Chapter 10: Intelligence and Language

Fill in the Blank(s)

Questions

  1. Down syndrome is caused by a problem with the ________ chromosome.
  2. The ________ ________ is shaped like a bell with most scores clustering around the middle.
  3. IQ = ________ age divided by ________ age x 100.
  4. An intelligence test will have ________ ________ if it actually measures intelligence rather than something else.
  5. The set of rules of a language by which we construct sentences is call its ________.
  6. ________ proposed that the human species could be improved if only people with “good” genes were allowed to reproduce.
  7. ________ area is responsible for language production.
  8. The knowledge we have accumulated throughout our lives is called _______ intelligence.
  9. ________ intelligence is the ability to understand oneself, including one’s emotions.
  10. ________ intelligence is the ability to understand other people, including their emotions and motivations.

Answers

  1. 21st
  2. normal distribution
  3. mental, chronological
  4. construct validity
  5. syntax
  6. eugenics
  7. Broca’s
  8. crystallized
  9. intrapersonal
  10. interpersonal

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