Memory / cognition

Question 1

Specific intelligence refers to

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an aspiring chemist performing well on a chemistry quiz

Question 2

The Bell Curve’ was controversial for suggesting that

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African Americans and Latinos have a genetically lower intelligence than Caucasians and Asian Americans

Question 3

General global intelligence refers to

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the constant level of mental performance across diverse mental tasks

Question 4

Ulric Neisser and his colleagues said that intelligence includes all of the following abilities except

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being a strong test-taker

Question 5

Charles Spearman’s factor analysis compares

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variability across multiple tasks

Question 6

Which of the following is true of biology and intelligence

Answer 6

Identical twins often have very similar IQs.

Question 7

Crystallized intelligence refers to a person’s

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stockpile of accumulated knowledge.

Question 8

Possible causes of the Flynn Effect include all of the following EXCEPT

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human evolution

Question 9

Many studies suggest that intelligence is affected by

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both genetic and environmental factors.

Question 10

the Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggests

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that people have different strengths and different ways of solving problems