Question 1

Research has found that what percentage of within-group variation in IQ is attributable to genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 to 20% 
B) 25 to 50% 
C) 50 to 66% 
D) 75 to 90% 
A) 5 to 20% 
B) 25 to 50% 
C) 50 to 66% 
D) 75 to 90%

Question 2

Stern's intelligence quotient was determined by dividing __________ by _______, multiplied by 100.

Accepted Answer

A) mental age; chronological age 
B) chronological; mental age 
C) standard scores; mental age 
D) standard scores; chronological age 
A) mental age; chronological age 
B) chronological; mental age 
C) standard scores; mental age 
D) standard scores; chronological age

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions where school-related gains in intelligence are most likely observed?

Accepted Answer

A) Greater school attendance 
B) Teaching general mental abilities as opposed to specific cognitive skills related to particular subjects 
C) Teaching how to learn and think critically about course content 
D) Not waiting until low-level skills have been mastered before teaching learning tools such as memory enhancement strategies 
A) Greater school attendance 
B) Teaching general mental abilities as opposed to specific cognitive skills related to particular subjects 
C) Teaching how to learn and think critically about course content 
D) Not waiting until low-level skills have been mastered before teaching learning tools such as memory enhancement strategies

Question 4

Dr. Johnson has developed a new psychological test and after conducting some pilot tests, she has determined that scores for different items on the test are all correlated with one another. Thus, we would say that her new test has strong or high

Accepted Answer

A) test-retest reliability 
B) content validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) internal consistency 
A) test-retest reliability 
B) content validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) internal consistency

Question 5

Why do today's tests no longer use the concept of mental age? How is IQ now defined?

Accepted Answer

Today's tests no longer use the concept

Question 6

Based on what is known about the heritabilities of mild and profound forms of intellectual disability, you would expect the siblings of mildly intellectually disabled children to have ___________ IQs and the siblings of profoundly intellectually disabled children to have ___________ IQs.

Accepted Answer

A) average; lower than average 
B) lower than average; average 
C) higher than average; average 
D) average; higher than average 
A) average; lower than average 
B) lower than average; average 
C) higher than average; average 
D) average; higher than average

Question 7

In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence refers to the skills needed to cope with everyday demands and to manage oneself and other people effectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Analytical 
B) Practical 
C) Creative 
D) Fluid 
A) Analytical 
B) Practical 
C) Creative 
D) Fluid

Question 8

The fact that identical twins have more similar IQs than fraternal twins indicates that intelligence is strongly influenced by ___________, and the fact that twins raised together have more similar IQs than those raised apart ______________ also play an important role.

Accepted Answer

A) the environment; also shows that environmental factors 
B) the environment; shows that genetics 
C) genetics; shows that environmental factors 
D) genetics; also shows that genetics 
A) the environment; also shows that environmental factors 
B) the environment; shows that genetics 
C) genetics; shows that environmental factors 
D) genetics; also shows that genetics

Question 9

The broad abilities at the second stratum of Carroll's three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities include basic cognitive functions such as memory and learning, perceptual abilities, and speed of mental functioning. These functions are most similar to ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Alfred Binet made which of the following assumptions when developing his intelligence measure?

Accepted Answer

A) The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by heredity. 
B) The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by the environment. 
C) Mental abilities develop with age and the variable rate of this development is determined by the environment. 
D) Mental abilities develop with age and the rate of this development is constant. 
A) The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by heredity. 
B) The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by the environment. 
C) Mental abilities develop with age and the variable rate of this development is determined by the environment. 
D) Mental abilities develop with age and the rate of this development is constant.

Question 11

Which of the following intelligences did Gardner define as the ability to control body movements and skillfully manipulate objects?

Accepted Answer

A) Naturalistic 
B) Intrapersonal 
C) Interpersonal 
D) Bodily-kinesthetic 
A) Naturalistic 
B) Intrapersonal 
C) Interpersonal 
D) Bodily-kinesthetic

Question 12

Early intelligence researcher Francis Galton believed that certain people were occupationally and socially successful as a result of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) being raised in an impoverished environment 
B) the efficiency of their nervous system 
C) a single gene 
D) liberal-thinking parents 
A) being raised in an impoverished environment 
B) the efficiency of their nervous system 
C) a single gene 
D) liberal-thinking parents

Question 13

You are interested in a person's ability to plan and regulate task performance. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, you would be assessing

Accepted Answer

A) executive components 
B) knowledge-acquisition components 
C) performance components 
D) metacomponents 
E) fluid components 
A) executive components 
B) knowledge-acquisition components 
C) performance components 
D) metacomponents 
E) fluid components

Question 14

The fact that IQ scores tend to correlate reasonably well with school grades could be best used to support which argument?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ tests have criterion-related validity. 
B) IQ tests have content validity. 
C) IQ tests have construct validity. 
D) IQ tests have no outcome bias. 
E) IQ tests have no predictive bias. 
A) IQ tests have criterion-related validity. 
B) IQ tests have content validity. 
C) IQ tests have construct validity. 
D) IQ tests have no outcome bias. 
E) IQ tests have no predictive bias.

Question 15

The underlying cognitive processes that execute strategies specified by metacomponents are __________ components.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge-acquisition 
B) performance 
C) practical 
D) fluid 
A) knowledge-acquisition 
B) performance 
C) practical 
D) fluid

Question 16

Crystallized intelligence tends to decrease with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is validity? Describe the three kinds of test validity.

Accepted Answer

Validity refers to the extent to which a

Question 18

Which of the following is defined as the statistical study of psychological tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychometrics 
B) Factor analysis 
C) Cognitive processes 
D) Psychologistics 
A) Psychometrics 
B) Factor analysis 
C) Cognitive processes 
D) Psychologistics

Question 19

Both __________ and __________ have been used in the study of intelligience.

