Question 1

The IQ score as defined by William Stern is the

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio of the number of items correctly answered to the number of items attempted. 
B)  ratio of mental age to chronological age, multiplied by 100. 
C)  number of deviations of the score from the population mean. 
D)  raw score divided by the average raw score for children the same age. 
A)  ratio of the number of items correctly answered to the number of items attempted. 
B)  ratio of mental age to chronological age, multiplied by 100. 
C)  number of deviations of the score from the population mean. 
D)  raw score divided by the average raw score for children the same age.

Question 2

Who made up the gifted in Lewis Terman's study that began in the 1920s?

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A)  individuals who were highly successful in their careers 
B)  intellectually superior individuals 
C)  exceptionally creative individuals 
D)  individuals who excelled in the visual or performing arts 
A)  individuals who were highly successful in their careers 
B)  intellectually superior individuals 
C)  exceptionally creative individuals 
D)  individuals who excelled in the visual or performing arts

Question 3

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Another word for reliability is

Accepted Answer

A)  validity. 
B)  equivalence. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  normality. 
A)  validity. 
B)  equivalence. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  normality.

Question 5

Which of the following tests is not a group test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test 
B)  The California Test of Mental Maturity 
C)  The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale 
D)  the Cognitive Abilities Test 
A)  The Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test 
B)  The California Test of Mental Maturity 
C)  The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale 
D)  the Cognitive Abilities Test

Question 6

Based on the research with chimps and other animals (especially dolphins), many investigators believe

Accepted Answer

A)  chimps cannot form an unique sentence. 
B)  we will never be able to communicate with other animals. 
C)  these animals are unable to truly comprehend language as we know it. 
D)  that language is not necessarily unique to humans. 
A)  chimps cannot form an unique sentence. 
B)  we will never be able to communicate with other animals. 
C)  these animals are unable to truly comprehend language as we know it. 
D)  that language is not necessarily unique to humans.

Question 7

Chimpanzees have demonstrated the ability to understand and respond to human language, but have not been able to produce and communicate their own requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following IQ scores would be least common?

Accepted Answer

A)  101 
B)  92 
C)  123 
D)  85 
A)  101 
B)  92 
C)  123 
D)  85

Question 9

Adoption studies reveal that children adopted shortly after birth have IQs closer to their biological than to their adoptive parents' IQs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

Accepted Answer

A)  110. 
B)  125. 
C)  145. 
D)  80. 
A)  110. 
B)  125. 
C)  145. 
D)  80.

Question 11

Which of the following would become a problem for use of the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler tests in a study that required intelligence tests for several thousand people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither of these tests is reliable on a large scale. 
B)  Both of these tests lack appropriate norms. 
C)  Both of these tests are given individually, and thus would be expensive and time-consuming. 
D)  Both of these tests were developed long ago and are out-dated. 
A)  Neither of these tests is reliable on a large scale. 
B)  Both of these tests lack appropriate norms. 
C)  Both of these tests are given individually, and thus would be expensive and time-consuming. 
D)  Both of these tests were developed long ago and are out-dated.

Question 12

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

Accepted Answer

A)  really do not care about the debate. 
B)  agree that the key factor is nature, with nurture having no impact. 
C)  agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they debate the proportions. 
D)  disagree over whether nature or nurture determines our intelligence to the total exclusion of the other. 
A)  really do not care about the debate. 
B)  agree that the key factor is nature, with nurture having no impact. 
C)  agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they debate the proportions. 
D)  disagree over whether nature or nurture determines our intelligence to the total exclusion of the other.

Question 13

J. Philippe Rushton's conclusions on race and intelligence have been challenged on all of the following grounds, except

Accepted Answer

A)  the accuracy of the measurements. 
B)  the methodology of his research. 
C)  whether the studies actually test intelligence. 
D)  the age of the subjects. 
A)  the accuracy of the measurements. 
B)  the methodology of his research. 
C)  whether the studies actually test intelligence. 
D)  the age of the subjects.

