Intelligence Holt McDougal Chapter 9

What is the relationship between intelligence and achievement according to psychologists?

• Intelligence and achievement are the same.

• Intelligence is not the same as achievement.

• Achievement is a part of intelligence.

• Intelligence is less important than achievement.

Intelligence is -

• the skill to solve puzzles
• the talent for artistic expression
• the ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge and skills
• the capacity to memorize facts

According to Spearman, the 's factor' is related to:

• scientific intelligence

• specific abilities

• spatial intelligence

• stylistic thinking

Fill in the blank: Thurstone identified seven primary mental abilities, including word fluency and ______.

• Emotional intelligence

• Verbal comprehension

• Creative thinking

• General intelligence

Fill in the blank: Spearman's Two-factor Theory includes the 'g factor' and the 's factor', where the 'g factor' represents ______ intelligence.

• greater

• general

• grand

• gentle

Fill in the blank: Thurstone's primary mental abilities include word fluency, verbal comprehension, and ______.

• Emotional intelligence

• Facility with numbers

• Creative thinking

• General intelligence

Fill in the blank: Thurstone's primary mental abilities include word fluency, verbal comprehension, and ______.

• Emotional intelligence

• Spatial visualization

• Creative thinking

• General intelligence

Match the following theories with their descriptions.

• Thurstone’s Primary Mental Abilities

• nine types of intelligences that are independent of one another

• Spearman's Two-Factor Theory

• general intelligence, specific abilities

• Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

• analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence

• Sternberg's Triarchic Theory

• word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial visualization, facility with numbers, memory, reasoning, and perceptual speed

The Stanford-Binet Scale originally gave a score called ______, which described the intellectual level at which a child is functioning. The version used today gives an _________.

• 1) Intelligence Quotient
  2) Transformed Score

• 1) Mental Age
  2) Intelligence Quotient

• 1) Chronological Age

  2) Mental Age

• 1) WAIS-R Scale

  2) Age Scale

Select TWO correct answers.

In the early 1900s, intelligence tests were used to limit the number of immigrants entering the United States and many states sterilized 'mentally defective' people. This is an example of ______.

• discrimination

• economic policy

• misuse of intelligence tests

• educational reform

• achievement testing