Accepted Answer

A) the cognitive processes approach; the behavioural approach 
B) the observational approach; the psychometric approach 
C) the cognitive processes approach; the psychometric approach 
D) the behavioural approach and the observational approach 
E) the cognitive processes approach; observational approach 
A) the cognitive processes approach; the behavioural approach 
B) the observational approach; the psychometric approach 
C) the cognitive processes approach; the psychometric approach 
D) the behavioural approach and the observational approach 
E) the cognitive processes approach; observational approach

Question 20

You want to assess the psychometric standards of a new intelligence test. So you give the test to a group of individuals in January, then you give them the same test in June. You want the scores to remain more or less the same. You are measuring

Accepted Answer

A) criterion-related validity 
B) test-retest reliability 
C) internal consistency 
D) interjudge reliability 
E) time-based consistency 
A) criterion-related validity 
B) test-retest reliability 
C) internal consistency 
D) interjudge reliability 
E) time-based consistency

Research has found that what percentage of within-group variation in IQ is attributable to genetic factors?

Stern's intelligence quotient was determined by dividing ____ by _, multiplied by 100.

Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions where school-related gains in intelligence are most likely observed?

Dr. Johnson has developed a new psychological test and after conducting some pilot tests, she has determined that scores for different items on the test are all correlated with one another. Thus, we would say that her new test has strong or high

Why do today's tests no longer use the concept of mental age? How is IQ now defined?

Based on what is known about the heritabilities of mild and profound forms of intellectual disability, you would expect the siblings of mildly intellectually disabled children to have _ IQs and the siblings of profoundly intellectually disabled children to have _ IQs.

In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence refers to the skills needed to cope with everyday demands and to manage oneself and other people effectively?

The fact that identical twins have more similar IQs than fraternal twins indicates that intelligence is strongly influenced by _, and the fact that twins raised together have more similar IQs than those raised apart ____ also play an important role.

The broad abilities at the second stratum of Carroll's three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities include basic cognitive functions such as memory and learning, perceptual abilities, and speed of mental functioning. These functions are most similar to ___________.

Alfred Binet made which of the following assumptions when developing his intelligence measure?

Which of the following intelligences did Gardner define as the ability to control body movements and skillfully manipulate objects?

Early intelligence researcher Francis Galton believed that certain people were occupationally and socially successful as a result of ___________.

You are interested in a person's ability to plan and regulate task performance. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, you would be assessing

The fact that IQ scores tend to correlate reasonably well with school grades could be best used to support which argument?

The underlying cognitive processes that execute strategies specified by metacomponents are __________ components.

Crystallized intelligence tends to decrease with age.

What is validity? Describe the three kinds of test validity.

Which of the following is defined as the statistical study of psychological tests?

Both and have been used in the study of intelligience.

You want to assess the psychometric standards of a new intelligence test. So you give the test to a group of individuals in January, then you give them the same test in June. You want the scores to remain more or less the same. You are measuring

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Research has found that what percentage of within-group variation in IQ is attributable to genetic factors?

Stern's intelligence quotient was determined by dividing __________ by _______, multiplied by 100.

Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions where school-related gains in intelligence are most likely observed?

Dr. Johnson has developed a new psychological test and after conducting some pilot tests, she has determined that scores for different items on the test are all correlated with one another. Thus, we would say that her new test has strong or high

Why do today's tests no longer use the concept of mental age? How is IQ now defined?

Based on what is known about the heritabilities of mild and profound forms of intellectual disability, you would expect the siblings of mildly intellectually disabled children to have ___________ IQs and the siblings of profoundly intellectually disabled children to have ___________ IQs.

In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence refers to the skills needed to cope with everyday demands and to manage oneself and other people effectively?

The fact that identical twins have more similar IQs than fraternal twins indicates that intelligence is strongly influenced by ___________, and the fact that twins raised together have more similar IQs than those raised apart ______________ also play an important role.

The broad abilities at the second stratum of Carroll's three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities include basic cognitive functions such as memory and learning, perceptual abilities, and speed of mental functioning. These functions are most similar to ___________.

Alfred Binet made which of the following assumptions when developing his intelligence measure?

Which of the following intelligences did Gardner define as the ability to control body movements and skillfully manipulate objects?

Early intelligence researcher Francis Galton believed that certain people were occupationally and socially successful as a result of ___________.

You are interested in a person's ability to plan and regulate task performance. According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, you would be assessing

The fact that IQ scores tend to correlate reasonably well with school grades could be best used to support which argument?

The underlying cognitive processes that execute strategies specified by metacomponents are __________ components.

Crystallized intelligence tends to decrease with age.

What is validity? Describe the three kinds of test validity.

Which of the following is defined as the statistical study of psychological tests?

Both __________ and __________ have been used in the study of intelligience.

You want to assess the psychometric standards of a new intelligence test. So you give the test to a group of individuals in January, then you give them the same test in June. You want the scores to remain more or less the same. You are measuring

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Stern's intelligence quotient was determined by dividing ____ by _, multiplied by 100.

Based on what is known about the heritabilities of mild and profound forms of intellectual disability, you would expect the siblings of mildly intellectually disabled children to have _ IQs and the siblings of profoundly intellectually disabled children to have _ IQs.

The fact that identical twins have more similar IQs than fraternal twins indicates that intelligence is strongly influenced by _, and the fact that twins raised together have more similar IQs than those raised apart ____ also play an important role.

Both and have been used in the study of intelligience.