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6. Which of these statements is not specifically linked to Spearman's g-factor?

  • 9-49% of variance in abilities is due to a general factor
  • Using factor analysis to investigate correlations between factors involved in intelligence
  • A general, core level of intelligence which determines performance
  • Relevant special skills will improve performance in a particular area of intelligence

7. Which of these is NOT a feature of standardised testing?

  • Application of normal distribution curve
  • Static and dynamic tests
  • Development of norms
  • Creating a basis for comparison and interpretation

8. Historically intelligence was about social class rather than ability. What did Binet's first intelligence test measure?

  • Social standing and importance within the community
  • Abilities such as imagery, attention and comprehension
  • Family tree, profession and social role in the community.
  • Abilities such as reading, writing and maths

9. What gender differences have been found in intelligence?

  • Boys outperform girls in GCSE exams
  • No gender differences
  • Differences for specific skills such as spatial or motor skills
  • Differences in general intelligence

10. In Sternberg's Triarchic theory, which are the underlying cognitive processes that affect intellectual competence?

  • Performance components, learning components and attentional components
  • Attentional components, knowledge-acquisition components and motor components
  • Meta-components, performance components and knowledge-acquisition components
  • Meta-components, performance components and learning components.

11. What is test-retest reliability?

  • Scores between judges are consistent
  • Results are consistent over time
  • Items in the test are consistent
  • Measurement is consistent

12. Which of these statements describes a feature of fluid intelligence?

  • Relies on abstract reasoning, working memory and logic.
  • Improves during adulthood and then stabilises
  • Apply previous knowledge to current problems
  • Based on retrieval ability and practice

13. What does IQ represent?

  • How steadily your intelligence develops over time
  • Mental ability compared to the rest of the population of similar age
  • A ratio of your mental age with your chronological age
  • Your raw score on an intelligence test

14. Which of these facts about the intellectually gifted is false?

  • Only a few gifted children retain eminence in adulthood
  • May be caused by efficient processing or different thinking styles
  • Top 1% of population with IQ of 120 or higher
  • Often average/just above average general intelligence but excel in one specific skill

15. What are the branches of emotional intelligence?

  • Perceiving, facilitate thought, understanding and managing
  • Interpreting, understanding, solving and managing.
  • Perceiving, understanding and managing
  • Interpreting, facilitate thought and solving

16. Which of these factors are NOT part of Thurstone's theory of intelligence?

  • Perceptual speed
  • Verbal comprehension
  • Attention span
  • Rote memory

17. Which of these explains differences or similarities in intelligence between genders?

  • Evolutionary roles
  • Hormone levels
  • All of the above
  • Sex-typed socialisation

18. What does the broad level of Carroll's Three-Stratum model include?

  • Crystallised, fluid and 6 other basic cognitive functions
  • Crystallised and fluid intelligence.
  • Roughly 70 cognitive, perceptual and speed skills
  • g-factor

19. What is a psychometric approach to understanding intelligence?

  • Mapping the structure of intelligence rather than focussing on the mental competencies needed
  • Mapping the structure of intelligence and understand the competencies underlying intelligence
  • Understanding specific thought processes underlying the mental competencies of intelligence
  • Finding correlations between abilities to develop ways to measure intelligence according to psychometric principles

20. Which of these facts about genes and intelligence is false?

  • There's a specific gene for each type of intelligence
  • Genes account for 1/2-2/3 of variance
  • The influence of genes on intelligence becomes stronger through adulthood
  • Genes influence the environments we select to reach intellectual potential