Stability or Change
In a number of studies since early 2000 the Edinburgh and Aberdeen researchers have shown that, when people took intelligence tests as children and then again in old age, they tended to keep about the _____ relative score.
same
True or False: The intelligence test scores begins to rapidly increase and continues to increase as you grow older.
False
A child has what intellectual disability if he/she has a low test score and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living?
Mental Retardation
What is the first level of mental retardation?
1. Mild Mental Retardation
Some studies show that if ______ grow bored quickly, would score higher on tests of brain speed and intelligence up to 21 years later
infants
In which country did Ian Deary conduct his studies/research?
Scotland
At one extreme of the normal curve are those whose intelligence test scores fall at 70 or below. What extreme do they lie on?
mental retardation is low extreme
What is the third level of mental retardation?
3. Severe Retardation
Was Einstein a quick learner when it comes to talking?
Women scoring in the highest 25 percent on the Scottish national intelligence test at age 11 tended to live _________ than those who scored in the lowest 25 percent.
longer
What is a disorder of varying severity caused by an extra chromosome 21 in the person’s genetic makeup?
Down syndrome
What is the second level of mental retardation?
2. Moderate Retardation
By what age do children’s performances on intelligent tests begins to predict their adult scores?
age of 4
One study surveyed the parents of 187 american 7th and 8th graders who had taken a college aptitude test and scored ________ than most high school seniors. (lower or higher?)
higher
What is a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother ingested alcohol during pregnancy?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
What is the fourth level of mental retardation?
4. Profound Mental Retardation
After 4-5 years later, the SAT verbal scores correlated more with the scores of what verbal tests?
GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)
If parents’ memories can be trusted, more than half the control group began reading by age 4 and more than 80% were reading by what age?
Age 5
Can mentally retarded people be gifted in some areas?
Yes
Give an example of a gifted individual...
Sho Yano for example