Exam 9: B: Intelligence

Which of the following are programs that attempt to duplicate human behavior,including thinking,decision-making,problem-solving,and thinking errors,and are used to test models of human cognition?

Which of the following is a rare abnormality in which the skull is extremely small or fails to grow and results in severe intellectual disability?

Which of the following would be recommended by an educational consultant to increase a child's IQ?

Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called

For the rest of her life,Betsy,who has an IQ below 20 will have pervasive,life supportive needs.Betsy's level of intellectual disability is

The program known as Instrumental Enrichment demonstrated that in-depth training in thinking skills

Gabe was diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability.His educational classifiction is referred to as

Tryon's classic study of the breeding of "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rat strains demonstrated

A writer,lawyer,and comedian would probably use which of Gardner's kinds of intelligence the MOST?

Regarding Down syndrome,which of the following statements is FALSE?

People with IQs between 25 and 35; adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range,which would necessitate extensive support; and an educational classification of dependent would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

Regarding fragile X syndrome,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Metacognitive skills are a large part of what it means to be a(n)__________ thinker

A woman in her late 40s who becomes pregnant has what chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome?

Regarding cretinism,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following terms is used to describe computer programs that are able to predict the weather,analyze geological formations,diagnose disease,and play chess?

Regarding hydrocephaly,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When learning adaptive behaviors,individuals with fragile X syndrome tend to do better with __________ skills.

Individuals whose IQ is between 25 and 40 and those with IQs between 40 and 55 are capable of mastering basic language and self-help skills with many becoming self-supporting by working in sheltered workshops.These two levels of intellectual disability are ___________,respectively.

Since there are many ways to be "smart," it has become controversial to define intelligence