CHAP 9: Other Measures of Intellectual Abilities

Question 1

a psychological dimension that characterizes the consistency with which one acquires and processes information

A.RAT
B. Divergent Thinking
C. Convergent Thinking
D.Cognitive Styles

Answer 1

D.Cognitive Styles

Question 2

ENUMEARTE 3 COGNITIVE STYLES

Answer 2

1. Field Dependence vs Field Independence
2. Reflection vs Impulsivity
3. Visualizer vs Verbalizer

““FIRE na si V’’

Question 3

Ability to produce something that is innovative or nonobvious

A. ORIGINALITY
B. FLUENCY
C. FLEXIBILITY
D. ELABORATION

Answer 3

A. ORIGINALITY

Question 4

the ease with which responses are
reproduced and is usually measured by the total number of responses produced

A. ORIGINALITY
B. none of the choices
C. FLEXIBILITY
D. ELABORATION

Answer 4

B. none of the choices
( fluency)

Question 5

modified TRUE OR FALSE

Elaboration is the variety of ideas presented and the ability to shift from one approach to another. It has a lack of detail in a verbal explanation or pictorial display.

a. both true
b. both are false
c. 1st t, 2nd f
d. 2nd t, 1st f

Answer 5

b. both are false

1st- Flexibility 2nd; richness (elaboration)

Question 6

The heavy emphasis on correct response leaves little room for the evaluation of processes such as riginality, fluency, flexibility, and elaboration

a. Measures of Creativity
b.Cognitive Styles
c.Convergent Thinking
d. Remote Associates Test (RAT)

Answer 6

a. Measures of Creativity

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE
Convergent Thinking
It is deductive reasoning process that entails
recall and consideration of facts as well as a
series of logical judgments to narrow down
solutions and eventually arrive at multiple
solution

Answer 7

false one solution

Question 8

A reasoning process in which thought is free
to move in many different directions, making
several solutions possible
a. Remote Associates Test (RAT)
b.Divergent Thinking
c.Convergent Thinking
d. (TTCT)

Answer 8

c.Convergent Thinking

Question 9

FILL IN THE BLANKS 3 answrs!

Divergent Thinking requires flexibility of _ , _ , _ .

Answer 9

thought, originality,
and imagination

Question 10

Developed by Sarnoff Mednick in the 1960s

a. Remote Associates Test (RAT)
b.Divergent Thinking
c.Convergent Thinking
d. (TTCT)

Answer 10

a. Remote Associates Test (RAT

Question 11

Remote Associates Test (RAT) FILL IN THE BLNKS

Presents the testtaker with _ words; the
task is to find a _ word associated with
the other three

Answer 11

three words; 4 WORD

Question 12

A test used to measure creative convergent
thinking

a. (RAT)
b.VPR Model
c.Convergent Thinking
d. (TTCT)

Answer 12

a. (RAT)

Question 13

Remote Associates Test (RAT)
A possible weakness of this test is its focus on WHAT ?

A. verbal associative habits
B Language skills
c. picture based
d. sound based

Answer 13

A. verbal associative habits

Question 14

Might be more difficult for non-native speakers of English. Also, it may not favor those who are
more comfortable with visual thinking

Answer 14

Remote Associates Test (RAT)

Question 15

Developed by E. Paul Torrance in 1960s

a. rat
b. nature vs nurture
c. (TTCT)
d. siret

Answer 15

c. (TTCT)

Question 16

Each subtest is designed to measure various
characteristics deemed important in the
process of creative thought

a. (RAT)
b.VPR Model
c.Convergent Thinking
d. (TTCT)

Answer 16

d. (TTCT)

Question 17

TRUE OR FALSE
It is interesting that many tests of creativity do not fare well when evaluated by traditional
psychometric procedures

Answer 17

TRUE