IV. ASSESSMENT.
1.Most experts view intelligence as a person’s
A.
Ability to perform well on intelligence tests
B.
Innate mental capacity
C.
Ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations
D.
Diverse skills acquired throughout life
2.He is known for his pioneering studies of human intelligence.
A.
Binet
B.
Dalton
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
3.Can we highly develop more than one intelligence?
A.
Yes
C. Maybe
B.
No.
D. No comment
4.Which of the following intelligences is linked to understanding others…
A.
Intrapersonal
B.
Interpersonal
C.
Naturalist
D.
Introspective
5.Developed the first modern intelligence test.
A.
Binet
B.
Dalton
C.
Spearman
D.
Sternberg
6.They like using words effectively. These learners have highly developed auditory skills and often think in words.
What type of intelligence is referred to above?
A.
Visual
B.
Interpersonal
C.
Intrapersonal
D.
Linguistic
7.Which of these does not decrease with age?
A.
“Strength”
B.
“Flexibility”
C.
“Experience”
D.
“Oxygen carrying capacity”
8._________ is principle of nature.
A.
Dissimilarity
B.
Assimilate
C.
Similarity
D.
Clarity
9.It is the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations; the ability to apply knowledge to
manipulate one’s environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria.
A.
Individual Differences
B.
Group Differences
C.
Social Differences
D.
Age Differences
10.According to him, “Intelligence is what intelligence tests test.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
11.“ 1.Most experts view intelligence as a person’s
A.
Ability to perform well on intelligence tests
B.
Innate mental capacity
C.
Ability to learn from experiencce, solve problems, and adapt to new situations
D.
Diverse skills acquired throughout life
2.He is known for his pioneering studies of human intelligence.
A.
Binet
B.
Dalton
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
3.Can we highly develop more than one intelligence?
A.
Yes
C. Maybe
B.
No.
D. No comment
4.Which of the following intelligences is linked to understanding others…
A.
Intrapersonal
B.
Interpersonal
C.
Naturalist
D.
Introspective
5.Developed the first modern intelligence test.
A.
Binet
B.
Dalton
C.
Spearman
D.
Sternberg
6.They like using words effectively. These learners have highly developed auditory skills and often think in words.
What type of intelligence is referred to above?
A.
Visual
B.
Interpersonal
C.
Intrapersonal
D.
Linguistic
7.Which of these does not decrease with age?
A.
“Strength”
B.
“Flexibility”
C.
“Experience”
D.
“Oxygen carrying capacity”
8._________ is principle of nature.
A.
Dissimilarity
B.
Assimilate
C.
Similarity
D.
Clarity
9.It is the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations; the ability to apply knowledge to
manipulate one’s environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria.
A.
Individual Differences
B.
Group Differences
C.
Social Differences
D.
Age Differences
10.According to him, “Intelligence is what intelligence tests test.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
11.“Intelligence is judgment or common sense, initiative, the ability to adapt oneself” and again “to judge, well
understand well, reason well —these are the essentials of intelligence.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
12.“Intelligence is a general capacity of an individual consciously to adjust his thinking to new requirements.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
13. At another place he defined intelligence as the stressed significance of factors such as the ability to give and
sustain attention to achieve certain ends, the power of ready and appropriate adaptation, and the tendency to employ
autocriticism.
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
14.They defined individual differences in terms of enduring psychological characteristics.
A.
Vohs & Spearman
B.
Baumeister & Vohs
C.
Spearman & Sternberg
D.
Baumeister & Boring
15.______________ point out the reality of traits that distinguish individuals.
A.
Individual Differences
B.
Social Differences
C.
Group Differences
D.
Intelligence Differences
16.Shortness or tallness of stature, darkness or fairness of complexion, fatness, thinness, or weakness are various
physical individual differences.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Emotional Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Racial Differences
17.There are differences in intelligence level among different individuals. We can classify the individuals from supernormal (above 120 I.Q.) to idiots (from 0 to 50 I.Q.) on the basis of their intelligence level.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Nationality Differences
C.
Intelligence Differences
D.
Racial Differences
18.Individuals differ in their attitudes towards different people, objects, institutions and authority.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Attitude Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Nationality Differences
19.It has been found through achievement tests that individuals differ in their achievement abilities. These differences
are very much visible in reading, writing and in learning mathematics.
A.
Achievement Differences
B.
Intelligence Differences
C.
Racial Differences
D.
Personality Differences
20.There are differences in motor ability. These differences are visible at different ages. Some people can perform
mechanical tasks easily, while others, even though they are at the same level, feel much difficulty in performing these
tasks.
A.
Intelligence Differences
B.
Personality Differences
C.
Motor Ability Differences
D.
Racial Differences
21.Women have greater skill in memory while men have greater motor ability; handwriting of women is superior while
men excel in mathematics and logic.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Sexual Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Environmental Differences
22.It is an admitted fact that some people are honest, others are dishonest, some are aggressive, others are humble,
some are social, others like to be alone, some are critical and others are sympathetic.
A.
Personality Differences
B.
Emotional Differences
C.
Nationality Differences
D.
Racial Differences
23.Factors such as sex, family background level of development, differences of race and nationality etc.
A.
Motor Ability Differences
B.
Intelligence Differences
C.
Interest Differences
D.
Intelligence Differences
24.‘Russians are tall and stout’; ‘Ceylonese are short and slim’
A.
Racial Differences
B.
Physical Differences
C.
Nationality Differences
D.
Achievement Difference
25.Individuals inherit various physical traits like face with its features, color of eyes and hair, type of skin, shape of
skull and size of hands, color blindness, baldness, stub-finger and tendency to certain diseases like cancer and
tuberculosis, mental traits like intelligence, abstract thinking, aptitudes and prejudices.
