What is one possible explanation for why boys are more likely to be identified as having special gifts and talents than girls?
a. Social pressure for girls to be more passive and modest may encourage them to mask their abilities. b. Boys are genetically predisposed to greater intellectual abilities.
c. The tests commonly used to identify SGT are not well suited for girls' verbal abilities.
d. Boys tend to be more aggressive; in the classroom, this can be confused for above average intelligence.
[Ques. 2] Describe the roles that heredity and the environment play in the development of intellectual giftedness.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 3] Students with special gifts and talents excel in which of the following components of the IPM?
a. Spelling
b. Central Processing
c. Problem-Based Learning d. Creativity
[Ques. 4] Researchers now believe that IQ scores
a. are fixed points that can not be changed. b. are not valid for children under seven.
c. can be improved with education and experience.
d. should be the sole factor in determining giftedness in children.
[Ques. 5] A psychologist who views giftedness as a series of special abilities called multiple intelligences is
a. Binet.
b. Terman. c. Gardner. d. Renzulli.
[Ques. 6] In the U.S., early definitions of giftedness were related to
a. performance on achievement tests.
b. performance in the classroom. c. performance in the arts.
d. performance on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test.
[Ques. 7] Gardner identifies nine categories of intelligence. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. Spatial
b. Naturalistic
c. Extrasensory d. Intrapersonal
[Ques. 8] are children who develop extraordinarily fast.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 9] Giftedness in the early years may be defined as
expectation for _____________ or _________________.
; in the adult years, we may also add an
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 10]
The term
is used to refer to people who perform at remarkably high levels of
accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).