Question 1

Which of the following is a current criticism of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional intelligence does not predict important outcomes such as success in marriage and career. 
B) Measurements of emotional intelligence show poor reliability. 
C) Emotional intelligence is not a form of intelligence and should be called "emotional competence." 
D) Measurements of emotional intelligence in which a person is simply asked to rate their competency in emotional areas predict important outcomes such as depression and anxiety better than more objective measures of emotional intelligence. 
A) Emotional intelligence does not predict important outcomes such as success in marriage and career. 
B) Measurements of emotional intelligence show poor reliability. 
C) Emotional intelligence is not a form of intelligence and should be called "emotional competence." 
D) Measurements of emotional intelligence in which a person is simply asked to rate their competency in emotional areas predict important outcomes such as depression and anxiety better than more objective measures of emotional intelligence.

Question 2

Suppose you take a psychological test and receive a score of 82 (out of a possible 100) on it. Imagine that you take the same test again two days later and this time you receive a score of 46. Other people who have taken the test twice have also had similar positive and negative changes in scores. These results mean that this test has

Accepted Answer

A) low internal consistency 
B) high internal consistency 
C) low test-retest reliability 
D) high test-retest reliability 
A) low internal consistency 
B) high internal consistency 
C) low test-retest reliability 
D) high test-retest reliability

Question 3

Your ability to converse and write poems in any language you speak is an example of fluid intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How much do family and school environments contribute to intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The contribution of family and school en

Question 5

What evidence exists that brain size and neural efficiency underlie intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between brain size, neu

Question 6

_______ is a statistical technique that reduces a large number of measures to a smaller number of clusters, with variables within clusters being highly related with one another, but variables across clusters being much less so.

Accepted Answer

A) Correlational analysis 
B) Factor analysis 
C) Cluster analysis 
D) Confirmation analysis 
A) Correlational analysis 
B) Factor analysis 
C) Cluster analysis 
D) Confirmation analysis

Question 7

According to recent statistics, children from which country/geographical area have the highest mean IQs?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States 
B) Europe 
C) Japan 
D) India 
A) The United States 
B) Europe 
C) Japan 
D) India

Question 8

Which of the following is FALSE according to Cattell's theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) There is little difference between fluid and crystallized intelligence across the life span. 
B) While crystallized intelligence may improve across the life span, fluid does not. 
C) Crystallized intelligence is related to long-term memory. 
D) Fluid intelligence is related to short-term memory. 
E) Fluid intelligence requires the ability to reason abstractly and think logically. 
A) There is little difference between fluid and crystallized intelligence across the life span. 
B) While crystallized intelligence may improve across the life span, fluid does not. 
C) Crystallized intelligence is related to long-term memory. 
D) Fluid intelligence is related to short-term memory. 
E) Fluid intelligence requires the ability to reason abstractly and think logically.

Question 9

A student will be graduating from High School soon. The student is undecided on what field of studies to pursue in College. What kind of a test that will indicate the potential for future learning and performance, should the school counsellor administer?

Accepted Answer

A) Personality test 
B) Intelligence test 
C) Achievement test 
D) Aptitude test 
A) Personality test 
B) Intelligence test 
C) Achievement test 
D) Aptitude test

Question 10

You design a new test intended to measure culinary ability (i.e. how good of a chef you are). You find that the really good chefs who were trained in North America receive high scores on your test, indicating a high degree of culinary skills. Other chefs who trained in other countries, who you know are fantastic chefs, (strangely) receive low scores. What is the most likely explanation for why your new test seems to be accurately measuring the North American chefs' skills but not the ones from elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A) an outcome bias 
B) both an outcome bias and a predictive bias 
C) a predictive bias 
D) the anti-Ramsay bias 
E) a higher than expected degree of content validity 
A) an outcome bias 
B) both an outcome bias and a predictive bias 
C) a predictive bias 
D) the anti-Ramsay bias 
E) a higher than expected degree of content validity

Question 11

Research on gender differences in cognitive skills has revealed that men tend to score slightly higher on tests of _____________, whereas women tend to perform better on tests of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) verbal fluency and mathematical reasoning; certain spatial abilities and mathematical calculation 
B) mathematical reasoning and mathematical calculation; certain spatial abilities and verbal fluency 
C) certain spatial abilities and mathematical reasoning; verbal fluency and mathematical calculation 
D) verbal fluency and mathematical calculation; certain spatial abilities and mathematical reasoning 
A) verbal fluency and mathematical reasoning; certain spatial abilities and mathematical calculation 
B) mathematical reasoning and mathematical calculation; certain spatial abilities and verbal fluency 
C) certain spatial abilities and mathematical reasoning; verbal fluency and mathematical calculation 
D) verbal fluency and mathematical calculation; certain spatial abilities and mathematical reasoning

Question 12

Let's say that you give a number of students a test of math ability, a test of reading comprehension, and a test of verbal fluency. You run a factor analysis and note that all three tests seem to be only slightly positively correlated with each other. Which of the following theories of intelligence would this support?

