Question : Multiple Choice Questions 1. In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence, : 1252513

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions
 

1. In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence, your text suggests that conceptions of intelligence vary cross-culturally. To the Trukese of the South Pacific, for example, intelligence may mean the ability to navigate on the open water without technological assistance; to an American high schooler, it may mean the ability to score well on standardized tests of academic achievement and aptitude. Nevertheless, one element of the understanding of intelligence that is consistent across culture is: 
A. the ability to use the resources provided by one’s environment.
B. the ability to understand and relate to others.
C. to think rationally; that is, with one’s head rather than one’s heart.
D. to solve abstract, complex problems.

 

 

2. Psychologists define _____ as the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively. 
A. cognition
B. intelligence
C. sensation
D. perception

 

 

3. 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.

 

 

4. 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.

 

 

5. _____ 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

 

 

6. 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.

 

 

7. 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.

 

 

8. 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.

 

 

9. 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.

 

 

10. Intelligence that reflects the ability to reason abstractly is termed _____ intelligence. 
A. fluid
B. reflexive
C. spatial
D. crystallized

 

 

 

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