Question 1

Which of the following was one of the assumptions made by Alfred Binet in his research on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate at which a person gains knowledge is an internal characteristic and remains relatively constant over time. 
B) The rate at which a person gains knowledge is largely determined by the environment. 
C) Chronological age is a better determinant of intelligence than is mental age. 
D) The characteristics of highly intelligent and successful people are largely determined by heredity. 
A) The rate at which a person gains knowledge is an internal characteristic and remains relatively constant over time. 
B) The rate at which a person gains knowledge is largely determined by the environment. 
C) Chronological age is a better determinant of intelligence than is mental age. 
D) The characteristics of highly intelligent and successful people are largely determined by heredity.

Question 2

Paulo has an IQ of 130 and is 10 years old. According to Stern's IQ formula, what is Paulo's mental age?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 
B) 12 
C) 10 
D) 8 
E) 130 
A) 13 
B) 12 
C) 10 
D) 8 
E) 130

Question 3

Over our life span, we progress from using ___________ intelligence to depending more on ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized; fluid 
B) fluid; crystallized 
C) crystallized; verbal 
D) fluid; performance 
A) crystallized; fluid 
B) fluid; crystallized 
C) crystallized; verbal 
D) fluid; performance

Question 4

In developing the WAIS-7, you want all of the subscales to correlate highly with one another. If there is a high degree of correlation, you have achieved

Accepted Answer

A) criterion-related validity 
B) content validity 
C) construct validity 
D) internal consistency 
E) reliability 
A) criterion-related validity 
B) content validity 
C) construct validity 
D) internal consistency 
E) reliability

Question 5

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test measures fluid and crystallized abilities separately. Which of the following tasks is most likely to be on one of the test's fluid ability subscales?

Accepted Answer

A) Read a story and answer questions about it. 
B) Judge photographs of emotional expressions. 
C) Provide definitions for each of a set of words. 
D) Decode a coded message. 
A) Read a story and answer questions about it. 
B) Judge photographs of emotional expressions. 
C) Provide definitions for each of a set of words. 
D) Decode a coded message.

Question 6

An individual grew up in a rough neighbourhood, and had to work part-time when in school to meet the family's expenses. Other than being hard-working, the individual has good communication skills and does not allow anyone to take advantage of him. This individual has high ___________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) analytical 
B) practical 
C) creative 
D) emotional 
A) analytical 
B) practical 
C) creative 
D) emotional

Question 7

Alfred Binet was commissioned to develop the first true intelligence test. The test was intended to be used to

Accepted Answer

A) identify schoolchildren who would need remedial help as early as possible. 
B) predict which soldiers would make the best officers in the military. 
C) predict which children would grow up to be great artists, musicians, and writers. 
D) help the military promote their best soldiers. 
E) identify gifted schoolchildren. 
A) identify schoolchildren who would need remedial help as early as possible. 
B) predict which soldiers would make the best officers in the military. 
C) predict which children would grow up to be great artists, musicians, and writers. 
D) help the military promote their best soldiers. 
E) identify gifted schoolchildren.

Question 8

The company you work for has started to give potential hires an achievement test. What are they screening for?

Accepted Answer

A) Their degree of emotional intelligence 
B) Their amount of knowledge about the field 
C) Their ability to go beyond prior learning 
D) Their desire to remain with the company 
E) Their overall IQ 
A) Their degree of emotional intelligence 
B) Their amount of knowledge about the field 
C) Their ability to go beyond prior learning 
D) Their desire to remain with the company 
E) Their overall IQ

Question 9

Intellectually gifted children who do NOT experience challenging educational opportunities in the classroom ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) fit in better with their peers 
B) may become bored and even drop out 
C) are unaffected by the lack of challenges 
D) have more self-confidence 
A) fit in better with their peers 
B) may become bored and even drop out 
C) are unaffected by the lack of challenges 
D) have more self-confidence

Question 10

In his triarchic theory of intelligence, Robert Sternberg asserted that additional factors such as musical talents, physical abilities, and interpersonal skills should be included in the definition of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compared to mild forms of intellectual disability, profound forms of intellectual disability are more likely to be caused by ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) genetic accidents 
B) a clear biological cause 
C) environmental deprivation 
D) an inherited genotype 
A) genetic accidents 
B) a clear biological cause 
C) environmental deprivation 
D) an inherited genotype

Question 12

The majority of the population's IQ is clustered around ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 130 
A) 60 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 130

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding the process of standardization is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves determining how consistent a test is and whether it actually measures what it is supposed to measure. 
B) It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determining the consistency of a test. 
C) It involves judging if a test actually measures what it is supposed to and determination of norms. 
D) It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determination of norms. 
A) It involves determining how consistent a test is and whether it actually measures what it is supposed to measure. 
B) It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determining the consistency of a test. 
C) It involves judging if a test actually measures what it is supposed to and determination of norms. 
D) It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determination of norms.

Question 14

What was Stern's original IQ ratio? Upon which assumptions was it based? Why was it abandoned, and what replaced it?

Accepted Answer

Stern's original IQ ratio was based on t

Question 15

The medical examiner noticed on autopsy that a particular patient has a larger than normal amount of grey matter in her frontal and parietal lobes. All things being equal, we would expect that this person

Accepted Answer

A) was high in crystallized intelligence 
B) was high in fluid intelligence 
C) was high in emotional intelligence 
D) was high in musical intelligence 
E) was high in neural speed 
A) was high in crystallized intelligence 
B) was high in fluid intelligence 
C) was high in emotional intelligence 
D) was high in musical intelligence 
E) was high in neural speed

Question 16

Which of the following is a type of validity?

