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Ψ Note: These questions are part of a larger data base of questions on Chapter 21. The questions are selected to represent the type of question you should expect on unit exam seven. You can, in fact, expect to see many of these very same questions on that exam. Exam questions, however, may deal with topics not covered in the self tests or in lectures but are discussed in your textbook. You are responsible for the content of your text book plus the content of lectures, interactive activities, & material on the web site.
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1. The idea that intelligence is a single entity has been
2. There are more than ____ different intellectual abilities that can be measured by currently available tests.
3. Fluid intelligence includes
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4. To test fluid intelligence, which would be least likely measured?
5. The ability most likely to involve crystallized intelligence is
6. Which characterizes crystallized intelligence?
 it thrives in low levels of stimulation.
it's structures are overlapping and interconnected.
losses cannot be compensated.
decreases are found in people as young as 30.
7. On the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, verbal IQ ______
throughout adulthood.
increases slightly
decreases dramatically
remains in an average range
increase dramatically
8. Analytic intelligence is particularly valued in
early adulthood.
early middle age.
late adulthood.
late middle age.
9. Creative thinking requires
adaptive thinking.
divergent thinking.
convergent thinking.
practical thinking.
10. Which of Stenburg's 3 aspects of intelligence could be
called "street smarts"?
general
creative
practical
analytic
11. When adults are evaluated on finding effective solutions,
practical intelligence
is stronger in young adults.
is stronger in people with low IQs.
is not related to traditional intelligence.
increases throughout most of the adult years.
12. Who described eight distinct intelligences, each with its own network in the brain?
Gardner
Cattel
Spearman
Salthouse
13. Of the following intelligences, which is least valued by middle aged adults?
self-understanding
linguistic
kinesthetic
spatial
14. Early studies of adult intelligence led to the false conclusion
that intelligence
is most significantly affected by experience, such as war trauma.
is plastic and variable, and may either decrease or increase.
increases slowly during the 20s & early 30s, and decline thereafter.
peaks at ~18, remains stable until the mid 20s, and declines thereafter.
15. Research that analyzes the cognitive development of the same individuals over the years is called
longitudinal.
cross-sectional.
representative.
sequential.
16. Schaie's case studies indicated that
retirement signals a decrease in performance.
intelligence is stable throughout adulthood.
women uniformly outperform men.
intellectual growth is affected by the unique experiences of adult life.
17. For a typical middle-aged adult intelligence increases
in all areas throughout adulthood.
in the specific area that reflect his or her interest.
only in areas associated with work and employment.
in all areas in which the individual gains experience.
18. In his or her area, an expert is more likely than a novice to
rely on formal procedures to solve a problem.
experiment or deviate from the usual way of doing things.
give conscious attention to all aspects of performance.
verbalize exactly how results are achieved.
19. The importance of leisure time is that it provides
a time of rest for a person as they age.
a means of assessing medical problems.
a way to fill time after a person retires.
psychological distance necessary for making effective decisions.
20. In the poem about life in middle age the word triage means
learning new things.
keeping up with old friends.
determining what is important.
not worrying about your losses.
21. Which of the folowing Stemberg intelligences would be least valued in a culture that does not consider dance & the visual arts to be of value?
22. Selective optimization with compensation
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Growth & Development
Robert C. Gates
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Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
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