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