Chapter 9: Intellligence

Which is a part of intelligence?

• learning from experience

• thinking rationally

• dealing effectively with others

• all of the above

What is the relationship between intelligence and achievement?

• Intelligence and achievement are the same thing.

• Achievement is environmental, while intelligence is genetic.

• Intelligence forms the basis for achievement.

• The more a person achieves, the more intelligent he or she becomes.

What did psychologist Charles Spearman theorize?

• Intelligence can be broken down into nine main skills.

• Intelligence is made up of two main factors.

• Intelligence does not influence achievement.

• Intelligence and creativity are directly related.

Which of the following best describes the main difference between Spearman’s theory and Thurstone’s theory?

• Spearman believed people have one general intelligence; Thurstone recognized seven primary mental abilities.

• Spearman believed in one general intelligence, but Thurstone held that there are multiple intelligences.

• While Spearman thought that special factors accounted for people’s differing talents, Thurstone believed these talents result from creative intelligence.

• Spearman and Thurstone both posited one general intelligence, but only Spearman recognized the influence of special factors.

Sensitivity to other people's feelings and a keen understanding of the laws of nature are components of

• the nine intelligences described by Howard Gardner.

• the s factor described by Howard Gardner.

• Robert Sternberg's model of intelligence.

• Robert Sternberg's description of emotional intelligence.

Which of the following are included in Robert Sternberg's model of intelligence?

• emotional intelligence

• g factors and s factors

• analytical, creative, and practical abilities

• nine distinct primary mental abilities

According to the triarchic theory, which of the following is true?

• Analytical intelligence provides us with success at school.

• People use only one type of intelligence at a time.

• A person has all three intelligences in equal measure.

• Emotional intelligence provides us with success at school.

Based on Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence, which of the following best describes how intelligence is used to write a novel?

• Since a novel is a creative work, only creative intelligence is used in writing a novel.

• When writing the novel, creative intelligence is at work. When it is finished, practical and analytical intelligence are involved in getting it published.

• Creative intelligence makes up the story, practical intelligence manages the writer’s time, and analytical intelligence researches background facts.

• Since a novel is prose rather than poetry, analytical intelligence does most of the work involved.

Who first proposed the concept of emotional intelligence?

• Daniel Goleman

• Robert Sternberg

• Charles Spearman and L.L. Thurstone

• Peter Salovey and John Mayer

Which of the following best describes emotional intelligence?

• helping others work out their differences and being an example of how to treat others

• recognizing and managing one's feelings, motivating and controlling oneself, and getting along well with others

• having knowledge of psychology, especially of the emotions that others are likely to express in times of stress

• all of the above