Psychology
INTELLIGENCE: ITS THEORIES AND MEASUREMENT
1. Group factor theory is related to:
o (a) Thorndike
o (b) Hull
o (c) Binet
o (d) Thurston
2. Sampling theory of intelligence was explained by:
o (a) Burt
o (b) Hull
o (c) Spearman
o (d) Thompson
3. The hierarchical theory of intelligence was developed by:
o (a) Burt
o (b) Vernon
o (c) Lindsey
o (d) Both (a) & (b)
4. Three-dimensional theory of intelligence was given by:
o (a) Galton
o (b) Guilford
o (c) Hebb
o (d) Gulickson
5. Intelligence classified into three dimensions, viz., operations, contents, and:
o (a) conduct
o (b) products
o (c) produces
o (d) procedures
6. Fluid and crystallized theories related to:
o (a) Hebb and Cattell
o (b) Guilford and Eysenck
o (c) Burt and Vernon
o (d) None of them
7. Fluid general ability thoughts appear in the form of a central nervous system as a:
o (a) probable potentiality
o (b) genetic potentiality
o (c) both (a) and (b)
o (d) none of them
8. William Wundt, the first experimental psychologist, was from:
o (a) America
o (b) Germany
o (c) U.S.S.R.
o (d) Italy
9. The first intelligence test was developed in the year:
o (a) 1916
o (b) 1905
o (c) 1936
o (d) 1911
10. The first intelligence test (1905) was made by:
o (a) William Wundt
o (b) Itard
o (c) Seguin
o (d) Alfred Binet and Simon
11. Since when have psychologists been trying to understand the concept of intelligence?
o (a) since the 16th century
o (b) since the end of the 18th century
o (c) since the end of the 19th century
o (d) none of these
12. Who said, “Intelligence is the general ability”?
o (a) Spearman
o (b) Terman
o (c) Ebbinghaus
o (d) All the above
13. Who said, “Intelligence is the power of discrimination and selection”?
o (a) Spearman
o (b) Francis Galton
o (c) Stout
o (d) Cyril Burt
14. Who said, “Intelligence is the power of combination parts”?
o (a) Galton
o (b) Binet
o (c) Ebbinghaus
o (d) Stern
15. Who said, “Intelligence is regarded as the power of attention”?
o (a) Binet
o (b) Weschler
o (c) Stout
o (d) Spearman
16. According to Terman, Intelligence is the ability to carry out:
o (a) meaningful thinking
o (b) creative thinking
o (c) abstract thinking
o (d) automatic thinking
17. Intelligence is the ability and capacity to reason well and to be:
o (a) self-certified
o (b) self-critical
o (c) self-assertive
o (d) self-creative
18. Intelligence is the essence of:
o (a) introverted abilities
o (b) critical abilities
o (c) inherited abilities
o (d) Intelligentsia
19. Intelligence is the ability to understand problems characterized by:
o (a) difficulty
o (b) complexity
o (c) abstractness
o (d) All of these
20. The unifactor theory of Intelligence was presented by:
o (a) Spearman
o (b) Stout
o (c) Alfred Binet
o (d) Hull
21. Two-factor theory of Intelligence is related to:
o (a) Spearman
o (b) Binet
o (c) Hull
o (d) Stone
22. Two-factor theory of Intelligence has two factors, one is the general factor and the other is:
o (a) high-class factor
o (b) specific factor
o (c) statistical factor
o (d) standard factor
23. Two-factors theory was developed in:
o (a) 1940
o (b) 1860
o (c) 1960
o (d) 1904
24. Three-factor theory of intelligence was developed in:
o (a) 1960
o (b) 1948
o (c) 1941
o (d) 1911
25. Three-factor theory of intelligence was given by:
o (a) Binet
o (b) Hull
o (c) Morgan
o (d) Sternberg
26. Multi-factor theory of intelligence is related to:
o (a) Hull
o (b) Thorndike
o (c) Spearman
o (d) Galton
27. Primary and common factor theories explain the:
o (a) Group factor theory
o (b) two-factor theory
o (c) multifactor theory
o (d) g-factor theory
28. Primary mental abilities appear in:
o (a) multifactor theory
o (b) g-factor theory
o (c) two-factor theory
o (d) group factor theory
29. The positive correlation process is followed by:
o (a) g-factor
o (b) common factor
o (c) multifactor
o (d) none of them
30. The above figure depicts the:
o (a) multifactor theory
o (b) g-factor theory
o (c) common factor theory
o (d) primary factor theory
31. The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence has:
o (a) 15 items
o (b) 20 items
o (c) 30 items
o (d) 25 items
32. The Binet-Simon scale is administered in the age group:
· (a) 2-15
· (b) 3-16
· (c) 8-25
· (d) 7-18
· Correct Answer: (b) 3-16
33. Mentally retarded children are classified into:
· (a) four groups
· (b) two groups
· (c) three groups
· (d) five groups
· Correct Answer: (c) three groups
