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Different theorists conceptualize intelligence differently, but most agree that intelligence: -
✔✔Involves many different cognitive processes
Four high school teachers have just learned that one of their students, Ralph, has scored
extremely well on an intelligence test. Which teacher reveals a belief in Spearman's concept of
gin intelligence? - ✔✔Mr. Grant says, "Ralph has trouble remembering basic math facts, but
he's very good when it comes to solving challenging math problems."
Robert is a 15-year-old boy who has attended U.S. schools since he began kindergarten at age
5. With this fact in mind, identify the task that is most likely to require Robert's fluid
intelligencerather than his crystallized intelligence. - ✔✔Solving a new kind of puzzle
"A child's ability to behave intelligently may vary considerably depending on the particular
context, skills, and cognitive processes required by a given task." This statement is consistent
with three of the following conceptualizations of intelligence. With which one is it
leastconsistent? - ✔✔Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
Sam is a very talented dancer; he also shows considerable creativity in art class. He finds math
and science classes very difficult, but he loves to read and tell stories to his many friends. Which
view of intelligence is best reflected in Sam's abilities? - ✔✔Gardner's multiple intelligences
Marissa seems to be a "born leader." As president of the school service club, she can often
persuade her classmates to get involved in school and community service activities. Given this
information, we could conclude that Marissa has a strength in which one of Gardner's multiple
intelligences? - ✔✔Interpersonal
Max is quite skilled in cartography, the art of making maps. Without knowing anything else
about Max, in which of Gardner's multiple intelligences would you expect him to be strong? -
✔✔spatial
,If teachers adopt Gardner's view of intelligence, they would be most likely to conclude that: -
✔✔Most students are likely to be "intelligent" in one way or another.
Which one of the following statements best reflects Sternberg's theory of successful
intelligence? - ✔✔Intelligent behavior is a function of how well people draw on prior
experiences and cognitively process information in order to adapt to a new situation.
Only one of the following statements reflects an accurate comparison of Gardner's and
Sternberg's theories of intelligence. Which one? - ✔✔Both theorists characterize intelligence as
a multifaceted ability, such that children may behave intelligently in one situation but not in
another.
Which one of the following statements most accurately reflects the concept of distributed
intelligence? - ✔✔Children will behave more intelligently when they can use outside resources
as well as their minds.
Mariana teaches in a classroom of students whose parents are diplomats, so the students come
to the United States after living and attending school in different countries around the world.
One student in particular seems to have difficulty on classroom tests and assignments. The
most useful first step for Mariana to take is to: - ✔✔meet with the student and his or her
parents to learn more about the child's past educational experiences.
Creativity is different from intelligence, but both typically reflect a person's ability to: - ✔✔use
familiar mental processes fluidly and dynamically.
Some researchers refer to "emotional intelligence" rather than just "skill at recognizing and
understanding emotions" to reflect the idea that, like other forms of intelligence,
understanding emotions involves: - ✔✔both fluid and crystallized knowledge.
The original purpose of intelligence tests is still their main purpose today—that is, to: -
✔✔Identify children who may require special services or interventions
, Judging from what you have learned about how intelligence is typically measured, which one of
the following would you be leastlikely to find on an intelligence test? - ✔✔How many friends do
you have?
Which one of the following most accurately characterizes IQ scores? - ✔✔The average score is
100, with more people getting scores near 100 and fewer people getting scores farther away.
Which one of the following is a correct interpretation of a high school student's IQ score of
115? - ✔✔The student has performed better on an intelligence test than the majority of
students of the same age.
Lily is ten years old. She gets a score of 97 on an IQ test. What does this tell us about her
intellectual ability? - ✔✔Lily's score is fairly average for her age group.
If you are concerned about the validityof an intelligence test, which one of the following
questions would you be most likely to ask? - ✔✔Does this test really measure intellectual
ability?
If you are concerned about the reliabilityof an intelligence test, which one of the following
questions would you be most likely to ask? - ✔✔Do children tend to get similar scores on the
test from one time to the next?
Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between IQ
scores and classroom performance? - ✔✔On average, students with higher IQ scores do better
in school than students with lower IQ scores.
Which one of the following statements is consistent with B. F. Skinner's view of language
development? - ✔✔"To foster children's language development, parents and other adults
praise them first for making speech like sounds ('Da-da'), later for saying recognizable words
('More!'), and still later for forming understandable sentences ('Can I have candy?')."
