Question 1

Regarding cultures and intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Today, almost every culture tends to value the intellectual skills assessed by the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests. 
B) No intelligence test can be entirely free of cultural influences. 
C) Because the American culture is very "visual" due to television, movies, and video games, an American child may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children in developing countries. 
D) To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, we first need to identify those core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence the world around. 
A) Today, almost every culture tends to value the intellectual skills assessed by the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests. 
B) No intelligence test can be entirely free of cultural influences. 
C) Because the American culture is very "visual" due to television, movies, and video games, an American child may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children in developing countries. 
D) To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, we first need to identify those core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence the world around.

Question 2

Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involves building machines that display human-like problem solving or intelligent responding. This field of research is called

Accepted Answer

A) artificial intelligence. 
B) proxemics. 
C) cerebronics. 
D) experiential processing. 
A) artificial intelligence. 
B) proxemics. 
C) cerebronics. 
D) experiential processing.

Question 4

John is taking an intelligence test. His performance on this set of age-graded test items would be used to estimate his __________ age.

Accepted Answer

A) chronological 
B) mental 
C) performance deviation 
D) verbal deviation 
A) chronological 
B) mental 
C) performance deviation 
D) verbal deviation

Question 5

People scoring above 140 on IQ tests

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A) make up less than 0.5 percent (half of one percent)of the population. 
B) will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
C) would not be considered gifted unless they were also exceptionally creative. 
D) will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed. 
A) make up less than 0.5 percent (half of one percent)of the population. 
B) will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
C) would not be considered gifted unless they were also exceptionally creative. 
D) will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed.

Question 6

Regarding Terman's study of the intellectually gifted, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The gifted group members that Terman studied had IQs of 140 or more. 
B) Very few of this gifted group attended or finished college. 
C) Many of the members of this gifted group were unemployable and had committed crimes. 
D) A majority of this gifted group were unhappy misfits, who displayed poor social and psychological adjustment. 
A) The gifted group members that Terman studied had IQs of 140 or more. 
B) Very few of this gifted group attended or finished college. 
C) Many of the members of this gifted group were unemployable and had committed crimes. 
D) A majority of this gifted group were unhappy misfits, who displayed poor social and psychological adjustment.

Question 7

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

Accepted Answer

A) validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) objectivity. 
D) standardization. 
A) validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) objectivity. 
D) standardization.

Question 8

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

Accepted Answer

A) placement on a special diet that restricts phenylalanine as early as possible. 
B) surgical implantation of a tube to drain fluid from the brain into the abdomen to minimize brain damage. 
C) a specially tailored educational program. 
D) the addition of increased amounts of iodine in the child's diet. 
A) placement on a special diet that restricts phenylalanine as early as possible. 
B) surgical implantation of a tube to drain fluid from the brain into the abdomen to minimize brain damage. 
C) a specially tailored educational program. 
D) the addition of increased amounts of iodine in the child's diet.

Question 9

A person with an IQ score below 70 and a significant impairment in adaptive behaviors is said to have

Accepted Answer

A) an intellectual disability. 
B) a learning disability. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) savant syndrome. 
A) an intellectual disability. 
B) a learning disability. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) savant syndrome.

Question 10

Which hereditary cause of intellectual disability affects male children at a rate of about 1 out of every 5000 males with up to three-fourths of individuals with this disorder having hyperactivity and attention disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) hydrocephaly 
B) cretinism 
C) phenylketonuria (PKU) 
D) fragile X syndrome 
A) hydrocephaly 
B) cretinism 
C) phenylketonuria (PKU) 
D) fragile X syndrome

Question 11

Heredity does seem to impose upper limits on IQ, even under ideal conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For the rest of her life, Betsy, who has an IQ below 20, will require very extensive life support needs. She is presently living with her parents but may move to a group home if her parents become unable to care for her. Betsy's level of intellectual disability is

Accepted Answer

A) mild 
B) severe 
C) profound 
D) moderate 
A) mild 
B) severe 
C) profound 
D) moderate

Question 13

Which of the following comparisons would be MOST useful to support an argument regarding the effects of environment on intellectual differences?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ correlations between fraternal twins compared with correlations between identical twins 
B) IQ correlations between identical twins reared together with correlations between identical twins reared apart 
C) comparison of families with one adopted child and one biological child 
D) comparisons of adopted identical twins and adopted fraternal twins 
A) IQ correlations between fraternal twins compared with correlations between identical twins 
B) IQ correlations between identical twins reared together with correlations between identical twins reared apart 
C) comparison of families with one adopted child and one biological child 
D) comparisons of adopted identical twins and adopted fraternal twins

Question 14

Older people might be a little "slower on the uptake" but tend to "know the ropes." This indicates that older people are showing a decline in

Accepted Answer

A) implicit intelligence but not explicit intelligence. 
B) explicit intelligence but not implicit intelligence. 
C) fluid intelligence but not crystallized intelligence. 
D) crystallized intelligence but not fluid intelligence. 
A) implicit intelligence but not explicit intelligence. 
B) explicit intelligence but not implicit intelligence. 
C) fluid intelligence but not crystallized intelligence. 
D) crystallized intelligence but not fluid intelligence.

