Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature. He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence. His data most likely have:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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...

2. By measuring the extent to which identical twins reared together score differently on intelligence tests researchers can determine the influence of which factors on intelligence?

   A. Shared environments B. Non-shared environments C. Shared and non-shared environments D. Genetic traits...

3. In the early stage of measuring intelligence, which type of intelligence did Spearman identify as the underlying feature the contributes to performance across a variety of different tasks?

   A. Perceptual speed B. Individual IQ C. Crystallized intelligence D. General intelligence (g)...

4. The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a (n)_______definition of intelligence.

   A. functional B. valid C. reliable D. operational...

5. Sadiq and Tahir had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. In order to come back to present sadiq (who is a little below average in intelligence needs a score of 115 on the stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Sadiq has to convince Professor Tahir that he is_______than he actually is, because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as________.

   A. older; (mental age/chronological age 10 B. younger; (mental age/chronological age 100 C. older; (chronological age/mental age 10 D. younger; (chronological age/mental age 10...

6. Roshan, a 10th grader, took a test that measured his potential for college success. Jill, another 10th grader, took a test on the math chapter that had just been covered in class, Roshan most likely took an______test and Jill most likely took an______test.

   A. aptitude; aptitude B. achievement; aptitude C. aptitude; achievement D. achievement; achievement...

7. What do intelligence tests actually measure?

   A. only knowledge B. a person’s creativity C. only potential D. a blend of knowledge and potential...

8. Aaamir, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of:

   A. the Flynn effect. B. divergent thinking. C. savant syndrome. D. stereotype threat....

9. Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their:

   A. predictive validity. B. factor analysis. C. normal distribution. D. content validity...

10. All of the following represents intelligence from Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences except for________.

    A. Bodily-Kinesthetic B. Cultural C. Musical D. Naturalist...