CHAPTER 9: INTELLIGENCE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
What does the "psychometric" approach measure? - ANSWER Individual differences in performance
What does "g" mean in Spearman's g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER General
What did Spearman mean by the g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER General
Which researcher introduced the idea of the g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER Spearman
The concept of the g factor in intelligence was based on what evidence? - ANSWER Most people who do
well on one mental test also do well on many others.
What was Spearman's evidence in favor of a g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER Most people who do well
on one mental test do well on other ones also
Charles Spearman inferred the existence of a g factor in intelligence from what observation? - ANSWER
Most people who do well on one intellectual test also do well on other tests
Spearman inferred the existence of a g factor in intelligence from what evidence? - ANSWER Scores on
any intellectual test correlate positively with almost any other such test
What is the evidence in favor of a g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER The people who do well on one test
usually do well on other tests also
The positive correlations among scores on many tests of mental abilities support which theory? -
ANSWER Spearman's g factor
,A psychologist gets people's scores on many tests of intellectual performance and determines the
correlations among them. It appears she is probably testing which of these theories? - ANSWER
Spearman's g factor
What type of data would someone collect to test Spearman's g concept? - ANSWER Correlations of
people's scores on many types of mental tests
Which of these (IF IT WERE TRUE) would argue AGAINST Spearman's concept of the g factor? - ANSWER
People with good language skills tend to be below average at math
Which of these is one possible explanation for Spearman's g factor? - ANSWER Nutrition and other
factors that promote any ability also help develop other abilities
Which of the following is one possible explanation for g? - ANSWER Separate abilities depend on the
same influences, such as health and nutrition
What is one possible explanation for Spearman's g factor in intelligence? - ANSWER Health and nutrition
promote development of all brain areas
Which of these opposes the idea that all of intelligence depends on a single underlying ability? -
ANSWER Certain types of brain damage impair one ability while sparing others
Raymond Cattell distinguished between which two types of intelligence? - ANSWER Fluid and crystallized
Fluid intelligence refers to what? - ANSWER Reasoning and solving new problems
Solving a problem of a type you have never seen before requires which type of intelligence? - ANSWER
Fluid intelligence
Crystallized intelligence refers to what? - ANSWER Practiced skills and knowledge about a particular field
The ability of an experience mechanic to repair a car is an example of what? - ANSWER Crystallized
intelligence
, How does fluid intelligence differ from crystallized intelligence? - ANSWER Fluid applies to new
problems. Crystallized applies to practiced skills
A new worker who lacks the skills of experienced workers but learns them quickly has much of what? -
ANSWER Fluid intelligence
An experienced worker with highly practiced skills is demonstrating which of these? - ANSWER
Crystallized intelligence
Suppose an experienced truck driver can easily choose the best route from one city to another, but has
trouble understanding concepts from algebra and geometry. What is apparently true here? - ANSWER
The driver shows low fluid intelligence and high crystallized intelligence
Extensive practice at working crossword puzzles improves skill at working those puzzles, but has little
effect on other types of memory or problem solving. Apparently the practice increases what? - ANSWER
Crystallized intelligence
Of the following, which is an example of "fluid" intelligence? - ANSWER Finding a creative way to fix a
broken machine
If you had never played chess before, but you learned the game quickly and developed clever strategies,
you would be displaying what? - ANSWER Fluid intelligence
What tends to happen to intelligence in old age, on average? - ANSWER Decline of fluid intelligence
more than crystallized intelligence
What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim? - ANSWER We have many types of
intelligence that are independent
What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim? ** - ANSWER People can be
outstanding at one intellectual skill without being good at others
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