Question 1

Who consistently overestimates their IQs?

Accepted Answer

A)  professors 
B)  college students 
C)  females 
D)  males 
A)  professors 
B)  college students 
C)  females 
D)  males

Question 2

The American Psychological Association Task Force on the racial differences in intelligence found:

Accepted Answer

A)  no convincing evidence that genetic factors play a primary role in IQ differences among races 
B)  evidence that genetic factors play a small role in IQ differences among races 
C)  that intelligence tests do not discriminate against minorities 
D)  educational opportunities do not influence intelligence 
A)  no convincing evidence that genetic factors play a primary role in IQ differences among races 
B)  evidence that genetic factors play a small role in IQ differences among races 
C)  that intelligence tests do not discriminate against minorities 
D)  educational opportunities do not influence intelligence

Question 3

According to your textbook,why are some IQ tests culturally biased?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be developed in colleges and universities in the Midwest. 
B)  They measure accumulated knowledge and problem-solving strategies that most people have learned. 
C)  They measure knowledge that is more familiar to members of some social groups than others. 
D)  They tend to be developed by psychologists of color. 
A)  They tend to be developed in colleges and universities in the Midwest. 
B)  They measure accumulated knowledge and problem-solving strategies that most people have learned. 
C)  They measure knowledge that is more familiar to members of some social groups than others. 
D)  They tend to be developed by psychologists of color.

Question 4

Factor "g" is a poor predictor of academic performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For Sternberg,intelligence is measured by:

Accepted Answer

A)  analyzing the reasoning that people take in solving problems 
B)  asking people to define various types of words 
C)  how well they do in academic settings 
D)  the activation of neural assemblies in the cerebral cortex 
A)  analyzing the reasoning that people take in solving problems 
B)  asking people to define various types of words 
C)  how well they do in academic settings 
D)  the activation of neural assemblies in the cerebral cortex

Question 6

If a gifted child has critical parents,she is more likely to have emotional problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the nature-nurture question of intelligence? What does an interaction between nature and nurture mean in the context of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The nature-nurture question of intellige

Question 8

Terry,after reading about the correlation between job performance and IQ scores,says to Randy,"There is a positive correlation in the .30 to .50 range between job performance and IQ.Since you're intelligent,you'll be successful in your career." What should Randy's educated response be?

Accepted Answer

A)  "There is no research studying those two variables." 
B)  "The correlation is more like .50 to .60." 
C)  "There is no positive correlation between job performance and IQ!" 
D)  "You can't predict my specific personal job performance from my specific IQ." 
A)  "There is no research studying those two variables." 
B)  "The correlation is more like .50 to .60." 
C)  "There is no positive correlation between job performance and IQ!" 
D)  "You can't predict my specific personal job performance from my specific IQ."

Question 9

To determine if a student suffers from an intellectual disability,only IQ scores should be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The WAIS-IV yields a verbal and performance score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you ask college students to estimate their parents' IQ,who would have the lowest estimate?

Accepted Answer

A)  their mothers 
B)  their fathers 
C)  it depends-only male students would estimate their fathers' IQ as the lowest 
D)  it depends-only female students would estimate their fathers' IQ as the lowest 
A)  their mothers 
B)  their fathers 
C)  it depends-only male students would estimate their fathers' IQ as the lowest 
D)  it depends-only female students would estimate their fathers' IQ as the lowest

Question 12

A lawsuit brought against the San Francisco school system on behalf of all black school children in the district was based on the finding that a disproportionately:

Accepted Answer

A)  low percentage of black children were receiving educational testing 
B)  low percentage of black children were being placed in classes for the learning disabled 
C)  high percentage of black children were enrolled in classes for the mentally retarded 
D)  high percentage of black children were dropping out of school because they were not receiving adequate amounts of instruction 
A)  low percentage of black children were receiving educational testing 
B)  low percentage of black children were being placed in classes for the learning disabled 
C)  high percentage of black children were enrolled in classes for the mentally retarded 
D)  high percentage of black children were dropping out of school because they were not receiving adequate amounts of instruction

Question 13

A task force of the American Psychological Association said that the development of an individual's intelligence is significantly influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  genetic factors 
C)  poverty 
D)  educational opportunities 
A)  discrimination 
B)  genetic factors 
C)  poverty 
D)  educational opportunities

