Question 1

What is emotional intelligence? What does it assess, and how useful is EQ relative to IQ?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should contain the

Question 2

Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet's development of the concept of IQ. 
B)  the development of the WAIS tests by Wechsler. 
C)  the Army Alpha tests. 
D)  Terman's longitudinal study of over 1500 gifted children. 
A)  Binet's development of the concept of IQ. 
B)  the development of the WAIS tests by Wechsler. 
C)  the Army Alpha tests. 
D)  Terman's longitudinal study of over 1500 gifted children.

Question 3

Which IQ test is currently the most commonly-used intelligence test for adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
B)  The Stanford-Binet IQ Test 
C)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) 
D)  Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) 
A)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
B)  The Stanford-Binet IQ Test 
C)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) 
D)  Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT)

Question 4

Anti-immigration policies and forced sterilization of people with intellectual deficits are practices associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative eugenics 
B)  deviation scores 
C)  positive eugenics 
D)  Flynn effect 
A)  negative eugenics 
B)  deviation scores 
C)  positive eugenics 
D)  Flynn effect

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the major scores yielded by the WAIS-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term memory 
B)  Spatial awareness 
C)  Mathematical-logical skill 
D)  Perceptual reasoning 
A)  Long-term memory 
B)  Spatial awareness 
C)  Mathematical-logical skill 
D)  Perceptual reasoning

Question 6

twins are found to have the most similar IQs.

Accepted Answer

Monozygoti

Question 7

Which type of intelligence is associated with the ability to handle stress, or to predict how others will react?

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  emotional 
D)  practical 
A)  analytical 
B)  creative 
C)  emotional 
D)  practical

Question 8

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences, a person who understands and possesses insight into themselves would have high __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal 
B)  naturalistic 
C)  linguistic 
D)  intrapersonal 
A)  interpersonal 
B)  naturalistic 
C)  linguistic 
D)  intrapersonal

Question 9

When assessing for intellectual disability, some experts have recently placed a heightened emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A)  brain damage. 
B)  threshold IQs. 
C)  gullibility. 
D)  attentional skills. 
A)  brain damage. 
B)  threshold IQs. 
C)  gullibility. 
D)  attentional skills.

Question 10

If IQ tests have become more sophisticated and more culture-fair, how does that help to explain the Flynn effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  As people become more educated, they can handle more complicated tests. 
B)  As more cultures are tested, the amount of norming data available increases. 
C)  Earlier tests may have underestimated the intelligence of earlier generations. 
D)  Education programs tend to focus on the same skills as modern IQ tests. 
A)  As people become more educated, they can handle more complicated tests. 
B)  As more cultures are tested, the amount of norming data available increases. 
C)  Earlier tests may have underestimated the intelligence of earlier generations. 
D)  Education programs tend to focus on the same skills as modern IQ tests.

Question 11

According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence is the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical intelligence 
B)  creative intelligence 
C)  practical intelligence 
D)  exponential intelligence 
A)  analytical intelligence 
B)  creative intelligence 
C)  practical intelligence 
D)  exponential intelligence

Question 12

What evidence has been provided by adoption studies about causes of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  that genes are the primary determinant of intelligence 
B)  that environment is the primary determinant of intelligence 
C)  that both genes and environment influence intelligence 
D)  that adoption itself tends to compromise intelligence 
A)  that genes are the primary determinant of intelligence 
B)  that environment is the primary determinant of intelligence 
C)  that both genes and environment influence intelligence 
D)  that adoption itself tends to compromise intelligence

Question 13

Spearman hypothesized that a single shared factor called g, or __________ , accounted for overall differences in intellect.

Accepted Answer

general in

Question 14

Which of the following individuals is likely to have an IQ that is most closely related to Darrell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darrell's neighbour Dave 
B)  Darrell's cousin Sarah 
C)  Darrell's sister Debra 
D)  Darrell's cousin Derreck 
A)  Darrell's neighbour Dave 
B)  Darrell's cousin Sarah 
C)  Darrell's sister Debra 
D)  Darrell's cousin Derreck

Question 15

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS-IV assesses understanding of social situations and relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarities 
B)  Picture arrangement 
C)  Comprehension 
D)  Object assembly 
A)  Similarities 
B)  Picture arrangement 
C)  Comprehension 
D)  Object assembly

Question 16

What hormone is associated with variations in verbal ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Vasopressin 
A)  Testosterone 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Vasopressin

Question 17

The idea that intelligence varied according to g and s factors was proposed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Galton. 
B)  Cattell. 
C)  Binet and Simon. 
D)  Spearman. 
A)  Galton. 
B)  Cattell. 
C)  Binet and Simon. 
D)  Spearman.

