numerical value, and comparing to others

Answer 1

measure

Question 2

inspired by Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory, intelligent tests began w/ ________ ________ in the late 19th C

Answer 2

Francis Galton

Question 3

Francis attempted to find 1. ________ human subjects in feats of 2. _________ and physical by testing 10K participants

Answer 3

1. superior

2. mental

Question 4

Galton hoped to find 1. ________ humans and encourage them to 2. __________ them together but no such humans 3. _________ as results were inconsistent

Answer 4

1. ideal
2. reproduce
3. existed

Question 5

selective breeding

Answer 5

eugenics

Question 6

1904, new ___________ French schools were were struggling w/ wide 2. _______ of intelligence in students, turned to 3. _______ _________

Answer 6

1. compulsory
2. range
3. Alfred Binet

Question 7

theorized that each student developed in a linear fashion, w/ some learning + comprehending @ diff speeds

Answer 7

Albert Binet

Question 8

Binet created a test that assessed the students’ ______ ___

Answer 8

mental age

Question 9

chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance

Answer 9

mental age

Question 10

Binet intended for 1. ________ troubled children for 2. _______ attention and 3. _______ labeling + quantifying humans for 4. _______

Answer 10

1. identifying
2. focused
3. feared
4. intellect

Question 11

expanding on Binet’s ideas and looked for genetic explanation of genetic intelligence

Answer 11

Lewis Terman

Question 12

Terman attended _________ University

Answer 12

Stanford

Question 13

Terman created the _______-_______ intelligence quotient (IQ) test

Answer 13

standard-Binet

Question 14

test that divided the mental age by the chronological age and multiplied the number by 100

Answer 14

IQ test (Standard-Binet)

Question 15

the IQ test is now measured by being 1. _______ to the 2. _____ age range

Answer 15

1. compared

2. same

Question 16

the formula worked initially, the Standard-Binet IQ test has to be 1. _______ each year to the 2. ________ year’s score due to the 3. ______ ______

Answer 16

1. adjusted
2. previous
3. Flynn Effect

Question 17

the tendency of (a country’s ) population’s IQ scores to rise over time [in context of when the IQ test was first introduced]

Answer 17

Flynn Effect

Question 18

Terman also had 1. _______ ambitions, noting higher scores of 2. _______/_______ immigrants (culture in the early 3. ___ C)

Answer 18

1. eugenic
2. Western/Northern
3. 20th

Question 19

1. _________ edu systems focus on developing 2. ________ tests

Answer 19

1. modern

2. aptitude

Question 20

tests that predict a person’s future performance

Answer 20

aptitude tests

Question 21

the capability to learn

Answer 21

aptitude

Question 22

what is included in aptitude testing: 1. ________ _______ and 2. _________ over current level of intelligence; measuring 3. _______, 4. ________, and 5. ________ reasoning

Answer 22

1. problem solving
2. questions
3. speed
4. accuracy
5. inductive

Question 23

who developed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)?

Answer 23

David Wechsler

Question 24

verbal and non-verbal performance tasks for both overall and individual intelligence factors

Answer 24

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Question 25

WAIS scores separate ratings for: 1. _______ comprehension, 2. ________ organization, 3. _________ memory, 4. _________ speed

Answer 25

1. verbal
2. perceptual
3. working
4. processing

Question 26

tasks in a WAIS test are 1. _______ patterns/similarities, aligning 2. ______ similarly, 3. _______ or 4. _________ words, and 5. _______ lists

Answer 26

1. finding
2. blocks
3. defining
4. identifying
5. memorizing

Question 27

tests must be 1. _________, 2. _______, and 3. ______

Answer 27

1. standardized
2. reliable
3. valid

Question 28

performance compared to a presented group/population (usually a bell-curve) —often curved yearly

Answer 28

standardized

Question 29

IQ increasing in pops over time, but may stabilize or decline –> foods, fam, expansion of edu programs [in terms of testing]

Answer 29

Flynn Effect

Question 30

if scores of half test, new test, or retest are roughly similar

Answer 30

reliable

Question 31

extent to which the test actually measures what it is supposed to

Answer 31

valid

Question 32

ability to measure future learning — fades w/ age when the populations narrow (college students already smart and motivated)

Answer 32

predictive validity