Question

Dominique is shown a series of triangles of different sizes and colors and is asked to guess what the next triangle in the series might look like. The use of this novel task indicates that the person testing Dominique is most likely assessing _____ intelligence

Answer 1

Answer:

Fluid intelligence

Explanation:

According to psychology, there are two different types of intelligence:

1. Crystalized intelligence: refers to the ability to use knowledge that was previously learned (usually in the school)
2. Fluid intelligence: refers to the ability to solve new problems in novel situations without a pre-existing knowledge to do so.

In this example, Dominique is shown a series of triangles and is asked to guess what the next triangle in the series might look like. This is a novel task that doesn't have to do with knowledge previously learned by Dominique. Therefore, the person testing Dominique is most likely assessing fluid intelligence