Question 1

Special aptitude tests are used to predict a person's likelihood of succeeding in a single area, such as clerical work or operating a computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Intellectual disabilities due to prenatal damage from disease, infection, or the mother's use of drugs would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) organic. 
B) biopsychosocial. 
C) familial. 
D) systemic. 
A) organic. 
B) biopsychosocial. 
C) familial. 
D) systemic.

Question 3

Discuss how overall IQ is affected by age, including the difference in fluid and crystallized intelligence and why some people make fairly large gains in IQ while others have sizable losses; compare the intellectual abilities of males and females; and explain why very small gender differences in intellectual skills may still exist.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include the IQ scores of you

Question 4

Microcephaly literally means

Accepted Answer

A) "tiny mind." 
B) "small-headedness." 
C) "mini-me." 
D) "little cavities." 
A) "tiny mind." 
B) "small-headedness." 
C) "mini-me." 
D) "little cavities."

Question 5

What percentage of all cases of intellectual disabilities have a known organic cause?

Accepted Answer

A) about 15 percent 
B) about 30 percent 
C) about 50 percent 
D) about 70 percent 
A) about 15 percent 
B) about 30 percent 
C) about 50 percent 
D) about 70 percent

Question 6

Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist who is confined to a wheelchair due to Lou Gehrig's disease and must "speak" by controlling a speech synthesizer through cheek movements. Even with this disability, Dr. Hawking is able to continue to advance our understanding of the universe, which illustrates how human intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) is innate. 
B) would not be realized without learning being a continual process. 
C) is less important than our motivation to succeed. 
D) makes us adaptable to different situations. 
A) is innate. 
B) would not be realized without learning being a continual process. 
C) is less important than our motivation to succeed. 
D) makes us adaptable to different situations.

Question 7

Regarding the twin studies on intelligence, twins who develop from a single egg and have the exact same genes are known as __________ twins.

Accepted Answer

A) dizygotic 
B) fraternal 
C) identical 
D) nonidentical 
A) dizygotic 
B) fraternal 
C) identical 
D) nonidentical

Question 8

About half of all cases of intellectual disability are related to known physical disorders and are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) familial. 
B) organic. 
C) inductive. 
D) functional. 
A) familial. 
B) organic. 
C) inductive. 
D) functional.

Question 9

Persons scoring above 130 on IQ tests

Accepted Answer

A) will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
B) are called "gifted." 
C) make up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
D) will be more likely to be emotionally disturbed or unemployed. 
A) will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
B) are called "gifted." 
C) make up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
D) will be more likely to be emotionally disturbed or unemployed.

Question 10

Which of the following is a good measure of a person's average intellectual performance and is based on the level of age-ranked questions that he or she can answer?

Accepted Answer

A) mental age 
B) cognitive index 
C) chronological age 
D) deviation equivalency score 
A) mental age 
B) cognitive index 
C) chronological age 
D) deviation equivalency score

Question 11

In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) the biological child had an IQ similar to the mother's IQ, but the adopted child did not. 
B) the adopted child's IQ was almost identical to his or her biological mother's IQ, although reared away from her. 
C) both the biological and adopted child had IQs similar to the mother that was rearing them. 
D) the adopted child's IQ was always significantly below the IQ of both his or her adopted mother and adopted sibling. 
A) the biological child had an IQ similar to the mother's IQ, but the adopted child did not. 
B) the adopted child's IQ was almost identical to his or her biological mother's IQ, although reared away from her. 
C) both the biological and adopted child had IQs similar to the mother that was rearing them. 
D) the adopted child's IQ was always significantly below the IQ of both his or her adopted mother and adopted sibling.

Question 12

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) intuition 
B) rational-emotive skills 
C) managing emotions 
D) empathetic arousal 
A) intuition 
B) rational-emotive skills 
C) managing emotions 
D) empathetic arousal

Question 13

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) There is probably no limit to how far down intelligence can go in an extremely poor environment. 
B) Heredity does seem to impose upper limits on IQ, even under ideal conditions. 
C) Improved education and training in thinking skills can improve the intellectual abilities of all children, regardless of what their IQ scores are. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) There is probably no limit to how far down intelligence can go in an extremely poor environment. 
B) Heredity does seem to impose upper limits on IQ, even under ideal conditions. 
C) Improved education and training in thinking skills can improve the intellectual abilities of all children, regardless of what their IQ scores are. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 14

Regarding emotional intelligence skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional intelligence involves an ability to manage your own emotions and those of others. 
B) Those who are more self-aware are keenly sensitive to their own feelings. 
C) Emotionally intelligent people treat negative emotions as unwelcome misery and try to suppress them as quickly as possible. 
D) If you can remember how you reacted emotionally in the past, it can help you react better to new situations. 
A) Emotional intelligence involves an ability to manage your own emotions and those of others. 
B) Those who are more self-aware are keenly sensitive to their own feelings. 
C) Emotionally intelligent people treat negative emotions as unwelcome misery and try to suppress them as quickly as possible. 
D) If you can remember how you reacted emotionally in the past, it can help you react better to new situations.

