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test-prep your Fun Facts & Strategies for Boosting Standardized Test Scores Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/testprepyouriq6e00munz_0 % V By Alfred W. Munzert, Ph.D Revised by Kim Munzert "THOIVISOIM ^ ARCO Australia • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States ARCO An ARCO Book ARCO is a registered trademark of Thomson Learning, Inc., and is used herein under license by Peterson’s. About The Thomson Corporation and Peterson’s With revenues of US$7.8 billion. The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) is a leading global provider of integrated information solutions for business, education, and professional customers. Its Learning businesses and brands (www.thomsonlearning.com) serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, and corporations with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Peterson’s, part of The Thomson Corporation, is one of the nation’s most respected providers of lifelong learning online resources, software, reference guides, and books. The Education Supersite^^ at www.petersons.com—the Internet’s most heavily traveled education resource—has searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting U.S.-accredited institutions and programs. In addition, Peterson’s serves more than 105 million education consumers annually. For more information, contact Peterson’s, 2000 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; 800-338-3282; or find us on the World Wide Web at: www.petersons.com/about Text copyright © 2003 H/U Publications Illustrations COPYRIGHT © Peterson’s, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Illustrations by Michael Ziegenhagen Previous editions © 1980, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by copyright herein may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage and retrieval systems—without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission to use material from this text or product, contact us by Phone: 800-730-2214 Fax: 800-730-2215 Web: www.thomsonrights.com ISBN: 0-7689-1187-7 Printed in Canada 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 04 03 02 Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of Mary Colvin, whose many hours of research and professional assistance have helped to make this book possible. Alfred W.Munzert,Ph.D. I would like to acknowledge my father, the late Alfred W. Munzert, who taught and gave me far more than I could ever imagine. Kim Munzert ; V i' Contents I n trod u ct 10 n ,i *.,,,,,,,.. ^^^^* i, », , i,>.,, ,,,, ^^ ^, 1 PART1:THESELF-SC0RINGIQTE$T About This Exam TfiSt «4»«4«*«*4^*** ♦ • ♦ * * ****••♦< «««*««="" *4="" *="" «="" v="" *»«#**="" *="" «••«="">« « 4 *. • « 4 4 * * * • • 4444 * 4 4 4 • ^ 4 •••••••■*>•••«»■* 4***444**.44>44*>*4*4:4*444i**4**4*** 44* 4444444* *4*44:*4*i4444 *44*.44444* •♦•*44 ^ ^ PAI^ 2: INTELLIGENCE—WHAT iT IS AiDWHW^ What Your Score Means, ion of IQ Test Scoring 58 What Is Intelligence? IQ and Its Importance 63 in Functions 65 Left Brain, Right Brain, and Your IQ Score Computers and IQ 87 PART 3: GIFTEDNESS, APTITUDE, AND INTELLIGENCE ^r^3tlVlTy ••♦»****#*4**44444 *44*4444*»444444»4**4f 444*4444444*4*444*4***4*44*44*444*4«4444f:44*4*44* Gifted and Talented—More than Just IQ ^ ^ 96 Gifted and Talented Checklist 100 Summary i09 VII '7 j. V Introductio