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Identifying intelligence types to increase student success
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*This passage is the property of Khan Academy and has been reformatted into an AAMC-style interface in their entirety by MedLife Mastery. MedLife Mastery does not endorse and is not an affiliate of Khan Academy.
Intelligence is a complex subject that includes the ability to learn, to define problems, and to solve problems. Intelligent quotient tests (also known as IQ tests) attempt to quantify how smart a person is relative to the general population, but fail to account for different types of intelligence, like the ability to understand others or be introspective. A psychology professor believes that the ability to identify and cater to different types of intelligence is especially important in learning environments. He decides to administer a test at the start of the semester that measures different types of intelligence, so that he can create lessons and projects that match students’ abilities. He believes this will increase the likelihood of student success.
The test he administers identifies a primary type of intelligence for each student; they are matched to one of four categories: bodily-kinesthetic intelligence (the ability to use the physical body), interpersonal intelligence (the ability to sense the feelings of others and respond appropriately), intrapersonal intelligence (the ability to know one’s own body and mind), and linguistic intelligence (the ability to communicate well or speak languages). As the semester goes on, he finds that most of his students are failing his class despite the modifications to his lesson plans and customized projects. He decides to re-administer the intelligence test. Table 1 outlines how many students fit into each intelligence category at the start of the semester (Time A) and at the follow up point (Time B).
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[question] => Based on the passage and the results outlined in Table 1, what can the professor conclude about the intelligence test?
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In general, reliability refers to test consistency, while validity refers to test accuracy.
If the test were reliable, then the students should still be assigned to the same intelligence category when they are tested a second time.
If the test were valid then the students would probably be doing well in the course, because they would be completing work that catered to their type of intelligence.
The test is probably not reliable or valid.
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[question] => The professor decided to use this particular intelligence test because he could easily think of several colleagues in the department who had mentioned the test before. In this situation, what decision making process guided his choice?
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[question] => Individuals with higher levels of linguistic intelligence are able to learn new languages quickly. Which of the following areas of the brain is least likely to be associated with new language acquisition?
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Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area are both key for language comprehension and processing.
The arcuate fasciculus connects Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area.
The basal ganglia is least likely to be involved in second language acquisition.
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[question] => A different professor from the psychology department believes that all students have the capacity to be equally intelligent, because students can be trained to learn anything as long as the topic is presented in a certain way. What school of psychology best fits this professor’s ideas?
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Psychoanalysis emphasizes the importance of internal desires and impulses.
Biological psychology emphasizes the importance of innate skills.
Behaviorism emphasizes the idea that characteristics (like intelligence) are learned and can be shaped in specific ways.
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[question] => If a traditional IQ test has a normal distribution, how would the majority of scores be classified?
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A normal distribution follows a bell-curve.
The majority of responses in a normal distribution are not extreme – they are not high above average or lower than average.
65% of scores on a normal distribution fall within one standard deviation of the mean – meaning, most scores are average.
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