Assessing Intelligence through IQ Testing

Chapter 9 of the book 'Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding 2/e' is about ______ & IQ TESTING

Francis Galton (1822-1911) was interested in what makes people smart, focusing on ______ abilities

Galton believed that people with better ______ acquire more knowledge

Measures of sensory ability were only weakly related to ______

An example given is that a deaf & blind person might become a brilliant ______

The chapter discusses the ______ and theories of Intelligence

Adopted black children by white families score higher in IQ tests than ______

The greatest discrepancies in IQ scores occur when comparing ______

Cognitive ability assessments developed in the United States may implicitly reflect North American ______

Culture-fair IQ tests consist of abstract-reasoning items that don’t depend on ______

The average IQ of the population has been rising by about 3 points every 10 years, known as the ______

The Flynn Effect is most likely the result of ______

The Flynn Effect is attributed to increased complexity of the modern world, better nutrition, and changes at home and school such as smaller families and spending more years at ______

Raven’s Progressive Matrices was developed by John C. Raven and is designed for children aged ______

The Flynn Effect suggests that the average person today gets more items correct on IQ tests than the average person did several generations ______

The Flynn Effect is likely influenced by the increased complexity of the modern world, better nutrition, and changes at home and school, such as smaller families and spending more years at ______

Individuals with intellectual disabilities are entitled to a full education under the ______

People with intellectual disabilities are entitled to education and training in the least restrictive environment, including ______ and full inclusion

The 2% segment of the population known as the intellectually gifted have IQ scores above ______

Women and men differ in intelligence: women are better at verbal tasks, facial recognition, understanding expressions, and arithmetic calculation; men are better at ______, mathematical tasks involving complex reasoning and geometry

African-Americans and Hispanic Americans score lower than Caucasians on average IQ tests, while Asian-Americans score ______

Jews have a slightly higher average IQ than ______

Herrnstein and Murray's book 'The Bell Curve' suggested that IQ differences between racial groups are ______, but this is a controversial view

Racism plays a role in the racial gap in intellectual ______

Environmental factors, such as good water and light, can positively impact intellectual development, while minimal water and light can negatively impact ______

Economically disadvantaged groups, such as Blacks, have a larger racial gap in intellectual ______

Causes of intellectual disabilities are both biological and ______

Intellectual disabilities come in various forms: Mild: IQ of 55 to 69; 90% of all people with intellectual disabilities; able to hold jobs and ______

______ developed the first intelligence test in 1904 for the French government to identify children requiring special educational assistance

Their test consisted of diverse items measuring ______, which was then converted to an Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

IQ is a person's mental age relative to their ______

Bell-Shaped Distribution illustrates IQ scores, with ______ as the average

In 1916, Lewis Terman modified and standardized the ______, which is still used today

Robert Yerkes used intelligence tests during World War I to place soldiers into suitable positions based on their ______

The ______ is a widely-used IQ test for those 16 and older, consisting of 15 subtests measuring various cognitive abilities

The Wonderlic Personnel Test is a brief employment assessment test, measuring basic ______

The Otis Self-Administering Test of Mental Ability is a test for students, measuring ______

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children assesses intelligence in younger children, and includes subtests for ______

Computerized habilitats testing offers tailored testing and quick results, but requires a ______

Extremes of intelligence include intellectual disabilities, characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, affecting about ______

Intelligence tests must have both ______ to accurately measure cognitive abilities

Charles Spearman's theory of intelligence proposes a ______ that underlies all cognitive abilities

Spearman also identified ______ such as verbal, mechanical, numerical, and spatial intelligence, which are influenced by both nature and nurture

Raymond Cattell and John Horn proposed two types of intelligence: ______

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences suggests there are separate domains of intellectual abilities, including ______

Stenberg's triarchic model of intelligence identifies ______

Brain size and efficiency are associated with intelligence, with ______ being linked to higher intelligence in some studies

Reaction time and memory performance are also related to intelligence, with ______ being indicative of higher intelligence

The history of intelligence assessment includes early efforts to measure intelligence through ______