Question 1

Lisa is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is presented with the question, "An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's

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A) working memory. 
B) fluid reasoning. 
C) quantitative reasoning. 
D) visual-spatial processing. 
A) working memory. 
B) fluid reasoning. 
C) quantitative reasoning. 
D) visual-spatial processing. B

Question 2

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. A

Question 3

When good fortune comes their way, people who are emotionally intelligent share the news with others.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Studies examining the relationship between IQ and academic success indicate that

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A) there is no relationship between IQ scores and school grades. 
B) there is a negative correlation between school achievement and IQ score of −.35. 
C) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a sizable positive association of +.50. 
D) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a very significant association of about +.85. 
A) there is no relationship between IQ scores and school grades. 
B) there is a negative correlation between school achievement and IQ score of −.35. 
C) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a sizable positive association of +.50. 
D) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a very significant association of about +.85.

Question 5

Jonathan has an intellectual disability. He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons. However, he is able to play any song on the piano if he hears it once on the radio. Jonathan would best be described as having

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A) a schizotypal personality. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) pseudogiftedness. 
A) a schizotypal personality. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) pseudogiftedness.

Question 6

To estimate a child's intelligence, we would need to compare the child's mental age to his or her __________.

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The answer of To estimate a child's intelligence, we would...

Question 7

Fifty years ago, if your grandparents had an IQ of 100, they might score as low as about 70 today because your grandparents

Accepted Answer

A) read fewer books and may not have graduated from high school. 
B) had a poorer diet and exercised less than today's youth. 
C) depended less on abstract reasoning than people today. 
D) experienced more stress than people today and were less able to deal with it effectively. 
A) read fewer books and may not have graduated from high school. 
B) had a poorer diet and exercised less than today's youth. 
C) depended less on abstract reasoning than people today. 
D) experienced more stress than people today and were less able to deal with it effectively.

Question 8

Which of Gardner's nine intelligences do traditional IQ tests NOT measure?

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A) interpersonal skills 
B) logical-mathematical skills 
C) linguistic skills 
D) visual-spatial skills 
A) interpersonal skills 
B) logical-mathematical skills 
C) linguistic skills 
D) visual-spatial skills

Question 9

Margaret is a middle-aged college professor and astounds her students with her accumulated knowledge of facts, information, and solutions to everyday problems. Margaret is exhibiting a great deal of __________ intelligence.

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A) fluid 
B) implicit 
C) crystallized 
D) reflective 
A) fluid 
B) implicit 
C) crystallized 
D) reflective

Question 10

Six-year-old Gene has an intellectual disability, is hyperactive, and is physically larger than average for his age with a long, thin face, big ears, and a peculiar tendency to avoid eye contact. Gene has the second most common form of genetic intellectual disability, which affects more males than females, and is called ___________.

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The answer of Six-year-old Gene has an intellectual disability, is...

Question 11

Regarding long-term education and "teaching intelligence," which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

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A) Schooling through adolescence does seem to raise IQ scores. 
B) Improved education and training in thinking skills can improve the intellectual abilities of all children, regardless of what their IQ scores are. 
C) Even if "teaching intelligence" does not raise IQ scores, it can give children the abilities they need to think better and succeed in life. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Schooling through adolescence does seem to raise IQ scores. 
B) Improved education and training in thinking skills can improve the intellectual abilities of all children, regardless of what their IQ scores are. 
C) Even if "teaching intelligence" does not raise IQ scores, it can give children the abilities they need to think better and succeed in life. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 12

Tests designed to minimize the importance of skills and knowledge that may be more common in some cultures than in others are called __________ tests.

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A) culture-fair 
B) multicultural 
C) diversity 
D) culture-free 
A) culture-fair 
B) multicultural 
C) diversity 
D) culture-free

Question 13

Describe the general diagnostic criteria for an intellectual disability and the four classifications regarding the degree of intellectual disability, including the IQ ranges and the required level of support; and explain why emotional support from others is so important for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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Answer will include that according to th

Question 14

Tests required to enter graduate schools of law, medicine, business, and dentistry are considered to be __________ tests.

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A) special aptitude 
B) general intelligence 
C) multiple aptitude 
D) differential achievement 
A) special aptitude 
B) general intelligence 
C) multiple aptitude 
D) differential achievement

Question 15

Which of the following psychologists theorized nine distinctly different kinds of intelligence?

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A) Alfred Binet 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) Lewis Terman 
D) David Wechsler 
A) Alfred Binet 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) Lewis Terman 
D) David Wechsler

Question 16

Regarding cretinism, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A) Cretinism is a sex-linked hereditary condition. 
B) Cretinism results from a lack of an important enzyme and is linked to very low levels of dopamine. 
C) Cretinism is a condition caused by an extra chromosome at pair 21. 
D) Cretinism results from an insufficient supply of thyroid hormone. 
A) Cretinism is a sex-linked hereditary condition. 
B) Cretinism results from a lack of an important enzyme and is linked to very low levels of dopamine. 
C) Cretinism is a condition caused by an extra chromosome at pair 21. 
D) Cretinism results from an insufficient supply of thyroid hormone.

