Question 1

One shortcoming of the book The Bell Curve was its assumption that

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color is a good way to identify different races 
B)  intelligence is primarily what is called "g" 
C)  intelligence cannot be measured 
D)  intelligence is multifaceted 
A)  skin color is a good way to identify different races 
B)  intelligence is primarily what is called "g" 
C)  intelligence cannot be measured 
D)  intelligence is multifaceted

Question 2

Do IQ scores predict academic achievement and job performance?

Accepted Answer

IQ scores, which stand for Intelligence

Question 3

In a normal distribution of IQ scores,what percentage of people have a score between 85 and 115?

Accepted Answer

A)  54% 
B)  68.26% 
C)  95.44% 
D)  99.9% 
A)  54% 
B)  68.26% 
C)  95.44% 
D)  99.9%

Question 4

An "environmental factor" explanation for the racial differences in IQ scores would focus on:

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A)  hormonal differences 
B)  genetic differences 
C)  poverty 
D)  biological factors 
A)  hormonal differences 
B)  genetic differences 
C)  poverty 
D)  biological factors

Question 5

According to the idea of reaction range,intelligence can vary about 10 to 15 points,depending upon environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was Binet's original goal in developing an intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A)  to identify children who were mentally retarded and needed special help and education 
B)  to identify children who were gifted 
C)  to identify children who were predisposed to become scientists and engineers 
D)  to start tracking students with average intelligence over their lifetime 
A)  to identify children who were mentally retarded and needed special help and education 
B)  to identify children who were gifted 
C)  to identify children who were predisposed to become scientists and engineers 
D)  to start tracking students with average intelligence over their lifetime

Question 7

Which of the following is a disadvantage to the triarchic approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not give people credit for being intelligent in multiple ways 
B)  it ignores the influence that problem-solving skills have on overall intelligence 
C)  it does not have adequate support based on existing intelligence tests 
D)  there is no consideration of analytical thinking 
A)  it does not give people credit for being intelligent in multiple ways 
B)  it ignores the influence that problem-solving skills have on overall intelligence 
C)  it does not have adequate support based on existing intelligence tests 
D)  there is no consideration of analytical thinking

Question 8

When children leave Head Start,their IQs typically remain the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dr.Andree,a psychologist,is giving an intelligence test to a subject.The subject takes a number of subtests,including information,comprehension,arithmetic,and digit span.These subtests are for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the verbal scale of the Wechsler 
B)  the performance scale of the Wechsler 
C)  the cognitive scale of the Wechsler 
D)  the general knowledge scale of the Stanford-Binet 
A)  the verbal scale of the Wechsler 
B)  the performance scale of the Wechsler 
C)  the cognitive scale of the Wechsler 
D)  the general knowledge scale of the Stanford-Binet

Question 10

At a career fair,you stop by Dr.Ibanez's booth to talk about her career.Her professional interests include how to best assess people's abilities,skills,beliefs,and personality traits.You guess that Dr.Ibanez specializes in:

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A)  physiological psychology 
B)  psychometrics 
C)  counseling psychology 
D)  developmental psychology 
A)  physiological psychology 
B)  psychometrics 
C)  counseling psychology 
D)  developmental psychology

Question 11

The nature-nurture question contemplates the contribution of ____ and ____ to the development of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural factors; family environment 
B)  genetic factors; environmental factors 
C)  skull size; brain size 
D)  wealth; education 
A)  cultural factors; family environment 
B)  genetic factors; environmental factors 
C)  skull size; brain size 
D)  wealth; education

Question 12

Describe validity and reliability.Why do some people with high IQs do poorly in college? How would you know if an intelligence test was reliable?

Accepted Answer

Validity refers to the accuracy of a tes

Question 13

What provided the motivation behind Alfred Binet developing the first standardized intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A)  With World War I, the army had to determine who was fit for service. 
B)  His own child was mentally retarded. 
C)  He was appointed to a commission to develop a method to identify children who needed special help. 
D)  He conducted research as part of his graduate studies. 
A)  With World War I, the army had to determine who was fit for service. 
B)  His own child was mentally retarded. 
C)  He was appointed to a commission to develop a method to identify children who needed special help. 
D)  He conducted research as part of his graduate studies.

Question 14

Bethany has a mental age of 5.This means that she must:

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A)  be 5 years of age 
B)  have answered test items that could be answered by an average five-year-old 
C)  have answered at least half of the items considered appropriate for the average six-year-old 
D)  have an intelligence level that matches her chronological age 
A)  be 5 years of age 
B)  have answered test items that could be answered by an average five-year-old 
C)  have answered at least half of the items considered appropriate for the average six-year-old 
D)  have an intelligence level that matches her chronological age

Question 15

Why would the cortex of highly intelligent children show a later thinning by the age of 19?

