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Who made the first successful attempt to formally measure intelligence in 1905?Read the answer and worked solution →How many distinct types of intelligence does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences identify?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the mean IQ score in the general population on a normal curve?Read the answer and worked solution →Persons with IQ above 130 are usually classified as which of the following?Read the answer and worked solution →How many primary mental abilities did Louis Thurstone propose in his theory of intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which IQ range corresponds to mild intellectual disability?Read the answer and worked solution →Rank the marks on the IQ scaleRead the answer and worked solution →

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Who made the first successful attempt to formally measure intelligence in 1905?

  1. William Stern and Charles Spearman
  2. Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon
  3. Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg
  4. Louis Thurstone and J.P. Guilford
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Correct answer: B. Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon

1. The chapter dates the first formal intelligence measurement to 1905. 2. It credits the attempt to two French psychologists working together. 3. They are named as Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. 4. Their scale was revised in 1908 and introduced the concept of Mental Age. 5. Hence the 1905 measurement is by Binet and Simon. _Source: syllabus Psychology Ch 1 "Variations in Psychological Attributes", p. 10, Assessment of Intelligence_

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How many distinct types of intelligence does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences identify?

  1. Seven types of intelligence
  2. Three types of intelligence
  3. Eight types of intelligence
  4. Twelve types of intelligence
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Correct answer: C. Eight types of intelligence

1. Gardner studied extremely talented people from different fields. 2. He proposed that intelligence is not one entity but several distinct types. 3. The chapter says Gardner described eight types of intelligence. 4. They are linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic. 5. Hence Gardner's theory identifies eight types. _Source: syllabus Psychology Ch 1 "Variations in Psychological Attributes", p. 7, Theory of Multiple Intelligences_

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What is the mean IQ score in the general population on a normal curve?

  1. Seventy
  2. One hundred
  3. One hundred and thirty
  4. Fifty
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Correct answer: B. One hundred

1. IQ scores are distributed in the population in a bell-shaped normal curve. 2. The distribution is symmetrical around the central value called the mean. 3. The chapter states that the average IQ in the population is 100, irrespective of age. 4. People with IQ in the range 90-110 have normal intelligence. 5. Hence the mean IQ score is 100. _Source: syllabus Psychology Ch 1 "Variations in Psychological Attributes", p. 11, Variations of Intelligence_

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