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PREVIEW QUIZ

True or False

1. TFThe concept of intelligence is associated with the ability to think
   clearly and to function effectively in the environment.


2. TFThe Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is based on the performance
   method of measuring intelligence.


3. TFInformation, or general knowledge, is not associated with intelligence.


4. TFAn intelligence quotient (IQ) score of 100 is evidence of superior
   intelligence.


5. TFA valid test is one that measures what it is supposed to measure.

(Answers can be found on page 152.)

Thinking, the subject matter of the previous chapter, plays a significant role

in intelligence. Indeed, as the subtitle of this chapter suggests, rational

thought is at the core of intelligence. We will now examine the concept of

intelligence and the ways in which it can be measured.

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Intelligence: In Pursuit

of Rational Thought

and Effective Action