Accepted Answer

A) Interactive 
B) Test-retest 
C) Construct 
D) Integrity 
A) Interactive 
B) Test-retest 
C) Construct 
D) Integrity

Question 17

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the higher order processes used to plan and regulate task performance are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal skills 
B) metacomponents 
C) performance components 
D) g factors 
A) interpersonal skills 
B) metacomponents 
C) performance components 
D) g factors

Question 18

A professor has created an intelligence test, and wants to see the reliability of the test he pilots on a small sample. The professor asks the assistant to measure the reliability of the newly created test. The _____________ method will be the best choice to determine that the scores are stable over time.

Accepted Answer

A) test-retest reliability 
B) internal consistency 
C) interjudge reliability 
D) inter-item reliability 
A) test-retest reliability 
B) internal consistency 
C) interjudge reliability 
D) inter-item reliability

Question 19

With regard to fluid and crystallized intelligence, research has concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) both fluid and crystallized intelligence appear to decline with age 
B) both fluid and crystallized intelligence increase or remain stable well into late adulthood 
C) fluid intelligence improves or remains stable with age but crystallized intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood 
D) crystallized intelligence improves or remains stable with age but fluid intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood 
A) both fluid and crystallized intelligence appear to decline with age 
B) both fluid and crystallized intelligence increase or remain stable well into late adulthood 
C) fluid intelligence improves or remains stable with age but crystallized intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood 
D) crystallized intelligence improves or remains stable with age but fluid intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood

Question 20

The ability to apply previously learned knowledge to current problems is called the ____________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized 
B) fluid 
C) psychometric 
D) deductive 
A) crystallized 
B) fluid 
C) psychometric 
D) deductive

Which of the following was one of the assumptions made by Alfred Binet in his research on intelligence?

Paulo has an IQ of 130 and is 10 years old. According to Stern's IQ formula, what is Paulo's mental age?

Over our life span, we progress from using ___ intelligence to depending more on intelligence.

In developing the WAIS-7, you want all of the subscales to correlate highly with one another. If there is a high degree of correlation, you have achieved

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test measures fluid and crystallized abilities separately. Which of the following tasks is most likely to be on one of the test's fluid ability subscales?

An individual grew up in a rough neighbourhood, and had to work part-time when in school to meet the family's expenses. Other than being hard-working, the individual has good communication skills and does not allow anyone to take advantage of him. This individual has high ___________ intelligence.

Alfred Binet was commissioned to develop the first true intelligence test. The test was intended to be used to

The company you work for has started to give potential hires an achievement test. What are they screening for?

Intellectually gifted children who do NOT experience challenging educational opportunities in the classroom ___________.

In his triarchic theory of intelligence, Robert Sternberg asserted that additional factors such as musical talents, physical abilities, and interpersonal skills should be included in the definition of intelligence.

Compared to mild forms of intellectual disability, profound forms of intellectual disability are more likely to be caused by ____________.

The majority of the population's IQ is clustered around ____________.

Which of the following statements regarding the process of standardization is most accurate?

What was Stern's original IQ ratio? Upon which assumptions was it based? Why was it abandoned, and what replaced it?

The medical examiner noticed on autopsy that a particular patient has a larger than normal amount of grey matter in her frontal and parietal lobes. All things being equal, we would expect that this person

Which of the following is a type of validity?

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the higher order processes used to plan and regulate task performance are called _____________.

With regard to fluid and crystallized intelligence, research has concluded that

The ability to apply previously learned knowledge to current problems is called the ____________ intelligence.

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States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

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Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

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Exam 10: Intelligence

Which of the following was one of the assumptions made by Alfred Binet in his research on intelligence?

Paulo has an IQ of 130 and is 10 years old. According to Stern's IQ formula, what is Paulo's mental age?

Over our life span, we progress from using ___________ intelligence to depending more on ________ intelligence.

In developing the WAIS-7, you want all of the subscales to correlate highly with one another. If there is a high degree of correlation, you have achieved

The Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test measures fluid and crystallized abilities separately. Which of the following tasks is most likely to be on one of the test's fluid ability subscales?

An individual grew up in a rough neighbourhood, and had to work part-time when in school to meet the family's expenses. Other than being hard-working, the individual has good communication skills and does not allow anyone to take advantage of him. This individual has high ___________ intelligence.

Alfred Binet was commissioned to develop the first true intelligence test. The test was intended to be used to

The company you work for has started to give potential hires an achievement test. What are they screening for?

Intellectually gifted children who do NOT experience challenging educational opportunities in the classroom ___________.

In his triarchic theory of intelligence, Robert Sternberg asserted that additional factors such as musical talents, physical abilities, and interpersonal skills should be included in the definition of intelligence.

Compared to mild forms of intellectual disability, profound forms of intellectual disability are more likely to be caused by ____________.

The majority of the population's IQ is clustered around ____________.

Which of the following statements regarding the process of standardization is most accurate?

What was Stern's original IQ ratio? Upon which assumptions was it based? Why was it abandoned, and what replaced it?

The medical examiner noticed on autopsy that a particular patient has a larger than normal amount of grey matter in her frontal and parietal lobes. All things being equal, we would expect that this person

Which of the following is a type of validity?

In Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the higher order processes used to plan and regulate task performance are called _____________.

With regard to fluid and crystallized intelligence, research has concluded that

The ability to apply previously learned knowledge to current problems is called the ____________ intelligence.

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

Over our life span, we progress from using ___ intelligence to depending more on intelligence.