Question

1. According to Steven Johnson (2005), the complexity of video games, television programs, and the internet have:

a) played a role in decreasing intelligence

b) played a role in increasing intelligence

c) had no effect on intelligence, but have increased stress levels dramatically

d) had no significant effect on either intelligence or stress levels

2. According to Sternberg’s componential model of intelligence, the following is true

a) intelligence is too narrowly defined today

b) intelligence should include ‘’use’’ as well as aptitude

c) smart people succeed mostly because of motivation

d) smart people may fail because of lack of perseverance

e) All the above are true

3.L L Thurstone’s research led him to question the belief that human intelligence was composed solely of an overall ability. He proposed that, in addition to a general ability, there were:

a) fluid and crystallized abilities

b) convergent and divergent factors

c) three age-related factors

d) seven primary mental abilities

4.According to Robert J. Sternberg, the most important reason why smart people fail in life is

a) they score low on IQ tests

b) they use the wrong abilities

c) lack of motivation

d) blaming others

5. The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is

a) Freud

b) Terman

c) Binet

d) Wechsler

6. A recent theory of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner, suggests eight separate "intelligences’’ which include all the following except

a) linguistic ability

b) a ‘’g factor’’

c) interpersonal skills

d) musical abilities

7. Early signs of giftedness include which of the following?

a) tendency to seek out older children and adults

b) talking in complete sentences as early as two or three years of age

d) showing kindness and understanding to others

e) all the above

8. The global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment is known as:

a) adjustment

b) adaptation

c) mental aptitude

d) intelligence

9 The major difference between the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests is that the

a) Wechsler provides both performance and verbal scores

b) Wechsler provides less information about individual skills than the Stanford-Binet

c) Stanford-Binet does not use the concept of mental age

d) Wechsler is a group test of intelligence

10. Attributing race differences in measured intelligence to “ genetic heritage’’:

a) ignores obvious race differences in the quality of surrounding environments

b) is a position supported by most thoughtful psychologists

c) is an unacceptable scientific hypothesis because of its political implications

d) has not yet been proposed by any psychologist

11. When a person of limited intelligence shows exceptional abilities in art, music, mental arithmetic or calendar calculations, it is called:

a) genius

b) giftedness

c) dyscalcula

d) savant syndrome

12. American tests of intelligence best measure aptitude for:

a) academic ability

b) spatial and perceptual ability

c) right-brain functions

d) creativity

13. _______________ involve(s) an ability to manage your own thinking and problem solving

a) Metacognitive skills

b) Exceptional intelligence

c) speed of processing

d)

14._______________ is usually demonstrated by comparing intelligence test scores to actual performance, such as the person’s grade in school

a) Reliability

b) standardization

c) Validity

d) Objectivity

15. If a person receives approximately the same score when taking the same test on different occasions, the test is considered:

a) valid

b) reliable

c) operational

d) standardized

16. According to your instructor, intelligence tests are valid predicators of ‘success’

a) True

b) False

17. Spearman’s “g factor” refers to

a) general intelligence

b) ability at specific tasks

c) genetic inferiority

d) ability to perceive geometric figures

1. According to Steven Johnson (2005), the complexity of video games, television programs, and the internet have:

a) played a role in decreasing intelligence

b) played a role in increasing intelligence

c) had no effect on intelligence, but have increased stress levels dramatically

d) had no significant effect on either intelligence or stress levels

2. According to Sternberg’s componential model of intelligence, the following is true

a) intelligence is too narrowly defined today

b) intelligence should include ‘’use’’ as well as aptitude

c) smart people succeed mostly because of motivation

d) smart people may fail because of lack of perseverance

e) All the above are true

3.L L Thurstone’s research led him to question the belief that human intelligence was composed solely of an overall ability. He proposed that, in addition to a general ability, there were:

a) fluid and crystallized abilities

b) convergent and divergent factors

c) three age-related factors

d) seven primary mental abilities

4.According to Robert J. Sternberg, the most important reason why smart people fail in life is

a) they score low on IQ tests

b) they use the wrong abilities

c) lack of motivation

d) blaming others

5. The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is

a) Freud

b) Terman

c) Binet

d) Wechsler

6. A recent theory of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner, suggests eight separate "intelligences’’ which include all the following except

a) linguistic ability

b) a ‘’g factor’’

c) interpersonal skills

d) musical abilities

7. Early signs of giftedness include which of the following?

a) tendency to seek out older children and adults

b) talking in complete sentences as early as two or three years of age

d) showing kindness and understanding to others

e) all the above

8. The global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment is known as:

a) adjustment

b) adaptation

c) mental aptitude

d) intelligence

9 The major difference between the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests is that the

a) Wechsler provides both performance and verbal scores

b) Wechsler provides less information about individual skills than the Stanford-Binet

