INTELLIGENCE

Question 1

believed that the most
intelligent persons were
equipped with the best sensory
abilities
a. Francis Galton
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 1

a. Francis Galton

Question 2

criticized Galton’s approach to
intellectual assessment and
instead called for more complex
measurements of intellectual
ability.
a. Francis Galton
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 2

b. Alfred Binet

Question 3

“the aggregate capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal
effectively with his environment; it is composed of elements or abilities which are qualitatively differentiable.
a. Jean Piaget
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 3

c. David Wechsler

Question 4

Best way to measure intelligence was by measuring aspects of several “qualitatively
differentiable” abilities.
a. Jean Piaget
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 4

c. David Wechsler

Question 5

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
a. Jean Piaget
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 5

d. Robert Sternberg

Question 6

Analytical giftedness; takes apart problems and sees solution not often see
a. Analytical or Academic Intelligence (Componential)
b. Creative or General Intelligence (Experiential)
c. Practical or everyday intelligence (Contextual)

Answer 6

a. Analytical or Academic Intelligence (Componential)

Question 7

Aspect of intelligence that involves the ability to deal with new situations using past experiences and current skills; novel situation; automation – been performed multiple times and can be done with little or no extra thought
a. Analytical or Academic Intelligence (Componential)
b. Creative or General Intelligence (Experiential)
c. Practical or everyday intelligence (Contextual)

Answer 7

b. Creative or General Intelligence (Experiential)

Question 8

Deals with mental activity involved in attaining fir to context; street smart
a. Analytical or Academic Intelligence (Componential)
b. Creative or General Intelligence (Experiential)
c. Practical or everyday intelligence (Contextual)

Answer 8

c. Practical or everyday intelligence (Contextual)

Question 9

intelligence as an evolving
biological adaptation to the
outside world; as a consequence
of interaction with the
environment, psychological
structures become reorganized.
a. Jean Piaget
b. Alfred Binet
c. David Wechsler
d. Robert Sternberg

Answer 9

a. Jean Piaget

Question 10

Heredity and environment are
presumed to interact and influence the development of one’s intelligence
a. Interactionism
b. Factor-Analytic Theories
c. Information Processing View

Answer 10

a. Interactionism

Question 11

A major thread running through the theories of ___________ is a focus on interactionism.
a. Binet
b. Wechsler
c. Piaget
d. all of the above

Answer 11

d. all of the above

Question 12

Focused on identifying the ability or
groups of abilities deemed to constitute
intelligence
a. Interactionism
b. Factor-Analytic Theories
c. Information Processing View

Answer 12

b. Factor-Analytic Theories

Question 13

Approach to studying cognitive in a
computer-like fashion or encoding,
retention, and retrieval
a. Interactionism
b. Factor-Analytic Theories
c. Information Processing View

Answer 13

c. Information Processing View