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Question 1

__________ assumes that intelligence is one basic trait, underlying all cognitive abilities. According to this concept, people have varying levels of ____________

Answer 1

general intelligence

general ability

Question 2

The _____ effect is the rise in average IQ scores that have occurred over the decades in many nations

Answer 2

Flynn

Question 3

The first cross sequential study of adult intelligence, the ____________, began in _____; with the most recent testing completed in ____

Answer 3

Seattle Longitudinal Study

1956, 2013

Question 4

______ intelligence refers to basic types of intelligence that make learning of all sorts quick and thorough. Abilities such as _______, ______, and ____________ are usually considered part of this intelligence.

Answer 4

fluid intelligence

short-term memory, abstract thought, and speed of thinking

Question 5

______ intelligence refers to intellectual ability that reflect accumulated learning. _______ and ___________ are examples.

Answer 5

crystallized

vocabulary and general information

Question 6

Some developmental psychologists think crystallized intelligence _____ with age, while fluid intelligence ______ with age.

Answer 6

increases

decreases

Question 7

_________ includes all the mental processes that foster _________. it draws on abstract planning, strategy selection, focused attention, memory, and information processing, as well as on verbal and logical skills.

Answer 7

analytic intelligence

academic proficiency

Question 8

_________ intelligence involves the capacity to be intellectually flexible and innovative.

Answer 8

creative intelligence

Question 9

_________ intelligence refers to the intellectual skills used in everyday problem solving (sometimes called _____ intelligence)

Answer 9

practical intelligence

tacit intelligence

Question 10

without _______, a solution found by analytic intelligence is doomed to fail because people resist academic brilliance as ____ and ____. Similarly

Answer 10

practical intelligence

unrealistic and elite

Question 11

_______ individuals are critical for tradition and would be tolerated only in some political environment. _______ might be particularly needed when traditional customs and practices no longer seem useful.

Answer 11

creative

practical

Question 12

One of the most common scales is the ___________, which measures how much caregivers know about infant ______, ______, and _______.

Answer 12

Knowledge of Infant Development inventory

senses, motor skills, and communications - such as at what age an infant is expected to sit up or whether parents should talk to pre-verbal babies

Question 13

The theory of _____________, developed by Paul and Margaret Baltes, states that people try to maintain a balance in their lives by looking for the best way to compensate for physical and cognitive losses and to become more proficient in activities they can already do.

Answer 13

selective optimization with compensation

Question 14

_____________ describes the general process of systematic function as older adults maintain balance in their lives. __________ helps explain the variations in intellectual abilities.

Answer 14

selective optimization with compensation

selective optimization

Question 15

An _____ is notably more accomplished, proficient, and knowledgable in a particular skill, topic, or task than the average person.

Answer 15

expert

Question 16

_________ is not innate, nor does it always correlate with basic abilities.

Answer 16

expertise

Question 17

accomplishment at a particular skill or in-depth knowledge of a particular subject that is greater than that of the average person, is called ________.

Answer 17

expertise