Question 1

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historically, African-American children in the United States have scored an average of 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children. 
B)  As a group, Japanese-American children score above average on IQ tests. 
C)  When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students, the African-American group averaged 36 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families had no effect on the children's IQs. 
A)  Historically, African-American children in the United States have scored an average of 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children. 
B)  As a group, Japanese-American children score above average on IQ tests. 
C)  When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students, the African-American group averaged 36 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families had no effect on the children's IQs.

Question 2

Psychologists are attempting to measure which of the following when they study how long it takes people after exposure to a stimulus to react and make a decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  metacognition 
B)  conditioned responding 
C)  "thin-slicing" 
D)  speed of processing 
A)  metacognition 
B)  conditioned responding 
C)  "thin-slicing" 
D)  speed of processing

Question 3

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES. 
B)  Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents. 
C)  The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages. 
D)  The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children. 
A)  One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES. 
B)  Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents. 
C)  The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages. 
D)  The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children.

Question 4

Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below. 
B)  Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming a well-adjusted member of society. 
C)  Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned. 
D)  It is quite likely that the new definitions of levels of intellectual disability in the DSM-V will deemphasize adaptive behaviors and focus more heavily on IQ. 
A)  Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below. 
B)  Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming a well-adjusted member of society. 
C)  Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned. 
D)  It is quite likely that the new definitions of levels of intellectual disability in the DSM-V will deemphasize adaptive behaviors and focus more heavily on IQ.

Question 5

Kelsey is training to be a nurse.The information and skills that she acquires through her college classes and her clinical work in the hospital would be classified by David Perkins as __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

At birth,Gordy was found to have a severe thyroid deficiency and was put on thyroid hormone replacement to prevent an intellectual disability resulting from the condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome. 
B)  hydrocephaly 
C)  cretinism. 
D)  phenylketonuria (PKU). 
A)  Down syndrome. 
B)  hydrocephaly 
C)  cretinism. 
D)  phenylketonuria (PKU).

Question 7

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

Accepted Answer

A)  placement on a special diet that restricts phenylalinine 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 phenylalinine 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 8

Regarding familial intellectual disability,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Familial intellectual disability occurs in 30 to 40 percent of the cases of intellectual disability. 
B)  Familial intellectual disability occurs in mostly very poor households with other family members also being disabled. 
C)  Familial intellectual disability usually results in a severe to profound level of disability. 
D)  Better nutrition, education, and early childhood enrichment programs could prevent many cases of familial intellectual disability. 
A)  Familial intellectual disability occurs in 30 to 40 percent of the cases of intellectual disability. 
B)  Familial intellectual disability occurs in mostly very poor households with other family members also being disabled. 
C)  Familial intellectual disability usually results in a severe to profound level of disability. 
D)  Better nutrition, education, and early childhood enrichment programs could prevent many cases of familial intellectual disability.

Question 9

Which of the following types of intelligence tests minimizes language skills and consists mainly of items that require the student to match patterns or choose the figure that completes a sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  multicultural tests 
B)  culture-fair tests 
C)  diversity tests 
D)  culturally-balanced tests 
A)  multicultural tests 
B)  culture-fair tests 
C)  diversity tests 
D)  culturally-balanced tests

Question 10

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for an environmental view of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins reared together 
B)  families with one adopted and one biological child 
C)  identical twins reared apart 
D)  fraternal twins reared together 
A)  identical twins reared together 
B)  families with one adopted and one biological child 
C)  identical twins reared apart 
D)  fraternal twins reared together

Question 11

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 12

Computer programs that are capable of human-like problem-solving or intelligent responding are called

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  cerebronics. 
D)  computerized creativity. 
A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  cerebronics. 
D)  computerized creativity.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Regarding identical and fraternal twins,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B)  Fraternal twins are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C)  Fraternal twins have IQs that are no more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings. 
D)  Identical twins also tend to have similar personality traits, which suggests that heredity contributes to personality as well as intelligence. 
A)  Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B)  Fraternal twins are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C)  Fraternal twins have IQs that are no more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings. 
D)  Identical twins also tend to have similar personality traits, which suggests that heredity contributes to personality as well as intelligence.

Question 15

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

Accepted Answer

A)  neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence. 
B)  a diverse curriculum to cultivate a wide range of skills and talents, both traditional and nontraditional. 
C)  training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and math to strengthen the general factor of intelligence. 
D)  emphasis only on creative, artistic abilities and not the traditional emphasis on analytic abilities. 
A)  neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence. 
B)  a diverse curriculum to cultivate a wide range of skills and talents, both traditional and nontraditional. 
C)  training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and math to strengthen the general factor of intelligence. 
D)  emphasis only on creative, artistic abilities and not the traditional emphasis on analytic abilities.

Question 16

Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently,Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified,according to cause as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Dr.Morgan wants to increase the IQ of disadvantaged children.Which of the following strategies have been found to increase and maintain IQ gains?

Accepted Answer

A)  brief coaching on test-taking strategies before giving aptitude and IQ tests 
B)  early childhood education programs 
C)  after-school tutorial programs 
D)  the use of video games to teach math and language skills to increase both motivation and skill levels 
A)  brief coaching on test-taking strategies before giving aptitude and IQ tests 
B)  early childhood education programs 
C)  after-school tutorial programs 
D)  the use of video games to teach math and language skills to increase both motivation and skill levels

Question 18

A program of guided problem-solving that helps students to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores is called Instrumental Enrichment and was developed by which of the following psychologists and his colleagues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Sternberg 
B)  Lewis Terman 
C)  Howard Gardner 
D)  Reuven Feuerstein 
A)  Robert Sternberg 
B)  Lewis Terman 
C)  Howard Gardner 
D)  Reuven Feuerstein

Question 19

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 20

When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students,the African-American group scored

Accepted Answer

A)  the same as the European-American group. 
B)  an average of 15 points lower than the European-American group. 
C)  an average of 15 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  an average of 36 points higher than the European-American group. 
A)  the same as the European-American group. 
B)  an average of 15 points lower than the European-American group. 
C)  an average of 15 points higher than the European-American group. 
D)  an average of 36 points higher than the European-American group.

Exam 9: B: Intelligence

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Psychologists are attempting to measure which of the following when they study how long it takes people after exposure to a stimulus to react and make a decision?

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Kelsey is training to be a nurse.The information and skills that she acquires through her college classes and her clinical work in the hospital would be classified by David Perkins as __________ intelligence.

At birth,Gordy was found to have a severe thyroid deficiency and was put on thyroid hormone replacement to prevent an intellectual disability resulting from the condition known as

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

Regarding familial intellectual disability,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following types of intelligence tests minimizes language skills and consists mainly of items that require the student to match patterns or choose the figure that completes a sequence?

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for an environmental view of intelligence?

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

Computer programs that are capable of human-like problem-solving or intelligent responding are called

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

Regarding identical and fraternal twins,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently,Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified,according to cause as

Dr.Morgan wants to increase the IQ of disadvantaged children.Which of the following strategies have been found to increase and maintain IQ gains?

A program of guided problem-solving that helps students to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores is called Instrumental Enrichment and was developed by which of the following psychologists and his colleagues?

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

When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students,the African-American group scored

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