Question 1

One way to improve "high-stakes tests" is to use computer-based testing, when possible, in order to reduce tester bias and the importance of __________ skills.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One way to improve "high-stakes tests" is...

Question 2

Compared to the early video games, today's video games, such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed,​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​demand greater abstract cognitive effort. 
B)  ​requireplayers to figure out the rules by themselves. 
C)  require hours of intense game play and problem solving to complete. 
D)  ​are characterized by all of these statements. 
A)  ​demand greater abstract cognitive effort. 
B)  ​requireplayers to figure out the rules by themselves. 
C)  require hours of intense game play and problem solving to complete. 
D)  ​are characterized by all of these statements.

Question 3

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Historically, African-American children have scored an average of 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children,although this gap has been reduced by one-third since 1972. 
B)  As a group, Japanese-American children score above average on IQ tests. 
C)  When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students, the African-American group averaged 36 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families had no effect on the children's IQs. 
A)  Historically, African-American children have scored an average of 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children,although this gap has been reduced by one-third since 1972. 
B)  As a group, Japanese-American children score above average on IQ tests. 
C)  When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students, the African-American group averaged 36 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families had no effect on the children's IQs.

Question 4

Aaron exhibited superior level intelligence during middle childhood and adolescence.He became addicted to illicit drugs between age 19 and 22, but was able to "kick the habit" through successful rehabilitation.However, Aaron dropped out of college and never returned.Through his continued smoking and drinking of alcohol, he did develop chronic health problems; and for the last 30 years, he has led an unstimulating lifestyle working in the warehouse at his parents' business.Regarding his adult IQ,

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A)  ​Aaron's IQ will be the same as his IQ during middle childhood and adolescence since IQ is an innate ability. 
B)  ​Aaron's IQ will continue to increase throughout his life as the IQ of all gifted individuals does. 
C)  ​Aaron's IQ will decline due to his drug use, health problems, and unstimulating lifestyle. 
D)  ​Like most adults, Aaron's IQ will increase until age 40 and then decline quickly and sharply during advanced age. 
A)  ​Aaron's IQ will be the same as his IQ during middle childhood and adolescence since IQ is an innate ability. 
B)  ​Aaron's IQ will continue to increase throughout his life as the IQ of all gifted individuals does. 
C)  ​Aaron's IQ will decline due to his drug use, health problems, and unstimulating lifestyle. 
D)  ​Like most adults, Aaron's IQ will increase until age 40 and then decline quickly and sharply during advanced age.

Question 5

As a school psychologist, Dr.Rennan administers specific aptitude, intelligence, and achievement tests.All of these measures of her students' mental functions would be considered __________ tests.

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A)  ​inductive reasoning 
B)  ​psychometric 
C)  ​vocational interest 
D)  ​divergent thinking 
A)  ​inductive reasoning 
B)  ​psychometric 
C)  ​vocational interest 
D)  ​divergent thinking

Question 6

Robert Sternberg referred to people with "book learning" as having __________ intelligence.

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A)  practical 
B)  analytic 
C)  naturalist 
D)  visual-spatial 
A)  practical 
B)  analytic 
C)  naturalist 
D)  visual-spatial

Question 7

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence was Howard Gardner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Marta's assessment course, she is learning about the history of intelligence tests.Marta learned that the first group intelligence test was the

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Army Alpha. 
B)  ​SAT Reasoning Test. 
C)  ​Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. 
D)  ​Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. 
A)  ​Army Alpha. 
B)  ​SAT Reasoning Test. 
C)  ​Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. 
D)  ​Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

Question 9

The ability of a test to yield the same score, or nearly the same score, each time it is given to the same person is called

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A)  ​reliability. 
B)  ​validity. 
C)  ​objectivity. 
D)  ​standardization. 
A)  ​reliability. 
B)  ​validity. 
C)  ​objectivity. 
D)  ​standardization.

Question 10

Compared to the relatively unsuccessful intellectually gifted in Terman's study, the successful ones were

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A)  better adjusted. 
B)  more verbal. 
C)  more mature. 
D)  more persistent. 
A)  better adjusted. 
B)  more verbal. 
C)  more mature. 
D)  more persistent.

Question 11

Helena is taking a test to determine her capacity for learning musical abilities.Helena is most likely taking a(n)__________ test.

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A)  ​aptitude 
B)  ​general intelligence 
C)  ​creative production 
D)  ​auditory recognition 
A)  ​aptitude 
B)  ​general intelligence 
C)  ​creative production 
D)  ​auditory recognition

Question 12

Which of the following types of tests predicts whether you will succeed in a single area, such as clerical work or computer programming?

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A)  ​special aptitude test 
B)  ​multiple aptitude test 
C)  ​general intelligence test 
D)  ​divergent thinking test 
A)  ​special aptitude test 
B)  ​multiple aptitude test 
C)  ​general intelligence test 
D)  ​divergent thinking test

Question 13

When actual blood group testing was conducted, there were no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Today's video games, the Internet, and television

Accepted Answer

A)  demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence. 
B)  demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence. 
C)  have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence. 
D)  have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence. 
A)  demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence. 
B)  demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence. 
C)  have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence. 
D)  have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence.