Update|
Different theorists conceptualize intelligence differently, but most agree that intelligence: -
✔✔Involves many different cognitive processes
Four high school teachers have just learned that one of their students, Ralph, has scored
extremely well on an intelligence test. Which teacher reveals a belief in Spearman's concept of
gin intelligence? - ✔✔Mr. Grant says, "Ralph has trouble remembering basic math facts, but
he's very good when it comes to solving challenging math problems."
Robert is a 15-year-old boy who has attended U.S. schools since he began kindergarten at age
5. With this fact in mind, identify the task that is most likely to require Robert's fluid
intelligencerather than his crystallized intelligence. - ✔✔Solving a new kind of puzzle
"A child's ability to behave intelligently may vary considerably depending on the particular
context, skills, and cognitive processes required by a given task." This statement is consistent
with three of the following conceptualizations of intelligence. With which one is it
leastconsistent? - ✔✔Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
Sam is a very talented dancer; he also shows considerable creativity in art class. He finds math
and science classes very difficult, but he loves to read and tell stories to his many friends. Which
view of intelligence is best reflected in Sam's abilities? - ✔✔Gardner's multiple intelligences
Marissa seems to be a "born leader." As president of the school service club, she can often
persuade her classmates to get involved in school and community service activities. Given this
information, we could conclude that Marissa has a strength in which one of Gardner's multiple
intelligences? - ✔✔Interpersonal
Max is quite skilled in cartography, the art of making maps. Without knowing anything else
about Max, in which of Gardner's multiple intelligences would you expect him to be strong? -
✔✔spatial
,If teachers adopt Gardner's view of intelligence, they would be most likely to conclude that: -
✔✔Most students are likely to be "intelligent" in one way or another.
Which one of the following statements best reflects Sternberg's theory of successful
intelligence? - ✔✔Intelligent behavior is a function of how well people draw on prior
experiences and cognitively process information in order to adapt to a new situation.
Only one of the following statements reflects an accurate comparison of Gardner's and
Sternberg's theories of intelligence. Which one? - ✔✔Both theorists characterize intelligence as
a multifaceted ability, such that children may behave intelligently in one situation but not in
another.
Which one of the following statements most accurately reflects the concept of distributed
intelligence? - ✔✔Children will behave more intelligently when they can use outside resources
as well as their minds.
Mariana teaches in a classroom of students whose parents are diplomats, so the students come
to the United States after living and attending school in different countries around the world.
One student in particular seems to have difficulty on classroom tests and assignments. The
most useful first step for Mariana to take is to: - ✔✔meet with the student and his or her
parents to learn more about the child's past educational experiences.
Creativity is different from intelligence, but both typically reflect a person's ability to: - ✔✔use
familiar mental processes fluidly and dynamically.
Some researchers refer to "emotional intelligence" rather than just "skill at recognizing and
understanding emotions" to reflect the idea that, like other forms of intelligence,
understanding emotions involves: - ✔✔both fluid and crystallized knowledge.
The original purpose of intelligence tests is still their main purpose today—that is, to: -
✔✔Identify children who may require special services or interventions
, Judging from what you have learned about how intelligence is typically measured, which one of
the following would you be leastlikely to find on an intelligence test? - ✔✔How many friends do
you have?
Which one of the following most accurately characterizes IQ scores? - ✔✔The average score is
100, with more people getting scores near 100 and fewer people getting scores farther away.
Which one of the following is a correct interpretation of a high school student's IQ score of
115? - ✔✔The student has performed better on an intelligence test than the majority of
students of the same age.
Lily is ten years old. She gets a score of 97 on an IQ test. What does this tell us about her
intellectual ability? - ✔✔Lily's score is fairly average for her age group.
If you are concerned about the validityof an intelligence test, which one of the following
questions would you be most likely to ask? - ✔✔Does this test really measure intellectual
ability?
If you are concerned about the reliabilityof an intelligence test, which one of the following
questions would you be most likely to ask? - ✔✔Do children tend to get similar scores on the
test from one time to the next?
Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between IQ
scores and classroom performance? - ✔✔On average, students with higher IQ scores do better
in school than students with lower IQ scores.
Which one of the following statements is consistent with B. F. Skinner's view of language
development? - ✔✔"To foster children's language development, parents and other adults
praise them first for making speech like sounds ('Da-da'), later for saying recognizable words
('More!'), and still later for forming understandable sentences ('Can I have candy?')."
