Chapter 9,intellegence and IQ Testing

Question 0

Binet and Simon developed what is considered to be the first__________ ________, which served as a model for many intelligence researchers who followed in their footsteps.

Answer 0

Intelligence test

Question 1

According to Galton’s conception of intelligence, someone who has excellent eyesight and hearing would also have (high/low) intelligence.

Answer 1

High

Question 2

In trying to define intelligence, early twentieth-century researchers agreed that it was related to __________ ___________.

Answer 2

Abstract thinking

Question 3

The theory of ________ __________, developed by Charles Spearman, which was accounted for the differences in intellect among people, could be explained by a single common factor.

Answer 3

General intelligence

Question 4

According to Spearman, someone’s intelligence is not only dependant on his or her general intelligence or g, but also on her__________ or______ _________.

Answer 4

S, or specific abilities

Question 5

When driving a vehicle you’ve never driven, you’re relying on your capacity for ______, but when you answer a question on a history test, you’re relying on your capacity for _______ _________.

Answer 5

Fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence

Question 6

According to gardner’s model of multiple intelligences, there are many different types of intelligence, which he refers to as _____ _______ _____.

Answer 6

Frames of mind

Question 7

Identify the three kinds of intelligence in Sternberg’s triarchic model of intelligence

Answer 7

Analytical( book smarts), practical ( street smarts), creative( creativity)

Question 8

The _____ of the IQ tests indicates whether these tests accurately measure what they purport to measure.

Answer 8

Validity

Question 9

______ ______ is one of the extremely disturbing practices that came about as a result of the eugenics movement.

Answer 9

Mandatory sterilization

Question 10

______ is an organization whose members score in the top ____ percent of the IQ range.

Answer 10

Mensa, two

Question 11

Galton conducted one of the first _____ ________ of intelligence to determine whether intellectual brilliance runs in families.

Answer 11

Family studies

Question 12

Twin studies tell us that IQ is influenced both by _____ and _____ factors.

Answer 12

Genetic, environmental

Question 13

_____ studies are a way for researchers to separate environmental effects from genetic effects on IQ and other psychological traits.

Answer 13

Adoption

Question 14

Environmental influences on intelligence can be divided into two types: the ______ environment, such as school and parents, and the _______ environment, such as nutrition and exposure to toxins.

Answer 14

Social, biological

Question 15

If your IQ is higher than your grandparent’s IQ, this difference may be attributable to the ______ _______.

Answer 15

Flynn effect

Question 16

Men tend to do better than women on some tasks requiring ______ ability, and women tend to do better than men on some tasks requiring _____ ability.

Answer 16

Spacial, verbal

Question 17

If your a member of a group that has a reputation for doing poorly on standardized tests, you may do poorly when you take one merely because of ______ ______.

Answer 17

Stereotype threat