Question 1

Regarding giftedness and Terman's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) IQ scores are not generally good predictors of real-world success, but when scores are in the gifted range, the likelihood of outstanding achievement tends to higher. 
B) As adults, some of Terman's gifted subjects committed crimes, were unemployable, or were unhappy misfits. 
C) Far more of Terman's subjects than average completed college, earned advanced degrees, held professional positions, and wrote books and other publications. 
D) A majority of Terman's subjects experienced social and psychological maladjustment with many suffering from mental illness. 
A) IQ scores are not generally good predictors of real-world success, but when scores are in the gifted range, the likelihood of outstanding achievement tends to higher. 
B) As adults, some of Terman's gifted subjects committed crimes, were unemployable, or were unhappy misfits. 
C) Far more of Terman's subjects than average completed college, earned advanced degrees, held professional positions, and wrote books and other publications. 
D) A majority of Terman's subjects experienced social and psychological maladjustment with many suffering from mental illness.

Question 2

Regarding Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Some children might find it easier to learn math or reading if these topics were tied to art, music, dance, or drama. 
B) Most of us are probably strong in only a few types of intelligence, while geniuses are strong in nearly all of the intelligences. 
C) Many schools are using Gardner's theory to cultivate a wider range of skills and talents. 
D) Traditional IQ tests measure the real-world abilities of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic skills. 
A) Some children might find it easier to learn math or reading if these topics were tied to art, music, dance, or drama. 
B) Most of us are probably strong in only a few types of intelligence, while geniuses are strong in nearly all of the intelligences. 
C) Many schools are using Gardner's theory to cultivate a wider range of skills and talents. 
D) Traditional IQ tests measure the real-world abilities of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic skills.

Question 3

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as

Accepted Answer

A) 130 
B) 105 
C) 85 
D) 70 
A) 130 
B) 105 
C) 85 
D) 70

Question 4

Regarding the information processing view of intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Little can be done to change neural intelligence, since it is relatively fixed and innate. 
B) By adding to personal knowledge and learning to think better, people can become more intelligent. 
C) Reflective intelligence involves specialized knowledge and skills acquired over time. 
D) Metacognitive skills involve the ability to manage one's own thinking and problem solving. 
A) Little can be done to change neural intelligence, since it is relatively fixed and innate. 
B) By adding to personal knowledge and learning to think better, people can become more intelligent. 
C) Reflective intelligence involves specialized knowledge and skills acquired over time. 
D) Metacognitive skills involve the ability to manage one's own thinking and problem solving.

Question 5

Kim Peek, who died in 2009, was the model for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man . Although Kim had difficulty with abstract thinking and tests of general intelligence, he exhibited exceptional mental ability in memorizing books, zip codes, and classical music. Kim Peek had what is known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Dr. Searman compares the scores on a new intelligence test to the students' grades in school in order to establish the test's

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A) test-retest reliability. 
B) equivalent-forms reliability. 
C) content-construct validity. 
D) criterion validity. 
A) test-retest reliability. 
B) equivalent-forms reliability. 
C) content-construct validity. 
D) criterion validity.

Question 7

One version of the Wechsler intelligence test is designed specifically for adults, while another version is designed specifically for children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by

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A) David Wechsler. 
B) Howard Gardner. 
C) Lewis Terman. 
D) Robert Sternberg. 
A) David Wechsler. 
B) Howard Gardner. 
C) Lewis Terman. 
D) Robert Sternberg.

Question 9

Knowing a child's IQ at age 11

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A) tells little about this child's present ability level. 
B) is a poor predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C) is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
D) is both highly unreliable and highly invalid. 
A) tells little about this child's present ability level. 
B) is a poor predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C) is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
D) is both highly unreliable and highly invalid.

Question 10

Which type of psychologist views intelligent behavior as an expression of thinking skills and believes that the nervous system is like a fast computer that is of little value unless you know how to use it?

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A) humanistic 
B) behaviorist 
C) cognitive 
D) psychodynamic 
A) humanistic 
B) behaviorist 
C) cognitive 
D) psychodynamic

Question 11

According to your textbook, those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

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A) must have an IQ above 70 but below 100. 
B) are sensitive to rejection and easily hurt by teasing and ridicule. 
C) cannot become well-adjusted members of society. 
D) are defined by all of these characteristics. 
A) must have an IQ above 70 but below 100. 
B) are sensitive to rejection and easily hurt by teasing and ridicule. 
C) cannot become well-adjusted members of society. 
D) are defined by all of these characteristics.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the Flynn effect?

