Question 1

Regarding mental age, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental age is also known as a ratio intelligence quotient. 
B) Mental age tells nothing about whether overall intelligence is high or low. 
C) Mental age is a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ. 
D) A person's mental age will be lower than his or her chronological age if the person has superior intelligence. 
A) Mental age is also known as a ratio intelligence quotient. 
B) Mental age tells nothing about whether overall intelligence is high or low. 
C) Mental age is a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ. 
D) A person's mental age will be lower than his or her chronological age if the person has superior intelligence.

Question 2

Regarding ethnic groups and IQs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) As a group, Japanese-American children score above average in IQ. 
B) Historically, African-American children in the United States scored an average of about 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children, although this gap has been reduced by one-third since 1972. 
C) One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families increased the children's IQs an average of 13 points. 
D) Most psychologists have concluded there is significant scientific evidence that group differences in average IQ are based on genetic differences. 
A) As a group, Japanese-American children score above average in IQ. 
B) Historically, African-American children in the United States scored an average of about 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children, although this gap has been reduced by one-third since 1972. 
C) One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families increased the children's IQs an average of 13 points. 
D) Most psychologists have concluded there is significant scientific evidence that group differences in average IQ are based on genetic differences.

Question 3

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence. Which cognitive factor is being measured using this task?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The Cree people of Northern Canada value skills needed to find food on the frozen tundra, while the Puluwat people in the South Pacific prize ocean-going navigation skills necessary to get from island to island. These examples

Accepted Answer

A) show that divergent thinking is not a part of every culture. 
B) raise serious questions about general definitions of intelligence. 
C) show that convergent thinking is not part of every culture. 
D) demonstrate biological adaptation and not aspects of intelligence. 
A) show that divergent thinking is not a part of every culture. 
B) raise serious questions about general definitions of intelligence. 
C) show that convergent thinking is not part of every culture. 
D) demonstrate biological adaptation and not aspects of intelligence.

Question 5

Actual IQs reflect

Accepted Answer

A) a person's education and experience. 
B) a person's innate intelligence. 
C) a person's maturity. 
D) all of these. 
A) a person's education and experience. 
B) a person's innate intelligence. 
C) a person's maturity. 
D) all of these.

Question 6

If Suke's intelligence quotient is 85, we know that

Accepted Answer

A) her raw score is 85 out of the standard 100 questions. 
B) her mental age is greater than her chronological age. 
C) her chronological age is greater than her mental age. 
D) a mathematical error was made in calculating Suke's IQ. 
A) her raw score is 85 out of the standard 100 questions. 
B) her mental age is greater than her chronological age. 
C) her chronological age is greater than her mental age. 
D) a mathematical error was made in calculating Suke's IQ.

Question 7

The benefits of experiencing positive emotions, such as joy and happiness, include

Accepted Answer

A) allowing us to be content with the status quo. 
B) encouraging personal growth and social connection. 
C) stimulating the frontal lobes to suppress the fear response of the amygdala. 
D) all of these. 
A) allowing us to be content with the status quo. 
B) encouraging personal growth and social connection. 
C) stimulating the frontal lobes to suppress the fear response of the amygdala. 
D) all of these.

Question 8

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision, the test must be a(n)__________ test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously...

Question 9

Regarding IQ and age, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowing a child's IQ at age 3 tells us very little about what his or her IQ will be in adulthood. 
B) Knowing a child's IQ at age 11 is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C) On average, there is a large increase in IQ each year from early adulthood until age 40 and then a rapid decline in IQ scores after age 50. 
D) Actual IQs reflect a person's education, maturity, and experience, as well as innate intelligence. 
A) Knowing a child's IQ at age 3 tells us very little about what his or her IQ will be in adulthood. 
B) Knowing a child's IQ at age 11 is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C) On average, there is a large increase in IQ each year from early adulthood until age 40 and then a rapid decline in IQ scores after age 50. 
D) Actual IQs reflect a person's education, maturity, and experience, as well as innate intelligence.

Question 10

Regarding the Wechsler scales, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The Wechsler scales yield an overall intelligence score. 
B) The Wechsler scales yield separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence. 
C) The current Wechsler test for children is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition or WISC-V. 
D) The Wechsler scales have no version designed to test the intelligence of adults. 
A) The Wechsler scales yield an overall intelligence score. 
B) The Wechsler scales yield separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence. 
C) The current Wechsler test for children is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition or WISC-V. 
D) The Wechsler scales have no version designed to test the intelligence of adults.

Question 11

An ability to manage one's own thinking and problem solving efforts are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) metacognitive skills. 
B) experiential intelligence. 
C) speed of processing. 
D) frames of mind. 
A) metacognitive skills. 
B) experiential intelligence. 
C) speed of processing. 
D) frames of mind.

Question 12

Helen is captain of the college scholars' bowl team. She displays an excellent vocabulary and can answer questions on a wide variety of topics, including history, science, philosophy, and literature. With these skills, Helen would probably show a high performance on which cognitive factor of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)?

Accepted Answer

A) quantitative reasoning 
B) working memory 
C) divergent thinking 
D) knowledge 
A) quantitative reasoning 
B) working memory 
C) divergent thinking 
D) knowledge

Question 13

In a reevaluation of Tryon's "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rat study, it was found that the "maze-bright" rats were not more intelligent, but instead were more

Accepted Answer

A) energized by the special food additive. 
B) sensitive to tactile stimulation. 
C) physically developed and stronger. 
D) motivated by food and less easily distracted. 
A) energized by the special food additive. 
B) sensitive to tactile stimulation. 
C) physically developed and stronger. 
D) motivated by food and less easily distracted.

