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Module 29
Introduction to Intelligence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is intelligence defined? | a mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations |
| What do intelligence tests measure? | people's mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others, using numerical scores |
| What is General Intelligence (g)? | according to Spearman and others, it is a factor that underlies each of the more specific mental abilities identified through factor analysis |
| What is factor analysis? | a statistical procedure that identifies factors, or clusters of related items, that seem to define a common ability |
| Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and ______ intelligence. | practical |
| What is the savant syndrome? | a person with this syndrome has a very low intelligence score, yet possesses one exceptional ability, for example, in music or drawing |
| What do most experts agree about creativity? | that it refers to ability to produce novel and valuable ideas, regardless of a person's IQ |
| What is emotional intelligence? | the ability to perceive, manage, understand, and use emotions |
| How could you best describe the relationship between creativity and intelligence? | a certain level of intelligence is necessary but not sufficient for creativity |
| The existence of ________ reinforces the generally accepted notion that intelligence is a multidimensional quality. | savant syndrome |
| When highly skilled people are performing a task, their brains do what? | retrieve information from memory more quickly, register simple stimuli more quickly, and use less energy to solve problems |
| In recent years, researchers are more likely than before to consider intelligence as what? | made up of several abilities |
| What psychologist proposed that intelligence is composed of analytic, creative, and practical aspects? | Robert Sternberg |
| What kind of intelligence would include academic problem-solving? | analytic intelligence |
| What kind of intelligence would include the ability to generate novel ideas? | creative intelligence |
| What kind of intelligence would include skills used in everyday problem solving? | practical intelligence |
| What psychologist opposed Spearman and instead identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities? | Thurstone |
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