Deck 7: Intelligence and General Ability Assessment

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of group assessment?

A)It is more efficient
B)It is less resource intensive
C)Tests are easily scored
D)Results are often more valid

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When did the group intelligence movement begin?

A)During World War I
B)During the Great Depression
C)During World War II
D)After the enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Administration of the Universal Intelligence Test (UNIT)would be most useful for which of the following clients?

A)3-year old Melissa,who wears glasses
B)15-year-old Jordan,who speaks limited English
C)10-year-old Michael,who is suspected to be gifted
D)40-year-old Nicholas,who has a cognitive impairment

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is a unique aspect of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children - second edition,compared to other intelligence tests?

A)It has high validity and reliability
B)It is based on a dual theoretical foundation
C)It is considered a class B instrument
D)All of the above

Question 5

Most intelligence tests have a standard score mean of ________.

A)50
B)75
C)100
D)130

Question 6

Peter is taking an intelligence test that consists of multiple choice questions and measures analytic,creative,and practical intelligence.What test was Peter administered?

A)Primary Mental Abilities Test
B)Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale
D)Spearman Test of Intelligence

Question 7

The Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery is used by clinicians to assess:

A)Memory deficits
C)Executive functioning
D)Academic achievement
D)Brain injury

Question 8

In the CHC model,which stratum consists of the nine broad factors such as fluid reasoning and processing speed?

A)Stratum I
B)Stratum II
C)Stratum III
D)Stratum IV

Question 9

Suzanne is planning to administer a Wechsler intelligence scale for her client that is age 12 years and 4 months.Which Wechsler scale would be the most appropriate?

A)WISC
B)WAIS
C)WPPSI
D)W-BIT

Question 10

The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-2^nd Ed (KABC-II)requires ___________ information processing.

A)Complex
B)Simultaneous
C)Successive
D)Simultaneous and successive

Question 11

Also known as parallel processing,this type of processing is where an individual simultaneously integrates information at one time.

A)Simultaneous
B)Successive
C)Emotional
D)Biopsychological

Question 12

The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)is more efficient and was created to replace longer Wechsler tests such as the WAIS and WISC.

Question 13

Piaget believed that children move through the stages of cognitive development as a result of:

A)Physical growth and enrichment activities
B)Interaction of biological factors and learning
C)Heredity and secondary education
D)Problem-solving and information-processing abilities

Question 14

Gc in Cattell's original theory of intelligence referred to:

A)Knowledge and skills acquired through formal learning and experiences
B)General ability factor
C)Problem-solving and information-processing abilities
D)Specific learned skills

Question 15

Binet,Wechsler,and Piaget's theories are based on:

A)Information processing theories
B)Interactionism theories
C)Genetic theories
D)Factor-analytic theories

Question 16

Whose theory served as an original theory of intelligence?

A)Cattell
B)Gardner
C)Wechsler
D)Spearman

Question 17

All definitions of intelligence reference at least one of three primary components.Which of the following is not one of the primary components?

A)Structure
B)Function
C)Aptitude
D)Origin

Question 18

Whose theory of intelligence would include intelligences such as logical-mathematical,bodily-kinesthetic,and existential?

A)Sternberg
B)Vernon
C)Gardner
D)Thurstone

Question 19

What term is used to describe the highest level of intelligence an instrument measures?

A)Floor
B)Ceiling
C)Attainment
D)Maximum

Question 20

Whose theory was viewed as "opposite of Spearman's" theory of intelligence?

A)Cattell
B)Horn
C)Thurstone
D)Gardner

Question 21

Examples of __________ intelligence tests,also known as school ability tests,are Cognitive Abilities Test,Form 7 and InView.

Question 22

According to Cattell's original theory of intelligence,gf was acquired through _________,whereas gc was acquired through _____________.

Question 23

According to Piaget,______________ is the process of modifying existing schemas or creating new ones to integrate new information,whereas ______________ is the process of incorporating new objects into one's present schema.

Question 24

Describe the stages of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Question 25

The WAIS is the acronym for _______________.

Question 26

What is the KABC-II?

Question 27

Describe each of the Wechsler scales.

Question 28

Discuss the progression of Cattell's fluid and crystalized intelligence theory and how it evolved to the current Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC)model.

Question 29

________________ defined intelligence as "a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture."

Question 30

____________ is credited as designing the first hierarchical model of intelligence.

Question 31

Spearman's g factor referred to ________________ whereas s factors referred to ___________.