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According to Gardner's eight frames of mind,which of the following persons is most likely to possess a high level of "interpersonal intelligence"?


A) a surgeon
B) an architect
C) a botanist
D) a mental health professional

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Which of the following best exemplifies critical thinking?


A) Being able to understand the goal of a scientific study.
B) Being able to remember the details of a scientific data.
C) Being able to recite the findings of a scientific study.
D) Being able to evaluate the practical usefulness of a scientific study.

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Alfred Binet was asked by the French ministry of education in 1904 to design a:


A) generalized test of intelligence and comprehension.
B) test that would identify students who were unable to learn in school.
C) test that would measure intelligence and creativity in schoolchildren.
D) test that would analyze learning needs of adults.

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Dana presents a child with two identical balls of clay.She rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.She then asks the child if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece.The child replies that both have same amount of clay.According to Piaget's stages of development,the child's reply indicates that the child is capable of:


A) concrete operations.
B) formal operations.
C) inference operations.
D) judgment operations.

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Maria regularly uses her common sense in dealing with the world and she has excellent social skills.But she performs poorly in the objective tests conducted by her school.According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,Maria exhibits _____ intelligence.


A) creative
B) analytical
C) general
D) practical

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Gus practices the violin because he really enjoys hearing himself play a difficult piece.Gus's practice is _____ motivated.


A) mastery
B) intrinsically
C) mindset
D) performance

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Which of the following individuals suggested that it is more appropriate to think of a child's intelligence as a number of specific abilities than as a general ability?


A) Sigmund Freud
B) Alfred Binet
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Michael Pressley

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"Hannah has an IQ of 135.With that level of intelligence,I'm sure she'll be quite successful no matter what career she chooses." The speaker is:


A) misusing the results of an intelligence test.
B) giving an appropriate interpretation of an intelligence test.
C) assuming that intelligence is composed of several different factors.
D) not placing enough emphasis on intelligence as a predictor of success.

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A school administration is trying to reduce crowding in classrooms and identify students who might be better off in special schools.As a counselor,you have been asked to administer intelligence tests to students for this purpose.Identify some of the cautions that will help you avoid the pitfalls of using information about students' intelligence in negative ways.

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According to Sternberg's triarchic theory,what are the three types of intelligence?

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Interest in intelligence has often focused on individual differences and assessment.In this context,the term individual differences refers to:


A) differences between individuals that are culture dependent.
B) the relative strengths and weaknesses within an individual.
C) day-to-day changes in an individual's knowledge and skills.
D) differences between individuals that are stable and consistent.

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According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,children with high analytical ability are most likely to do well:


A) in jobs that require common sense.
B) in tasks requiring application of ideas.
C) in creative tasks.
D) in conventional schooling.

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_____ is an important strategy that involves engaging in more extensive processing of information.


A) Diversification
B) Collaboration
C) Elaboration
D) Schematization

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Which of the following statements is true regarding long-term memory?


A) It is a volatile memory.
B) It increases considerably during early childhood but after the age of 7 does not show as much increase.
C) It depends on the learning activities individuals engage in when learning and remembering information.
D) It is a limited type of memory

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The fraction of the variance in a population that is attributed to genetics is called:


A) heritability.
B) heritage.
C) the genetic formula.
D) the genetic fraction.

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Gist refers to the central idea of the information.Which of the following theories considers gist in understanding memory?


A) The elaboration theory
B) The mental imagery theory
C) The schema theory
D) The fuzzy trace theory

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Which of the following is a memory strategy that improves processing of information?


A) Diversification
B) Collaboration
C) Mental imagery
D) Schematization

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Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is most likely to score high on which of Gardner's types of intelligence?


A) Verbal
B) Spatial
C) Bodily-kinesthetic
D) Intrapersonal

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James has an IQ of 60.He lives in his own apartment,has a job,and supports himself.However,he often requires assistance with simple tasks such as cooking,shopping,and commuting.According to the definition of mental retardation,James is:


A) mildly retarded.
B) not retarded.
C) severely retarded.
D) moderately retarded.

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Metacognition is:


A) learning about mindfulness.
B) learning about memory strategies.
C) knowing about knowing.
D) thinking about abstract concepts.

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