Question 14

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and were often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to

Accepted Answer

A) be 80 percent hereditary. 
B) be 65 percent hereditary. 
C) be less than 50 percent hereditary. 
D) have no hereditary basis. 
A) be 80 percent hereditary. 
B) be 65 percent hereditary. 
C) be less than 50 percent hereditary. 
D) have no hereditary basis.

Question 15

Regarding IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ is a poor predictor of academic success. 
B) IQ is a good predictor of one's later career success. 
C) IQ is considered equivalent to intelligence. 
D) IQ is narrowly defined by a particular test. 
A) IQ is a poor predictor of academic success. 
B) IQ is a good predictor of one's later career success. 
C) IQ is considered equivalent to intelligence. 
D) IQ is narrowly defined by a particular test.

Question 16

Creating computer programs capable of doing things that require intelligence when done by people refers to

Accepted Answer

A) artificial intelligence. 
B) proxemics. 
C) cerebronics. 
D) computerized creativity. 
A) artificial intelligence. 
B) proxemics. 
C) cerebronics. 
D) computerized creativity.

Question 17

While one group of children with an intellectual disability was moved from an orphanage to a more stimulating environment, a second group of children who were less intellectually disabled stayed at the orphanage. This second group of children showed

Accepted Answer

A) no change in IQ scores. 
B) an average increase of 29 points. 
C) an average decrease of 26 points. 
D) a slight IQ increase, which faded after being adopted. 
A) no change in IQ scores. 
B) an average increase of 29 points. 
C) an average decrease of 26 points. 
D) a slight IQ increase, which faded after being adopted.

Question 18

The Greek philosopher Aristotle had a recipe for handling relationships smoothly. "Be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way." Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer call such self-control

Accepted Answer

A) creative thinking. 
B) emotional intelligence. 
C) kinesic sensitivity. 
D) intuition. 
A) creative thinking. 
B) emotional intelligence. 
C) kinesic sensitivity. 
D) intuition.

Question 19

Regarding gender and IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Small differences in male and female performance on IQ test items still occur because a majority of the test items on the major IQ tests tend to favor males rather than females. 
B) For decades, men, as a group, performed better on test items that required verbal ability, vocabulary, and rote learning. 
C) For decades, women performed better on test items that required spatial visualization and math. 
D) Today, the male-female differences in performance on test items related to vocabulary and math have almost disappeared among children and young adults. 
A) Small differences in male and female performance on IQ test items still occur because a majority of the test items on the major IQ tests tend to favor males rather than females. 
B) For decades, men, as a group, performed better on test items that required verbal ability, vocabulary, and rote learning. 
C) For decades, women performed better on test items that required spatial visualization and math. 
D) Today, the male-female differences in performance on test items related to vocabulary and math have almost disappeared among children and young adults.

Question 20

Leon has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, which means he has an IQ below 70 and significant impairment in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) kinesthetic skills 
B) adaptive behaviors 
C) divergent abilities 
D) automatic processing 
A) kinesthetic skills 
B) adaptive behaviors 
C) divergent abilities 
D) automatic processing

Regarding mental age, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding ethnic groups and IQs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence. Which cognitive factor is being measured using this task?

The Cree people of Northern Canada value skills needed to find food on the frozen tundra, while the Puluwat people in the South Pacific prize ocean-going navigation skills necessary to get from island to island. These examples

Actual IQs reflect

If Suke's intelligence quotient is 85, we know that

The benefits of experiencing positive emotions, such as joy and happiness, include

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision, the test must be a(n)__________ test.

Regarding IQ and age, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the Wechsler scales, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An ability to manage one's own thinking and problem solving efforts are referred to as

In a reevaluation of Tryon's "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rat study, it was found that the "maze-bright" rats were not more intelligent, but instead were more

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and were often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to

Regarding IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Creating computer programs capable of doing things that require intelligence when done by people refers to

While one group of children with an intellectual disability was moved from an orphanage to a more stimulating environment, a second group of children who were less intellectually disabled stayed at the orphanage. This second group of children showed

The Greek philosopher Aristotle had a recipe for handling relationships smoothly. "Be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way." Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer call such self-control

Regarding gender and IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Leon has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, which means he has an IQ below 70 and significant impairment in which of the following?

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

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Exam 9: Intelligence

Regarding mental age, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding ethnic groups and IQs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence. Which cognitive factor is being measured using this task?

The Cree people of Northern Canada value skills needed to find food on the frozen tundra, while the Puluwat people in the South Pacific prize ocean-going navigation skills necessary to get from island to island. These examples

Actual IQs reflect

If Suke's intelligence quotient is 85, we know that

The benefits of experiencing positive emotions, such as joy and happiness, include

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision, the test must be a(n)__________ test.

Regarding IQ and age, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the Wechsler scales, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An ability to manage one's own thinking and problem solving efforts are referred to as

In a reevaluation of Tryon's "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rat study, it was found that the "maze-bright" rats were not more intelligent, but instead were more

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and were often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to

Regarding IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Creating computer programs capable of doing things that require intelligence when done by people refers to

While one group of children with an intellectual disability was moved from an orphanage to a more stimulating environment, a second group of children who were less intellectually disabled stayed at the orphanage. This second group of children showed

The Greek philosopher Aristotle had a recipe for handling relationships smoothly. "Be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way." Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer call such self-control

Regarding gender and IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Leon has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, which means he has an IQ below 70 and significant impairment in which of the following?

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