Intelligence Tests Tend to Measure ____ Thinking; Tests of Creativity

question 251

Multiple Choice

Intelligence tests tend to measure ____ thinking; tests of creativity tend to measure ____ thinking.

• A) divergent; convergent
• B) divergent; divergent
• C) convergent; divergent
• D) convergent; convergent

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that colors are perceived through the relative rates of response by three kinds of cones, each one sensitive to a range of wavelengths.

Opponent-process Theory

A psychological and physiological model that explains how humans perceive colors as the result of complex interactions between various neurons that process color in an antagonistic manner.

Somesthetic Senses

A group of senses that includes the sensations of touch, temperature, body position, and pain, originating from muscles, joints, skin, and other internal receptors.

Olfactory Receptor

Specialized cell or neuron responsible for detecting odors, situated in the nasal epithelium.