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