Question 1

Autistic individuals often have abnormalities in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Brain stem 
B) Occipital lobe 
C) Hypothalamus 
D) There are no consistent brain abnormalities found in autism. 
A) Brain stem 
B) Occipital lobe 
C) Hypothalamus 
D) There are no consistent brain abnormalities found in autism. A

Question 2

IQ scores are positively correlated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Nerve conduction velocity 
B) Nerve inhibition speed 
C) Calcium transport time 
D) Reaction time 
A) Nerve conduction velocity 
B) Nerve inhibition speed 
C) Calcium transport time 
D) Reaction time D

Question 3

Oxytocin has been shown to:

Accepted Answer

A) Increase social behavior 
B) Decrease trust in laboratory simulations 
C) Decrease savant abilities in individuals with dementia 
D) All of the above 
A) Increase social behavior 
B) Decrease trust in laboratory simulations 
C) Decrease savant abilities in individuals with dementia 
D) All of the above A

Question 4

Estrogen replacement therapy has a beneficial effect on ___.

Accepted Answer

A) auditory and verbal memory 
B) verbal and visual memory 
C) visual and working memory 
D) working and procedural memory 
A) auditory and verbal memory 
B) verbal and visual memory 
C) visual and working memory 
D) working and procedural memory

Question 5

The best way to study the effects of the environment on intelligence is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared together 
B) Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared apart 
C) Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with the biological parents 
D) Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with adoptive parents 
A) Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared together 
B) Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared apart 
C) Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with the biological parents 
D) Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with adoptive parents

Question 6

Most IQ scores are:

Accepted Answer

A) Above 100 
B) Below 100 
C) Above 70 but below 130 
D) Above 100 but below 200 
A) Above 100 
B) Below 100 
C) Above 70 but below 130 
D) Above 100 but below 200

Question 7

A "splitter" is someone who argues:

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that each ability is independent from the others 
B) One of the intellects becomes more dominant than the others 
C) For a core intelligence for all abilities 
D) That IQ scores cannot be changed with experience 
A) The idea that each ability is independent from the others 
B) One of the intellects becomes more dominant than the others 
C) For a core intelligence for all abilities 
D) That IQ scores cannot be changed with experience

Question 8

One way to reduce the cognitive declines associated with aging may be via one's diet;people 65 and over who ate fish two or more times per week had a ___ smaller decline compared to people who ate fish only once per week or less.

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 27% 
C) 76% 
D) 13% 
A) 5% 
B) 27% 
C) 76% 
D) 13%

Question 9

Why is it difficult to determine how much of intelligence is due to genetics and how much is due to the environment?

Accepted Answer

Determining the exact contribution of ge

Question 10

What evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a specific brain mechanism for numbers?

Accepted Answer

There is evidence to support the hypothe

Question 11

The best treatment for pheylketonuria (PKU)is dietary control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Raven Progressive Matrices test is designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Be culture free 
B) Measure nonverbal abilities 
C) Give a better representation of "pure" intelligence 
D) All of the above 
A) Be culture free 
B) Measure nonverbal abilities 
C) Give a better representation of "pure" intelligence 
D) All of the above

Question 13

When the IQ scores of individuals are studied longitudinally,it is obvious that intellectual decline is inevitable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The proportion of variability in intelligence due to heredity is highest in:

Accepted Answer

A) Infancy 
B) Childhood 
C) Adolescence 
D) Adulthood 
A) Infancy 
B) Childhood 
C) Adolescence 
D) Adulthood

Question 15

For impoverished children adopted into middle-class homes,their IQ scores were:

Accepted Answer

A) Correlated more with the educational level of their adoptive parents than biological parents 
B) Not at all related to the educational level of their adoptive parents 
C) Increasingly correlated over time with the educational level of their biological parents 
D) Not at all related to the IQ scores of their biological parents 
A) Correlated more with the educational level of their adoptive parents than biological parents 
B) Not at all related to the educational level of their adoptive parents 
C) Increasingly correlated over time with the educational level of their biological parents 
D) Not at all related to the IQ scores of their biological parents

Question 16

IQ test scores were originally designed so that if an individual is about as intelligent as others of the same age,then the:

Accepted Answer

A) IQ score would be similar to the chronological age 
B) Mental age would be similar to the chronological age 
C) IQ score would be similar to the mental age 
D) None of the above 
A) IQ score would be similar to the chronological age 
B) Mental age would be similar to the chronological age 
C) IQ score would be similar to the mental age 
D) None of the above

Question 17

If a team of researchers studied your brain because you scored abnormally high in intellectual g,what would they find?