c) Stanford-Binet does not use the concept of mental age

d) Wechsler is a group test of intelligence

10. Attributing race differences in measured intelligence to “ genetic heritage’’:

a) ignores obvious race differences in the quality of surrounding environments

b) is a position supported by most thoughtful psychologists

c) is an unacceptable scientific hypothesis because of its political implications

d) has not yet been proposed by any psychologist

11. When a person of limited intelligence shows exceptional abilities in art, music, mental arithmetic or calendar calculations, it is called:

a) genius

b) giftedness

c) dyscalcula

d) savant syndrome

12. American tests of intelligence best measure aptitude for:

a) academic ability

b) spatial and perceptual ability

c) right-brain functions

d) creativity

13. _______________ involve(s) an ability to manage your own thinking and problem solving

a) Metacognitive skills

b) Exceptional intelligence

c) speed of processing

d)

14._______________ is usually demonstrated by comparing intelligence test scores to actual performance, such as the person’s grade in school

a) Reliability

b) standardization

c) Validity

d) Objectivity

15. If a person receives approximately the same score when taking the same test on different occasions, the test is considered:

a) valid

b) reliable

c) operational

d) standardized

16. According to your instructor, intelligence tests are valid predicators of ‘success’

a) True

b) False

17. Spearman’s “g factor” refers to

a) general intelligence

b) ability at specific tasks

c) genetic inferiority

d) ability to perceive geometric figures

1. According to Steven Johnson (2005), the complexity of video games, television programs, and the internet have:

a) played a role in decreasing intelligence

b) played a role in increasing intelligence

c) had no effect on intelligence, but have increased stress levels dramatically

d) had no significant effect on either intelligence or stress levels

2. According to Sternberg’s componential model of intelligence, the following is true

a) intelligence is too narrowly defined today

b) intelligence should include ‘’use’’ as well as aptitude

c) smart people succeed mostly because of motivation

d) smart people may fail because of lack of perseverance

e) All the above are true

3.L L Thurstone’s research led him to question the belief that human intelligence was composed solely of an overall ability. He proposed that, in addition to a general ability, there were:

a) fluid and crystallized abilities

b) convergent and divergent factors

c) three age-related factors

d) seven primary mental abilities

4.According to Robert J. Sternberg, the most important reason why smart people fail in life is

a) they score low on IQ tests

b) they use the wrong abilities

c) lack of motivation

d) blaming others

5. The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is

a) Freud

b) Terman

c) Binet

d) Wechsler

6. A recent theory of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner, suggests eight separate "intelligences’’ which include all the following except

a) linguistic ability

b) a ‘’g factor’’

c) interpersonal skills

d) musical abilities

7. Early signs of giftedness include which of the following?

a) tendency to seek out older children and adults

b) talking in complete sentences as early as two or three years of age

d) showing kindness and understanding to others

e) all the above

8. The global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment is known as:

a) adjustment

b) adaptation

c) mental aptitude

d) intelligence

9 The major difference between the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests is that the

a) Wechsler provides both performance and verbal scores

b) Wechsler provides less information about individual skills than the Stanford-Binet

c) Stanford-Binet does not use the concept of mental age

d) Wechsler is a group test of intelligence

10. Attributing race differences in measured intelligence to “ genetic heritage’’:

a) ignores obvious race differences in the quality of surrounding environments

b) is a position supported by most thoughtful psychologists

c) is an unacceptable scientific hypothesis because of its political implications

d) has not yet been proposed by any psychologist

11. When a person of limited intelligence shows exceptional abilities in art, music, mental arithmetic or calendar calculations, it is called:

a) genius

b) giftedness

c) dyscalcula

d) savant syndrome

12. American tests of intelligence best measure aptitude for:

a) academic ability

b) spatial and perceptual ability

c) right-brain functions

d) creativity

13. _______________ involve(s) an ability to manage your own thinking and problem solving

a) Metacognitive skills

b) Exceptional intelligence

c) speed of processing

d)

14._______________ is usually demonstrated by comparing intelligence test scores to actual performance, such as the person’s grade in school

a) Reliability

b) standardization

c) Validity

d) Objectivity

15. If a person receives approximately the same score when taking the same test on different occasions, the test is considered:

a) valid

b) reliable

c) operational

d) standardized

16. According to your instructor, intelligence tests are valid predicators of ‘success’

a) True

b) False

17. Spearman’s “g factor” refers to

a) general intelligence

b) ability at specific tasks

c) genetic inferiority

d) ability to perceive geometric figures

Answer 1

1.According to Steven Johnson (2005), the complexity of video games, television programs, and the internet have played a role in increasing intelligence (option B).

Steven Johnson in 2005 wrote his work titled 'Everything Bad Is Good for You'.He explored how Intelligence seems to be on a rise and has increased in a generation exposed to TV shows and internet.He feels that the two factors are linked in the community as a whole becoming more smart due to more exposure to the world.