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The "Mozart effect" refers to the now-discounted finding that cognitive ability is boosted by
listening to classical music
Head Start programs
nutritional supplements
studying a second language
2
Intellectual disability caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic makeup is known as
the Flynn effect.
Down syndrome.
functional fixedness.
savant syndrome.
3
The Stanford-Binet, WAIS, and WISC tests are all types of
general intelligence tests
factor analysis tests
multiple intelligence tests
personality tests
4
Research indicates that Head Start programs
contribute to dramatic long-term gains in intelligence score
fail to produce short-term improvements in mental skills
benefit boys more than girls due to stereotype threat
increase school readiness of kids from disadvantaged homes
5
5yo. Benjy has an IQ of 120 on the original version of the Stanford-Binet. His mental age is
6
4
12
8
6
Spearman-the general capacity that may underlie all of a person's specific mental abilities is
IQ
emotional intelligence
the g factor
heritability
7
To assess mental age, Binet and Simon measured children's
reasoning skills.
neural processing speed.
head size.
muscular power.
8
Environmental stimulation during childhood alters brain circuitry. This illustrates
heritability
the Flynn effect
intelligence quotient
neural plasticity
9
Tests designed to assess what a person has learned are called _____ tests.
standardized
aptitude
achievement
factor analysis
10
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems & use knowledge to adapt to new situations
neural plasticity
aptitude
intelligence
divergent thinking
11
The correlation is likely to be lowest between the
Stanford-Binet IQ scores & grades of elementary schoolkids
SAT scores & GRE scores.
GRE scores & grades of graduate students.
SAT scores & grades of first-year college students
12
The normal curve would represent the distribution of
the American pop. in terms of gender.
American women in terms of their physical heights.
American school children in terms of their ages.
American historical dates in terms of importance.
13
Studies suggest that there is a positive correlation between intelligence and the
size of the brain's synaptic gaps.
brain's production of endorphins.
neural processing speed in the brain.
brain's rate of glucose consumption.
14
Assessing correlation b/w scores on 2 halves of a single test measures the ____ of a test.
normal distribution
standardization
reliability
validity
15
Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and _____ intelligence.
spatial
interpersonal
practical
musical
16
Comparing avg. of initial WAIS sample w/ avg. of recent WAIS sample provides evidence of
the g factor.
heritability.
the Flynn effect.
emotional intelligence.
17
Self-fulfilling expectations are most likely to be triggered by
aptitude testing
stereotype threat
the Flynn effect
savant syndrome
18
Howard Gardner identified a total of _____ intelligences.
twelve
five
three
eight
19
"Gifted child" programs can lead to __ by implicitly labeling some as "ungifted".
standardization
factor analysis
self-fulfilling prophecies
the Flynn effect
20
Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to
provide an estimate of inherited intellectual potential
distinguish between academic and practical intelligence.
identify children likely to have difficulty learning
assess general capacity for goal-directed adaptive behavior.
21
22yo. Bernie takes a test that measures digit span, vocab., & object assembly. He's completed
the WAIS.
the SAT.
the WISC.
the Stanford-Binet.
22
He attempted to test intellectual strengths by muscular power, sensory acuity& body proportions
Francis Galton
Lewis Terman
Alfred Binet
Charles Spearman
23
Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are 'biased' in the sense that
test performance is influenced by cultural experiences
the reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero.
the heritability of intelligence is very high
numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize indiv.
24
Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at
avoiding emotional uncertainty
preventing emotions from distorting reasoning
delaying emotional gratification to pursue long-term goals
interpreting others' facial expressions of emotion
25
Impact of early environmental influences on intelligence is most apparent among children who
experience stereotype threat
experience the Mozart effect
experience minimal interaction with caregivers
experience savant syndrome
26
Some studies indicate that a rough indicator of infants' later intelligence is their
birth weight.
preference for looking at a new rather than an old picture.
skull size at birth.
readiness to crawl at an early age.
27
Which finding about 'race' is evidence that the gap on the IQ test is caused by environment?
Race is a social category, not a biological one
Genetic markers define the differences between races
Hereditary predispositions influence analytical skills
IQ is positively correlated with analytical intelligence
28
Assessing whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of abilities, psychologist use
standardization
the normal curve
factor analysis
reliability assessment
29
The similarity b/w the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is
equal to that b/w identical twins reared together.
less than that b/w children and their biological parents.
equal to that b/w adopted siblings reared together.
greater than that b/w ordinary siblings reared together.
30
The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support
Binet's intelligence quotient formula.
Spearman's belief in intelligence as one general ability
Gardner's argument for multiple intelligences.
Thurstone's notion of social intelligence.
31
Twin and adoption studies are helpful for assessing the _____ of intelligence.
heritability
reliability
standardization
predictive validity
32
One component of emotional intelligence involves
the ability to forget emotionally traumatic experiences.
predicting accurately when feelings are about to change.
a lack of concern about receiving social approval.
repressing unwanted, hostile emotions.
33
The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage
special ed. programs for intellectually inferior children
culturally & racially unbiased intelligence tests
factor analysis for id of various types of intelligence
selective breeding of highly intelligent people.
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Aptitude tests are specifically designed to
measure educational achievement
assess learned knowledge or skills.
assess the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
predict ability to learn an new skill
