Question 1

The degree to which an individual can automatically produce solutions to simple calculation problems is called __________ .

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Question 2

Researchers have shown that participants who demonstrate higher average IQ scores on standardized tests also demonstrate increased __________, which is linked directly to central nervous system functioning.

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Question 3

Marcia and Joe have children with high IQs. Describe how they are likely to treat their children.

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Question 4

When psychologists use __________ when testing non-middle-class children, the children are informed about the purpose of the intelligence test and are given a chance to practice with each kind of problem-solving task prior to being tested.

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Question 5

Studies show that children in __________ demonstrate substantially lower levels of performance in math and science achievement when compared with other children living in industrialized nations.

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Question 6

__________ have been most often suggested at the cause of sex/gender differences in the spatial abilities.

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Question 7

In tests of mental rotation, as well as other tests, performance distributions for males and females __________ .

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Question 8

A subtle but powerful sense of pressure felt when one attempts to perform well in an area for which a negative stereotype exists for one's group is called __________ .

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Question 9

Howard Gardner, proposed that there are eight types of intelligence which he called a theory of __________ .

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Question 10

With regard to factors that can affect a child's IQ score, the characteristics of a family that affect one child but not others in the household is referred to as __________ .

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Question 11

The basic idea of the __________ is that the genes establish some upper and lower boundaries of functioning, and where a child's IQ score will fall within those boundaries will be determined by the environment.

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Question 12

Research attempting to directly compare the intelligence of individuals in one culture to those in another have generally been restricted to comparisons of __________ societies.

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Question 13

Summarize the research in support of the influence on intelligence of heredity and of the environment.

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Question 14

Studies show that Chinese, Japanese, and Korean children tend to score slightly higher on traditional intelligence tests than their __________ and __________ counterparts.

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Question 15

The researcher, J. P. Guilford, defined creativity as __________ .

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Question 16

Researchers have found that the quality of parent-child __________ may be more important than income in determining a child's IQ.

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Question 17

The __________, which is a theory advanced by Robert Sternberg proposes three types of intelligence: __________, __________, and __________ .

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Question 18

About __________ of the variation in IQ scores within the population is due to heredity, with the remainder due to environment or to interaction between environment and heredity.

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Question 19

Briefly trace the development of intelligence tests. Include an explanation of the intent behind these tests.

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Question 20

Using IQ tests to define and explain individual and group differences in intelligence is called the __________ approach.

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Quiz 7: Cognitive Development Ii: Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities