Question 1

Flynn and Dickens found that during the last 30 years that the average IQ has

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A)  increased 15 points in 14 nations. 
B)  decreased 15 points in 14 nations. 
C)  remained the same in 14 Westernized nations, but increased in the underdeveloped ones. 
D)  increased only in Asian countries, not in Europe or the U.S.and Canada. 
A)  increased 15 points in 14 nations. 
B)  decreased 15 points in 14 nations. 
C)  remained the same in 14 Westernized nations, but increased in the underdeveloped ones. 
D)  increased only in Asian countries, not in Europe or the U.S.and Canada.

Question 2

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences do traditional IQ tests NOT measure?

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A)  interpersonal skills 
B)  logical-mathematical skills 
C)  linguistic skills 
D)  visual-spatial skills 
A)  interpersonal skills 
B)  logical-mathematical skills 
C)  linguistic skills 
D)  visual-spatial skills

Question 3

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.This condition is known as

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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 4

Which of the following is the second most common form of genetic intellectual disability and affects more males than females?

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A)  Down syndrome 
B)  fragile X syndrome 
C)  hydrocephaly 
D)  cretinism 
A)  Down syndrome 
B)  fragile X syndrome 
C)  hydrocephaly 
D)  cretinism

Question 5

According to David Perkins,the ability to become aware of one's own thinking is called __________ intelligence.

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A)  neural 
B)  experiential 
C)  reflective 
D)  cognitive-emotional 
A)  neural 
B)  experiential 
C)  reflective 
D)  cognitive-emotional

Question 6

Language,music,bodily-kinesthetic,and naturalist are four of the components of

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A)  creative thinking, according to Torrance. 
B)  intelligence, according to Gardner. 
C)  the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales. 
D)  culture-fair tests. 
A)  creative thinking, according to Torrance. 
B)  intelligence, according to Gardner. 
C)  the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales. 
D)  culture-fair tests.

Question 7

The Instrumental Enrichment program developed by Feuerstein is able to

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A)  overcome the academic problems experienced by those having organic intellectual disabilities. 
B)  reduce the problems brought about by the use of eugenics. 
C)  teach problem-solving skills and help students avoid the thinking flaws that can lower IQ. 
D)  overcome the stress and fears that students face in this technologically-savvy world. 
A)  overcome the academic problems experienced by those having organic intellectual disabilities. 
B)  reduce the problems brought about by the use of eugenics. 
C)  teach problem-solving skills and help students avoid the thinking flaws that can lower IQ. 
D)  overcome the stress and fears that students face in this technologically-savvy world.

Question 8

Which of the following would NOT be a counterargument to the claim that African Americans score below average in IQ because of their "genetic heritage"?

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A)  The assumptions, biases, and content of standard IQ tests do not always allow meaningful comparisons between ethnic, cultural, or racial groups. 
B)  No matter the ethnic group, the poor are genetically incapable of rising out of poverty. 
C)  European Americans do better on IQ tests written by European Americans, and African Americans do better on IQ tests devised by African Americans. 
D)  As a group, African Americans are more likely than European Americans to live in environments that are physically, educationally, and intellectually impoverished. 
A)  The assumptions, biases, and content of standard IQ tests do not always allow meaningful comparisons between ethnic, cultural, or racial groups. 
B)  No matter the ethnic group, the poor are genetically incapable of rising out of poverty. 
C)  European Americans do better on IQ tests written by European Americans, and African Americans do better on IQ tests devised by African Americans. 
D)  As a group, African Americans are more likely than European Americans to live in environments that are physically, educationally, and intellectually impoverished.

Question 9

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

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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 10

Persons with savant syndrome

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A)  were geniuses who developed a mental illness during adolescence. 
B)  have a familial intellectual disability. 
C)  have limited intelligence but exceptional skills in music, math, or remembering names or numbers. 
D)  are characterized by all of these. 
A)  were geniuses who developed a mental illness during adolescence. 
B)  have a familial intellectual disability. 
C)  have limited intelligence but exceptional skills in music, math, or remembering names or numbers. 
D)  are characterized by all of these.

Question 11

Concerning a comparison of human and artificial intelligence (AI),which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  In instant message exchanges, humans have never been fooled into thinking the computer answering the questions was actually human. 
B)  A world chess champion has lost to a computer. 
C)  Artificial intelligence systems offer a way to probe some of the specific cognitive skills of humans, such as how humans do mathematics. 
D)  Artificial intelligence has been shown to be much more flexible than human cognition. 
A)  In instant message exchanges, humans have never been fooled into thinking the computer answering the questions was actually human. 
B)  A world chess champion has lost to a computer. 
C)  Artificial intelligence systems offer a way to probe some of the specific cognitive skills of humans, such as how humans do mathematics. 
D)  Artificial intelligence has been shown to be much more flexible than human cognition.

Question 12

Intellectual disability that is caused by metabolic disorders,genetic abnormalities,birth injuries,or fetal damage are referred to as

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

Question 13

One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families resulted in

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A)  no change in their IQ scores or their emotional adjustment. 
B)  a 13-point decrease in their IQ scores. 
C)  a 13-point increase in their IQ scores. 
D)  the children being better adjusted but with no change in their IQ scores. 
A)  no change in their IQ scores or their emotional adjustment. 
B)  a 13-point decrease in their IQ scores. 
C)  a 13-point increase in their IQ scores. 
D)  the children being better adjusted but with no change in their IQ scores.

Question 14

Brain areas that control higher mental abilities usually become more active during reaction time testing,which suggests that

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A)  people with higher intelligence tend to have slower reaction times as they think about the stimuli. 
B)  the reaction time testing tends to produce a great deal of stress that requires coping. 
C)  the somatosensory area and the limbic system are the parts of the brain most related to intelligence. 
D)  a quick nervous system is part of what it means to be intelligent. 
A)  people with higher intelligence tend to have slower reaction times as they think about the stimuli. 
B)  the reaction time testing tends to produce a great deal of stress that requires coping. 
C)  the somatosensory area and the limbic system are the parts of the brain most related to intelligence. 
D)  a quick nervous system is part of what it means to be intelligent.

Question 15

According to the neural view of intelligence,individuals with higher measured IQ

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A)  had faster reaction times to the stimuli. 
B)  had slower reaction time to the stimuli as they carefully thought about the stimuli. 
C)  did not show faster or slower reaction times than people with lower measured IQ. 
D)  showed more erratic reactions times than did individuals with lower measured IQ whose reaction times tended to be more stable. 
A)  had faster reaction times to the stimuli. 
B)  had slower reaction time to the stimuli as they carefully thought about the stimuli. 
C)  did not show faster or slower reaction times than people with lower measured IQ. 
D)  showed more erratic reactions times than did individuals with lower measured IQ whose reaction times tended to be more stable.

Question 16

With regard to intelligence,genetics tends to

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A)  set the upper limits of one's intelligence level. 
B)  set the lower limits of one's intelligence level. 
C)  determine most, if not, all of one's intelligence. 
D)  have little to no effect on one's intelligence. 
A)  set the upper limits of one's intelligence level. 
B)  set the lower limits of one's intelligence level. 
C)  determine most, if not, all of one's intelligence. 
D)  have little to no effect on one's intelligence.

Question 17

Gail was diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability.Her educational classifiction is referred to as

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A)  trainable. 
B)  educable. 
C)  dependent. 
D)  life support. 
A)  trainable. 
B)  educable. 
C)  dependent. 
D)  life support.

Question 18

Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT

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A)  language. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  interpersonal skills. 
D)  intrapersonal skills. 
A)  language. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  interpersonal skills. 
D)  intrapersonal skills.

Question 19

Reuven Feuerstein and his colleagues developed a program which involved guided problem-solving to teach students how to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores.Their program is called

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A)  Metacognitive Training. 
B)  Instrumental Enrichment. 
C)  the GATE program. 
D)  Eugenics Survey. 
A)  Metacognitive Training. 
B)  Instrumental Enrichment. 
C)  the GATE program. 
D)  Eugenics Survey.

Question 20

Breaking problems into parts,establishing goals and subgoals,monitoring your progress,and making corrections are all a part of one's

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A)  experiential intelligence. 
B)  interpersonal intelligence. 
C)  metacognitive skills. 
D)  kinesthetic skills. 
A)  experiential intelligence. 
B)  interpersonal intelligence. 
C)  metacognitive skills. 
D)  kinesthetic skills.

Exam 9: B: Intelligence

Flynn and Dickens found that during the last 30 years that the average IQ has

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences do traditional IQ tests NOT measure?

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.This condition is known as

Which of the following is the second most common form of genetic intellectual disability and affects more males than females?

According to David Perkins,the ability to become aware of one's own thinking is called __________ intelligence.

Language,music,bodily-kinesthetic,and naturalist are four of the components of

The Instrumental Enrichment program developed by Feuerstein is able to

Which of the following would NOT be a counterargument to the claim that African Americans score below average in IQ because of their "genetic heritage"?

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

Persons with savant syndrome

Concerning a comparison of human and artificial intelligence (AI),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Intellectual disability that is caused by metabolic disorders,genetic abnormalities,birth injuries,or fetal damage are referred to as

One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families resulted in

Brain areas that control higher mental abilities usually become more active during reaction time testing,which suggests that

According to the neural view of intelligence,individuals with higher measured IQ

With regard to intelligence,genetics tends to

Gail was diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability.Her educational classifiction is referred to as

Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT

Reuven Feuerstein and his colleagues developed a program which involved guided problem-solving to teach students how to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores.Their program is called

Breaking problems into parts,establishing goals and subgoals,monitoring your progress,and making corrections are all a part of one's

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