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Intelligence

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Dr. Yang is a researcher who looks at performance on intelligence tests and then evaluates how these responses conceptually relate to each other. She is taking a _____ approach to intelligence.

data- based

Those who have IQs between _____ are identified as having severe intellectual disabilities.

20 and 34

Nearly all people with Down syndrome are:

happy

A 10-year-old child with a mental age of 12 has a ratio IQ of:

120

Cognitive enhancers of the future are likely to manipulate genes that guide _____ development.

hippocampal

Omar, age 16, and Nijah, age 18, are biological siblings who have grown up together. Their IQ scores are only 5 points different at 101 and 106, respectively. Does this prove that intelligence is genetically determined?

no, because the similar scores may be a result of shared environment and experiences

Drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall can be considered:

cognitive enhancers

Research has shown that, on average, _____ perform better than _____on intelligence tests.

European Americans; African Americans

The _____ approach is blind to middle-level abilities that are valued in cultures where intelligence tests are not common.

data- based

Binet and Simon designed their intelligence test to identify:

children who needed additional help in schools

Researchers who have followed millions of people over decades have found a strong positive correlation between intelligence and:

health and longevity

When you are attempting to solve an abstract word problem you have never seen before and are given 3 minutes to find the solution, you will probably rely most on your _____ intelligence.

fluid

What type of traits are in the middle level of the hierarchy of abilities?

group factors

Evidence from identical twin studies suggests that:

genes play a significant role in determining intelligence, with high correlations whether raised together or apart.

Some researchers are convinced that the differences in how various cultures conceptualize intelligence are due to differences in:

language

The psychologist _____ has argued that there are only three true kinds of intelligence, and just one of those is measured by standard intelligence tests.

Robert Sternberg

Genetic manipulation has been used to increase intelligence in:

mice

Which statement is TRUE?

intelligence peaks in middle age

The _____ is a statistical measure that indicates how much people's IQ scores differ due to differences in their genetics.

heritability coefficient

_____ is one of the best predictors of an individual's intelligence.

socioeconomic status

An Asian American student is asked to report her ethnicity at thetop of a mathematics test. Doing this will very likely:

boosts her performance on the test

Research has shown that people who have higher IQ scores are likely to:

earn higher salaries

If Jill thinks that multiplication and division problems are fun since she's so good at them, which intelligence factor identified by Thurstone might she score highly on?

numerical ability

You ask four friends what they think about differences in group intelligence scores. Which opinion is LEAST consistent with the evidence presented in the text?

Group intelligence differences are due to genetics.

Randy is a professional hockey player who struggles with simple algebra problems. Randy's different abilities best illustrate the view of mental ability developed by:

Thurstone

The deviation IQ divides an individual's score by _____, which allows for a more efficient measure of IQ amongst different age groups.

the average test score of people in the same age group

Siblings who are 6 years apart in age may have a greater _____ than siblings who are 1 year apart.

non- shared environment

The two MOST common causes of intellectual disability are fetal alcohol syndrome and:

Down syndrome

In Western societies people are considered intelligent if they:

speak quickly and often

_____ is the ability to use one's mind to solve novel problems and learn from experience.

intelligence

If you are very good at recalling verbal material and learning pairs of unrelated words, which intelligence factor identified by Thurstone might you score highly on?

associative memory

Sam is taking a cognitive enhancer to help him focus his attention and improve his working memory. He may be taking any of these drugs EXCEPT:
Modafinil.
Adderall.
Valium.
Ritalin.

valium

Intelligence is the ability to use one's mind to:

solve novel problems and learn from experience.

Psychologists often find group differences when comparing the average IQ score for one ethnic group versus another. What is theMOST likely cause for most of these group differences?

The situations in which intelligence tests are given can be biased.

Intelligence scores are excellent predictors of people's:

financial income

Those who have IQs between _____ are identified as having moderate intellectual disabilities.

35 and 49

Thurstone proposed that there are a few stable and independentmental abilities that he referred to as _____ mental abilities.

primary

Genes directly determine:

the range in which our IQ may fall.

Stern took the work of Simon and Binet and used the term _____ as a determinant of whether children were developing normally.

mental age

The data-based approach to intelligence suggests that:

there are eight mid-level abilities contributing to intelligence.

Most people have IQs between:

85 and 115

According to the Flynn effect, your IQ score is likely _____someone's IQ score from a century ago.

higher than

Dr. Crowe is a researcher who starts with a broad survey of human abilities and then determines which of these skills are measured by a particular test. He is following a _____ approach to intelligence.

theory based

Unlike Western societies, many African and Asian societies conceive of intelligence as including:

social responsibility and cooperativeness.

In the _____ subtest of the WAIS-IV, the test taker is asked to repeat a sequence of two to nine numbers in original and reversed order.

digit span

According to _____, intelligence is largely inherited.

Francis Galton

Intelligence changes _____ over time.

in some domains more than others

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What is the Flynn effect quizlet?

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Which is the best predictor of intelligence quizlet?

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What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim quizlet?

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What does research on IQ scores show quizlet?

It compares the test-taker's raw score to the scores of standardization same of same-age individuals, whose performances form a normal distribution, with mean IQ set at 100. IQ reflects the extent to which test performance deviates from the standardization-sample mean.