Question 14

The first intelligence test to incorporate established norms was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet-Simon. 
B)  Wechsler. 
C)  Terman. 
D)  Stanford-Binet. 
A)  Binet-Simon. 
B)  Wechsler. 
C)  Terman. 
D)  Stanford-Binet.

Question 15

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium, or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Howard Gardner's 
B)  Louis Thurstone's 
C)  Alfred Binet's 
D)  Robert Sternberg's 
A)  Howard Gardner's 
B)  Louis Thurstone's 
C)  Alfred Binet's 
D)  Robert Sternberg's

Question 16

Dr. Kaesser has developed a test to measure an individual's persuasiveness. Determining whether this test really measures persuasiveness would be determining the test's

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  objectivity. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  validity. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  objectivity. 
C)  consistency. 
D)  validity.

Question 17

How does the nature-nurture controversy apply to intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The nature-nurture controversy is the de

Question 18

Which of the following is not a group test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otis Lennon Mental Ability Test 
B)  California Test of Mental Maturity 
C)  Cognitive Abilities Test 
D)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 
A)  Otis Lennon Mental Ability Test 
B)  California Test of Mental Maturity 
C)  Cognitive Abilities Test 
D)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal 
B)  musical 
C)  linguistic 
D)  intuitive 
A)  interpersonal 
B)  musical 
C)  linguistic 
D)  intuitive

Question 20

Many investigators now believe that language is not necessarily unique to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The IQ score as defined by William Stern is the

Who made up the gifted in Lewis Terman's study that began in the 1920s?

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Another word for reliability is

Which of the following tests is not a group test?

Based on the research with chimps and other animals (especially dolphins), many investigators believe

Chimpanzees have demonstrated the ability to understand and respond to human language, but have not been able to produce and communicate their own requests.

Which of the following IQ scores would be least common?

Adoption studies reveal that children adopted shortly after birth have IQs closer to their biological than to their adoptive parents' IQs.

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

Which of the following would become a problem for use of the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler tests in a study that required intelligence tests for several thousand people?

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

J. Philippe Rushton's conclusions on race and intelligence have been challenged on all of the following grounds, except

The first intelligence test to incorporate established norms was the

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium, or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Dr. Kaesser has developed a test to measure an individual's persuasiveness. Determining whether this test really measures persuasiveness would be determining the test's

How does the nature-nurture controversy apply to intelligence?

Which of the following is not a group test of intelligence?

Which of the following is not one of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Many investigators now believe that language is not necessarily unique to humans.

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The IQ score as defined by William Stern is the

Who made up the gifted in Lewis Terman's study that began in the 1920s?

The average IQ score for all people in all age ranges is arbitrarily set at 100.

Another word for reliability is

Which of the following tests is not a group test?

Based on the research with chimps and other animals (especially dolphins), many investigators believe

Chimpanzees have demonstrated the ability to understand and respond to human language, but have not been able to produce and communicate their own requests.

Which of the following IQ scores would be least common?

Adoption studies reveal that children adopted shortly after birth have IQs closer to their biological than to their adoptive parents' IQs.

If Cora's mental age is five and her chronological age is four, her IQ is about

Which of the following would become a problem for use of the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler tests in a study that required intelligence tests for several thousand people?

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

J. Philippe Rushton's conclusions on race and intelligence have been challenged on all of the following grounds, except

The first intelligence test to incorporate established norms was the

Cordelia has heard a lecture about how there are multiple intelligences and people may possess low, medium, or high abilities in different areas such as musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and linguistic intelligence. Whose theory of intelligence had been presented?

Dr. Kaesser has developed a test to measure an individual's persuasiveness. Determining whether this test really measures persuasiveness would be determining the test's

How does the nature-nurture controversy apply to intelligence?

Which of the following is not a group test of intelligence?

Which of the following is not one of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Many investigators now believe that language is not necessarily unique to humans.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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