Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research with adopted children provides useful evidence about the impact of experience as well as heredity. 
B)  Adopted children show some resemblance to their foster parents in IQ. 
C)  Unrelated children who are raised in the same home have no similarities in IQ. 
D)  Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart. 
A)  Research with adopted children provides useful evidence about the impact of experience as well as heredity. 
B)  Adopted children show some resemblance to their foster parents in IQ. 
C)  Unrelated children who are raised in the same home have no similarities in IQ. 
D)  Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart.

Question 2

If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a 2-month interval,the test is said to be.

Accepted Answer

A)  valid. 
B)  reliable. 
C)  significant. 
D)  standardized 
A)  valid. 
B)  reliable. 
C)  significant. 
D)  standardized

Question 3

Megan has an IQ score of 30,and she is able to perform simple tasks in highly structured environments.According to the system traditionally used to categorize various levels of mental retardation,Megan would most likely be classified as having

Accepted Answer

A)  mild mental retardation. 
B)  moderate mental retardation. 
C)  severe mental retardation. 
D)  profound mental retardation. 
A)  mild mental retardation. 
B)  moderate mental retardation. 
C)  severe mental retardation. 
D)  profound mental retardation.

Question 4

The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development. 
B)  environmental factors have no impact on intellectual development. 
C)  genetic factors have no impact on intellectual development. 
D)  identical twins often do not have the same genotype. 
A)  environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development. 
B)  environmental factors have no impact on intellectual development. 
C)  genetic factors have no impact on intellectual development. 
D)  identical twins often do not have the same genotype.

Question 5

Creative people are thought to be more autonomous,introverted,self-confident,and impulsive; however research shows that they are less willing to take risks and tend to be more self-doubting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Where a person's actual IQ score falls within the reaction range is determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors. 
B)  genetic factors. 
C)  both environmental and genetic factors. 
D)  neither environmental nor genetic factors. 
A)  environmental factors. 
B)  genetic factors. 
C)  both environmental and genetic factors. 
D)  neither environmental nor genetic factors.

Question 7

The first crude efforts to devise intelligence tests were made by Lewis Terman,who invented correlation to show that intelligence is inherited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which British scholar concluded in his book Hereditary Genius that success runs in families because great intelligence is passed from generation to generation through genetic inheritance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Simon 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Francis Galton 
D)  Lewis Terman 
A)  Theodore Simon 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Francis Galton 
D)  Lewis Terman

Question 9

Which of the following does NOT describe what Terman's gifted children were like as adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  they exhibited better-than-average emotional stability 
B)  several individuals were recognized for genius-level contributions in their fields 
C)  they were judged successful by conventional standards 
D)  they exhibited better-than-average physical health 
A)  they exhibited better-than-average emotional stability 
B)  several individuals were recognized for genius-level contributions in their fields 
C)  they were judged successful by conventional standards 
D)  they exhibited better-than-average physical health

Question 10

Which of the following explanations for racial differences in intelligence is best supported by research evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jensen's heritability theory 
B)  cultural bias in IQ tests 
C)  cultural disadvantage 
D)  Watson's differential conditioning theory 
A)  Jensen's heritability theory 
B)  cultural bias in IQ tests 
C)  cultural disadvantage 
D)  Watson's differential conditioning theory

Question 11

Which of the following statements corresponds most closely to the position on ethnic differences in average IQ scores presented by Herrnstein and Murray in their book The Bell Curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic differences in average IQ differences are a function of relative nutritional levels for different ethnic groups, particularly the amount of protein in one's diet. 
B)  Ethnic differences in average IQ scores are substantial and are partly genetic in origin. 
C)  Ethnic differences in average IQ differences reflect the inherent bias in IQ tests toward different ethnic groups. 
D)  Herrnstein & Murray are interactionists and would partially endorse all of these statements. 
A)  Ethnic differences in average IQ differences are a function of relative nutritional levels for different ethnic groups, particularly the amount of protein in one's diet. 
B)  Ethnic differences in average IQ scores are substantial and are partly genetic in origin. 
C)  Ethnic differences in average IQ differences reflect the inherent bias in IQ tests toward different ethnic groups. 
D)  Herrnstein & Murray are interactionists and would partially endorse all of these statements.

Question 12

Describe validity and reliability.How would you know if an intelligence test was reliable?

Accepted Answer

Reliability refers to the measurement co

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding acceptable levels of test reliability is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .50. 
B)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .70. 
C)  Reliability estimates must be .50 or higher for a personality test, and .70 or higher for a test of mental ability. 
D)  There are no absolute guidelines about acceptable levels of reliability. 
A)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .50. 
B)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .70. 
C)  Reliability estimates must be .50 or higher for a personality test, and .70 or higher for a test of mental ability. 
D)  There are no absolute guidelines about acceptable levels of reliability.

Question 14

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,someone who is able to cope well with new or novel tasks,should score high in

Accepted Answer

A)  analytic intelligence. 
B)  creative intelligence. 
C)  practical intelligence. 
D)  all three areas of intelligence. 
A)  analytic intelligence. 
B)  creative intelligence. 
C)  practical intelligence. 
D)  all three areas of intelligence.

