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SFL 210 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers |
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Factor Analysis
Ans: Complicated correlational procedure-identifies sets of test items
that cluster together, meaning that test-takers who do well on one item in
a cluster tend to do ell on others
Distinct clusters= factors
Spearman's theory of intelligence "g" + "s"
Assignment Expert
Ans: - 1st influential factor analyst
Guru01 - Stuvia
- all test items he examined correlated with one another
- General intelligence (g) influenced each of them
2026
- test items not perfectly correlated varied in the extent to which g
contributed to them -> each item, or set of similar items, also measured
specific intelligence unique to teh task
©
- g- supreme, central, abstract reasoning capacity
Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence
Ans: 1. Analytical intelligence -information - processing skills
2. creative intelligence - capacity to solve novel problems
3. practical intelligence - application of intellectual skills in everyday
situations
- intelligent behavior involves balancing all 3 intelligences to achieve
success in life, according to one's personal goals; requirements of one's
cultrual community
Analytical intelligence
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Ans: - Apply strategies
- Acquiring task - relevant & metacognitive knowledge
- engaging in self -regulation
oh mental tests: processing skills are limited
- Tribal & village societiesa are "school smart" but they thrive in
processing info in out - of school situations that most Westerners would
find highly challenging
Creative Intelligence
Assignment Expert
Ans: Think more skillfully than others when faced with a novelty
Guru01 - Stuvia
- apply processing skills, make automatic to free working memory for
complex thinking
- quickly move to high-level performance
2026
Practical intelligence
©
Ans: - Adapting to, shaping, or selecting environments to meet both
personal goals & demands of one's everyday world
- intelligent behavior is affected by culture
Triarchic theory of Emphasis
Ans: 3 intelligences are relatively distinct
- Emphasizes the complexity of intelligent behavior & the limitation of
current intelligence tests in assessing that complexity
- Mental tests can easily underestimate, overlook the intellectual
strengths
IQ
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Ans: - Which indicates the extent to which the raw score (# of items
passed) deviates fromt eh typical performance of same - age individuals
Controversy in "How much can we boost IQ & scholastic Achievement
Jensen 1969
Ans: - "not much"
- heredity is largely responsible for individual, ethnic & SES differences in
IQ -. fuel social prejudices
- Hernstein & Murray rekindled controversy with the & Bell curve
Assignment Expert
-> Heredity contributes substantially to individual & SES differences in IQ
Guru01 - Stuvia
-> hereditary plays a sizable role in black - white IQ gap
Factors that contribute to IQ test Bias against ethnic minority groups -
communication styles
2026
Ans: - ethnic minority families often foster unique language skills that
don't match classroom & testing expectations
©
- analogy Qs, no right As
-> emotional & social language
- Collaborative style of communication - work together
- hierarchial style of communication parent directs each child to carry
out an aspect of the task, kids work independently
- gives answer without thinking when adult refuses to reveal whether the
child is on the right track
Test Bias cont - knowledge
Ans: - miss vocab words on mental rests that have alternative meanings
in their cultural community. Fram - physique
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- prior knowledge, not reasoning ability, fully explained ethnic
differences in performances
- people- oriented- lack opportunity to use games & objects that promote
certain intellectual skills
- school longer - score higher
Test Bias cont. - stereotypes
Ans: Stereotype threat- fear of being judged on the basis of a negative
stereotype
Assignment Expert
- can trigger anxiety that interferes with performance
Guru01 - Stuvia
- performed worse on "test of how good kids are at school problems"
-> early adolescence - devalue doing well in school, saying it is not
important to them
2026
* self-disceipline predicts school performance @ least as well as IQ does
Gardner's view of multiple intelligences
©
Ans: - defines intelligence in terms of distinct sets of processing
operations that permit individual to solve problems, create products, and
discover new knowledge in a wide range of culturally valued activities
- each intelligence has a unique bio basis
- neurological support for their separateness
Linguistic
