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AP Psychology - Cognition part 2 & Intelligence
AP Psychology - Cognition part 2 & Intelligence
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__________ refers to negative ideas/feelings of certain groups' intelligence that affect scores
Socioeconomic disadvantage
Heritability ratio
Reaction range
Stereotype threat
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Believed those with "high ability" in intelligence should mate together
Sternberg
Galton
Terman
Spearman
3
Due to being in a critical period, children have an easier time learning a new language
False
True
4
Chomsky believed that language acquisition was
inborn
quicker in adopted children
all based on nurture
neither nature or nurture
5
Francis Galton researched intelligence by...
studying how IQ changes as we age
studying chidren in different environments
studying family trees
studying children deemed intellectually disabled
6
The Binet-Simon scale expressed a child's score in terms of...
IQ
mental age
reaction range
percentile score
7
A child who is 4 with a mental age of 5. Calculate his IQ according to Binet-Simon.
150
125
80
100
8
If test questions weren't covered in class, the test lacks...
content validity
criterion related validity
construct validity
test-retest validity
9
Who proposed eight different types of intelligence?
Scarr
Galton
Gardner
Binet
10
A college readiness exam predicted Gina will be a B+ student, but she flunks out, meaning...
the test is not standardized
the test is valid but not reliable
Gina cheated
the test is not valid
11
Divergent thinking is most commonly associated with creativity.
True
False
12
Janet needed to write down a note but didn't have a pencil. She found a crayon instead to jot down her note.Overcoming:
functional fixedness
framing
belief perseverance
availability heuristic
13
Midterms, finals, and most standardized tests, which assess your knowledge of a subject, are...
personality tests
intelligence tests
achievement tests
aptitude tests
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Sternberg's idea of "successful intelligence" includes all of the following except...
creative intelligence
analytical intelligence
musical intelligence
practical intelligence
15
The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence test was to
identify differences among ethnic groups
facilitate "genetic breeding" experiments
predict how children would do in school
establish the scientific definition of intelligence
16
A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability associated with an extra copy of chromosome 21
down syndrome
Savant syndrome
bipolar disorder
Parkinson's disease
17
Doing the same action because you have had success with in the past is an example of
accomodation
divergent thinking
a mental set
object permanence
18
According to Carol Dweck, students are often hampered by a “fixed mindset.” This means they
intelligence is determined by nurture
intelligence is biologically set and unchangeable
intelligence can change
You should never change your mind
19
Using the first solution that comes to mind when solving a problem
availability heuristic
representative heuristic
20
Binet and Simon developed a measure of a child's
mathematical ability
mental age
vocabulary
musical aptitude
21
The most commonly used IQ test for adults
MPI
IQ
Rorschach
WAIS
22
Controls language reception- a brain area involved in language
comprehension
and
expression
Wernicke's area
frontal lobe
Broca's area
thalamus
23
Extremely high intelligence is considered anything over 100
False
True
24
In the word "played," -ed is an example of a
phoneme
morpheme
syntax
semantics
25
A heuristic that often leads to false identification of a group of people or stereotyping is
belief bias
inductive reasoning
functional fixedness
representative
26
Lewis Terman developed the...
first personality test
Standford-Binet Test
Binet-Simon Test
WAIS
27
Fluid intelligence could be described as...
reasoning ability
processing speed
memory capacity
all of the above
28
Students may have more confidence if they are told the passing rate is 90% rather than 10% of students fail
overconfidence
framing
representative heuristic
intuition
29
A bell-shaped curve indicates...
reliability
standardized distribution
normal distribution
validity
30
Identical twins display greater similarity in IQ than fraternal twins, even if separated, which
means nothing
support neither nature or nurture
support the nature argument
supports the nurture argument
31
The type of intelligence that involves applying acquired knowledge (such as facts) to solve problems is…
crystallized intelligence
fluid intelligence
spatial intelligence
kinesthetic intelligence
32
When doing research, only looking for evidence that supports your opinion is an example of
insight
self-serving bias
functional fixedness
confirmation bias
33
The idea that language shapes the way an individual thinks and interprets experiences is called
linguistic concept
linguistic mind set
language acquisition
linguistic determinism
34
Which of the following is evidence there is a genetic effect on intelligence?
adopted children having higher intelligence than their adopted parents
identical twins have completely different intelligence levels
identical twins raised together share intelligence/ raised separate=differ
adopted children being as intelligence as their adopted parents
35
Which researcher identified the core factor "g" for general mental ability?
Spearman
Galton
Thurstone
Binet
36
Which of the following statements about intellectual disability is false?
Individuals demonstrate deficiencies in adaptive skills
It can be caused by physical and genetic abnormalities
Most individuals fall in the moderate category
Individuals demonstrate subnormal mental ability
37
If you receive roughly the same score on a test after multiple administrations, it is...
reliable
psychological
valid
standardized
38
He gave us the 8 intelligences
Gardner
Wernicke
Galton
Spearman
39
The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's
mental age to his or her chronological age
intelligence to his or her siblings'
math intelligence to verbal intelligence
aptitude to his or her school performance
40
The ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions is called
practical intelligence
analytical intelligence
interpersonal intelligence
emotional intelligence
41
What kind of validity do tests such as the SAT and ACT particularly strive for?
content validity
construct validity
absolute validity
criterion-related validity
42
68% of people score within 15 points above or below 100. True or False?
False
True
43
Cross-sectional studies study
two people over many years
different people and ages and make comparisons
none of the above
the same person over many years
44
Which is a commonly used adult test that measures overall intelligence and 11 other aspects?
WAIS
Rorschach
MPI
IQ
45
Checking every isle from the front of the store to the back looking for a specialty item is an example of
algorithm
insight
mnemonic
heuristic
46
Which type of test assesses the potential of a student, like abstract reasoning and spelling?
aptitude
personality
intelligence
achievement
47
Controls language expression- an area of the frontal lobe, hint: if this is BROKEN, you can't produce speech
Wernicke's area
temporal lobe
medulla
Broca's area
48
IQ used to be calculated by
100/ mental age
mental age/chronological age x 100
mental age x 100
chronological age/mental age x 100
49
Fall the dog is an example of improper use of
semantics
syllabols
synonymns
syntax
50
IQ tests have to often be re-normed as standards become more difficult, explained by...
factor analysis
heritability ratios
reaction ranges
the Flynn effect
51
The moment when you get the punchline of a joke and your brain produces a positive, satisfied feeling
latent learning
social learning
insight learning
spontaneous recovery
52
If a test produces similar scores each time a person takes it, it is said to be
valid
correct
reliable
predictive
53
Comparison of your scores to a pretested subgroup is called
normal curve
Stanford-Binet
standardization
IQ
54
Research indicates early neglect can lead to
lack of personal control which can impoverish intelligence
type A personality
introversion
savant syndrome
55
A robin is an example of a(n) ______________ of a bird.
reinforcer
heuristic
algorithm
prototype
56
Extent to which variability among individuals’ intelligence scores can be attributed to genetic variation is called
heritability
stereotype threat
IQ
reliability