Question 1

Your text reports that in the early years of the 20th century, advocates for the disadvantaged argued that good education can lift the IQ scores of the disadvantaged. In light of subsequent research, were the advocates correct

Accepted Answer

A) No.Intelligence largely reflects genetic mechanisms. 
B) Not quite.Education and IQ scores are related, but not in a cause-and-effect way. 
C) Somewhat.Increases in IQ scores stemming from enriched education are generally short-lived. 
D) Yes.A lack of schooling results in continuing declines in IQ.

Question 2

Which of the following defines deep structure

Accepted Answer

A) How an idea is expressed in language 
B) The underlying meaning of an idea as expressed in a universal grammar 
C) The oldest parts of the brain responsible for language 
D) The part of the brain that allows plasticity

Question 3

Which of the following is one of Gardner's forms of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) General intelligence 
B) Analytical intelligence 
C) Crystallized intelligence 
D) Spatial intelligence

Question 4

Psychologists have attempted to teach a number of nonhuman primates to communicate using American Sign Language. Which of the following statements accurately reflects a limitation of the linguistic accomplishments of these animals

Accepted Answer

A) In their use of signs, these animals focus overwhelmingly on food and pleasure; they communicate only rarely about social relationships. 
B) Animal language is not nearly as creative and novel in its construction and use as human language is. 
C) Nonhuman primates struggle to learn each new sign; learning language never gets any easier for them. 
D) A, B, and C

Question 5

The fact that SAT scores are correlated with measures of intelligence supports the _____ of the SAT

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) standardization 
D) invalidity

Question 6

Studies of changes in intelligence as a function of aging suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) both fluid and crystallized intelligence tend to decline equally with age in adults 
B) crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but fluid intelligence does not 
C) fluid intelligence increases with age in adults, whereas crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age in adults 
D) fluid intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but crystallized intelligence does not

Question 7

A stroke in Broca's area would mainly impair language production rather than language comprehension

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An individual with mental retardation has an IQ below 70.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following clues is a youngster most likely to use to discover the meaning of the question "Can you see me fiffining"

Accepted Answer

A) the syntax 
B) the sounds of unusual phonemes 
C) the number of phonemes in the word 
D) the word length and complexity

Question 10

_______'s area in the left frontal lobe is specialized for speech production.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______'s area in the left frontal lobe...

Question 11

Which of the following defines standardization

Accepted Answer

A) Computing the average score of an intelligence test at different age levels 
B) The age at which a given person is performing intellectually 
C) Changing intelligence tests to make their questions more similar 
D) Using structured tests to select people who are likely to do well at a task

Question 12

According to your text, WAIS scores correlate highly with scores on other IQ tests, such as the Stanford-Binet, as well as with college grades and measures of work success. These correlations most clearly support the WAIS's:

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) standardization 
D) reliability and validity

Question 13

The practical problem Alfred Binet was trying to solve when he developed his intelligence test was:

Accepted Answer

A) devising a culturally fair measure of intelligence 
B) devising an uncontaminated measure of intelligence 
C) assessing soldiers' aptitude for combat and leadership roles 
D) helping teachers better educating students of differing abilities

Question 14

Which of the following statements best expresses the idea of linguistic relativity

Accepted Answer

A) Language is equivalent to thought. 
B) Language influences thought. 
C) Thought determines language. 
D) Language is unrelated to thought.

Question 15

About 95% of the population have an IQ score between ______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 50; 150 
B) 70; 130 
C) 80; 120 
D) 90; 110

Question 16

The notion of practical intelligence is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner 
B) Sternberg 
C) Weschler 
D) Spearman

Question 17

"We think the way our language lets us," muses your French literature professor. This statement relates to the linguistic ___________ hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) generativity 
B) universality 
C) specificity 
D) relativity

Question 18

Let's say a child uses his own dog's name - Rusty - to refer to his neighbor's dog. This most clearly illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) generativity 
B) linguistic relativity 
C) babbling 
D) overextension

Question 19

According to the nativist approach, the key mechanisms driving language acquisition include:

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement 
B) a universal grammar 
C) the language-acquisition device 
D) both B and C

Question 20

An infant produces her first words around 6 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Intelligence and Language

Your text reports that in the early years of the 20th century, advocates for the disadvantaged argued that good education can lift the IQ scores of the disadvantaged. In light of subsequent research, were the advocates correct

Which of the following defines deep structure

Which of the following is one of Gardner's forms of intelligence

Psychologists have attempted to teach a number of nonhuman primates to communicate using American Sign Language. Which of the following statements accurately reflects a limitation of the linguistic accomplishments of these animals

The fact that SAT scores are correlated with measures of intelligence supports the _____ of the SAT

Studies of changes in intelligence as a function of aging suggest that:

A stroke in Broca's area would mainly impair language production rather than language comprehension

An individual with mental retardation has an IQ below 70.

Which of the following clues is a youngster most likely to use to discover the meaning of the question "Can you see me fiffining"

_______'s area in the left frontal lobe is specialized for speech production.

Which of the following defines standardization

According to your text, WAIS scores correlate highly with scores on other IQ tests, such as the Stanford-Binet, as well as with college grades and measures of work success. These correlations most clearly support the WAIS's:

The practical problem Alfred Binet was trying to solve when he developed his intelligence test was:

Which of the following statements best expresses the idea of linguistic relativity

About 95% of the population have an IQ score between and _.

The notion of practical intelligence is associated with:

"We think the way our language lets us," muses your French literature professor. This statement relates to the linguistic ___________ hypothesis.

Let's say a child uses his own dog's name - Rusty - to refer to his neighbor's dog. This most clearly illustrates:

According to the nativist approach, the key mechanisms driving language acquisition include:

An infant produces her first words around 6 months of age.