Accepted Answer

A) A rapid rise in IQ has occurred in Western, industrialized nations during the last 50 years. 
B) Differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary. 
C) The IQs of low SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of high SES children. 
D) Children reared by the same mother resemble her in IQ to the same degree whether the child is a biological or adopted child. 
A) A rapid rise in IQ has occurred in Western, industrialized nations during the last 50 years. 
B) Differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary. 
C) The IQs of low SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of high SES children. 
D) Children reared by the same mother resemble her in IQ to the same degree whether the child is a biological or adopted child.

Question 13

According to David Perkins, neural intelligence involves

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A) the speed and efficiency of the nervous system. 
B) specialized knowledge and skills acquired over time. 
C) an ability to become aware of one's own thinking habits. 
D) all of these. 
A) the speed and efficiency of the nervous system. 
B) specialized knowledge and skills acquired over time. 
C) an ability to become aware of one's own thinking habits. 
D) all of these.

Question 14

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , and the adult and children's versions of the Wechsler scales

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A) assess verbal intelligence. 
B) assess performance intelligence. 
C) yield a single overall IQ score. 
D) do all of these. 
A) assess verbal intelligence. 
B) assess performance intelligence. 
C) yield a single overall IQ score. 
D) do all of these.

Question 15

Intelligence cannot be

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A) operationally defined. 
B) observed directly. 
C) measured. 
D) any of these. 
A) operationally defined. 
B) observed directly. 
C) measured. 
D) any of these.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) IQ is not equivalent to intelligence, but rather a narrowly defined index of intelligence. 
B) IQ is a permanent number quotient that expresses one's potential and future success. 
C) IQ can predict school performance. 
D) Creativity, motivation, mechanical aptitude, artistic ability, and numerous other qualities, which contribute to the achievement of life's goals, are not measured by intelligence tests. 
A) IQ is not equivalent to intelligence, but rather a narrowly defined index of intelligence. 
B) IQ is a permanent number quotient that expresses one's potential and future success. 
C) IQ can predict school performance. 
D) Creativity, motivation, mechanical aptitude, artistic ability, and numerous other qualities, which contribute to the achievement of life's goals, are not measured by intelligence tests.

Question 17

If your IQ test gives the same score when corrected by different people, it is considered a(n)__________ test.

Accepted Answer

A) reliable 
B) valid 
C) objective 
D) subjective 
A) reliable 
B) valid 
C) objective 
D) subjective

Question 18

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses"; describe the early signs of giftedness in children; and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that giftedness can

Question 19

It is possible to develop metacognitive skills by applying

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A) neural intelligence. 
B) reflective intelligence. 
C) experiential intelligence. 
D) kinesthetic intelligence. 
A) neural intelligence. 
B) reflective intelligence. 
C) experiential intelligence. 
D) kinesthetic intelligence.

Question 20

The definition that involves specifying what procedures were used to measure intelligence is called a(n)__________ definition.

Accepted Answer

A) conditional 
B) contemporary 
C) operational 
D) normal curve 
A) conditional 
B) contemporary 
C) operational 
D) normal curve

Regarding giftedness and Terman's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as

Regarding the information processing view of intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr. Searman compares the scores on a new intelligence test to the students' grades in school in order to establish the test's

One version of the Wechsler intelligence test is designed specifically for adults, while another version is designed specifically for children.

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by

Knowing a child's IQ at age 11

Which type of psychologist views intelligent behavior as an expression of thinking skills and believes that the nervous system is like a fast computer that is of little value unless you know how to use it?

According to your textbook, those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

Which of the following statements best describes the Flynn effect?

According to David Perkins, neural intelligence involves

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , and the adult and children's versions of the Wechsler scales

Intelligence cannot be

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

If your IQ test gives the same score when corrected by different people, it is considered a(n)__________ test.

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses"; describe the early signs of giftedness in children; and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

It is possible to develop metacognitive skills by applying

The definition that involves specifying what procedures were used to measure intelligence is called a(n)__________ definition.

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Exam 9: Intelligence

Regarding giftedness and Terman's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researchers estimate that in Western, industrialized countries that if your IQ was 100 today, your IQ 50 years ago could have been as low or as high as

Regarding the information processing view of intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr. Searman compares the scores on a new intelligence test to the students' grades in school in order to establish the test's

One version of the Wechsler intelligence test is designed specifically for adults, while another version is designed specifically for children.

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by

Knowing a child's IQ at age 11

Which type of psychologist views intelligent behavior as an expression of thinking skills and believes that the nervous system is like a fast computer that is of little value unless you know how to use it?

According to your textbook, those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

Which of the following statements best describes the Flynn effect?

According to David Perkins, neural intelligence involves

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition , and the adult and children's versions of the Wechsler scales

Intelligence cannot be

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

If your IQ test gives the same score when corrected by different people, it is considered a(n)__________ test.

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses"; describe the early signs of giftedness in children; and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

It is possible to develop metacognitive skills by applying

The definition that involves specifying what procedures were used to measure intelligence is called a(n)__________ definition.

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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