Question 1

Which of the following individuals might be suffering from intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Camille, who has an IQ of 67 as a result of a motorcycle accident when she was 35 
B) Ivan, who was assessed with an IQ of 62 when he was nine and lives with his mother now that he's an adult 
C) Jess, who has an IQ of 68 and lives by herself 
D) Arius, who has an IQ of 82 and holds down a job as a custodian 
A) Camille, who has an IQ of 67 as a result of a motorcycle accident when she was 35 
B) Ivan, who was assessed with an IQ of 62 when he was nine and lives with his mother now that he's an adult 
C) Jess, who has an IQ of 68 and lives by herself 
D) Arius, who has an IQ of 82 and holds down a job as a custodian

Question 2

Which is true regarding correlational research that focuses on family size and IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) Children from larger families report higher IQs than children from smaller families. 
B) Children from smaller families report higher IQs than children from larger families. 
C) The IQ correlations of children from large families are similar to the IQ correlations of children from small families. 
D) Positive correlations between family size and IQ have mainly been found. 
A) Children from larger families report higher IQs than children from smaller families. 
B) Children from smaller families report higher IQs than children from larger families. 
C) The IQ correlations of children from large families are similar to the IQ correlations of children from small families. 
D) Positive correlations between family size and IQ have mainly been found.

Question 3

Alfred Binet and Sir Francis Galton would have likely disagreed about

Accepted Answer

A) the extent to which our senses influence intelligence. 
B) the extent to which tests can measure intelligence. 
C) the extent to which intelligence tests were reliable. 
D) the extent to which intelligence tests were objective measures. 
A) the extent to which our senses influence intelligence. 
B) the extent to which tests can measure intelligence. 
C) the extent to which intelligence tests were reliable. 
D) the extent to which intelligence tests were objective measures.

Question 4

The term "Terman's Termites" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B) a group of Army soldiers who, on the basis of their IQ, were followed through their military career 
C) a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D) a group of individuals from the National Institute of Mental Health who are responsible for overseeing research on intelligence in children 
A) a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively 
B) a group of Army soldiers who, on the basis of their IQ, were followed through their military career 
C) a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood 
D) a group of individuals from the National Institute of Mental Health who are responsible for overseeing research on intelligence in children

Question 5

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
C) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. 
D) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences. 
A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
C) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. 
D) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences.

Question 6

The cousin of Charles Darwin who believed that intelligence is a byproduct of sensory capacity was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Binet 
B) James Cattell 
C) Henri Simon 
D) Sir Francis Galton 
A) Alfred Binet 
B) James Cattell 
C) Henri Simon 
D) Sir Francis Galton

Question 7

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) functional thinking 
B) circular thinking 
C) convergent thinking 
D) divergent thinking 
A) functional thinking 
B) circular thinking 
C) convergent thinking 
D) divergent thinking

Question 8

According to Gardner, there are as many as ________ types of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Arithmetic 
B) Digit span 
C) Block design 
D) Vocabulary 
A) Arithmetic 
B) Digit span 
C) Block design 
D) Vocabulary

Question 10

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Accepted Answer

A) Decisive 
B) Convergent 
C) Heuristic 
D) Divergent 
A) Decisive 
B) Convergent 
C) Heuristic 
D) Divergent

Question 11

An item asking you about the temperature at which water boils would be found on the ________ subscale section of the WAIS.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An item asking you about the temperature...

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?

Accepted Answer

A) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardised maths tests, but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT maths section. 
B) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardised maths tests and, even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT maths section. 
C) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardised math tests, but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT maths section. 
D) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardised math tests, but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT maths section. 
A) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardised maths tests, but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT maths section. 
B) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardised maths tests and, even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT maths section. 
C) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardised math tests, but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT maths section. 
D) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardised math tests, but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT maths section.

Question 13

Although those with high IQs are found across professional fields, which professional group tends to obtain the highest average IQs?

Accepted Answer

A) Social workers 
B) Law enforcement officers 
C) University professors 
D) Plumbers 
A) Social workers 
B) Law enforcement officers 
C) University professors 
D) Plumbers

Question 14

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Global, intuitive, and special 
B) General, global, and specific 
C) Mathematical, reasoning, and verbal 
D) Analytical, creative, and practical 
A) Global, intuitive, and special 
B) General, global, and specific 
C) Mathematical, reasoning, and verbal 
D) Analytical, creative, and practical

Question 15

In the 1980s, political scientist James Flynn observed that the IQs of Americans were rising at a rate of about ________ point(s)per decade.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 16

The phrase "know thyself" most accurately reflects ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic 
B) interpersonal 
C) linguistic 
D) intrapersonal 
A) naturalistic 
B) interpersonal 
C) linguistic 
D) intrapersonal

Question 17

Taylor is the only girl on her baseball team. Today she will be playing in the championship game and is worried that she will not be able to play as well as she usually does because she was told that girls always do worse in the big games. What concept is being represented?

