Unit 7: Intelligence Theories Quizizz

Spearman's g factor refers to

• the genetic contribution to intelligence.

• a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks.

• a highly developed skill or talent possessed by a person with an otherwise limited mental ability.

• the ability to understand and regulate emotions.

Gardner proposes that humans have multiple intelligences that are relatively independent of one another. Which of the following is one of the intelligences?

• g factor

• common sense intelligence

• intrapersonal intelligence

• fluid intelligence

Workplace managers who want to foster new ideas and flexible responses to new challenges should try to promote the ________ of their employees.

• general intelligence

• analytical intelligence

• creative intelligence

• emotional intelligence

According to Robert Sternberg's ________ theory, there are ________ intelligences.

• six-factor; six

• five-intelligences; five

• quadratic; four

• triarchic: three

When Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates

• factor analysis.

• analytical intelligence

• creative intelligence

• emotional intelligence

A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

• WAIS

• aptitude

• IQ

• achievement

Before publishing her test of musical aptitude, Professor Reed first administered the test to a representative sample of people. This was most clearly necessary for purposes of

• standardization

• reliability

• predictive validity

• content validity

When retested on the WAIS, people's second scores generally match their first scores quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of

• reliability

• content validity

• standardization

• predictive validity

If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to

• be reliable

• have content validity

• be standardized

• have predictive validity

An aptitude test attempts to measure

• potential for future learning
• how much a person already knows
• a person's genetic makeup
• kinesthetic intelligence