Question 1

________ devised a simple formula for calculating an index of intelligence, or intelligence quotient (IQ).

Accepted Answer

A)  Theo Simon 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Franz Gall 
D)  Louis Thurstone

Question 2

Since there is a cultural stereotype in the United States that women are not good at math, most women do especially well on math tests in order to prove the stereotype wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the Middle Ages, people accused of being witches were often tested by being dunked in a river or pond. If they floated to the surface, they were condemned as witches. If they sank and drowned, they were posthumously acquitted. This test obviously lacks

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  norms. 
C)  validity. 
D)  bias.

Question 4

Dr. Ming hypothesizes that a particular gene is involved in intelligence. He breeds a strain of mice that have had this particular gene removed to see if they show an impaired ability to solve problems compared to mice that have not had this gene removed. This is an example of a ______________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  transgenic 
B)  anthropometric 
C)  psychometric 
D)  gene knockout

Question 5

Which of the following is an environmental explanation for differences between male and female cognitive abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in estrogen and testosterone levels 
B)  differences in social treatment 
C)  genes located on the x chromosome 
D)  genes located on the y chromosome

Question 6

Scientists agree that a general intelligence underlies the specific abilities and talents measured by intelligence tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  global, intuitive, and special 
B)  general, global, and specific 
C)  mathematical, reasoning, and verbal 
D)  analytical, creative, and practical

Question 8

Tang believes that everyone is born with a certain amount of intelligence that cannot change. When he is confronted with a difficult problem in math class that he cannot solve right away, he is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  give up. 
B)  ask a "smart" student for guidance. 
C)  ask the teacher for guidance. 
D)  keep trying

Question 9

Terence is a skilled musician, writer, computer programmer, and problem solver. The fact that Terence is good at so many diverse activities supports the notion of _____________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  modal 
B)  transferable 
C)  successful 
D)  general

Question 10

Which of the following typically happens to crystallized intelligence as healthy adults age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crystallized intelligence peaks at middle age and then declines. 
B)  Crystallized intelligence is slowly replaced by fluid intelligence. 
C)  Crystallized intelligence remains stable or increases with experience. 
D)  Crystallized intelligence steadily declines throughout the lifespan.

Question 11

Brandon can name all 50 states and capitals. Which type of intelligence is he relying most on?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  fluid 
C)  crystallized 
D)  static

Question 12

According to your textbook, which of the following is true regarding the population level increases in intelligence test scores over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increase indicates that children today are actually smarter than their parents were. 
B)  The increase is due to the fact that people are better test takers, not that they are smarter. 
C)  The increase is an illusion created by the way intelligence tests are normed. 
D)  The reasons for the increase are unclear, but may reflect the increased ability to process information quickly.

Question 13

Marcos, a geology professor, has always been fascinated by the study of fossils, shells, and rock formations. According to Gardner, Marcos is strong in the area of ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinesthetic 
B)  naturalistic 
C)  visuospatial 
D)  logical

Question 14

Zoe wants to test the IQ of a group of ESL students who do not speak any English. What test might you recommend to her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford-Binet 
B)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
C)  WAIS 
D)  Binet-Simon

Question 15

When Dweck and her colleagues taught _____________ views to a group of junior high students, they found that the group's grades _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  entity; improved 
B)  entity; worsened 
C)  incremental; improved 
D)  incremental; worsened

Question 16

__________ percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixty-five 
B)  Seventy-five 
C)  Eighty-five 
D)  Ninety-five

Question 17

Which of the following statements is an argument for multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistical analyses show that all varieties of intelligence tests are highly correlated with one another. 
B)  Most individuals who score high on verbal tests also score high on quantitative and performance tests. 
C)  Some individuals score high on verbal tests but very low on quantitative tests, and vice versa. 
D)  Some people would rather listen to a lecture than view a film because they are "auditory" learners.

Question 18

Binet and Simon originally developed their famous test to

Accepted Answer

A)  identify children who might have difficulty in school. 
B)  identify gifted children. 
C)  measure the intelligence of adults. 
D)  measure the intelligence of normal children.

Question 19

Because Ken's history professor was a college student during the 1970s, he has extraordinary insight and knowledge of facts concerning the Vietnam War era. This knowledge is associated with the term

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence. 
B)  fluid intelligence. 
C)  general intelligence. 
D)  multiple intelligence.

Question 20

Henrietta's grandfather used to be a psychologist in the 1950s. While going through is old papers, Henrietta finds an old intelligence test that was tested and normed over fifty years earlier. Just for fun, Henrietta decides to take the test, which gives her an IQ of 110. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  She would probably receive a similar score from a more recent test. 
B)  The score is probably too high, because the average score on the test when it was normed is lower than it would be today. 
C)  The score is probably too low, because the average score on the test when it was normed was lower than it would be today. 
D)  The score is probably too high, because the average score on the test when it was normed was higher than it would be today.

Exam 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

________ devised a simple formula for calculating an index of intelligence, or intelligence quotient (IQ) .