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1
The similarity between intelligence scores of fraternal twins reared together is
equal to that between adopted siblings reared together.
equal to that between identical twins reared apart.
less than that between identical twins reared apart.
equal to that between ordinary siblings reared together.
2
Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer. This is an example of an __ test.
aptitude
factor analysis
validity
achievement
3
If both depressed and non-depressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it suggests
has not been standardized.
has not been factor-analyzed.
is not valid.
does not produce scores that form a normal distribution.
4
Of the following, who best illustrates Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence?
Nikki, a teenager who completes the road test for her driver's license
Betty, a schoolteacher who refuses to pay taxes because they are used to
Salma, a fifth-grader who solves complicated mathematical problems in rt
Jackie, a high school student who receives lower grades in physical ed
5
Howard Gardner identified a total of intelligences.
eight
five
fifteen
three
6
The normal curve would represent the distribution of
American historical dates in terms of importance.
American women in terms of their physical heights.
American schoolchildren in terms of their ages.
the American population in terms of gender.
7
Sasha has a mild intellectual disability. She has achieved the equivalent of a fifth-grade education and will soon begin
35 and 49.
20 and 34.
50 and 69.
5 and 19.
8
Women scoring in the highest 25 percent on the Scottish national intelligence test at age i t than those who scored low
live longer
talk at an earlier age
be less creative
experience more stereotype threat
9
Factor analysis has been used to assess whether
intelligence is determined primarily by heredity or by experience.
intelligence is a single trait or a collection of distinct abilities.
differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals.
intelligence scores remain stable over the life span.
10
The Flynn effect best illustrates that the process of intelligence testing requires up-to-date
intelligence quotients.
standardization samples.
factor analyses.
heritability estimates.
11
Jamal, an African-American, is reminded of his race prior to taking an intelligence test. He scores lower as a result.
Stereotype threat
Factor analysis
Heritability
Content validity
12
A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will
standardized.
factor-analyzed.
reliable.
valid.
13
Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to
be athletically uncoordinated.
have a high degree of practical intelligence.
have low emotional intelligence.
be academically successful.
14
very stressful or embarrassing situations, Preeti is able to maintain her poise and help others to feel comfortable.
extrinsic motivation.
divergent thinking.
emotional intelligence.
heritability.
15
Which of the following terms refers to a person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly?
postconventional intelligence
crystallized intelligence
concrete operational intelligence
fluid intelligence
16
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations is known as
aptitude.
neural plasticity.
divergent thinking.
intelligence.
17
Twenty-two-year-old Bernie takes a test that measures such diverse abilities as digit span, vocabulary, and object
WAIS.
Stanford-Binet.
WAIC.
SAT.
18
A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of
reliability.
standardization.
the g factor.
validity.
19
Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ___ intelligence.
spatial
musical
creative
physical
20
Emotional intelligence is a critical component of
factor analysis.
analytical intelligence.
convergent thinking.
social intelligence.
21
Spearman referred to the general capacity that may underlie all of a person's specific mental abilities as
IQ
the g factor.
factor analysis.
emotional intelligence.
22
The WAIS was designed for testing ___ intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing ____ intelligence.
adults'; children's
practical; creative
interpersonal; intrapersonal
analytical; emotional
23
Who would have been the LEAST enthusiastic about relying on eugenies for the improvement of human intellectual function
Lewis Terman
Alfred Binet
Charles Darwin
Francis Galton
24
Individuals with Down syndrome are
born with low average numbers of neurons.
born with an extra chromosome.
unlikely to show obvious signs of intellectual disability.
intellectually disabled due to neglect during infaney.
25
Alythia has a mental age of 10 and an IQ of 125 as measured by the Stanford-Binet. Alythia'S chronological age is
8
9
6
12
26
The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern is call
reliability coefficient.
normal curve.
standardization sample.
factor analysis.
27
80-year-old Scots, using an intelligence test they had taken as 11-year-olds, the correlation was
-.16.
+.95.
+.16.
+.66.
28
a condition involving intellectual disability caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic makeup is known as
autism.
savant syndrome.
Down syndrome.
functional fixedness.
29
The written exam for a driver's license would most likely be considered an __ test
intelligence
achievement
reliability
aptitude
30
Sorting children into "gifted child education programs is most likely to be criticized for
widening the achievement gap between higher- and lower-ability groups.
claiming that intelligence test scores can predict children's academic
Over-individualizing instruction for rare kinds of learners.
overemphasizing the genetic determinants of giftedness.