Accepted Answer

A) Between-group heritability 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Test bias 
A) Between-group heritability 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Test bias

Question 18

What is a dominant characteristic of culture-fair IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Minimal verbal skills are required. 
B) They feature a large number of items pertaining to the test taker's culture. 
C) They offer a large percentage of math-based questions to reduce the strain on language. 
D) They are always administered orally. 
A) Minimal verbal skills are required. 
B) They feature a large number of items pertaining to the test taker's culture. 
C) They offer a large percentage of math-based questions to reduce the strain on language. 
D) They are always administered orally.

Question 19

Which statement would best reflect Arthur Jensen's views concerning IQ and preschool enrichment programmes?

Accepted Answer

A) Exceptional teaching strategies can boost children's IQ scores. 
B) Preschool enrichment programmes are likely to negatively affect children's IQ scores. 
C) Preschool enrichment programmes cannot appreciably boost children's IQ scores. 
D) Preschool enrichment programmes can significantly boost children's IQ scores. 
A) Exceptional teaching strategies can boost children's IQ scores. 
B) Preschool enrichment programmes are likely to negatively affect children's IQ scores. 
C) Preschool enrichment programmes cannot appreciably boost children's IQ scores. 
D) Preschool enrichment programmes can significantly boost children's IQ scores.

Question 20

Hannah took a reading test to see what her level of reading ability was. Although the tests did measure something related to reading skills, the first test showed that she had very poor reading skills, whereas the second test showed she had average reading skills. Which of the following is TRUE regarding this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) The reading tests are likely valid but not reliable. 
B) The reading tests did not measure what they were intended to measure. 
C) The reading tests did not demonstrate validity. 
D) The tests had low validity and low reliability. 
A) The reading tests are likely valid but not reliable. 
B) The reading tests did not measure what they were intended to measure. 
C) The reading tests did not demonstrate validity. 
D) The tests had low validity and low reliability.

Which of the following individuals might be suffering from intellectual disability?

Which is true regarding correlational research that focuses on family size and IQ?

Alfred Binet and Sir Francis Galton would have likely disagreed about

The term "Terman's Termites" refers to ________.

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE?

The cousin of Charles Darwin who believed that intelligence is a byproduct of sensory capacity was ________.

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ________.

According to Gardner, there are as many as ________ types of intelligence.

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

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

An item asking you about the temperature at which water boils would be found on the ________ subscale section of the WAIS.

Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?

Although those with high IQs are found across professional fields, which professional group tends to obtain the highest average IQs?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

In the 1980s, political scientist James Flynn observed that the IQs of Americans were rising at a rate of about ________ point(s)per decade.

The phrase "know thyself" most accurately reflects ________ intelligence.

Taylor is the only girl on her baseball team. Today she will be playing in the championship game and is worried that she will not be able to play as well as she usually does because she was told that girls always do worse in the big games. What concept is being represented?

What is a dominant characteristic of culture-fair IQ tests?

Which statement would best reflect Arthur Jensen's views concerning IQ and preschool enrichment programmes?

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Exam 9: Intelligence and Iq Testing

Which of the following individuals might be suffering from intellectual disability?

Which is true regarding correlational research that focuses on family size and IQ?

Alfred Binet and Sir Francis Galton would have likely disagreed about

The term "Terman's Termites" refers to ________.

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE?

The cousin of Charles Darwin who believed that intelligence is a byproduct of sensory capacity was ________.

A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in ________.

According to Gardner, there are as many as ________ types of intelligence.

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

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

An item asking you about the temperature at which water boils would be found on the ________ subscale section of the WAIS.

Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?

Although those with high IQs are found across professional fields, which professional group tends to obtain the highest average IQs?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

In the 1980s, political scientist James Flynn observed that the IQs of Americans were rising at a rate of about ________ point(s)per decade.

The phrase "know thyself" most accurately reflects ________ intelligence.

Taylor is the only girl on her baseball team. Today she will be playing in the championship game and is worried that she will not be able to play as well as she usually does because she was told that girls always do worse in the big games. What concept is being represented?

What is a dominant characteristic of culture-fair IQ tests?

Which statement would best reflect Arthur Jensen's views concerning IQ and preschool enrichment programmes?

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

Filters