Question 1

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.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following was true about the brain of Albert Einstein?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was heavier than the average human brain.
B)  It was smaller and lighter than the average human brain.
C)  Its weight was average for a human brain.
D)  It was never studied.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What is the IQ of a 10-year-old with a mental age of 8?

Accepted Answer

A)  125
B)  80
C)  1.25
D)  0.8E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Whose theory suggests that Tiger Woods's ability to hit a golf ball might be considered a form of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spearman
B)  Galton
C)  Binet
D)  GardnerE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical intelligence
B)  creative intelligence
C)  practical intelligence
D)  general intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

People who hold an incremental theory of intelligence tend to ______________ when faced with challenging academic problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  give up
B)  cheat
C)  feel hopeless
D)  be resilientE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the relationship between a person's brain size,and his or her intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no relationship between brain size and intelligence.
B)  Brain size is correlated with intelligence,but the relationship is complicated and poorly understood.
C)  Large brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.
D)  Small brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

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.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Based on IQ score as calculated by Terman,a student with an IQ score of 120 is likely to answer IQ test questions like someone who is age _____,even though the student is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  10;12
B)  12;11
C)  10;8
D)  12;10E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

According to your textbook,a key factor in why growing up in a low-income family is associated with lower IQs is likely

Accepted Answer

A)  stress.
B)  genetics.
C)  a lack of interest in learning.
D)  season of birth.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

According to your textbook,how should teachers tailor their instruction styles to maximize learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teachers should tailor their teaching to fit the material.
B)  Teachers should tailor their teaching to match each individual student's learning style.
C)  Teachers should tailor their teaching to match the modal (i.e. ,most frequent) learning style found in their classroom.
D)  Teachers should tailor their teaching primarily towards reading/writing learners.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

According to Spearman,it is one's ________ intelligence that produces the positive correlations found between math,reading scores,and visual perception tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  general
B)  emotional
C)  crystallized
D)  fluidE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Gardner and his associates are known for proposing

Accepted Answer

A)  the generalized theory of intelligence.
B)  the triarchic theory of intelligence.
C)  the theory of multiple intelligences.
D)  the theory of emotional intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

In general,studies examining the correlations between intelligence scores for different family members indicate that __________________ is the greatest determinant for shared intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  education
B)  shared experience
C)  biological relatedness
D)  shared environmentE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

According to the Flynn effect,for at least several generations,

Accepted Answer

A)  the IQ scores of the children are higher than those of their parents.
B)  the IQ scores of the children are lower than those of their parents.
C)  the IQ scores of both children and parents have remained about the same.
D)  there is no correlation between the IQ scores of children and their parents.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

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-SimonE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

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 tryingE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Corrie is well liked by all her classmates.She has lots of friends and is always one of the first people chosen whenever there are group projects.According to Gardner,at which type of intelligence does Corrie likely excel?

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal
B)  intrapersonal
C)  naturalistic
D)  visuospatialE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is the best psychological description for intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  how creative a person is
B)  how much a person knows
C)  how well a person can understand,reason,and cognitively adapt to obstacles
D)  how "street smart" a person isE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The average score on most IQ tests is

Accepted Answer

A)  15.
B)  100.
C)  150.
D)  500.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 9: B: Intelligence Testing

Which of the following was true about the brain of Albert Einstein?

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In general,studies examining the correlations between intelligence scores for different family members indicate that __________________ is the greatest determinant for shared intelligence.

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According to the Flynn effect,for at least several generations,

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According to your textbook,a key factor in why growing up in a low-income family is associated with lower IQs is likely

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According to Spearman,it is one's ________ intelligence that produces the positive correlations found between math,reading scores,and visual perception tests.

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Corrie is well liked by all her classmates.She has lots of friends and is always one of the first people chosen whenever there are group projects.According to Gardner,at which type of intelligence does Corrie likely excel?

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Based on IQ score as calculated by Terman,a student with an IQ score of 120 is likely to answer IQ test questions like someone who is age _____,even though the student is _____.

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People who hold an incremental theory of intelligence tend to ______________ when faced with challenging academic problems.

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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?

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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

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Gardner and his associates are known for proposing

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between a person's brain size,and his or her intelligence?

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

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The average score on most IQ tests is

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What is the IQ of a 10-year-old with a mental age of 8?

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Which of the following is the best psychological description for intelligence?

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According to your textbook,how should teachers tailor their instruction styles to maximize learning?

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According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

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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

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Whose theory suggests that Tiger Woods's ability to hit a golf ball might be considered a form of intelligence?

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