Question 1

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

Accepted Answer

A) They should minimize or eliminate the use of language. 
B) They should not attempt to measure intelligence. 
C) They should be composed of items that vary from culture to culture. 
D) They should measure values based on a person's cultural background. 
A) They should minimize or eliminate the use of language. 
B) They should not attempt to measure intelligence. 
C) They should be composed of items that vary from culture to culture. 
D) They should measure values based on a person's cultural background.

Question 2

Children identified as "bloomers" in their classrooms may show elevated IQs not because of their own intelligence but because of

Accepted Answer

A) demand characteristics. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) experimenter expectancy effects. 
D) the Flynn effect. 
A) demand characteristics. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) experimenter expectancy effects. 
D) the Flynn effect.

Question 3

Which one of the following was tentatively proposed by Gardner as a possible ninth type of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Musical 
B) Interpersonal 
C) Holistic 
D) Existential 
A) Musical 
B) Interpersonal 
C) Holistic 
D) Existential

Question 4

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

Question 5

Foster hasn't performed as well as he could have in school,but he seems to have a good head on his shoulders,does well at work,understands others,and could be said to have "street smarts." In this example,what type of intelligence is most applicable to Foster?

Accepted Answer

A) Creative intelligence 
B) General intelligence 
C) Naturalistic intelligence 
D) Practical intelligence 
A) Creative intelligence 
B) General intelligence 
C) Naturalistic intelligence 
D) Practical intelligence

Question 6

A person who breeds and trains race horses is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) practise negative eugenics. 
B) promote voluntary sterilization plans. 
C) promote involuntary sterilization plans. 
D) practise positive eugenics. 
A) practise negative eugenics. 
B) promote voluntary sterilization plans. 
C) promote involuntary sterilization plans. 
D) practise positive eugenics.

Question 7

Lucy has been blind from birth and is getting her intelligence tested through the school board to determine what resources she will need to succeed in school.According to Galton's original ideas about intelligence,Lucy would be expected to

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrate normal intelligence because intelligence is crystallized. 
B) have limited intelligence because her sensory capabilities are limited. 
C) demonstrate high intelligence because all her senses other than vision would be more specialized. 
D) display advanced abilities for abstract thinking but difficulties with concrete thought. 
A) demonstrate normal intelligence because intelligence is crystallized. 
B) have limited intelligence because her sensory capabilities are limited. 
C) demonstrate high intelligence because all her senses other than vision would be more specialized. 
D) display advanced abilities for abstract thinking but difficulties with concrete thought.

Question 8

The cousin of Charles Darwin who was interested in the potential adaptive advantages of high intellect was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

When assessing for intellectual disability,some experts have recently placed a heightened emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) brain damage. 
B) threshold IQs. 
C) gullibility. 
D) attentional skills. 
A) brain damage. 
B) threshold IQs. 
C) gullibility. 
D) attentional skills.

Question 10

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 must be due to differences in their environments. 
C) 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. 
D) Prenatal influences have little,if any,influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental 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 must be due to differences in their environments. 
C) 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. 
D) Prenatal influences have little,if any,influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental influences.

Question 11

Some research on brain activity and intelligence has demonstrated that participants with higher levels of intelligence exhibited __________ brain activity than participants of lower levels of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) less 
B) the same amount of 
C) more 
D) differentiated 
A) less 
B) the same amount of 
C) more 
D) differentiated

Question 12

__________ refers to when a test predicts outcomes,such as grades or occupational success,better in one group than in another.

Accepted Answer

A) Deviation IQ 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Test bias 
D) Interrater reliability 
A) Deviation IQ 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Test bias 
D) Interrater reliability

Question 13

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences,someone who is a veterinarian would have high __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) bodily-kinesthetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) spatial 
D) intrapersonal 
A) bodily-kinesthetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) spatial 
D) intrapersonal

Question 14

Stephanie's friends describe her as someone who has the uncanny ability to say the right thing at the right time whenever someone is in need.According to Gardner,Stephanie's skills may reflect a type of __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

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 16

Our accumulated knowledge of the world over time is called __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude 
B) abstract 
C) crystallized 
D) fluid 
A) aptitude 
B) abstract 
C) crystallized 
D) fluid

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Sternberg is to Spearman as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) general (g)intelligence;practical intelligence 
B) analytical intelligence;general (g)intelligence 
C) multiple intelligences;specific abilities 
D) creative intelligence;crystallized intelligence 
A) general (g)intelligence;practical intelligence 
B) analytical intelligence;general (g)intelligence 
C) multiple intelligences;specific abilities 
D) creative intelligence;crystallized intelligence

Question 19

Ivie and Ray's (1990)study tracked female graduates in various academic disciplines over 40 years.Each of the disciplines increased over that time,except one that increased moderately,and then decreased.Which discipline is that?

Accepted Answer

A) Computer science 
B) Engineering 
C) Mathematics 
D) Physics 
A) Computer science 
B) Engineering 
C) Mathematics 
D) Physics

Question 20

Severe forms of intellectual disability are typically due to

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of proper socialization. 
B) psychological and emotional factors. 
C) genetic and environmental influences. 
D) rare genetic mutations or accidents during birth. 
A) a lack of proper socialization. 
B) psychological and emotional factors. 
C) genetic and environmental influences. 
D) rare genetic mutations or accidents during birth.

Exam 9: D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

Children identified as "bloomers" in their classrooms may show elevated IQs not because of their own intelligence but because of

Which one of the following was tentatively proposed by Gardner as a possible ninth type of intelligence?

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

Foster hasn't performed as well as he could have in school,but he seems to have a good head on his shoulders,does well at work,understands others,and could be said to have "street smarts." In this example,what type of intelligence is most applicable to Foster?

A person who breeds and trains race horses is likely to

Lucy has been blind from birth and is getting her intelligence tested through the school board to determine what resources she will need to succeed in school.According to Galton's original ideas about intelligence,Lucy would be expected to

The cousin of Charles Darwin who was interested in the potential adaptive advantages of high intellect was

When assessing for intellectual disability,some experts have recently placed a heightened emphasis on

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

Some research on brain activity and intelligence has demonstrated that participants with higher levels of intelligence exhibited __________ brain activity than participants of lower levels of intelligence.

__________ refers to when a test predicts outcomes,such as grades or occupational success,better in one group than in another.

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences,someone who is a veterinarian would have high __________ intelligence.

Stephanie's friends describe her as someone who has the uncanny ability to say the right thing at the right time whenever someone is in need.According to Gardner,Stephanie's skills may reflect a type of __________ intelligence.

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

Our accumulated knowledge of the world over time is called __________ intelligence.

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

Sternberg is to Spearman as __________ is to __________.

Ivie and Ray's (1990)study tracked female graduates in various academic disciplines over 40 years.Each of the disciplines increased over that time,except one that increased moderately,and then decreased.Which discipline is that?

Severe forms of intellectual disability are typically due to

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

Sternberg is to Spearman as is to .