The Two Types of Theories of Intelligence Presented in the Text

question 32

Multiple Choice

The two types of theories of intelligence presented in the text are

• A) theories positing intelligence as a general characteristic and theories of specific intelligences.
• B) theories of cognitive intelligence and theories of emotional intelligence.
• C) triarchical theories and hierarchical theories.
• D) theories positing intelligence as a practical attribute and theories of intelligence as abstract reasoning.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters or assumptions.

Random Variable

A factor that acquires numerical values due to chance occurrences.

Countable Values

Describes a set of values that can be counted, implying the set is finite or its members can be mapped to a subset of the natural numbers.