10. The hierarchy of intelligence from the lowest to highest levels is
a. test questions, tests, primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, third-order
mental abilities, general intelligence
b. primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, third-order mental abilities, general intelligence, test
questions, tests
c. primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, test questions, tests, third-order mental abilities, general
intelligence
d. primary mental abilities, test questions, tests, general intelligence, secondary mental abilities, third-order
mental abilities
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.07.04 - What is intelligence in adulthood?
KEYWORDS: Factual
11. If one's performance on a test is highly related to one's performance on another test, then the abilities measured by
the two tests are interrelated and are called a
a. collection. b. trait.
c. factor. d. correlation.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.07.04 - What is intelligence in adulthood?
KEYWORDS: Factual
12. Which of the following is not a primary mental ability?
a. verbal meaning b. inductive reasoning
c. word fluency d. fluid intelligence
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.07.05 - What are primary and secondary mental abilities? How do
they change?
KEYWORDS: Factual
13. Because it is difficult to study all the primary mental abilities, researchers have focused on five representative
ones. These are number, word fluency, verbal meaning, inductive reasoning, and
a. deductive reasoning. b. reflective judgment.
c. spatial orientation. d. crystallized intelligence.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.07.05 - What are primary and secondary mental abilities? How do
they change?
KEYWORDS: Factual