Question 15

One out of 800 babies are born with an extra chromosome at pair 21, which results in the child having a moderate to severe intellectual disability and a shortened life expectancy of around 49 years. This condition is known as

Accepted Answer

A) cretinism. 
B) phenylketonuria (PKU). 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) fragile-X syndrome. 
A) cretinism. 
B) phenylketonuria (PKU). 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) fragile-X syndrome.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an approach to check the reliability of a test?

Accepted Answer

A) test-retest 
B) equivalent-forms 
C) split-half 
D) criterion-reference 
A) test-retest 
B) equivalent-forms 
C) split-half 
D) criterion-reference

Question 17

The distribution of IQ scores

Accepted Answer

A) is approximately a normal or bell-shaped curve with more scores in the middle and fewer at the ends. 
B) shows that most people have IQ scores between 110 and 130. 
C) shows that most people have IQ scores between 50 and 75. 
D) is approximately a U-shaped curve with more scores at each end and fewer in the middle. 
A) is approximately a normal or bell-shaped curve with more scores in the middle and fewer at the ends. 
B) shows that most people have IQ scores between 110 and 130. 
C) shows that most people have IQ scores between 50 and 75. 
D) is approximately a U-shaped curve with more scores at each end and fewer in the middle.

Question 18

The subtests of Symbol Search and Coding make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

Accepted Answer

A) verbal comprehension 
B) perceptual reasoning 
C) working memory 
D) processing speed 
A) verbal comprehension 
B) perceptual reasoning 
C) working memory 
D) processing speed

Question 19

People can be "word smart," "number smart," "picture smart," musically smart," "body smart," "self smart," "people smart," "nature smart," and\or "spirituality smart" according to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Most psychologists agree that over the last 50 years, IQ scores have

Accepted Answer

A) increased in Western, industrialized nations. 
B) decreased in Western, industrialized nations. 
C) remained the same in Westernized nations, but have dramatically increased in the underdeveloped ones. 
D) increased only in Asian countries, not in Europe or the United States and Canada. 
A) increased in Western, industrialized nations. 
B) decreased in Western, industrialized nations. 
C) remained the same in Westernized nations, but have dramatically increased in the underdeveloped ones. 
D) increased only in Asian countries, not in Europe or the United States and Canada.

Regarding cultures and intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involves building machines that display human-like problem solving or intelligent responding. This field of research is called

John is taking an intelligence test. His performance on this set of age-graded test items would be used to estimate his __________ age.

People scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Regarding Terman's study of the intellectually gifted, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

A person with an IQ score below 70 and a significant impairment in adaptive behaviors is said to have

Which hereditary cause of intellectual disability affects male children at a rate of about 1 out of every 5000 males with up to three-fourths of individuals with this disorder having hyperactivity and attention disorders?

Heredity does seem to impose upper limits on IQ, even under ideal conditions.

For the rest of her life, Betsy, who has an IQ below 20, will require very extensive life support needs. She is presently living with her parents but may move to a group home if her parents become unable to care for her. Betsy's level of intellectual disability is

Which of the following comparisons would be MOST useful to support an argument regarding the effects of environment on intellectual differences?

Older people might be a little "slower on the uptake" but tend to "know the ropes." This indicates that older people are showing a decline in

One out of 800 babies are born with an extra chromosome at pair 21, which results in the child having a moderate to severe intellectual disability and a shortened life expectancy of around 49 years. This condition is known as

Which of the following is NOT an approach to check the reliability of a test?

The distribution of IQ scores

The subtests of Symbol Search and Coding make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

People can be "word smart," "number smart," "picture smart," musically smart," "body smart," "self smart," "people smart," "nature smart," and\or "spirituality smart" according to

Most psychologists agree that over the last 50 years, IQ scores have

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Exam 9: Intelligence

Regarding cultures and intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involves building machines that display human-like problem solving or intelligent responding. This field of research is called

John is taking an intelligence test. His performance on this set of age-graded test items would be used to estimate his __________ age.

People scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Regarding Terman's study of the intellectually gifted, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

A person with an IQ score below 70 and a significant impairment in adaptive behaviors is said to have

Which hereditary cause of intellectual disability affects male children at a rate of about 1 out of every 5000 males with up to three-fourths of individuals with this disorder having hyperactivity and attention disorders?

Heredity does seem to impose upper limits on IQ, even under ideal conditions.

For the rest of her life, Betsy, who has an IQ below 20, will require very extensive life support needs. She is presently living with her parents but may move to a group home if her parents become unable to care for her. Betsy's level of intellectual disability is

Which of the following comparisons would be MOST useful to support an argument regarding the effects of environment on intellectual differences?

Older people might be a little "slower on the uptake" but tend to "know the ropes." This indicates that older people are showing a decline in

One out of 800 babies are born with an extra chromosome at pair 21, which results in the child having a moderate to severe intellectual disability and a shortened life expectancy of around 49 years. This condition is known as

Which of the following is NOT an approach to check the reliability of a test?

The distribution of IQ scores

The subtests of Symbol Search and Coding make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

People can be "word smart," "number smart," "picture smart," musically smart," "body smart," "self smart," "people smart," "nature smart," and\or "spirituality smart" according to

Most psychologists agree that over the last 50 years, IQ scores have

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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