Question: _____ intelligence is defined as the ability to use your active mind to solve novel problems

Answer: Fluid **

Crystallized

Primary

Tertiary

Question: Creativity is usually defined as

Answer: high intelligence (as defined by a high IQ)

the ability to come up with the most bizarre answer to a problem

the ability to produce novel responses that are valued by others **

factual information gained over years of experience

Question: IQ and creativity scores are

Answer: inversely related.

identical.

highly related.

not well correlated. **

Question: Ideational fluency refers to one’s ability to

Answer: pick the most appropriate idea to solve a problem.

quickly recall synonyms when given a word.

solve a problem quickly and accurately.

generate many interesting, novel ideas. **

Question: Children from impoverished environments may show progressively lower IQ scores over time, a phenomenon called

Answer: terminal drop.

savant syndrome.

cumulative-deficit hypothesis. **

the factor analysis.

Question: Which best describes the impact of genetics and environment on a child’s IQ?

Answer:

Question: On a normal distribution of IQ test scores, the average score would be

Answer: 100.

Question: IQ scores and school grades are positively correlated, meaning that as IQ scores go up, school grades will ________.

Answer: fluctuate randomly

go up **

go down

stay the same

Question: A key role of Sternberg’s triarchic theory was to ______, something that is not commonly found on traditional IQ tests.

Answer: explain how people produce intelligent answers **

create questions that tap into different areas of intellectual functioning

describe the key role of genetics in determining intelligence

discuss how a single score could assess intelligence

Question: Research on intelligence and creativity has shown that

Answer: highly creative individuals rarely have below-average IQs.

a high IQ is required for creativity.

the more reliance on convergent thinking, the greater the creativity. **

motivation cannot compensate for the lack of environmental support for intellectual advancement.