Chapter 9

Question 1

Achievement

Answer 1

what a person has accomplished intellectually,

Question 2

Achievement tests

Answer 2

developed to measure skills and knowledge learned in a given grade level,

Question 3

John Carroll

Answer 3

proposed the three-stratum theory of intelligence

Question 4

James Cattell

Answer 4

proposed two separate intelligences (fluid and crystallized)

Question 5

crystalized intelligence

Answer 5

the body of knowledge one has accumulated as a result of life experiences

Question 6

cultural fairness

Answer 6

the extent that an intelligence test is based on culture-specific concepts and the level of fairness exhibiting in assessing the intelligence of people of other cultures

Question 7

fluid intelligence

Answer 7

the ability to reason when faced with novel problems

Question 8

fluid reasoning

Answer 8

the ability to solve novel problems

Question 9

full-scale intelligence score “g”

Answer 9

highly correlated with g factor scores, and they are often regarded as estimates of g

Question 10

hierarchical model of intelligence

Answer 10

Spearman and Thurstone’s compromise in which specific abilities (“s”) exist and are important, but they are at least somewhat related to one another and to a global, overall, general intelligence (“g”)

Question 11

index scores

Answer 11

represent increasingly specific areas of ability

Question 12

intelligence

Answer 12

a concept that does not have a fully agreed upon definition, but which is characterized by certain abilities

Question 13

intelligence tests

Answer 13

measure a person’s intellectual ability in various ways

Question 14

knowledge

Answer 14

general information accumulated over time via personal experiences, including education, home, and environment

Question 15

neuropsychological tests

Answer 15

indicate how the brain is functioning

Question 16

normative data

Answer 16

data that summarize what is usual or typical in a defined population, culture, institution, or health care system at a specific point or period of time,

Question 17

”s”

Answer 17

specific abilities

Question 18

Charles Spearman

Answer 18

proposed a theory of intelligence in which intelligence is a singular characteristic

Question 19

specific learning disorder

Answer 19

primary comparison between the person’s achievement and expected levels of achievement for people of the same age

Question 20

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Answer 20

It is a cognitive-ability and intelligence test that is used to diagnose developmental or intellectual deficiencies in young children

Question 21

Three-Stratum Theory of Intelligence

Answer 21

Carroll’s theory of intelligence in which intelligence operates at three levels: a single “g” at the top, eight broad factors immediately beneath “g,” and more than 60 highly specific abilities beneath these broad factors

Question 22

David Wechsler

Answer 22

created the Wechsler intelligence tests, each the most widely used among psychologists for its respective age range

Question 23

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Answer 23

used to assess intellectual profile for people between 16 and 90 years old.

Question 24

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test 3rd Edition

Answer 24

an individually-administered achievement test for children, adolescents, and adults.

Question 25

5 Factors of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Answer 25

Fluid Reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, working memory