Question 1

Which of the following factors are cited by the authors as being at least partially responsible for the underrepresentation of women in the "hard sciences"?

Accepted Answer

A) Discrimination and societal expectations 
B) Genetic disadvantages 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Demand characteristics 
A) Discrimination and societal expectations 
B) Genetic disadvantages 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Demand characteristics

Question 2

The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to

Accepted Answer

A) identify areas of academic weakness in grade school children. 
B) identify which children were likely to do well in school. 
C) identify which children were likely to benefit from vocational education. 
D) identify which students were in need of accelerated instruction. 
A) identify areas of academic weakness in grade school children. 
B) identify which children were likely to do well in school. 
C) identify which children were likely to benefit from vocational education. 
D) identify which students were in need of accelerated instruction.

Question 3

Which of the following describes the main reason for using the deviation IQ formula instead of Stern's MA/CA × 100 formula to represent IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Stern's formula underpredicts IQ scores for those under 20 years old. 
B) Stern's formula is more difficult to calculate. 
C) A 90-year-old would not likely be able to achieve an IQ of 100 using Stern's formula. 
D) The older you are, the higher your IQ score will be according to Stern's formula. 
A) Stern's formula underpredicts IQ scores for those under 20 years old. 
B) Stern's formula is more difficult to calculate. 
C) A 90-year-old would not likely be able to achieve an IQ of 100 using Stern's formula. 
D) The older you are, the higher your IQ score will be according to Stern's formula.

Question 4

Rosenthal's "bloomers" study demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) higher teacher expectations of students led to higher academic performance. 
B) students who believed they were smart outperformed those who did not believe that they were smart. 
C) students who believed they were less intelligent performed worse than students believing that they were more intelligent. 
D) students with high achievement motivation tended to outperform students with low achievement motivation. 
A) higher teacher expectations of students led to higher academic performance. 
B) students who believed they were smart outperformed those who did not believe that they were smart. 
C) students who believed they were less intelligent performed worse than students believing that they were more intelligent. 
D) students with high achievement motivation tended to outperform students with low achievement motivation.

Question 5

The expressed purpose of the eugenics movement was to

Accepted Answer

A) improve a population's genetic stock by way of delivering increased educational training for those with high IQs. 
B) improve a population's genetic stock by implementing sterilisation plans for those of low IQ to prevent them from breeding. 
C) improve a population's genetic stock by way of delivering increased educational training for those with low IQs. 
D) improve a population's genetic stock by way of providing those with low IQ increased access to higher education. 
A) improve a population's genetic stock by way of delivering increased educational training for those with high IQs. 
B) improve a population's genetic stock by implementing sterilisation plans for those of low IQ to prevent them from breeding. 
C) improve a population's genetic stock by way of delivering increased educational training for those with low IQs. 
D) improve a population's genetic stock by way of providing those with low IQ increased access to higher education.

Question 6

Shalissa is described as being tactful and able to analyse situations to her advantage. She is probably high in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) analytical intelligence 
B) creative intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) general intelligence 
A) analytical intelligence 
B) creative intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) general intelligence

Question 7

Regarding bell curve assumptions, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) About 95 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score between 70 and 130. 
B) About 75 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score above 130. 
C) About 20 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score below 70. 
D) About 20 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score above 150. 
A) About 95 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score between 70 and 130. 
B) About 75 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score above 130. 
C) About 20 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score below 70. 
D) About 20 per cent of the population will achieve an IQ test score above 150.

Question 8

Which subdivision of the cortex is most active on tasks involving planning, impulse control, and short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Parietal cortex 
B) Temporal lobes 
C) Prefrontal cortex 
D) Occipital cortex 
A) Parietal cortex 
B) Temporal lobes 
C) Prefrontal cortex 
D) Occipital cortex

Question 9

Which movement was Hitler's rise to power and his quest to produce the master race analogous to?

Accepted Answer

A) Ebonics 
B) Darwinism 
C) Genocide 
D) Eugenics 
A) Ebonics 
B) Darwinism 
C) Genocide 
D) Eugenics

Question 10

According to Robert Sternberg, ________ is best described as "street smarts", or the ability to use information to get along in life.

Accepted Answer

A) analytical intelligence 
B) creative intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) general intelligence 
A) analytical intelligence 
B) creative intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) general intelligence

Question 11

Which views would the eugenics movement have been most likely to support?

Accepted Answer

A) Using IQ testing as a way to measure the quality of teaching and learning occurring in the schools 
B) Using IQ testing as a way to pinpoint areas of weakness in the curriculum 
C) Using selective breeding as a way to create an intellectually superior race of people 
D) Creating IQ tests that are less culturally and racially biased 
A) Using IQ testing as a way to measure the quality of teaching and learning occurring in the schools 
B) Using IQ testing as a way to pinpoint areas of weakness in the curriculum 
C) Using selective breeding as a way to create an intellectually superior race of people 
D) Creating IQ tests that are less culturally and racially biased

Question 12

________ suggested that intelligence could be comprised of musical ability, athletic ability, interpersonal skills, and public-speaking ability, in addition to several other skills.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ suggested that intelligence could be comprised...

Question 13

Which controversial book caused a rather significant uproar when its authors, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, suggested that some of the IQ gap between the races is genetic in origin?

Accepted Answer

A) The Cottingley Fairies 
B) Outliers 
C) The Mismeasure of Man 
D) The Bell Curve 
A) The Cottingley Fairies 
B) Outliers 
C) The Mismeasure of Man 
D) The Bell Curve

Question 14

After being referred for testing, Angela scored 102 on an IQ test. Angela is now likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) placed in a special education class. 
B) given accommodations due to her low test scores. 
C) left with no special placement. 
D) placed in a gifted and talented programme. 
A) placed in a special education class. 
B) given accommodations due to her low test scores. 
C) left with no special placement. 
D) placed in a gifted and talented programme.