Accepted Answer

A)  The whole brain shrinks in size, not just the cortex, to allow new connections to form. 
B)  Given that there is limited space within the skull, the thinning allows for growth in other areas of the brain, such as the medulla. 
C)  There is less learning at this time of life compared to early childhood, and therefore less need for neural connections. 
D)  Those neural connections that are unused may die off to make the cortex more efficient in its functions. 
A)  The whole brain shrinks in size, not just the cortex, to allow new connections to form. 
B)  Given that there is limited space within the skull, the thinning allows for growth in other areas of the brain, such as the medulla. 
C)  There is less learning at this time of life compared to early childhood, and therefore less need for neural connections. 
D)  Those neural connections that are unused may die off to make the cortex more efficient in its functions.

Question 16

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory has the advantage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving credit to people for abilities that are not normally measured by standard tests of intelligence 
B)  explaining differences in intelligence between people 
C)  stressing affective factors 
D)  identifying parts of the brain that are involved in critical thinking 
A)  giving credit to people for abilities that are not normally measured by standard tests of intelligence 
B)  explaining differences in intelligence between people 
C)  stressing affective factors 
D)  identifying parts of the brain that are involved in critical thinking

Question 17

What would a positive correlation between brain size and intelligence mean as revealed by MRI scans?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain size alone determines intelligence 
B)  there is a relationship between brain size and intelligence 
C)  greater use of the brain makes it grow in size 
D)  mentally retarded individuals have the smallest brains 
A)  brain size alone determines intelligence 
B)  there is a relationship between brain size and intelligence 
C)  greater use of the brain makes it grow in size 
D)  mentally retarded individuals have the smallest brains

Question 18

Binet believed that intelligence was ____ and that it could be measured by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a general ability; putting the individual into novel situations 
B)  a collection of mental abilities; assessing a person's ability to perform cognitive tasks 
C)  a collection of mental abilities; reaction time 
D)  genetic; assessing a person's skull size 
A)  a general ability; putting the individual into novel situations 
B)  a collection of mental abilities; assessing a person's ability to perform cognitive tasks 
C)  a collection of mental abilities; reaction time 
D)  genetic; assessing a person's skull size

Question 19

In a normal distribution of IQ scores,what percentage of people have a score between 70 and 130?

Accepted Answer

A)  54% 
B)  68.26% 
C)  95.44% 
D)  99.9% 
A)  54% 
B)  68.26% 
C)  95.44% 
D)  99.9%

Question 20

Gardner argues that standard IQ tests measure:

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial intelligence and verbal intelligence 
B)  verbal intelligence and body-movement intelligence 
C)  intelligence to understand oneself and others 
D)  verbal intelligence and logical-mathematical intelligence 
A)  spatial intelligence and verbal intelligence 
B)  verbal intelligence and body-movement intelligence 
C)  intelligence to understand oneself and others 
D)  verbal intelligence and logical-mathematical intelligence

Exam 13: Intelligence

One shortcoming of the book The Bell Curve was its assumption that

Do IQ scores predict academic achievement and job performance?

In a normal distribution of IQ scores,what percentage of people have a score between 85 and 115?

An "environmental factor" explanation for the racial differences in IQ scores would focus on:

According to the idea of reaction range,intelligence can vary about 10 to 15 points,depending upon environmental factors.

What was Binet's original goal in developing an intelligence test?

Which of the following is a disadvantage to the triarchic approach?

When children leave Head Start,their IQs typically remain the same.

Dr.Andree,a psychologist,is giving an intelligence test to a subject.The subject takes a number of subtests,including information,comprehension,arithmetic,and digit span.These subtests are for:

At a career fair,you stop by Dr.Ibanez's booth to talk about her career.Her professional interests include how to best assess people's abilities,skills,beliefs,and personality traits.You guess that Dr.Ibanez specializes in:

The nature-nurture question contemplates the contribution of ____ and ____ to the development of intelligence.

Describe validity and reliability.Why do some people with high IQs do poorly in college? How would you know if an intelligence test was reliable?

What provided the motivation behind Alfred Binet developing the first standardized intelligence test?

Bethany has a mental age of 5.This means that she must:

Why would the cortex of highly intelligent children show a later thinning by the age of 19?

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory has the advantage of:

What would a positive correlation between brain size and intelligence mean as revealed by MRI scans?

Binet believed that intelligence was ____ and that it could be measured by ____.

In a normal distribution of IQ scores,what percentage of people have a score between 70 and 130?

Gardner argues that standard IQ tests measure:

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