39. Intelligence Test Results, Labels, and Culture

Question 1

contemporary psychometerics has 1. ________ away from the emphasis of 2. ____ intelligence tests that focus solely on 3. _______ test questions and answers

Answer 1

1. strayed
2. older
3. analytical

Question 2

rearrange blocks into image (WAIS) and captioning an image (Sternberg)

Answer 2

abstract measures

Question 3

find similarities in words, describing solutions + problems verbally rather than reading or writing on paper (Sternberg and WAIS)

Answer 3

verbal measures

Question 4

how fast one can interpret + act on information, such as rearranging blocks into specific image or explaining directions

Answer 4

speed of processing

Question 5

results are usually confirmed 1. ________ when 2. _______ from something similar to a 3. ______-______ curve

Answer 5

1. accurate
2. scores
3. bell-looking

Question 6

in a bell curve, the 1. ______ majority of participants score near the 2. ________ (100), and scores 3. _____ off in # as they stray 4. ______ or 5. _______ the average

Answer 6

1. vast
2. middle
3. drop
4. below
5. above

Question 7

while scores are fairly 1. _______ indicators of intelligence, they 2. ____ to include all the 3. ________ abilities that even 4. ___ scorers may have

Answer 7

1. accurate
2. fail
3. potential
4. low

Question 8

extreme intelligence and ability in one factor, low in others

Answer 8

savants

Question 9

low scores in some categories but high scores in others (Steven Spielberg — dyslexic)

Answer 9

gifted cognitively disabled

Question 10

(formerly mental retardation) low scoring on intellectual tests and difficulty in adapting to normal demands of independent living

Answer 10

intellectual disability

Question 11

genetically higher IQs and/or general intelligence

Answer 11

gifted

Question 12

in all cases, 1. _________ has a 2. _____ impact as 3. _____ and 4. ________ can greatly 5. _________ development and ability regardless of genetic placement

Answer 12

1. environment
2. major
3. support
4. education
5. enhance

Question 13

researchers have confirmed a 1. ______ difference in the definitions and expectations of 2. _______ in the 3. ______ and 4. ______

Answer 13

1. general
2. intelligence
3. East
4. West

Question 14

tends to view intelligence as a means for individuals to devise categories and to engage to rational debate

Answer 14

West

Question 15

see it as a way for members of a community to recognize contradiction and complexity and to play their social roles successfully

Answer 15

East