A. Spearman’s belief in a general intelligence or g, factor.
B. Cantor and Kihlstrom’s distinction between academic and social intelligence.
C. Eysenck’s idea that intelligence is linked to information processing speed.
D. Gardner’s argument for multiple intelligences.
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Mental retardation is represented by which of the following characteristics?
A. Low general intelligence
B. Slow on-line processing
C. A known organic etiology
D. IQ below 70
E. All of the above - Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called _____________?
A. cretinism
B. adaptive behavior
C. microcephaly
D. eugenics - When there is a large discrepancy between achievement and IQ scores there may be:
A. Austim
B. An attention deficit disorder
C. A learning disorder
D. Mental retardation - Researchers are in the process of developing a new college entrance exam. They want to ensure that wherever the test is given, it will be administered scored, and interpreted in the same manner. In other words, the researchers are concerned with
A. standardization
B. reliability
C. quantification
D. psychophysics - Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of
A. norms
B. validity.
C. reliability.
D. stability. - Detterman believes that:
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 - Which one of the following is most likely to be true? A person with an IQ of 100 is:
A. Unlikely to be able to finish high school.
B. Unable to get a driving license.
C. Likely to have trouble completing a university degree.
D. More intelligent than a person with an IQ of 120. - It is generally accepted that there is such a thing as general intelligence. So which of the following statements is true?
A. Some people have general intelligence, other have multiple intelligences.
B. The only people who do not have general intelligence are those that have IQs less than 100.
C. General intelligence develops by adulthood.
D. General intelligence can be thought of a “mental energy’ that is applied to all tasks that we attempt. - In testing consistency is to______as truth is to__________?
A. Idealism; repetitiveness
B. Repetitiveness; idealism
C. Validity; reliability
D. Reliability; validity
Mcq Added by: Lubaba Zarshal