Question 15

Galton attempted to measure intelligence in order to demonstrate that intelligence was determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity. 
B)  experience. 
C)  neither heredity nor experience. 
D)  both heredity and experience. 
A)  heredity. 
B)  experience. 
C)  neither heredity nor experience. 
D)  both heredity and experience.

Question 16

In 1969,Arthur Jenson suggested that

Accepted Answer

A)  social class differences in IQ are largely due to environmental factors. 
B)  social class differences in IQ are largely due to genetic factors. 
C)  ethnic differences in IQ are largely due to environmental factors. 
D)  ethnic differences in IQ are largely due to genetic factors. 
A)  social class differences in IQ are largely due to environmental factors. 
B)  social class differences in IQ are largely due to genetic factors. 
C)  ethnic differences in IQ are largely due to environmental factors. 
D)  ethnic differences in IQ are largely due to genetic factors.

Question 17

Researchers who believe that IQ is largely genetic (such as Arthur Jensen)argue that the heritability of IQ is close to

Accepted Answer

A)  100 percent. 
B)  80 percent. 
C)  60 percent. 
D)  50 percent. 
A)  100 percent. 
B)  80 percent. 
C)  60 percent. 
D)  50 percent.

Question 18

Organic conditions that cause mental retardation include down syndrome,phenylketonuria and hydrocephaly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Summarize evidence from research on adoption,environmental deprivation or enrichment,and generational changes in IQ,showing how experience shapes intelligence.

Accepted Answer

Adoption studies show that children show

Question 20

____________________ occurs when a hypothetical,abstract concept is given a name and then treated as though it were a concrete,tangible object.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ occurs when a hypothetical,abstract concept is...

Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate?

If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a 2-month interval,the test is said to be.

Megan has an IQ score of 30,and she is able to perform simple tasks in highly structured environments.According to the system traditionally used to categorize various levels of mental retardation,Megan would most likely be classified as having

The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together suggests that

Creative people are thought to be more autonomous,introverted,self-confident,and impulsive; however research shows that they are less willing to take risks and tend to be more self-doubting.

Where a person's actual IQ score falls within the reaction range is determined by

The first crude efforts to devise intelligence tests were made by Lewis Terman,who invented correlation to show that intelligence is inherited.

Which British scholar concluded in his book Hereditary Genius that success runs in families because great intelligence is passed from generation to generation through genetic inheritance?

Which of the following does NOT describe what Terman's gifted children were like as adults?

Which of the following explanations for racial differences in intelligence is best supported by research evidence?

Which of the following statements corresponds most closely to the position on ethnic differences in average IQ scores presented by Herrnstein and Murray in their book The Bell Curve?

Describe validity and reliability.How would you know if an intelligence test was reliable?

Which of the following statements regarding acceptable levels of test reliability is accurate?

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,someone who is able to cope well with new or novel tasks,should score high in

Galton attempted to measure intelligence in order to demonstrate that intelligence was determined by

In 1969,Arthur Jenson suggested that

Researchers who believe that IQ is largely genetic (such as Arthur Jensen)argue that the heritability of IQ is close to

Organic conditions that cause mental retardation include down syndrome,phenylketonuria and hydrocephaly.

Summarize evidence from research on adoption,environmental deprivation or enrichment,and generational changes in IQ,showing how experience shapes intelligence.

____________________ occurs when a hypothetical,abstract concept is given a name and then treated as though it were a concrete,tangible object.

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Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate?

If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a 2-month interval,the test is said to be.

Megan has an IQ score of 30,and she is able to perform simple tasks in highly structured environments.According to the system traditionally used to categorize various levels of mental retardation,Megan would most likely be classified as having

The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together suggests that

Creative people are thought to be more autonomous,introverted,self-confident,and impulsive; however research shows that they are less willing to take risks and tend to be more self-doubting.

Where a person's actual IQ score falls within the reaction range is determined by

The first crude efforts to devise intelligence tests were made by Lewis Terman,who invented correlation to show that intelligence is inherited.

Which British scholar concluded in his book Hereditary Genius that success runs in families because great intelligence is passed from generation to generation through genetic inheritance?

Which of the following does NOT describe what Terman's gifted children were like as adults?

Which of the following explanations for racial differences in intelligence is best supported by research evidence?

Which of the following statements corresponds most closely to the position on ethnic differences in average IQ scores presented by Herrnstein and Murray in their book The Bell Curve?

Describe validity and reliability.How would you know if an intelligence test was reliable?

Which of the following statements regarding acceptable levels of test reliability is accurate?

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,someone who is able to cope well with new or novel tasks,should score high in

Galton attempted to measure intelligence in order to demonstrate that intelligence was determined by

In 1969,Arthur Jenson suggested that

Researchers who believe that IQ is largely genetic (such as Arthur Jensen)argue that the heritability of IQ is close to

Organic conditions that cause mental retardation include down syndrome,phenylketonuria and hydrocephaly.

Summarize evidence from research on adoption,environmental deprivation or enrichment,and generational changes in IQ,showing how experience shapes intelligence.

____________________ occurs when a hypothetical,abstract concept is given a name and then treated as though it were a concrete,tangible object.

The Evolution of Psychology

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Variations in Consciousness

Learning

Human Memory

Language and Thought

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development Across the Life Span

Personality

Social Behavior

Stress,Coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Statistical Methods

Industrial organizational Psychology

Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology

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