Question 15

GATE programs are those designed for​

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A)  ​gifted children. 
B)  ​average children who need additional educational stimulation to correct an academic deficiency. 
C)  ​autistic savants. 
D)  ​children with moderate intellectual disabilities due to genetic disorders. 
A)  ​gifted children. 
B)  ​average children who need additional educational stimulation to correct an academic deficiency. 
C)  ​autistic savants. 
D)  ​children with moderate intellectual disabilities due to genetic disorders.

Question 16

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​130. 
B)  ​105. 
C)  ​85. 
D)  ​70. 
A)  ​130. 
B)  ​105. 
C)  ​85. 
D)  ​70.

Question 17

Which of the following is a possible explanation for the remarkable abilities displayed by individuals with savant syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those with savant syndrome suffer from a familial intellectual disability, which results in a pseudogiftedness regarding these extraordinary abilities. 
B)  Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. 
C)  Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the 21st chromosome. 
D)  Those with savant syndrome have suffered damage to the left hemisphere, which freed them from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts. 
A)  Those with savant syndrome suffer from a familial intellectual disability, which results in a pseudogiftedness regarding these extraordinary abilities. 
B)  Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. 
C)  Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the 21st chromosome. 
D)  Those with savant syndrome have suffered damage to the left hemisphere, which freed them from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts.

Question 18

Explain the environmental influences on intelligence by discussing the following: (a)the studies of adopted and biological children raised by the same mother; (b)IQ and socioeconomic status; and (c)the studies of children moved from orphanages into more stimulating environments.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that some evidence f

Question 19

Regarding hydrocephaly, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​About 10,000 hydrocephalic babies are born each year in the United States and Canada. 
B)  ​A surgical procedure that drains the fluid from the brain cavities can prevent severe intellectual disability. 
C)  ​Even with surgical treatment, children with hydrocephaly usually score below average on mental tests. 
D)  ​Hydrocephaly is a hereditary condition caused by a sex-linked gene. 
A)  ​About 10,000 hydrocephalic babies are born each year in the United States and Canada. 
B)  ​A surgical procedure that drains the fluid from the brain cavities can prevent severe intellectual disability. 
C)  ​Even with surgical treatment, children with hydrocephaly usually score below average on mental tests. 
D)  ​Hydrocephaly is a hereditary condition caused by a sex-linked gene.

Question 20

Robert Sternberg referred to a person with "street smarts" as having __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical 
B)  analytic 
C)  intrapersonal 
D)  naturalistic 
A)  practical 
B)  analytic 
C)  intrapersonal 
D)  naturalistic

One way to improve "high-stakes tests" is to use computer-based testing, when possible, in order to reduce tester bias and the importance of __________ skills.

Compared to the early video games, today's video games, such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed,

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

As a school psychologist, Dr.Rennan administers specific aptitude, intelligence, and achievement tests.All of these measures of her students' mental functions would be considered __________ tests.

Robert Sternberg referred to people with "book learning" as having __________ intelligence.

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence was Howard Gardner.

In Marta's assessment course, she is learning about the history of intelligence tests.Marta learned that the first group intelligence test was the

The ability of a test to yield the same score, or nearly the same score, each time it is given to the same person is called

Compared to the relatively unsuccessful intellectually gifted in Terman's study, the successful ones were

Helena is taking a test to determine her capacity for learning musical abilities.Helena is most likely taking a(n)__________ test.

Which of the following types of tests predicts whether you will succeed in a single area, such as clerical work or computer programming?

When actual blood group testing was conducted, there were no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ.

Today's video games, the Internet, and television

GATE programs are those designed for

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as

Which of the following is a possible explanation for the remarkable abilities displayed by individuals with savant syndrome?

Explain the environmental influences on intelligence by discussing the following: (a)the studies of adopted and biological children raised by the same mother; (b)IQ and socioeconomic status; and (c)the studies of children moved from orphanages into more stimulating environments.

Regarding hydrocephaly, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Robert Sternberg referred to a person with "street smarts" as having __________ intelligence.

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One way to improve "high-stakes tests" is to use computer-based testing, when possible, in order to reduce tester bias and the importance of __________ skills.

Compared to the early video games, today's video games, such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed,​

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

As a school psychologist, Dr.Rennan administers specific aptitude, intelligence, and achievement tests.All of these measures of her students' mental functions would be considered __________ tests.

Robert Sternberg referred to people with "book learning" as having __________ intelligence.

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence was Howard Gardner.

In Marta's assessment course, she is learning about the history of intelligence tests.Marta learned that the first group intelligence test was the

The ability of a test to yield the same score, or nearly the same score, each time it is given to the same person is called

Compared to the relatively unsuccessful intellectually gifted in Terman's study, the successful ones were

Helena is taking a test to determine her capacity for learning musical abilities.Helena is most likely taking a(n)__________ test.

Which of the following types of tests predicts whether you will succeed in a single area, such as clerical work or computer programming?

When actual blood group testing was conducted, there were no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ.

Today's video games, the Internet, and television

GATE programs are those designed for​

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as​

Which of the following is a possible explanation for the remarkable abilities displayed by individuals with savant syndrome?

Explain the environmental influences on intelligence by discussing the following: (a)the studies of adopted and biological children raised by the same mother; (b)IQ and socioeconomic status; and (c)the studies of children moved from orphanages into more stimulating environments.

Regarding hydrocephaly, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Robert Sternberg referred to a person with "street smarts" as having __________ intelligence.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters

Compared to the early video games, today's video games, such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed,

GATE programs are those designed for

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as

Regarding hydrocephaly, which of the following statements is FALSE?