Question 18

What is similar between studies of reaction time, and studies of brain activity, for estimating intelligence of participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both types of studies reveal negative correlations with intelligence. 
B)  Both types of studies reveal that intelligence is difficult to predict. 
C)  Both types of studies demonstrate that intelligence is essentially sensory capacity. 
D)  Both types of studies reveal the importance of overall brain volume. 
A)  Both types of studies reveal negative correlations with intelligence. 
B)  Both types of studies reveal that intelligence is difficult to predict. 
C)  Both types of studies demonstrate that intelligence is essentially sensory capacity. 
D)  Both types of studies reveal the importance of overall brain volume.

Question 19

The subscale of the WAIS that tests the ability to reason logically about __________ is the figure weights test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The subscale of the WAIS that tests...

Question 20

What is the Flynn effect? Discuss and describe the four environmental influences that may have led to this effect.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should contain the

What is emotional intelligence? What does it assess, and how useful is EQ relative to IQ?

Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by

Which IQ test is currently the most commonly-used intelligence test for adults?

Anti-immigration policies and forced sterilization of people with intellectual deficits are practices associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the major scores yielded by the WAIS-IV?

twins are found to have the most similar IQs.

Which type of intelligence is associated with the ability to handle stress, or to predict how others will react?

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences, a person who understands and possesses insight into themselves would have high __________ intelligence.

When assessing for intellectual disability, some experts have recently placed a heightened emphasis on

If IQ tests have become more sophisticated and more culture-fair, how does that help to explain the Flynn effect?

According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence is the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving?

What evidence has been provided by adoption studies about causes of intelligence?

Spearman hypothesized that a single shared factor called g, or __________ , accounted for overall differences in intellect.

Which of the following individuals is likely to have an IQ that is most closely related to Darrell?

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS-IV assesses understanding of social situations and relationships?

What hormone is associated with variations in verbal ability?

The idea that intelligence varied according to g and s factors was proposed by

What is similar between studies of reaction time, and studies of brain activity, for estimating intelligence of participants?

The subscale of the WAIS that tests the ability to reason logically about __________ is the figure weights test.

What is the Flynn effect? Discuss and describe the four environmental influences that may have led to this effect.

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Exam 9: Intelligence and Iq Testing

What is emotional intelligence? What does it assess, and how useful is EQ relative to IQ?

Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by

Which IQ test is currently the most commonly-used intelligence test for adults?

Anti-immigration policies and forced sterilization of people with intellectual deficits are practices associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the major scores yielded by the WAIS-IV?

twins are found to have the most similar IQs.

Which type of intelligence is associated with the ability to handle stress, or to predict how others will react?

According to Gardner's view of multiple intelligences, a person who understands and possesses insight into themselves would have high __________ intelligence.

When assessing for intellectual disability, some experts have recently placed a heightened emphasis on

If IQ tests have become more sophisticated and more culture-fair, how does that help to explain the Flynn effect?

According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence is the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving?

What evidence has been provided by adoption studies about causes of intelligence?

Spearman hypothesized that a single shared factor called g, or __________ , accounted for overall differences in intellect.

Which of the following individuals is likely to have an IQ that is most closely related to Darrell?

Which of the following subtests of the WAIS-IV assesses understanding of social situations and relationships?

What hormone is associated with variations in verbal ability?

The idea that intelligence varied according to g and s factors was proposed by

What is similar between studies of reaction time, and studies of brain activity, for estimating intelligence of participants?

The subscale of the WAIS that tests the ability to reason logically about __________ is the figure weights test.

What is the Flynn effect? Discuss and describe the four environmental influences that may have led to this effect.

Psychology and Scientific Thinking

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning, and Language

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Stress, Coping, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

Mid-Term Exam

Final Exam

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