A.
Environment
B.
Heredity
C.
Sex Differences
D.
Age and intelligence
26.Between the age of 11 and 14, girls are taller and heavier than the boys. After 15, boys start winning the race.
Girls are kind, affectionate, sympathetic and tender while the boys are brave, hard, choleric, efficient and competent.
A.
Environment
B.
Heredity
C.
Sex Differences
D.
Influence on caste, race and nation
27.Physical, intellectual and emotional development is caused by the growth in age. Many individuals differ because
of the differences in intelligence.
A.
Environment
B.
Age and Intelligence
C.
Temperant and emotional stability
D.
Influence on caste, race and nation
28.___________ consists of physical, intellectual, social, moral, political, economic and cultural forces.
A.
Heredity
B.
Environment
C.
Influence on caste, race and nation
D.
Age and intelligence
29.Similarly individuals of different nations show differences in respect of their personality, character and mental
abilities. These are the outcome of their geographical, social and cultural environment. Many studies have shown the
existence of differences between Americans and Negroes, Chinese and Japanese, English and Indian individuals.
A.
Influence on caste, race and nation
B.
Age and Intelligence
C.
Heredity
D.
Temperant and emotional stability
30.Some people are by temperament active and quick, while others are passive and slow, some humorous and
others short tempered.
A.
Age and intelligence
B.
Environment
C.
Temperant and emotional stability
D.
Heredity.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
12.“Intelligence is a general capacity of an individual consciously to adjust his thinking to new requirements.”
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
13.At another place he defined intelligence as the stressed significance of factors such as the ability to give and
sustain attention to achieve certain ends, the power of ready and appropriate adaptation, and the tendency to employ
autocriticism.
A.
Sternberg
B.
Binet
C.
Spearman
D.
Boring
14.They defined individual differences in terms of enduring psychological characteristics.
A.
Vohs & Spearman
B.
Baumeister & Vohs
C.
Spearman & Sternberg
D.
Baumeister & Boring
15.______________ point out the reality of traits that distinguish individuals.
A.
Individual Differences
B.
Social Differences
C.
Group Differences
D.
Intelligence Differences
16.Shortness or tallness of stature, darkness or fairness of complexion, fatness, thinness, or weakness are various
physical individual differences.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Emotional Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Racial Differences
17.There are differences in intelligence level among different individuals. We can classify the individuals from supernormal (above 120 I.Q.) to idiots (from 0 to 50 I.Q.) on the basis of their intelligence level.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Nationality Differences
C.
Intelligence Differences
D.
Racial Differences
18.Individuals differ in their attitudes towards different people, objects, institutions and authority.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Attitude Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Nationality Differences
19.It has been found through achievement tests that individuals differ in their achievement abilities. These differences
are very much visible in reading, writing and in learning mathematics.
A.
Achievement Differences
B.
Intelligence Differences
C.
Racial Differences
D.
Personality Differences
20.There are differences in motor ability. These differences are visible at different ages. Some people can perform
mechanical tasks easily, while others, even though they are at the same level, feel much difficulty in performing these
tasks.
A.
Intelligence Differences
B.
Personality Differences
C.
Motor Ability Differences
D.
Racial Differences
21.Women have greater skill in memory while men have greater motor ability; handwriting of women is superior while
men excel in mathematics and logic.
A.
Physical Differences
B.
Sexual Differences
C.
Personality Differences
D.
Environmental Differences
22.It is an admitted fact that some people are honest, others are dishonest, some are aggressive, others are humble,
some are social, others like to be alone, some are critical and others are sympathetic.
A.
Personality Differences
B.
Emotional Differences
C.
Nationality Differences
D.
Racial Differences
23.Factors such as sex, family background level of development, differences of race and nationality etc.
A.
Motor Ability Differences
B.
Intelligence Differences
C.
Interest Differences
D.
Racial Differences
24.‘Russians are tall and stout’; ‘Ceylonese are short and slim’
A.
Racial Differences
B.
Physical Differences
C.
Nationality Differences
D.
Achievement Difference
25.Individuals inherit various physical traits like face with its features, color of eyes and hair, type of skin, shape of
skull and size of hands, color blindness, baldness, stub-finger and tendency to certain diseases like cancer and
tuberculosis, mental traits like intelligence, abstract thinking, aptitudes and prejudices.
A.
Environment
B.
Heredity
C.
Sex Differences
D.
Age and intelligence
26.Between the age of 11 and 14, girls are taller and heavier than the boys. After 15, boys start winning the race.
Girls are kind, affectionate, sympathetic and tender while the boys are brave, hard, choleric, efficient and competent.
A.
Environment
B.
Heredity
C.
Sex Differences
D.
Influence on caste, race and nation
27.Physical, intellectual and emotional development is caused by the growth in age. Many individuals differ because
of the differences in intelligence.
A.
Environment
B.
Age and Intelligence
C.
Temperant and emotional stability
D.
Influence on caste, race and nation
28.___________ consists of physical, intellectual, social, moral, political, economic and cultural forces.
A.
Heredity
B.
Environment
C.
Influence on caste, race and nation
D.
Age and intelligence
29.Similarly individuals of different nations show differences in respect of their personality, character and mental
abilities. These are the outcome of their geographical, social and cultural environment. Many studies have shown the
existence of differences between Americans and Negroes, Chinese and Japanese, English and Indian individuals.
A.
Influence on caste, race and nation
B.
Age and Intelligence
C.
Heredity
D.
Temperant and emotional stability
30.Some people are by temperament active and quick, while others are passive and slow, some humorous and
others short tempered.
A.
Age and intelligence
B.
Environment
C.
Temperant and emotional stability
D.
Heredity
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