Question 1

The ___ of intelligence suggests that,while there is an underlying g factor,specific abilities are also important in the expression of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-factor theory 
B)  primary abilities theory 
C)  seven-factor model 
D)  hierarchical model 
A)  two-factor theory 
B)  primary abilities theory 
C)  seven-factor model 
D)  hierarchical model

Question 2

What degree of reliability is demonstrated between the WAIS and Stanford-Binet intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 56 
C) 81 
D) 90 
A) 25 
B) 56 
C) 81 
D) 90

Question 3

The upper and lower limit of a trait that is set by genetic factors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  heritability. 
B)  reaction range. 
C)  eugenics. 
D)  enrichment. 
A)  heritability. 
B)  reaction range. 
C)  eugenics. 
D)  enrichment.

Question 4

Lennox is participating in an intelligence experiment.While hooked up to an EEG,two images are being flashed on either side of a computer screen.One of the images is complete while the other is incomplete.Lennox has been asked to indicate on which side the complete image appears.In this case,the researcher is examining the link between ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain activity and intelligence 
B)  brain speed and intelligence 
C)  brain size and intelligence 
D)  visual perception and intelligence 
A)  brain activity and intelligence 
B)  brain speed and intelligence 
C)  brain size and intelligence 
D)  visual perception and intelligence

Question 5

Ken is having a PET scan while he is doing a cognitive task.The PET scan shows a great deal of activity in Ken's brain while he is doing the task.What does this mean about Ken's performance on the task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ken is likely doing very well on the task; his brain is working hard. 
B)  Ken is likely not performing well on the task; his brain is not very efficient. 
C)  Ken has likely given up on the task; his brain is shutting down. 
D)  Ken has likely completed the task; his brain is consolidating the memory of the task. 
A)  Ken is likely doing very well on the task; his brain is working hard. 
B)  Ken is likely not performing well on the task; his brain is not very efficient. 
C)  Ken has likely given up on the task; his brain is shutting down. 
D)  Ken has likely completed the task; his brain is consolidating the memory of the task.

Question 6

Prentice learns that the heritability coefficient for the trait of 'having athlete's foot' is +0.23.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trait is not heritable. 
B)  The trait is mildly heritable. 
C)  23% of the people in a population will have the trait. 
D)  23% of the trait is inherited. 
A)  The trait is not heritable. 
B)  The trait is mildly heritable. 
C)  23% of the people in a population will have the trait. 
D)  23% of the trait is inherited.

Question 7

Which of the following pairs of people are most likely to score differently on an IQ test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pia and Jasmine, cousins 
B)  Paige and Thomas, brother and sister 
C)  Dale and Erin, father and daughter 
D)  Laura and Viktoria, identical twins 
A)  Pia and Jasmine, cousins 
B)  Paige and Thomas, brother and sister 
C)  Dale and Erin, father and daughter 
D)  Laura and Viktoria, identical twins

Question 8

In Terman's study,what name was given to participants with high intelligence scores who were studied longitudinally?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Terman's study,what name was given to...

Question 9

Which of the following is true about brain activity and intelligence,as revealed by PET scans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brain activity and sugar processing are greater in people who are performing poorly on intellectual tasks. 
B)  Brain activity and sugar processing are greater in people who are performing well on intellectual tasks. 
C)  Elevated levels of activity show up as green or blue on a PET scan. 
D)  When test-takers are performing a verbal task, the right prefrontal cortex is more active on the PET scan. 
A)  Brain activity and sugar processing are greater in people who are performing poorly on intellectual tasks. 
B)  Brain activity and sugar processing are greater in people who are performing well on intellectual tasks. 
C)  Elevated levels of activity show up as green or blue on a PET scan. 
D)  When test-takers are performing a verbal task, the right prefrontal cortex is more active on the PET scan.

Question 10

Ten-year old Isabelle has a mental age of 8.What would her IQ be?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 
B)  120 
C)  100 
D)  90 
A)  80 
B)  120 
C)  100 
D)  90

Question 11

Intelligence was originally defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to learn and adapt to meet the demands of the environment effectively. 
B)  the ability to understand and control one's mental abilities. 
C)  the ability to solve problems to ensure survival. 
D)  a factor that underlies all distinct clusters of mental abilities. 
A)  the ability to learn and adapt to meet the demands of the environment effectively. 
B)  the ability to understand and control one's mental abilities. 
C)  the ability to solve problems to ensure survival. 
D)  a factor that underlies all distinct clusters of mental abilities.

Question 12

Rozlynn lives on a farm eighty miles from the nearest city.Which of the following is most likely when comparing Rozlynn's IQ score to Tanya's,a child of the same age who lives in the city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 6 points lower than Tanya's. 
B)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 6 points higher than Tanya's. 
C)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 2 points lower than Tanya's. 
D)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 2 points higher than Tanya's. 
A)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 6 points lower than Tanya's. 
B)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 6 points higher than Tanya's. 
C)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 2 points lower than Tanya's. 
D)  Rozlynn's IQ score is likely about 2 points higher than Tanya's.

Question 13

What is needed for a person with superior innate mental abilities to develop to their full potential?

