Describe the hierarchical model of intelligence. What are the specific components that make up this model?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The hierarchical model of intelligence proposes that a single underlying ability, g (general intelligence), is at the top of the hierarchy; specific abilities-such as verbal, spatial, and numerical abilities, processing speed, and working memory&-are in the middle; and individual skills such as vocabulary are at the bottom.
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A. underextension B. overextension C. referential style D. holophrasing
In Osheroff vs. Chestnut Lodge, Dr. Osheroff successfully sued Chestnut Lodge for a variety of reasons, including:
a. failure to offer him informed consent about treatment alternatives. b. the refusal to allow him to prescribe off-label medications to his patients. c. that the hospital's provided treatment was not consistent with the type of theoretical orientation it advertised. d. that he was subjected to electroshock therapy without his consent.
In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of short-term memory, the concept called "control processes"
a. emphasizes iconic memory. b. emphasizes information that is presented too quickly to be remembered. c. is a strategy that helps you remember items more accurately. d. is a strategy that involves vision, instead of hearing.
James worked for three years for a company in which the supervisors constantly criticized the employees, promoted their friends, and unfairly set work schedules. It has now been seven years since James worked for this company, and he cannot seem to remember the names of the people he worked with or even the details of the unfair treatment he received. James' forgetting is most likely due to
a. memory decay. b. disuse. c. redintegration. d. repression.