Question 1

Which of the following is true concerning "twin study" research findings?

Accepted Answer

A) Fraternal twins have more similar IQ scores than identical twins. 
B) Identical twins and fraternal twins share similarly high IQ correlations. 
C) Identical twins have more similar IQ scores than fraternal twins. 
D) Identical twins raised together have less similar scores than identical twins raised apart. 
A) Fraternal twins have more similar IQ scores than identical twins. 
B) Identical twins and fraternal twins share similarly high IQ correlations. 
C) Identical twins have more similar IQ scores than fraternal twins. 
D) Identical twins raised together have less similar scores than identical twins raised apart.

Question 2

According to Robert Sternberg,which type of intelligence is least likely to predict success in an academic environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Analytical intelligence 
B) Creative intelligence 
C) Practical intelligence 
D) Exponential intelligence 
A) Analytical intelligence 
B) Creative intelligence 
C) Practical intelligence 
D) Exponential intelligence

Question 3

According to Sternberg's theory,which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Practical intelligence involves our ability to use original thinking to solve problems. 
B) Analytical intelligence is similar to Spearman's g factor of intelligence. 
C) Practical intelligence is similar to Gardner's naturalistic intelligence. 
D) Creative intelligence is similar to crystallized intelligence. 
A) Practical intelligence involves our ability to use original thinking to solve problems. 
B) Analytical intelligence is similar to Spearman's g factor of intelligence. 
C) Practical intelligence is similar to Gardner's naturalistic intelligence. 
D) Creative intelligence is similar to crystallized intelligence.

Question 4

Rosenthal's "rapid bloomers" study demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following correlations of intelligence level would provide evidence for an environmental influence on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Brothers and sisters who have high intelligence 
B) Children and their parents who all have low intelligence 
C) Adopted children and their adoptive parents who have high intelligence 
D) Adopted children and their biological parents who have low intelligence 
A) Brothers and sisters who have high intelligence 
B) Children and their parents who all have low intelligence 
C) Adopted children and their adoptive parents who have high intelligence 
D) Adopted children and their biological parents who have low intelligence

Question 6

Which of the following methods would be best for investigating the correlates of differences between high and low IQ scorers?

Accepted Answer

A) Utilizing learning styles questionnaires to assess learning preferences 
B) Utilizing brain imaging techniques to investigate which parts of the brain are more active on certain tasks 
C) Utilizing vocational interest inventories to assess future career ambitions 
D) Utilizing personality measures to assess behaviours and attitudes 
A) Utilizing learning styles questionnaires to assess learning preferences 
B) Utilizing brain imaging techniques to investigate which parts of the brain are more active on certain tasks 
C) Utilizing vocational interest inventories to assess future career ambitions 
D) Utilizing personality measures to assess behaviours and attitudes

Question 7

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years.His IQ would be

Accepted Answer

A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 115. 
D) 130. 
A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 115. 
D) 130.

Question 8

Which type of intelligence has been moderately and positively associated with the personality trait of openness to experience?

Accepted Answer

A) general 
B) crystallized 
C) specific 
D) fluid 
A) general 
B) crystallized 
C) specific 
D) fluid

Question 9

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

Question 10

According to Gardner's theory,Picasso's talents are associated with which form of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Linguistic 
B) Logical 
C) Spatial 
D) Naturalistic 
A) Linguistic 
B) Logical 
C) Spatial 
D) Naturalistic

Question 11

Finding multiple different ways to successfully complete a video-game level without losing any lives would be related to what type of creative thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Divergent thinking 
B) Emotional intelligence 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Critical thinking 
A) Divergent thinking 
B) Emotional intelligence 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Critical thinking

Question 12

An eight-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) eight;80 
B) eight;125 
C) 10;100 
D) 10;125 
A) eight;80 
B) eight;125 
C) 10;100 
D) 10;125

Question 13

Binet and Simon's intelligence test did not include __________ items as a subtest area.

Accepted Answer

A) verbal comprehension 
B) object assembly 
C) short-term memory 
D) vocabulary 
A) verbal comprehension 
B) object assembly 
C) short-term memory 
D) vocabulary

Question 14

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Inadequate adaptive functioning 
B) Evidence of brain damage 
C) Slower than normal reflexes 
D) Onset of deficits prior to age six 
A) Inadequate adaptive functioning 
B) Evidence of brain damage 
C) Slower than normal reflexes 
D) Onset of deficits prior to age six

Question 15

What is the critical flaw associated with Stern's calculations of Intelligence Quotient?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ doesn't represent multiple different types of intelligences. 
B) Mental age levels off around the age of 16 and skews computations. 
C) The calculation is only appropriate for examining IQ in adult populations. 
D) IQ rapidly declines as adults get older,especially over the age of 65. 
A) IQ doesn't represent multiple different types of intelligences. 
B) Mental age levels off around the age of 16 and skews computations. 
C) The calculation is only appropriate for examining IQ in adult populations. 
D) IQ rapidly declines as adults get older,especially over the age of 65.

Question 16

Sternberg's __________ model of intelligence offers a theory of multiple intelligences.

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized 
B) fluid 
C) triarchic 
D) triangular 
A) crystallized 
B) fluid 
C) triarchic 
D) triangular

Question 17

Recent research evidence suggests that people with poor cognitive skills are especially likely to overestimate their intellectual abilities,a phenomenon known as

Accepted Answer

A) the double curse of incompetence. 
B) metacognitive skills. 
C) deviation IQ. 
D) positive eugenics. 
A) the double curse of incompetence. 
B) metacognitive skills. 
C) deviation IQ. 
D) positive eugenics.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true concerning the relationship between brain size and intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) The higher the brain volume is,the lower the intelligence test scores. 
B) Higher brain volume causes higher intelligence test scores. 
C) The higher the brain volume is,the higher the intelligence test scores. 
D) Higher brain volume is unrelated to intelligence test scores. 
A) The higher the brain volume is,the lower the intelligence test scores. 
B) Higher brain volume causes higher intelligence test scores. 
C) The higher the brain volume is,the higher the intelligence test scores. 
D) Higher brain volume is unrelated to intelligence test scores.

Question 20

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS-IV assesses attention and rote memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Digit span 
B) Picture completion 
C) Comprehension 
D) Block design 
A) Digit span 
B) Picture completion 
C) Comprehension 
D) Block design

Exam 9: D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

Which of the following is true concerning "twin study" research findings?

According to Robert Sternberg,which type of intelligence is least likely to predict success in an academic environment?

According to Sternberg's theory,which statement is true?

Rosenthal's "rapid bloomers" study demonstrated that

Which of the following correlations of intelligence level would provide evidence for an environmental influence on intelligence?

Which of the following methods would be best for investigating the correlates of differences between high and low IQ scorers?

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years.His IQ would be

Which type of intelligence has been moderately and positively associated with the personality trait of openness to experience?

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?

According to Gardner's theory,Picasso's talents are associated with which form of intelligence?

Finding multiple different ways to successfully complete a video-game level without losing any lives would be related to what type of creative thinking?

An eight-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________.

Binet and Simon's intelligence test did not include __________ items as a subtest area.

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of intellectual disability?

What is the critical flaw associated with Stern's calculations of Intelligence Quotient?

Sternberg's __________ model of intelligence offers a theory of multiple intelligences.

Recent research evidence suggests that people with poor cognitive skills are especially likely to overestimate their intellectual abilities,a phenomenon known as

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

Which of the following statements is true concerning the relationship between brain size and intelligence?

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS-IV assesses attention and rote memory?

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

An eight-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of and an IQ of .