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101. Ashley, a psychology major, remarks that she has become interested : 1252910
101. Ashley, a psychology major, remarks that she has become interested in the study of intelligence. In other words, Ashley is interested in:
A. the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively.
B. how behavior changes as a result of experience.
C. the factors directing behavior toward a goal.
D. the ability to generate novel solutions to problems.
102. The g-factor is:
A. the factor that helps us reason abstractly.
B. a broad factor that supports every aspect of intelligence.
C. one of several components of intelligence.
D. the same thing as crystallized intelligence.
103. _____ is the single factor for mental ability assumed to underlie intelligence in some early theories of intelligence.
A. G-factor
B. P-factor
C. I-factor
D. M-factor
104. Laverne’s scores on different parts of an IQ test are very different from one another. Laverne’s profile of scores on the test:
A. contradicts the view of intelligence offered by early theorists such as Spearman.
B. supports the view of intelligence offered by early theorists such as Spearman.
C. contradicts the view of intelligence offered by contemporary theorists such as Gardner.
D. supports the g-factory theory of mental ability.
105. Early theorists such as Spearman argued that g represented general intelligence. According to these theorists, individuals high in g:
A. have an advantage in every intellectual endeavor.
B. excel at numerical but not verbal tasks.
C. excel at visual but not verbal tasks.
D. excel at verbal and numerical tasks, but not visual ones.
106. Early theorists inferred the existence of a general intelligence g factor from:
A. the high reliability coefficients for the results of individual tests.
B. the low correlations among tests of different intellectual skills.
C. the negative correlations among tests of different intellectual skills.
D. the positive correlations among tests of different intellectual skills.
107. In what way do current theories of intelligence differ from those offered earlier in psychology’s history?
A. Contemporary theories propose that there may be many multiple forms of intelligence, rather than just one.
B. Contemporary theories propose that there may be a single broad factor underlying every aspect of intelligence; earlier theories proposed that there are probably multiple forms of intelligence.
C. Contemporary theories tend to dismiss the notion that cultural differences are important to a definition of intelligence.
D. Contemporary theories claim that people who did poorly on one test tended to do poorly on others as well.
108. Intelligence that reflects the ability to reason abstractly is termed _____ intelligence.
A. fluid
B. reflexive
C. spatial
D. crystallized
109. Janet has a knack for figuring things out. When faced with puzzles and problems she has never seen before, Janet always manages to find a solution. Janet is high in _____ intelligence.
A. spatial
B. flexible
C. fluid
D. crystallized
110. _____ intelligence is the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people have learned through experience.
A. Fluid
B. Reflexive
C. Spatial
D. Crystallized