Accepted Answer

A) A smaller brain 
B) A brain with a larger parietal lobe 
C) A brain that had an efficient network connecting all of your lobes 
D) A brain with larger sulci 
A) A smaller brain 
B) A brain with a larger parietal lobe 
C) A brain that had an efficient network connecting all of your lobes 
D) A brain with larger sulci

Question 18

Autistic savants:

Accepted Answer

A) Are the most severely disabled autistic individuals 
B) Show isolated yet exceptional abilities 
C) Have nearly normal IQ scores although they cannot take care of themselves 
D) None of the above 
A) Are the most severely disabled autistic individuals 
B) Show isolated yet exceptional abilities 
C) Have nearly normal IQ scores although they cannot take care of themselves 
D) None of the above

Question 19

Children of average intelligence had ___ until the age of about ___.Then,the relationship between intelligence and cortical thickness became ___.

Accepted Answer

A) thinner cortices,11 
B) thicker cortices,11 
C) thinner cortices,seven or eight 
D) thicker cortices,seven or eight 
A) thinner cortices,11 
B) thicker cortices,11 
C) thinner cortices,seven or eight 
D) thicker cortices,seven or eight

Question 20

Intelligence is:

Accepted Answer

A) The most highly genetically determined behavior known in humans 
B) Jointly determined by the environment and heredity 
C) Completely determined by environmental experience 
D) Not measurable 
A) The most highly genetically determined behavior known in humans 
B) Jointly determined by the environment and heredity 
C) Completely determined by environmental experience 
D) Not measurable

Autistic individuals often have abnormalities in the:

IQ scores are positively correlated with:

Oxytocin has been shown to:

Estrogen replacement therapy has a beneficial effect on ___.

The best way to study the effects of the environment on intelligence is to:

Most IQ scores are:

A "splitter" is someone who argues:

One way to reduce the cognitive declines associated with aging may be via one's diet;people 65 and over who ate fish two or more times per week had a ___ smaller decline compared to people who ate fish only once per week or less.

Why is it difficult to determine how much of intelligence is due to genetics and how much is due to the environment?

What evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a specific brain mechanism for numbers?

The best treatment for pheylketonuria (PKU)is dietary control.

The Raven Progressive Matrices test is designed to:

When the IQ scores of individuals are studied longitudinally,it is obvious that intellectual decline is inevitable.

The proportion of variability in intelligence due to heredity is highest in:

For impoverished children adopted into middle-class homes,their IQ scores were:

IQ test scores were originally designed so that if an individual is about as intelligent as others of the same age,then the:

If a team of researchers studied your brain because you scored abnormally high in intellectual g,what would they find?

Autistic savants:

Children of average intelligence had _ until the age of about _.Then,the relationship between intelligence and cortical thickness became ___.

Intelligence is:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

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Exam 13: Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Autistic individuals often have abnormalities in the:

IQ scores are positively correlated with:

Oxytocin has been shown to:

Estrogen replacement therapy has a beneficial effect on ___.

The best way to study the effects of the environment on intelligence is to:

Most IQ scores are:

A "splitter" is someone who argues:

One way to reduce the cognitive declines associated with aging may be via one's diet;people 65 and over who ate fish two or more times per week had a ___ smaller decline compared to people who ate fish only once per week or less.

Why is it difficult to determine how much of intelligence is due to genetics and how much is due to the environment?

What evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a specific brain mechanism for numbers?

The best treatment for pheylketonuria (PKU)is dietary control.

The Raven Progressive Matrices test is designed to:

When the IQ scores of individuals are studied longitudinally,it is obvious that intellectual decline is inevitable.

The proportion of variability in intelligence due to heredity is highest in:

For impoverished children adopted into middle-class homes,their IQ scores were:

IQ test scores were originally designed so that if an individual is about as intelligent as others of the same age,then the:

If a team of researchers studied your brain because you scored abnormally high in intellectual g,what would they find?

Autistic savants:

Children of average intelligence had ___ until the age of about ___.Then,the relationship between intelligence and cortical thickness became ___.

Intelligence is:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

Children of average intelligence had _ until the age of about _.Then,the relationship between intelligence and cortical thickness became ___.