What types of tasks and behaviors are intelligence tests most and ...

[clmills979]

What types of tasks and behaviors are intelligence tests most and least closely related to?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Lenora, in an attempt to fit into her prom dress, has been dieting for over two weeks. In this time, she has experienced increasing difficulty concentrating and paying attention in class. As a consequence, her grades are dropping. According to Maslow, why is Lenora having so much trouble?
 
  a. Her social and academic needs are in conflict with one another.
  b. Her social needs are stronger than her academic needs.
  c. She is motivated mainly to satisfy her hunger.
  d. She is motivated mainly to actualize her physical self.

[Jody Vaughn]

Answer to Question 1

Intelligence tests are most related to scholastic success. The items on contemporary intelligence tests most closely resemble the type of tasks that children are required to be able to do in school. Generally, children who perform poorly on these tests have difficulty in school. Intelligence tests are not good predictors of job success, marital happiness, or life happiness. The purpose of intelligence tests is to help educators and psychologists predict the future academic success of students.

Answer to Question 2

C