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Binet and Simon found that whenever a child's mental age differed from his or her chronological age, the student had difficulty mastering the curriculum designed for his or her grade level.

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Sternberg and Wagner found that the correlation between tacit knowledge and intelligence was significant with little variation across different cultural groups.

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In Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence, which of the following would most likely be high in spatial intelligence?


A) a surgeon
B) a navigator
C) a biologist
D) a lawyer

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Howard Gardner would likely say that Kelsi would score high on a test measuring ____________________, because Kelsi is a gifted pianist who has been playing the piano since she was two and writing her own music since she was four.

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Which of the following is one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?


A) mechanical intelligence
B) practical intelligence
C) interpersonal intelligence
D) scientific intelligence

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What percentage of the population with an intellectual disability is moderately to profoundly affected?


A) 15
B) 40
C) 60
D) 85

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Longitudinal studies of IQ over the life span have shown that scores are stable until about the age of ____________________ when there are modest declines.

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Pete tells you that his 10-year-old nephew recently completed an intelligence test that translated raw scores into deviation IQ scores.Pete knows that his nephew's deviation IQ score was 120, but he is not sure what this means.You should tell him that his nephew:


A) scored below the mean for 10-year-olds
B) answered 120 questions correctly on the test
C) scored above the mean for 10-year-olds
D) scored at the mean for the average 12-year-old

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Thurstone rejected Spearman's notion of a single general intelligence, g, because his analysis indicated that there were 11 primary abilities or intelligences that were largely independent of each other.

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The type of intelligence Howard Gardner proposes is displayed by someone who has great insight into her or his own feelings and emotions is:


A) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
B) naturalist intelligence
C) intrapersonal intelligence
D) interpersonal intelligence

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Britt is 10 years old, but on intelligence tests, she scores at the level typical of 8-year-olds.Using the formula developed by Lewis Terman, Britt would have an IQ of:


A) 125
B) 80
C) 100
D) 98

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The internal capacity that accounts for individual differences in mental test performance and enables us to adapt to an ever-changing environment is ____________________.

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A statistical procedure that groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlation among test scores is:


A) analysis of variance
B) analysis of covariance
C) factor analysis
D) psychometric analysis

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The type of intelligence Howard Gardner proposes is displayed by people who can easily infer other people's moods, temperaments, and intentions is:


A) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
B) naturalist intelligence
C) intrapersonal intelligence
D) interpersonal intelligence

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Which of the following is one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?


A) mechanical intelligence
B) practical intelligence
C) logical-mathematical intelligence
D) scientific intelligence

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Modern tests of intelligence calculate IQ as a deviation score.When this method of reporting is used, 68% of all individuals have an IQ that is:


A) between 85 and 115
B) between 70 and 130
C) greater than 85
D) greater than 115

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Who suggested that intelligence should be conceptualized as seven primary mental abilities that are independent of each other?


A) Charles Spearman
B) Robert Sternberg
C) L.L. Thurstone
D) Raymond Cattell

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Which of the following researchers proposed that linguistic intelligence is a type of intelligence distinct from other types of intelligence?


A) Charles Spearman
B) Robert Sternberg
C) L.L. Thurstone
D) Howard Gardner

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Tests that measure a person's ability to acquire the knowledge needed for success in a given area are called:


A) aptitude tests
B) achievement tests
C) standardized tests
D) multiphasic inventory tests

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Outline some of the factors that need to be considered in accounting for group differences in IQ.

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