General Psychology: Chapter 7 Review

Which of the following are Sternberg’s three types of intelligence?

• Analytical, Creative, Practical

• Emotional, Logical, Spatial

• Verbal, Mathematical, Kinesthetic

• Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic

Define emotional intelligence.

• The ability to understand and manage your own emotions.

• The capacity to solve mathematical problems.

• The skill of playing musical instruments.

• The talent for painting and drawing.

Another use of IQ tests is to help identify people who differ from those of average intelligence by a great degree. What are the names of the groups on the two extreme ends of intelligence?

• Gifted and Intellectually disabled

• High IQ and Low IQ

• Genius and Subnormal

• Intellectually Superior and Intellectually Inferior

What are the mental representations that stand for objects or events and have a picture-like quality?

• mental images

• abstract concepts

• verbal symbols

• numerical data

Convergent and divergent thinking are types of cognitive processes. Which of the following best describes convergent thinking?

• Generating multiple solutions to a problem

• Focusing on finding a single, correct solution to a problem

• Thinking outside the box to explore various possibilities

• Brainstorming ideas without judgment

IQ tests are generally considered valid for what purpose?

• Predicting job performance and academic success

• Assessing emotional intelligence

• Evaluating physical fitness

• Determining personality traits

Sometimes a problem requires coming up with entirely new ways of looking at the problem or unusual inventive solutions. What is this kind of thinking called?

• creativity

• analytical thinking

• logical reasoning

• convergent thinking

What is a relatively recent newcomer in theories of intelligence?

• neuroscience or biological theories

• psychometric theories

• cognitive theories

• behavioral theories

Who were the two psychologists who often debated the relationship between language and thought?

• Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

• Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky

• B.F. Skinner and John Watson

• Albert Bandura and Erik Erikson

Theories of intelligence based on g (general intelligence) are associated with what type of psychological measurement?

• psychometrics

• behavioral analysis

• cognitive therapy

• neuroimaging