Accepted Answer

an encoura

Question 14

Jayesh has just created a new intelligence test.As soon as he is finished designing the test he administers it to a classroom of 300 introductory psychology students and gives them each a score.How meaningful are the scores that Jayesh gives the students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meaningful; because he administered it to the entire class the scores can be compared to each other. 
B)  Meaningful; because there were probably people of different ethnic origins in the class so, the scores can be assumed to function the same among different people, and the test is standardized. 
C)  Not meaningful; because there were probably people of different ethnic origins in the class, a different scoring system must be used for each ethnic group. 
D)  Not meaningful; a test would have to be administered to many more people and many people from different ethnic origins before it could be considered standardized. 
A)  Meaningful; because he administered it to the entire class the scores can be compared to each other. 
B)  Meaningful; because there were probably people of different ethnic origins in the class so, the scores can be assumed to function the same among different people, and the test is standardized. 
C)  Not meaningful; because there were probably people of different ethnic origins in the class, a different scoring system must be used for each ethnic group. 
D)  Not meaningful; a test would have to be administered to many more people and many people from different ethnic origins before it could be considered standardized.

Question 15

Intelligence test constructors typically assume a ___ view of test scores,where one person's test score can be compared to another's.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intelligence test constructors typically assume a ___...

Question 16

Longitudinal research by Shaw suggests that changes in the thickness of the ___ have implications for the development of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Longitudinal research by Shaw suggests that changes...

Question 17

What testing phenomenon may occur when people from a particular group perform poorly because they fear that their performance will conform to some negative belief about the group?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What testing phenomenon may occur when people...

Question 18

Describe how Thorndike viewed social intelligence.

Accepted Answer

ability to

Question 19

What was the controversy in the book The Bell Curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that the average IQ scores have been increasing across generations 
B)  the idea that parents have a significant role in the development of their children's IQ 
C)  the idea that group differences in IQ may be due mainly to genetic factors 
D)  the idea that racial differences in IQ may be due to different environments 
A)  the idea that the average IQ scores have been increasing across generations 
B)  the idea that parents have a significant role in the development of their children's IQ 
C)  the idea that group differences in IQ may be due mainly to genetic factors 
D)  the idea that racial differences in IQ may be due to different environments

Question 20

The correlation between creativity and intelligence diminishes beyond the IQ score of 120.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The ___ of intelligence suggests that,while there is an underlying g factor,specific abilities are also important in the expression of intelligence.

What degree of reliability is demonstrated between the WAIS and Stanford-Binet intelligence tests?

The upper and lower limit of a trait that is set by genetic factors is called

Ken is having a PET scan while he is doing a cognitive task.The PET scan shows a great deal of activity in Ken's brain while he is doing the task.What does this mean about Ken's performance on the task?

Prentice learns that the heritability coefficient for the trait of 'having athlete's foot' is +0.23.What does this mean?

Which of the following pairs of people are most likely to score differently on an IQ test?

In Terman's study,what name was given to participants with high intelligence scores who were studied longitudinally?

Which of the following is true about brain activity and intelligence,as revealed by PET scans?

Ten-year old Isabelle has a mental age of 8.What would her IQ be?

Intelligence was originally defined as

Rozlynn lives on a farm eighty miles from the nearest city.Which of the following is most likely when comparing Rozlynn's IQ score to Tanya's,a child of the same age who lives in the city?

What is needed for a person with superior innate mental abilities to develop to their full potential?

Jayesh has just created a new intelligence test.As soon as he is finished designing the test he administers it to a classroom of 300 introductory psychology students and gives them each a score.How meaningful are the scores that Jayesh gives the students?

Intelligence test constructors typically assume a ___ view of test scores,where one person's test score can be compared to another's.

Longitudinal research by Shaw suggests that changes in the thickness of the ___ have implications for the development of intelligence.

What testing phenomenon may occur when people from a particular group perform poorly because they fear that their performance will conform to some negative belief about the group?

Describe how Thorndike viewed social intelligence.

What was the controversy in the book The Bell Curve?

The correlation between creativity and intelligence diminishes beyond the IQ score of 120.

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Exam 10: Intelligence

The ___ of intelligence suggests that,while there is an underlying g factor,specific abilities are also important in the expression of intelligence.

What degree of reliability is demonstrated between the WAIS and Stanford-Binet intelligence tests?

The upper and lower limit of a trait that is set by genetic factors is called

Ken is having a PET scan while he is doing a cognitive task.The PET scan shows a great deal of activity in Ken's brain while he is doing the task.What does this mean about Ken's performance on the task?

Prentice learns that the heritability coefficient for the trait of 'having athlete's foot' is +0.23.What does this mean?

Which of the following pairs of people are most likely to score differently on an IQ test?

In Terman's study,what name was given to participants with high intelligence scores who were studied longitudinally?

Which of the following is true about brain activity and intelligence,as revealed by PET scans?

Ten-year old Isabelle has a mental age of 8.What would her IQ be?

Intelligence was originally defined as

Rozlynn lives on a farm eighty miles from the nearest city.Which of the following is most likely when comparing Rozlynn's IQ score to Tanya's,a child of the same age who lives in the city?

What is needed for a person with superior innate mental abilities to develop to their full potential?

Jayesh has just created a new intelligence test.As soon as he is finished designing the test he administers it to a classroom of 300 introductory psychology students and gives them each a score.How meaningful are the scores that Jayesh gives the students?

Intelligence test constructors typically assume a ___ view of test scores,where one person's test score can be compared to another's.

Longitudinal research by Shaw suggests that changes in the thickness of the ___ have implications for the development of intelligence.

What testing phenomenon may occur when people from a particular group perform poorly because they fear that their performance will conform to some negative belief about the group?

Describe how Thorndike viewed social intelligence.

What was the controversy in the book The Bell Curve?

The correlation between creativity and intelligence diminishes beyond the IQ score of 120.

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

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Memory

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Personality

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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