Theories of Intelligence — Unit test Answers

In Philip’s French class, the students are learning how to pronounce closed vowels and open vowels. The students are most likely studying French __________.

Howard Gardner suggests that the ability to understand nature is a type of intelligence.

Siblings raised together have higher similarity in IQ than siblings reared apart.

Language is generative, which means that the symbols of a language __________.

According to the behaviorist theories of language acquisition, language is __________.

_________ is the score resulting from dividing a person’s chronological age by his or her mental age and multiplying that number by 100.

Research indicates that animals have the same capacity for language as humans.

Which of the following best illustrates the use of the availability heuristic?

All of the following are subtheories of the triarchic theory of human intelligence except __________ subtheory.

A problem solving method that involves trying all possible solutions until one works is using ___________.

__________ is not a general mental ability tested on most intelligence tests.

A step-by-step procedure used to obtain a particular goal when in search for a problem’s solution is a(n) __________.

__________ states that scores on IQ tests have steadily risen since 1920.

When children use the word “doggie” to refer to every four-legged animal they see, __________ occurs.

__________ subtheory explains that intelligence is influenced by culture.

When someone says the word "jewelry," the concept includes bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pins.

Which of the following statements regarding adoption studies is false?

When a person’s first language affects the pronunciation and grammatical pattern of the second language, it is called __________.

IQ test questions that favor the majority group suffer from _________.

Minorities are less likely than European Americans to live in physically, environmentally, or intellectually impoverished environments.