Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

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Exploring Intelligence and Individual Differences

Test your knowledge on intelligence theories and cognitive differences with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers key concepts such as Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Sternberg's Theory of Successful Intelligence, and the influence of emotional intelligence on leadership and personal success.

Join us to explore topics like:

  • Psychoanalytic theories
  • Cultural impacts on intelligence testing
  • Learning disabilities
  • Gender differences in cognitive skills
24 Questions6 MinutesCreated by ThinkingMind42
What theory is based on measurement of a psychological characteristic, usually with a scorable questionnaire or other type of psychological test?
Psychoanalytical Theory
Psychodynamic Theory
Psychometric Theory
Gardner's Theory
What is Gardner's Theory?
He proposed 9 intelligences: Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily kinesthetics, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, existential
He proposes 3 different kinds of abilities to explain successful intelligences: Analytic, Creative, and Practical
He came up with a test that will assess for general knowledge, vocab, comprehension, perceptual reasoning, and visual puzzles
Came up with tests for cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive behaviour
Tests that are designed to eliminate group differences due to culture is known as the...?
Stereotype Threat Intelligence
Culture Threat Intelligence
Stereotype-fair Intelligence
Culture-fair Intelligence
Based on the Gender Differences in Intellectual Abilities & Achievement, it's known that: ___________ typically excel in verbal skills and __________ usually excel in spatial skills
Girls; Boys
Boys; Girls
True or False: Gifted children are often less mature and have fewer emotional problems
True
False
_________ is associated with convergent thinking, and __________ is associated with divergent thinking
Creativity; Intelligence
Development; Creativity
Intelligence; Creativity
Creativity; Development
Limited intellectual skills is often defined as a score of ____ or less on an intelligence test:
7
90
15
70
What type of learning ability involves the difficulties in decoding individual words?
Impaired reading comprehension
Developmental dyslexia
Math learning disability
Developmental agnosia
What kind of learning is involved with identifying different feelings, moods, motivations, and intentions in others?
Linguistic
Intrapersonal
Musical
Interpersonal
According to Sternberg's Theory of Successful Intelligence; what kind of ability is the Practical Ability?
Dealing adaptively with novel situations and problems
Knowing what solution or plan will actually work, this is kind of like common sense
Analyzing problems and generating different solutions
Understanding one's emotions and knowing one's strengths and weaknesses
This type of intelligence is the ability to read/sense own's emotions and those of others, as well as the ability to regulate and control your emotions
Analytical intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Creative intelligence
Developmental intelligence
A child that is 'gifted' is someone who...?
Scores on intelligence tests of >130
Are able to take risks with ideas and think of alternatives
Can deal adaptively with novel situations and problems
Can use one's body in highly differentiated ways
There are many factors that can influence student achievement in the classroom, which one is NOT one of these factors:
Teach actively
Disregard tutoring
Pay attention to pacing
Emphasize mastery of topics
True or False: Psyshometricians specialize in measuring psychological characteristics (e.g., IQ/mental ability and personality tests)
True
False
Research shows that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) can be predictive in terms of success in leadership roles. Therefore, a high EQ can lead to...?
Lower self-esteem
Satisfying intrapersonal relationships
Greater self-esteem
Less effective in the workplace
What was the use of the Stanford-Binet Test?
To predict future successes of the test
To see if the other intelligent tests are valid
To identify those with a developmental learning disability
To see if intellectual development is based on either genes or the environment
How can the school influence a student's academic achievement?
Put more emphasis on dynamic testings
Let them do whatever they want to show they trust students on their own personal development
Involve parents
All of the above
The ability to give the "correct" answer to standard questions that do not require significant creativity is an example of...?
Divergent thinking
Convergent thinking
Psychometric thinking
Creative thinking
Read the sentence: "John rode his bike to school". You can read it, but you have a hard time to make sense of the sentence. In fact, if I asked you what John rode to school, you wouldn't be able to answer. What type of learning disability is this?
Impaired developmental comprehension
Math learning disability
Developmental dyslexia
Impaired reading comprehension
Factors that can place individuals at risk for intellectual disability include: Biomedical factors, Educational factors, Social factors, and...?
Affective factors
Emotional factors
Behavioural factors
Divergent factors
How can we reduce stereotype threat?
Remind individuals of the stereotype in order to increase their motivation to work against the stereotype
Provide positive examples of the stereotype and remind individuals that it's not a measure of their actual abilities
Emphasize the important of achieving academic excellence
All of the above
True or False: Increase in IQ over time and after intervention programs shows the impact of heredity on intelligence
True
False
It's shown that intelligence scores have risen by ___ points per decade
15
100
30
3
The ability to reason and solve problems in unique and novel situations is an example of...?
Crystallized intelligence
Linguistic intelligence
Fluid intelligence
Practical intelligence
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