Question 15

Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart-reading, map-reading, and graph-reading tasks. According to Gardner, Kenneth's skills reflect ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) spatial 
B) linguistic 
C) logic-mathematical 
D) naturalistic 
A) spatial 
B) linguistic 
C) logic-mathematical 
D) naturalistic

Question 16

Ms Bouvier is a first-grade teacher. She has just given Chelsea her screening test in the area of reading. Chelsea scored very high in word recognition, so Ms Bouvier assumes she will score high on the rest of the test. It is clear that Ms Bouvier believes in the ________ factor of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) g 
B) s 
C) a 
D) r 
A) g 
B) s 
C) a 
D) r

Question 17

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS is the least likely to contain culturally biased items?

Accepted Answer

A) Vocabulary 
B) Similarities 
C) Picture completion 
D) Comprehension 
A) Vocabulary 
B) Similarities 
C) Picture completion 
D) Comprehension

Question 18

Dr Cho wants to know if differences in the growth rate of fish are based on genetics or the environment. He buys two fish. Fish 1 is fed every day, while fish 2 is fed every other day. At the end of a month, fish 1 is nearly 15 per cent larger than fish 2). Considering the fish have a nearly identical genetic makeup, what can Dr Cho conclude?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental changes can account for all the differences in growth rate. 
B) Genetic influences must account for a majority of the differences in growth rate. 
C) Environmental conditions were more favourable for fish 2. 
D) Differences in growth rate cannot be determined by this simple experiment. 
A) Environmental changes can account for all the differences in growth rate. 
B) Genetic influences must account for a majority of the differences in growth rate. 
C) Environmental conditions were more favourable for fish 2. 
D) Differences in growth rate cannot be determined by this simple experiment.

Question 19

The WAIS assesses performance across ________ different levels of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 9 
A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 9

Question 20

________ thinking refers to the capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Crystallised 
D) Creative 
A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Crystallised 
D) Creative

Which of the following factors are cited by the authors as being at least partially responsible for the underrepresentation of women in the "hard sciences"?

The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to

Which of the following describes the main reason for using the deviation IQ formula instead of Stern's MA/CA × 100 formula to represent IQ scores?

Rosenthal's "bloomers" study demonstrated that

The expressed purpose of the eugenics movement was to

Shalissa is described as being tactful and able to analyse situations to her advantage. She is probably high in ________.

Regarding bell curve assumptions, which of the following is true?

Which subdivision of the cortex is most active on tasks involving planning, impulse control, and short-term memory?

Which movement was Hitler's rise to power and his quest to produce the master race analogous to?

According to Robert Sternberg, ________ is best described as "street smarts", or the ability to use information to get along in life.

Which views would the eugenics movement have been most likely to support?

________ suggested that intelligence could be comprised of musical ability, athletic ability, interpersonal skills, and public-speaking ability, in addition to several other skills.

Which controversial book caused a rather significant uproar when its authors, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, suggested that some of the IQ gap between the races is genetic in origin?

After being referred for testing, Angela scored 102 on an IQ test. Angela is now likely to be

Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart-reading, map-reading, and graph-reading tasks. According to Gardner, Kenneth's skills reflect ________ intelligence.

Ms Bouvier is a first-grade teacher. She has just given Chelsea her screening test in the area of reading. Chelsea scored very high in word recognition, so Ms Bouvier assumes she will score high on the rest of the test. It is clear that Ms Bouvier believes in the ________ factor of intelligence.

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS is the least likely to contain culturally biased items?

The WAIS assesses performance across ________ different levels of intelligence.

________ thinking refers to the capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem.

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Exam 9: Intelligence and Iq Testing

Which of the following factors are cited by the authors as being at least partially responsible for the underrepresentation of women in the "hard sciences"?

The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to

Which of the following describes the main reason for using the deviation IQ formula instead of Stern's MA/CA × 100 formula to represent IQ scores?

Rosenthal's "bloomers" study demonstrated that

The expressed purpose of the eugenics movement was to

Shalissa is described as being tactful and able to analyse situations to her advantage. She is probably high in ________.

Regarding bell curve assumptions, which of the following is true?

Which subdivision of the cortex is most active on tasks involving planning, impulse control, and short-term memory?

Which movement was Hitler's rise to power and his quest to produce the master race analogous to?

According to Robert Sternberg, ________ is best described as "street smarts", or the ability to use information to get along in life.

Which views would the eugenics movement have been most likely to support?

________ suggested that intelligence could be comprised of musical ability, athletic ability, interpersonal skills, and public-speaking ability, in addition to several other skills.

Which controversial book caused a rather significant uproar when its authors, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, suggested that some of the IQ gap between the races is genetic in origin?

After being referred for testing, Angela scored 102 on an IQ test. Angela is now likely to be

Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart-reading, map-reading, and graph-reading tasks. According to Gardner, Kenneth's skills reflect ________ intelligence.

Ms Bouvier is a first-grade teacher. She has just given Chelsea her screening test in the area of reading. Chelsea scored very high in word recognition, so Ms Bouvier assumes she will score high on the rest of the test. It is clear that Ms Bouvier believes in the ________ factor of intelligence.

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS is the least likely to contain culturally biased items?

The WAIS assesses performance across ________ different levels of intelligence.

________ thinking refers to the capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem.

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Stress, Coping and Health

Social Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

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