EPPP ASSESSMENT TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

EPPP ASSESSMENT TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Convergent: relies on rational, logical reasoning and involves the use of logical judgement and consideration of facts to derive the correct solution to a problem; focus of intelligence tests -Divergent: involves non-logical processes and requires creativity and flexibility to derive multiple solutions Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence - Answer--Successful intelligence is the ability to adapt to, modify, and choose environments that accomplish one's goals and the goals of society -Composed of three abilities: analytical, creative, and practical -Intelligence tests focus on analytical ability Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory - Answer--Distinguishes between 8 types of cognitive ability: linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic -Intelligences are not static and can be developed by exposure to appropriate learning environments Concordance Rates for IQ - Answer--Bouchard & McGue: concordance rates in IQ for identical twins reared together (.85), identical twins reared apart (.67), fraternal twins reared together (.58), bio siblings reared together (.45), bio siblings reared apart (.24), bio parent and child together (.39), bio parent and child apart (.22), adoptive parent and child (.18) Heritability Estimate - Answer--The proportion of variability in intelligence due to inherited factors -Most range from .60-.80, which means 32%-64% of variability in intelligence is due to genetic factors -Can only be used to described heritability within groups, not within an individual or between groups Confluence Model - Answer--Studies have found a relationship between family size, birth order, and IQ, with children's IQ scores decreasing from first born to last born -First borns may show an advantage because they do not initially have to share the parent's attention, are exposed to more adult language, and are more likely to act as "tutors" to the younger siblings Flynn Effect - Answer--Until the 2000s, IQ test scores consistently increased by at least 3 points per decade in the US and other industrialized countries, seemingly due to increases in fluid intelligence -Believed to be the result of environmental factors and not genetics -Research conducted post-2000 suggests the Flynn effect has stopped or reversed (in US, it has continued for individuals with IQs ranging from 70-109, but reversed for individuals with IQs >110)