A. General intelligence represents an average of the processing of several independent components that contribute to the performance of any complex task.
B. There is a single ability common to all tasks and the differences in this single ability between individuals give rise to differences in general intelligence.
C. There is no such thing as general intelligence
D. All of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Flynn has shown that there has been a standard deviation increase, per generation, in the mean level of intelligence test performance for most of this country in Western society, which equates to about three IQ points per decade. He believes that such a difference has to be result of which one of the following?
A. An environmental change, because gene frequencies in populations couldn’t change so quickly.
B. Improvements in the gene pool as we evolve.
C. A statistical artefact.
D. None of the above. - Nail has a blind date with Naeem who, she’s been is considered a true genius by the faculty in the art department. Now she’s having second thoughts, because she’s always heard that geniuses are a little of their rocker. Does have reason to be concerned?
A. Yes. It’s been well documented that the stress of creative achievement often leads to schizophrenic symptoms.
B. No. Extensive research on creativity and psychological disorders shows no evidence for any connection.
C. Perhaps. There is evidence of a correlation between major creative achievement and vulneerability to mood disorders.
D. Of course not. the stereotype of the genius who’s mentally ill is purely a product of the jealousy of untalented people. - The WAIS was designed for testing_________intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing_______intelligence.
A. Europeans’; North Americans’
B. general; emotional
C. analytical; emotional
D. adults’; children’s - Brain size (adjusted for body size is__________correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_______correlated with intelligence.
A. negative; negatively
B. positively; not
C. positively; negatively
D. positively; positively - Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?
A. Sternberg’s triarchic theory
B. Fluid intelligence
C. Minimal cognitive archittecture
D. Information-processing - When interpreting the results from the final exam, Professor Hisham noticed that the students who had test from A scored significantly higher than those who had test from B. Professor Hisham concluded that the final exam was low on:
A. alternate-from reliability
B. split-half reliability.
C. content validity.
D. criterion reliability. - Which is the case? IQ is calculated as:
A. The speed at which we process a piece of information.
B. The ratio of mental age to chronological age.
C. The number of items you get correct on an intelligence test.
D. How intelligent you are compared to an adult of the same gender. - Sternberg’s Triarchic theory of intelligence includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Analytical intelligence
B. Creative intelligence
C. Practical intelligence
D. Social intelligence - Research indicates that Head Start programs:
A. fail to produce any short-term improvements in participants’ mental skills.
B. are beneficial to participants from very intellectually stimulating home environments.
C. increase the school readiness of children from disadvantaged home environments
D. initially benefit students but lose their influence by the time the students reach high school. - Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “blased” in the sense that:
A. the heritability of intelligence is very high.
B. the reliability of intelligence test is close to zero.
C. numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.
D. test performance is influenced by cultural experiences