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone's primary mental abilities 
B) Gardner's multiple intelligences 
C) Cattell's fluid intelligence 
D) Spearman's g factor 
E) Sternberg's triarchic theory 
A) Thurstone's primary mental abilities 
B) Gardner's multiple intelligences 
C) Cattell's fluid intelligence 
D) Spearman's g factor 
E) Sternberg's triarchic theory

Question 13

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence test and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery were designed to test which types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Carroll's three stratum model 
B) Gardner's multiple intelligences 
C) Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence 
D) crystallized and fluid intelligence 
A) Carroll's three stratum model 
B) Gardner's multiple intelligences 
C) Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence 
D) crystallized and fluid intelligence

Question 14

According to statistics, the majority of people with a cognitive disability are classified as

Accepted Answer

A) profoundly disabled 
B) moderately disabled 
C) mildly disabled 
D) severely disabled 
A) profoundly disabled 
B) moderately disabled 
C) mildly disabled 
D) severely disabled

Question 15

One of the reasons that William Stern's original formula for calculating IQ was abandoned was that

Accepted Answer

A) the ratio worked well for children but not for adults 
B) the ratio worked well for adults but not for children 
C) it failed to take a person's chronological age into account 
D) it failed to take a person's mental age into account 
A) the ratio worked well for children but not for adults 
B) the ratio worked well for adults but not for children 
C) it failed to take a person's chronological age into account 
D) it failed to take a person's mental age into account

Question 16

Juan has a mental age of 8 and an IQ of 80. How old is Juan?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 5 
C) 8 
D) 12 
E) cannot tell from this information 
A) 10 
B) 5 
C) 8 
D) 12 
E) cannot tell from this information

Question 17

Which of the following has been considered a culture-fair measurement?

Accepted Answer

A) Static testing 
B) Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence test 
C) Raven Progressive Matrices 
D) Wechsler Performance IQ scale 
A) Static testing 
B) Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence test 
C) Raven Progressive Matrices 
D) Wechsler Performance IQ scale

Question 18

Factor analysis is

Accepted Answer

A) a critical analysis of the factors involved in a hypothetical construct 
B) an analysis of the sources underlying a scientific argument 
C) a method of logic to derive the factors used in an analytic argument 
D) a statistical method that identifies the underlying sources of individual differences in performance on tests 
A) a critical analysis of the factors involved in a hypothetical construct 
B) an analysis of the sources underlying a scientific argument 
C) a method of logic to derive the factors used in an analytic argument 
D) a statistical method that identifies the underlying sources of individual differences in performance on tests

Question 19

In their review of early musical training, Kraus and Chandrasekaran (2010) reported all of the following results EXCEPT ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) superior processing of pitch 
B) increases in measurements of general cognitive abilities 
C) increases in auditory information and speech 
D) superior processing of timing cues 
A) superior processing of pitch 
B) increases in measurements of general cognitive abilities 
C) increases in auditory information and speech 
D) superior processing of timing cues

Question 20

Describe Carroll's three-stratum psychometric model and how it originated. How does it relate to earlier models?

Accepted Answer

Carroll's three-stratum psychometric mod

Which of the following is a current criticism of emotional intelligence?

Your ability to converse and write poems in any language you speak is an example of fluid intelligence.

How much do family and school environments contribute to intelligence?

What evidence exists that brain size and neural efficiency underlie intelligence?

_______ is a statistical technique that reduces a large number of measures to a smaller number of clusters, with variables within clusters being highly related with one another, but variables across clusters being much less so.

According to recent statistics, children from which country/geographical area have the highest mean IQs?

Which of the following is FALSE according to Cattell's theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence?

A student will be graduating from High School soon. The student is undecided on what field of studies to pursue in College. What kind of a test that will indicate the potential for future learning and performance, should the school counsellor administer?

Research on gender differences in cognitive skills has revealed that men tend to score slightly higher on tests of _, whereas women tend to perform better on tests of ___.

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence test and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery were designed to test which types of intelligence?

According to statistics, the majority of people with a cognitive disability are classified as

One of the reasons that William Stern's original formula for calculating IQ was abandoned was that

Juan has a mental age of 8 and an IQ of 80. How old is Juan?

Which of the following has been considered a culture-fair measurement?

Factor analysis is

In their review of early musical training, Kraus and Chandrasekaran (2010) reported all of the following results EXCEPT ___________.

Describe Carroll's three-stratum psychometric model and how it originated. How does it relate to earlier models?

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Exam 10: Intelligence

Which of the following is a current criticism of emotional intelligence?

Your ability to converse and write poems in any language you speak is an example of fluid intelligence.

How much do family and school environments contribute to intelligence?

What evidence exists that brain size and neural efficiency underlie intelligence?

_______ is a statistical technique that reduces a large number of measures to a smaller number of clusters, with variables within clusters being highly related with one another, but variables across clusters being much less so.

According to recent statistics, children from which country/geographical area have the highest mean IQs?

Which of the following is FALSE according to Cattell's theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence?

A student will be graduating from High School soon. The student is undecided on what field of studies to pursue in College. What kind of a test that will indicate the potential for future learning and performance, should the school counsellor administer?

Research on gender differences in cognitive skills has revealed that men tend to score slightly higher on tests of _____________, whereas women tend to perform better on tests of _______________.

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence test and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery were designed to test which types of intelligence?

According to statistics, the majority of people with a cognitive disability are classified as

One of the reasons that William Stern's original formula for calculating IQ was abandoned was that

Juan has a mental age of 8 and an IQ of 80. How old is Juan?

Which of the following has been considered a culture-fair measurement?

Factor analysis is

In their review of early musical training, Kraus and Chandrasekaran (2010) reported all of the following results EXCEPT ___________.

Describe Carroll's three-stratum psychometric model and how it originated. How does it relate to earlier models?

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters

Research on gender differences in cognitive skills has revealed that men tend to score slightly higher on tests of _, whereas women tend to perform better on tests of ___.