A. convergent thinking
B. divergent thinking
C. creativity
D. insight
Related Mcqs:
- Generating the single correct answer to an intelligence test illustrates:
A. the stereotype threat.
B. standardization.
C. reliability.
D. convergent thinking - Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?
A. Thurstone
B. Sternberg
C. Gardner
D. Spearman - 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 - Which of the following is a likely consequences of stereotype vulnerability for members of minority groups?
A. Academic motivation declines.
B. Academic performance often suffers.
C. Standardized tests may to be especially anxiety arousing.
D. All of the above are likely consequences. - Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between inspection time and IQ is true?
A. The longer the inspection time, the greater the intelligence.
B. The longer the inspection time, the lower the intelligence.
C. The shorter the inspection time, the lower the intelligence.
D. Inspection time and intelligence are not related. - Research on mental retardation indicates that:
A. most mentally retarded individuals suffer from savant syndrome.
B. most mentally retarded individuals are unable to profit from vocational training.
C. most mentally retarded individuals are unable to function within mainstream society.
D. none of the above is true - Which of the following is a factor that influences success for the gifted?
A. extrinsic motivation
B. level of adjustment
C. persistence
D. sibling rivarly - The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support:
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. - 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 - The definition of intelligence includes:
A. the ability to arrive at innovative solutions to problems.
B. adapting to different environments
C. knowledge of one’s culture.
D. the ability to think or reason abstracity.