cognition measuring intelligence

Question 1

by some kind of test is a concept that is less than a century old.

Answer 1

Measurement of intelligence

Question 2

Measurement of intelligence began when educators in _ realized that some students needed more help with learning than others did.

Answer 2

France

Question 3

They thought that if a way could be found to identify these students more in need, they could be given a different kind of education than the more capable students.

Answer 3

Measurement of intelligence

Question 4

a French psychologist named _ was asked by the French Ministry of Education to design a formal test of intelligence that would help identify children who were unable to learn as quickly or as well as others, so that they could be given remedial education.

Answer 4

Alfred Binet (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 5

_ and colleague _ came up with a test that not only distinguished between fast and slow learners but also between children of different age groups as well.

Answer 5

Alfred Binet & Théodore Simon (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 6

the _ learners seemed to give answers to questions that older children might give

Answer 6

fast learners (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 7

_ learners gave answers that were more typical of a younger child

Answer 7

slow learners (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 8

Binet decided that the key element to be tested was a child’s _ age

Answer 8

mental age (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 9

the average age at which children could successfully answer a particular level of questions

Answer 9

mental age (Binet ‘s Mental Ability Test)

Question 10

a researcher at Stanford University, adopted William Stern’s method

Answer 10

Lewis Terman (1916) (Stanford-Binet and IQ)

Question 11

German psychologist, method for comparing mental age and chronological age for use with the translated and revised Binet test.

Answer 11

WILLIAM STERN (Stanford-Binet and IQ)

Question 12

number of years since birth

Answer 12

chronological age

Question 13

formula was to divide the mental age (MA) by the chronological age (CA) and multiply the result by 100 to get rid of any decimal points.

Answer 13

Stern’s (1912) formula (Stanford-Binet and IQ)

Question 14

mental age MA/CA chronological age (100) =

Answer 14

intelligence quotient, or IQ (Stanford-Binet and IQ)

Question 15

a number that results from dividing one number by another

Answer 15

quotient

Question 16

_ Test is now in its fifth edition and includes different questions for people of different age groups

Answer 16

Stanford-Binet Test

Question 17

who was the first to devise a series of tests designed for specific age groups

Answer 17

David Wechsler

Question 18

he developed an IQ test specifically for adults

Answer 18

David Wechsler

Question 19

_ Test was designed for children but being administered to adults

Answer 19

Stanford-Binet Test

Question 20

He later designed tests specifically for older school-age children and preschool children, as well as those in the early grades

Answer 20

David Wechsler

Question 21

• Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Answer 21

3 version of The Wechsler Tests

Question 22

(WAIS-IV)

Answer 22

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Question 23

(WISC-IV)

Answer 23

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Question 24

(WPPSI-IV)

Answer 24

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

Question 25

The three versions of this test, and in the United States these tests are now used more frequently than the Stanford-Binet.

Answer 25

The Wechsler Tests

Question 26

these tests differed from the Stanford-Binet was by having both a verbal and performance (nonverbal) scale, as well as providing an overall score of intelligence

Answer 26

The Wechsler Tests

Question 27

the original Stanford-Binet was composed predominantly of _ items

Answer 27

verbal items

Question 28

1. verbal comprehension 2. perceptual reasoning 3. working memory 4. processing speed.

Answer 28

four specific cognitive domains (The Wechsler Tests)

Question 29

using both verbal and nonverbal items, the WISC-IV and WAIS-IV organize items into _ index scales that provide an overall score of intelligence and index scores related to four specific cognitive domains

Answer 29

four index scales

Question 30

* Verbal Comprehension Index * Perceptual Reasoning Index * Working Memory Index * Processing Speed Index

Answer 30

4 INDEX Simulated Sample Items From the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 31

Similarities, Vocabulary, Information

Answer 31

**Verbal Comprehension Index** Simulated Sample Items From the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 32

Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Visual Puzzles

Answer 32

**Perceptual Reasoning Index** Simulated Sample Items From the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 33

Digit Span,Arithmetic

Answer 33

**Working Memory Index** Simulated Sample Items From the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 34

Symbol Search, Coding

Answer 34

**Processing Speed Index** Simulated Sample Items From the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 35

Learn a different symbol for specific numbers and then fill in the blank under the number with the correct symbol. (This test is timed.)

Answer 35

Coding

Question 36

Visually scan a group of symbols to identify specific target symbols, within a specified time limit.

Answer 36

Symbol Search

Question 37

Three women divided 18 golf balls equally among themselves. How many golf balls did each person receive? If two buttons cost $0.15, what will be the cost of a dozen buttons?

Answer 37

ARITHMETIC

Question 38

Recall lists of numbers, some lists forward and some lists in reverse order, and recall a mixed list of numbers in correct ascending order.

Answer 38

DIGIT SPAN

Question 39

Look at a completed puzzle and select three components from a set of options that would re-create the puzzle, all within a specified time limit.

Answer 39

VISUAL PUZZLE

Question 40

After looking at an incomplete matrix pattern or series, select an option that completes the matrix or series.

Answer 40

MATRIX REASONING

Question 41

After looking at a pattern or design, try to arrange small cubes in the same pattern.

Answer 41

BLOCK DESIGN

Question 42

What is steam made of? What is pepper? Who wrote Tom Sawyer?

Answer 42

INFORMATION

Question 43

What is a hippopotamus? What does “resemble” mean?

Answer 43

Vocabulary

Question 44

In what way are a circle and a triangle alike? In what way are a saw and a hammer alike?

Answer 44

Similarities