32 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

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What Is Intelligence?

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1. Charles Spearman suggested we have one underlying success across a variety of intellectual abilities.

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2. The existence of savant syndrome seems to support

Sternberg’s distinction among three types of intelligence.

criticism of multiple intelligence theories.

Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.

Thorndike’s view of social intelligence.

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3. Sternberg’s three types of intelligence are , , and .

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4. Emotionally intelligent people tend to

seek immediate gratification.

understand their own emotions but not those of others.

understand others’ emotions but not their own.

succeed in their careers.

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Assessing Intelligence

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5. The IQ of a 6-year-old with a measured mental age of 9 would be

67.

133.

86.

150.

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6. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is best able to tell us

what part of an individual’s intelligence is determined by genetic inheritance.

whether the test-taker will succeed in a job.

how the test-taker compares with other adults in vocabulary and arithmetic reasoning.

whether the test-taker has specific skills for music and the performing arts.

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7. The Stanford-Binet, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children yield consistent results, for example on retesting. In other words, these tests have high .

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The Dynamics of Intelligence

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8. Use the concepts of crystallized and fluid intelligence to explain why writers tend to produce their most creative work later in life, and scientists may hit their peak much earlier.

Answer: Writers’ work relies more on crystallized intelligence, or accumulated knowledge, which increases with age. For top performance, scientists doing research may need more fluid intelligence (speedy and abstract reasoning), which tends to decrease with age.

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9. More intelligent children and adults tend to live healthier and longer lives. Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for this phenomenon?

Intelligence facilitates more education, better jobs, and a healthier environment.

Intelligence encourages healthy living: less smoking, better diet, more exercise.

Intelligent people have slower reaction times, making it less likely that they will put themselves at risk.

A “well-wired body,” as evidenced by fast reaction speeds, perhaps fosters both intelligence and longevity.

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Part 11: TEST YOURSELF

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