Activity for the book My Psychology

Chapter App 7.2 Intelligence Tests

Use your experience with the app in Chapter App: 7.2 Intelligence Tests or view this video overview to answer the questions.

View the Transcript (Opens in new window)

Because Mr. IQ uses only visual images (rather than text-based questions) to test users, what category of intelligence are users being evaluated on?
By relying only on visual questions, rather than language-based questions, the Mr. IQ app avoids the inaccuracies that might result from culturally-biased language. Tests that attempt to reduce or remove cultural factors that cause bias are known as .
Duane is proceeding slowly through each question on the Mr. IQ app, carefully analyzing the options to arrive at a logical conclusion. According to dual-process theory, which type of thinking is Duane exhibiting?
The idea that performance on intelligence tests, such as those that Mr. IQ’s questions are based on, can be used to predict a person’s performance at a variety of mental abilities is based on the concept of .
Adnan is taking the Mr. IQ test for the first time. Because he has never seen these questions before, he relies on , which is the ability to solve new problems.