Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

152 PSYCHOLOGY

ANSWERS TO THE TRUE-OR-FALSE PREVIEW QUIZ

1. True.


2. True.


3. False. There is an information subtest in the Wechsler Intelligence Scales.


4. False. An intelligence quotient (IQ) score of 100 is associated with normal, or average,
   intelligence.


5. True.

KEY TERMS

bell-shaped curve (normal curve, or

Gaussian curve)

Binet-Simon Scale

biometric method

chronological age (or CA)

convergent thinking

correlation coefficient

environment

face validity

factor analysis

feral children

general factor (or g)

hypothetical construct

intelligence

intelligence quotient (or IQ)

interaction

kinesthetic intelligence

longitudinal study

mental age (or MA)

multiple intelligences

nature

nature-nurture controversy

nurture

outside criterion

performance intelligence

performance method

potential

reliable test

social environment

specific mental abilities (or s)

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SBIS)

stimulus-rich environment

valid test

verbal intelligence

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

(WISC)

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of

Intelligence (WPPSI)

Wechsler Scales