PSYC 421 - CH. 9 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Intelligence includes the ability to _____. - Answers overcome obstacles
Sir Francis Galton believed that the roots of intelligence were to be found in the ability to discriminate
between small differences in _____. - Answers sensations
According to Alfred Binet, identify the components that determine the intelligence of individuals.
(Check all that apply.) - Answers abstraction
memory
judgment
The complex concept by which heredity and environment are presumed to influence the
development of one's intelligence is known as _____. - Answers interactionism
Identify the abilities that are included in intelligence. (Check all that apply.) - Answers the ability to
adapt effectively to the environment
the ability to understand complex ideas
the ability to engage in reasoning
the ability to learn from experience
An influential theory of general intelligence that postulates the existence of a general intellectual
ability factor that is partially tapped by all other mental abilities is referred to as a(n) _____. -
Answers two-factor theory of intelligence
Sir Francis Galton created many ingenious devices to measure sensory acuity and discrimination in
hopes of finding a link between _____. - Answers sensation and intelligence
The tests that correlate most strongly with g _____. - Answers are tests of inductive reasoning in
which examinees discern patterns and abstract rules that govern a phenomenon
A feature of group factors is that they _____. - Answers are neither as general as g nor as specific as s
Sales executives are individuals who are required to interact and work cooperatively with a large
number of people. In this context, sales executives must have a high degree of _____. - Answers
interpersonal intelligence
Identify the true statements about the g factor. (Check all that apply.) - Answers The g factor may
have its basis in the efficiency with which mitochondria produce energy in neurons.
Spearman conceived the basis of the g factor as some type of general electrochemical mental energy
available to the brain for problem solving.
In the context of Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence, an intermediate class of factors
common to a group of activities but not to all is called _____. - Answers group factors
An individual who makes wrong job choices due to an inability to form an accurate, veridical model of
himself or herself is most likely low in _____. - Answers intrapersonal intelligence
_____ is the ability to understand other people—what motivates them, how they work, and how to
work cooperatively with them. - Answers interpersonal intelligence
In Cattell's model of intelligence, the first general factor is _____. - Answers equivalent to Spearman's
g
Identify a correct statement about general crystallized intelligence. - Answers it is a repository of
knowledge and skills that have proved useful in solving problems in the past.
Identify a true statement in the context of Cattell's model of intelligence. - Answers Cattell presented
evidence that there are at least two general factors of intelligence.
The Horn-Cattell model posits _____. - Answers two levels of ability, broad and narrow
Identify an influential multiple-intelligences model based on factor-analytic studies that was
developed by Carroll and comprises multiple layers. - Answers the three-stratum theory of cognitive
abilities
In Cattell's model of intelligence, the first general factor is _____. - Answers equivalent to Spearman's
g
The ratio of a testtaker's mental age divided by his or her chronological age, multiplied by 100 to
eliminate decimals, is called the - Answers ratio IQ
In the context of measuring intelligence, a task used to direct or route an examinee to a particular
level of questions is known as a(n) - Answers routing test
Which of the following is true of the Horn-Cattell model of intelligence? - Answers Each broad ability
consists of several narrow abilities.
The top level in the three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities is _____. - Answers Spearman's general
factor
Intelligence includes the ability to _____. - Answers overcome obstacles
Sir Francis Galton believed that the roots of intelligence were to be found in the ability to discriminate
between small differences in _____. - Answers sensations
According to Alfred Binet, identify the components that determine the intelligence of individuals.
(Check all that apply.) - Answers abstraction
memory
judgment
The complex concept by which heredity and environment are presumed to influence the
development of one's intelligence is known as _____. - Answers interactionism
Identify the abilities that are included in intelligence. (Check all that apply.) - Answers the ability to
adapt effectively to the environment
the ability to understand complex ideas
the ability to engage in reasoning
the ability to learn from experience
An influential theory of general intelligence that postulates the existence of a general intellectual
ability factor that is partially tapped by all other mental abilities is referred to as a(n) _____. -
Answers two-factor theory of intelligence
Sir Francis Galton created many ingenious devices to measure sensory acuity and discrimination in
hopes of finding a link between _____. - Answers sensation and intelligence
The tests that correlate most strongly with g _____. - Answers are tests of inductive reasoning in
which examinees discern patterns and abstract rules that govern a phenomenon
A feature of group factors is that they _____. - Answers are neither as general as g nor as specific as s
Sales executives are individuals who are required to interact and work cooperatively with a large
number of people. In this context, sales executives must have a high degree of _____. - Answers
interpersonal intelligence
Identify the true statements about the g factor. (Check all that apply.) - Answers The g factor may
have its basis in the efficiency with which mitochondria produce energy in neurons.
Spearman conceived the basis of the g factor as some type of general electrochemical mental energy
available to the brain for problem solving.
In the context of Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence, an intermediate class of factors
common to a group of activities but not to all is called _____. - Answers group factors
An individual who makes wrong job choices due to an inability to form an accurate, veridical model of
himself or herself is most likely low in _____. - Answers intrapersonal intelligence
_____ is the ability to understand other people—what motivates them, how they work, and how to
work cooperatively with them. - Answers interpersonal intelligence
In Cattell's model of intelligence, the first general factor is _____. - Answers equivalent to Spearman's
g
Identify a correct statement about general crystallized intelligence. - Answers it is a repository of
knowledge and skills that have proved useful in solving problems in the past.
Identify a true statement in the context of Cattell's model of intelligence. - Answers Cattell presented
evidence that there are at least two general factors of intelligence.
The Horn-Cattell model posits _____. - Answers two levels of ability, broad and narrow
Identify an influential multiple-intelligences model based on factor-analytic studies that was
developed by Carroll and comprises multiple layers. - Answers the three-stratum theory of cognitive
abilities
In Cattell's model of intelligence, the first general factor is _____. - Answers equivalent to Spearman's
g
The ratio of a testtaker's mental age divided by his or her chronological age, multiplied by 100 to
eliminate decimals, is called the - Answers ratio IQ
In the context of measuring intelligence, a task used to direct or route an examinee to a particular
level of questions is known as a(n) - Answers routing test
Which of the following is true of the Horn-Cattell model of intelligence? - Answers Each broad ability
consists of several narrow abilities.
The top level in the three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities is _____. - Answers Spearman's general
factor