Question 17

Regarding Down syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Down syndrome children are usually loving and responsive and have a moderate to severe intellectual disability. 
B) If a mother is in her late 40s when she becomes pregnant, she has a 1 in 10 chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome. 
C) Individuals with Down syndrome have almond-shaped eyes, a slightly protruding tongue, a stocky build, and stubby hands with deeply creased palms. 
D) Down syndrome tends to occur more often in males than females. 
A) Down syndrome children are usually loving and responsive and have a moderate to severe intellectual disability. 
B) If a mother is in her late 40s when she becomes pregnant, she has a 1 in 10 chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome. 
C) Individuals with Down syndrome have almond-shaped eyes, a slightly protruding tongue, a stocky build, and stubby hands with deeply creased palms. 
D) Down syndrome tends to occur more often in males than females.

Question 18

The largest number of people are found in which IQ range?

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A) 80-89 
B) 90-109 
C) 110-119 
D) below 70 
A) 80-89 
B) 90-109 
C) 110-119 
D) below 70

Question 19

Positive emotions tend to

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A) create dangerous situations. 
B) broaden our focus. 
C) narrow our focus. 
D) make us content with the status quo. 
A) create dangerous situations. 
B) broaden our focus. 
C) narrow our focus. 
D) make us content with the status quo.

Question 20

Regarding the use of intelligence tests with different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Culture-fair intelligence tests have been shown to be entirely free of cultural influences. 
B) To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, the core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence must be identified. 
C) Since U.S. children are so visual, they may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children from developing countries. 
D) Culture-fair tests have been shown to be useful in testing children in the United States who come from poor communities, rural areas, or ethnic minority families. 
A) Culture-fair intelligence tests have been shown to be entirely free of cultural influences. 
B) To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, the core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence must be identified. 
C) Since U.S. children are so visual, they may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children from developing countries. 
D) Culture-fair tests have been shown to be useful in testing children in the United States who come from poor communities, rural areas, or ethnic minority families.

Lisa is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is presented with the question, "An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's

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

When good fortune comes their way, people who are emotionally intelligent share the news with others.

Studies examining the relationship between IQ and academic success indicate that

Jonathan has an intellectual disability. He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons. However, he is able to play any song on the piano if he hears it once on the radio. Jonathan would best be described as having

To estimate a child's intelligence, we would need to compare the child's mental age to his or her __________.

Fifty years ago, if your grandparents had an IQ of 100, they might score as low as about 70 today because your grandparents

Which of Gardner's nine intelligences do traditional IQ tests NOT measure?

Margaret is a middle-aged college professor and astounds her students with her accumulated knowledge of facts, information, and solutions to everyday problems. Margaret is exhibiting a great deal of __________ intelligence.

Regarding long-term education and "teaching intelligence," which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Tests designed to minimize the importance of skills and knowledge that may be more common in some cultures than in others are called __________ tests.

Tests required to enter graduate schools of law, medicine, business, and dentistry are considered to be __________ tests.

Which of the following psychologists theorized nine distinctly different kinds of intelligence?

Regarding cretinism, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding Down syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The largest number of people are found in which IQ range?

Positive emotions tend to

Regarding the use of intelligence tests with different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Motivation and Emotion

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Psychological Disorders

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Exam 9: Intelligence

Lisa is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is presented with the question, "An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's

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

When good fortune comes their way, people who are emotionally intelligent share the news with others.

Studies examining the relationship between IQ and academic success indicate that

Jonathan has an intellectual disability. He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons. However, he is able to play any song on the piano if he hears it once on the radio. Jonathan would best be described as having

To estimate a child's intelligence, we would need to compare the child's mental age to his or her __________.

Fifty years ago, if your grandparents had an IQ of 100, they might score as low as about 70 today because your grandparents

Which of Gardner's nine intelligences do traditional IQ tests NOT measure?

Margaret is a middle-aged college professor and astounds her students with her accumulated knowledge of facts, information, and solutions to everyday problems. Margaret is exhibiting a great deal of __________ intelligence.

Regarding long-term education and "teaching intelligence," which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Tests designed to minimize the importance of skills and knowledge that may be more common in some cultures than in others are called __________ tests.

Tests required to enter graduate schools of law, medicine, business, and dentistry are considered to be __________ tests.

Which of the following psychologists theorized nine distinctly different kinds of intelligence?

Regarding cretinism, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding Down syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The largest number of people are found in which IQ range?

Positive emotions tend to

Regarding the use of intelligence tests with different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

Filters