Discuss the characteristic of perfectionism as part of gifted students' emotional and social life.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 2] Contrary to stereotypes, individuals with special gifts and talents tend to be
a. more disturbed than normal peers.
b. impatient with themselves.
c. less coordinated and less healthy than peers. d. well-adjusted and healthier than peers.
[Ques. 3] In 1920, which researcher began a 60-year longitudinal study of 1,528 children with special gifts and talents?
a. Gardner
b. Torrance
c. Terman
d. Galton
[Ques. 4] The Hunter Elementary longitudinal study found that the highly intelligent study cohort went on to have surprisingly ordinary but well-rounded lives.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 5] The final results in Terman's longitudinal study found
a. the study group, in their sixties and seventies, were superior in health, psychological well-being and survival rates to the general population.
b. the study group, in their sixties and seventies, were now equal in health, psychological well-being and survival rates to the general populations.
c. as the study group grew older, the women in the group functioned more as gifted underachievers. d. the study group was superior in financial accomplishments, but not in health or survival rates.
[Ques. 6] is the ability to generate ideas, products, or solutions that are considered novel and useful for a given problem, situation, or context.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 7] Which researcher concluded that extraordinary ability ran in families and was genetic in origin?
a. Terman
b. Gardner
c. Galton
d. Binet
[Ques. 8] Which of the following has the potential to hamper creativity in students?
a. Being encouraged to take risks or explore new areas or experiences
b. Facing and overcoming academic obstacles
c. The increasing emphasis on high-stakes testing which narrows the curriculum
d. Being intrinstically motivated to complete a task
[Ques. 9] In the education of gifted and talented students, more attention has been paid to other single factor.
a. creativity b. insight
c. long-term memory
d. short-term memory
than to any
[Ques. 10] The research conducted by Lewis Terman was important to the study of gifted individuals because it
a. identified the characteristics we use today.
b. set the pattern for selection of gifted individuals.
c. followed a large number of gifted individuals into adulthood and old age. d. focused its attention on the developmental stages of young males.
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