CH 7

Question 1

Intelligence: The capacity to :

Answer 1

• Understand the world
• Think rationally
• Use resources effectively when faced with challenges

Question 2

g or g-factor

Answer 2

The single, general factor for mental ability

Question 3

Fluid intelligence

Answer 3

Reflects the ability to think logically, reason abstractly, and solve
problems

Question 4

Crystallized intelligence

Answer 4

Accumulation of information, knowledge, and skills that people
learn through experience and education

Question 5

Eight Forms of Intelligence (Gardner’s theory)

Answer 5

Musical intelligence
* Bodily kinesthetic intelligence
* Logical-mathematical intelligence
* Linguistic intelligence
* Spatial intelligence
* Interpersonal intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
* Naturalist intelligence

Question 6

Practical intelligence

Answer 6

Related to overall success in living

Question 7

Emotional intelligence

Answer 7

Set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment of emotions

Question 8

Intelligence tests

Answer 8

Devised to quantify a person’s level of intelligence

Question 9

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV

Answer 9

WISC-V is for children

Question 10

Stanford-Binet, WAIS-IV, and WISC-V

Answer 10

All require individualized administration
* Are relatively difficult to administer

Question 11

Reliability:

Answer 11

Test consistently measures what it is trying to measure

Question 12

Validity

Answer 12

Test actually measures what it is supposed to measure

Question 13

Norms

Answer 13

Standards of test performance that permit the comparison of one
person’s score on a test with the scores of others