Question 15

Cases of intellectual disabilities in which no known biological problems can be identified and with close relatives also being mildly disabled are referred to as which type of intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A) inorganic 
B) familial 
C) functional 
D) organic 
A) inorganic 
B) familial 
C) functional 
D) organic

Question 16

Since there are many ways to be "smart," it has become controversial to define intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) as multiple aptitudes. 
B) as a g-factor. 
C) broadly. 
D) as different mental "languages" that people use for thinking. 
A) as multiple aptitudes. 
B) as a g-factor. 
C) broadly. 
D) as different mental "languages" that people use for thinking.

Question 17

As the degree of genetic similarity declines, the correlation between IQ scores

Accepted Answer

A) grows larger. 
B) grows smaller. 
C) remains the same. 
D) becomes stronger and more positive. 
A) grows larger. 
B) grows smaller. 
C) remains the same. 
D) becomes stronger and more positive.

Question 18

According to your textbook, wisdom consists of a mixture of intelligence and

Accepted Answer

A) convergent thinking. 
B) reason. 
C) creativity and originality. 
D) all of these. 
A) convergent thinking. 
B) reason. 
C) creativity and originality. 
D) all of these.

Question 19

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , is measured with questions involving the use of pictures and objects called __________ questions.

Accepted Answer

A) verbal 
B) nonverbal 
C) divergent 
D) explicit 
A) verbal 
B) nonverbal 
C) divergent 
D) explicit

Question 20

With regard to intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler and Binet tests, it can be concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) these intelligence tests have been found to be fair for all cultures. 
B) there are rather large inequities based on age and gender. 
C) Eastern cultures, such as China and Japan, score much higher than all Western cultures. 
D) these intelligence tests may not be equally valid for all groups. 
A) these intelligence tests have been found to be fair for all cultures. 
B) there are rather large inequities based on age and gender. 
C) Eastern cultures, such as China and Japan, score much higher than all Western cultures. 
D) these intelligence tests may not be equally valid for all groups.

Special aptitude tests are used to predict a person's likelihood of succeeding in a single area, such as clerical work or operating a computer.

Intellectual disabilities due to prenatal damage from disease, infection, or the mother's use of drugs would be classified as

Microcephaly literally means

What percentage of all cases of intellectual disabilities have a known organic cause?

Regarding the twin studies on intelligence, twins who develop from a single egg and have the exact same genes are known as __________ twins.

About half of all cases of intellectual disability are related to known physical disorders and are referred to as

Persons scoring above 130 on IQ tests

Which of the following is a good measure of a person's average intellectual performance and is based on the level of age-ranked questions that he or she can answer?

In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Regarding emotional intelligence skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cases of intellectual disabilities in which no known biological problems can be identified and with close relatives also being mildly disabled are referred to as which type of intellectual disability?

Since there are many ways to be "smart," it has become controversial to define intelligence

As the degree of genetic similarity declines, the correlation between IQ scores

According to your textbook, wisdom consists of a mixture of intelligence and

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , is measured with questions involving the use of pictures and objects called __________ questions.

With regard to intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler and Binet tests, it can be concluded that

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Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

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Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

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Exam 9: Intelligence

Special aptitude tests are used to predict a person's likelihood of succeeding in a single area, such as clerical work or operating a computer.

Intellectual disabilities due to prenatal damage from disease, infection, or the mother's use of drugs would be classified as

Microcephaly literally means

What percentage of all cases of intellectual disabilities have a known organic cause?

Regarding the twin studies on intelligence, twins who develop from a single egg and have the exact same genes are known as __________ twins.

About half of all cases of intellectual disability are related to known physical disorders and are referred to as

Persons scoring above 130 on IQ tests

Which of the following is a good measure of a person's average intellectual performance and is based on the level of age-ranked questions that he or she can answer?

In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Regarding emotional intelligence skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cases of intellectual disabilities in which no known biological problems can be identified and with close relatives also being mildly disabled are referred to as which type of intellectual disability?

Since there are many ways to be "smart," it has become controversial to define intelligence

As the degree of genetic similarity declines, the correlation between IQ scores

According to your textbook, wisdom consists of a mixture of intelligence and

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , is measured with questions involving the use of pictures and objects called __________ questions.

With regard to intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler and Binet tests, it can be concluded that

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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