Question 14

Which family relationship has the most genes in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins reared together 
B)  fraternal twins reared together 
C)  siblings raised together 
D)  fraternal twins reared apart 
A)  identical twins reared together 
B)  fraternal twins reared together 
C)  siblings raised together 
D)  fraternal twins reared apart

Question 15

Recent research examined the long-term relationship of intelligence and brain development in children.In the brains of highly intelligent children,it was found that the ____ was thicker than in the brains of children with average intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  cortex 
C)  thalamus 
D)  hypothalamus 
A)  corpus callosum 
B)  cortex 
C)  thalamus 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 16

Why has the difference in IQ between African Americans and White Americans narrowed in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  revision of IQ test to reduce cultural bias 
B)  an increase in the number of African American psychologists 
C)  changes in environmental factors 
D)  changes in genetic factors 
A)  revision of IQ test to reduce cultural bias 
B)  an increase in the number of African American psychologists 
C)  changes in environmental factors 
D)  changes in genetic factors

Question 17

The world's first standardized intelligence test was introduced by Binet and Simon in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1879 
B)  1905 
C)  1923 
D)  1942 
A)  1879 
B)  1905 
C)  1923 
D)  1942

Question 18

Robert Yerkes conducted IQ tests with army recruits for World War I.His study found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the IQ test was biased towards ethnic minorities 
B)  immigrants could be ranked by IQ scores according to their country of origin 
C)  the average mental age of White American adults was 25 years, indicative of superior intelligence 
D)  the use of minimal intelligence scores for occupations was inappropriate 
A)  the IQ test was biased towards ethnic minorities 
B)  immigrants could be ranked by IQ scores according to their country of origin 
C)  the average mental age of White American adults was 25 years, indicative of superior intelligence 
D)  the use of minimal intelligence scores for occupations was inappropriate

Question 19

Of the following,which was added to the Wechsler tests of intelligence to rule out cultural or education problems that might hinder a person's score?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional scale 
B)  digit span scale 
C)  similarities scale 
D)  performance scale 
A)  emotional scale 
B)  digit span scale 
C)  similarities scale 
D)  performance scale

Question 20

Which of the following was not among Binet's warnings about intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence tests do not measure innate abilities. 
B)  Intelligence tests do not measure natural intelligence. 
C)  Intelligence tests should not be correlated with grades or job performance. 
D)  Intelligence tests by themselves should not be used to label people. 
A)  Intelligence tests do not measure innate abilities. 
B)  Intelligence tests do not measure natural intelligence. 
C)  Intelligence tests should not be correlated with grades or job performance. 
D)  Intelligence tests by themselves should not be used to label people.

Exam 13: Intelligence

Who consistently overestimates their IQs?

The American Psychological Association Task Force on the racial differences in intelligence found:

According to your textbook,why are some IQ tests culturally biased?

Factor "g" is a poor predictor of academic performance.

For Sternberg,intelligence is measured by:

If a gifted child has critical parents,she is more likely to have emotional problems.

What is the nature-nurture question of intelligence? What does an interaction between nature and nurture mean in the context of intelligence?

Terry,after reading about the correlation between job performance and IQ scores,says to Randy,"There is a positive correlation in the .30 to .50 range between job performance and IQ.Since you're intelligent,you'll be successful in your career." What should Randy's educated response be?

To determine if a student suffers from an intellectual disability,only IQ scores should be used.

The WAIS-IV yields a verbal and performance score.

If you ask college students to estimate their parents' IQ,who would have the lowest estimate?

A lawsuit brought against the San Francisco school system on behalf of all black school children in the district was based on the finding that a disproportionately:

A task force of the American Psychological Association said that the development of an individual's intelligence is significantly influenced by:

Which family relationship has the most genes in common?

Recent research examined the long-term relationship of intelligence and brain development in children.In the brains of highly intelligent children,it was found that the ____ was thicker than in the brains of children with average intelligence.

Why has the difference in IQ between African Americans and White Americans narrowed in recent years?

The world's first standardized intelligence test was introduced by Binet and Simon in:

Robert Yerkes conducted IQ tests with army recruits for World War I.His study found that:

Of the following,which was added to the Wechsler tests of intelligence to rule out cultural or education problems that might hinder a person's score?

Which of the following was not among Binet's warnings about intelligence tests?

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