Ans: sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, & meanings of words & functions
of language
Logico-mathematical
SFL 210 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers |
Latest Update
Factor Analysis
Ans: Complicated correlational procedure-identifies sets of test items
that cluster together, meaning that test-takers who do well on one item in
a cluster tend to do ell on others
Distinct clusters= factors
Spearman's theory of intelligence "g" + "s"
Assignment Expert
Ans: - 1st influential factor analyst
Guru01 - Stuvia
- all test items he examined correlated with one another
- General intelligence (g) influenced each of them
2026
- test items not perfectly correlated varied in the extent to which g
contributed to them -> each item, or set of similar items, also measured
specific intelligence unique to teh task
©
- g- supreme, central, abstract reasoning capacity
Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence
Ans: 1. Analytical intelligence -information - processing skills
2. creative intelligence - capacity to solve novel problems
3. practical intelligence - application of intellectual skills in everyday
situations
- intelligent behavior involves balancing all 3 intelligences to achieve
success in life, according to one's personal goals; requirements of one's
cultrual community
Analytical intelligence
, 2 for specific request mail
Ans: - Apply strategies
- Acquiring task - relevant & metacognitive knowledge
- engaging in self -regulation
oh mental tests: processing skills are limited
- Tribal & village societiesa are "school smart" but they thrive in
processing info in out - of school situations that most Westerners would
find highly challenging
Creative Intelligence
Assignment Expert
Ans: Think more skillfully than others when faced with a novelty
Guru01 - Stuvia
- apply processing skills, make automatic to free working memory for
complex thinking
- quickly move to high-level performance
2026
Practical intelligence
©
Ans: - Adapting to, shaping, or selecting environments to meet both
personal goals & demands of one's everyday world
- intelligent behavior is affected by culture
Triarchic theory of Emphasis
Ans: 3 intelligences are relatively distinct
- Emphasizes the complexity of intelligent behavior & the limitation of
current intelligence tests in assessing that complexity
- Mental tests can easily underestimate, overlook the intellectual
strengths
IQ
, 3 for specific request mail
Ans: - Which indicates the extent to which the raw score (# of items
passed) deviates fromt eh typical performance of same - age individuals
Controversy in "How much can we boost IQ & scholastic Achievement
Jensen 1969
Ans: - "not much"
- heredity is largely responsible for individual, ethnic & SES differences in
IQ -. fuel social prejudices
- Hernstein & Murray rekindled controversy with the & Bell curve
Assignment Expert
-> Heredity contributes substantially to individual & SES differences in IQ
Guru01 - Stuvia
-> hereditary plays a sizable role in black - white IQ gap
Factors that contribute to IQ test Bias against ethnic minority groups -
communication styles
2026
Ans: - ethnic minority families often foster unique language skills that
don't match classroom & testing expectations
©
- analogy Qs, no right As
-> emotional & social language
- Collaborative style of communication - work together
- hierarchial style of communication parent directs each child to carry
out an aspect of the task, kids work independently
- gives answer without thinking when adult refuses to reveal whether the
child is on the right track
Test Bias cont - knowledge
Ans: - miss vocab words on mental rests that have alternative meanings
in their cultural community. Fram - physique
, 4 for specific request mail
- prior knowledge, not reasoning ability, fully explained ethnic
differences in performances
- people- oriented- lack opportunity to use games & objects that promote
certain intellectual skills
- school longer - score higher
Test Bias cont. - stereotypes
Ans: Stereotype threat- fear of being judged on the basis of a negative
stereotype
Assignment Expert
- can trigger anxiety that interferes with performance
Guru01 - Stuvia
- performed worse on "test of how good kids are at school problems"
-> early adolescence - devalue doing well in school, saying it is not
important to them
2026
* self-disceipline predicts school performance @ least as well as IQ does
Gardner's view of multiple intelligences
©
Ans: - defines intelligence in terms of distinct sets of processing
operations that permit individual to solve problems, create products, and
discover new knowledge in a wide range of culturally valued activities
- each intelligence has a unique bio basis
- neurological support for their separateness
Linguistic
Ans: sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, & meanings of words & functions
of language
Logico-mathematical
