Question 1

According to professional classifications,an intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional control 
B) physical abilities 
C) occupational readiness 
D) adaptive behavior 
A) emotional control 
B) physical abilities 
C) occupational readiness 
D) adaptive behavior

Question 2

When a person exhibits success facing every day,real-world demands,Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating what kind of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) contextual intelligence 
B) experiential intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) componential intelligence 
A) contextual intelligence 
B) experiential intelligence 
C) practical intelligence 
D) componential intelligence

Question 3

Longitudinal studies of intelligence reveal that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence declines steadily from age 18 to 50. 
B) Intellectual processing shows a gradual but always increasing downward trend until death. 
C) Intellectual functioning improves between the ages of 25 and 45. 
D) Adults' intelligence slows around their mid-30s for most people. 
A) Intelligence declines steadily from age 18 to 50. 
B) Intellectual processing shows a gradual but always increasing downward trend until death. 
C) Intellectual functioning improves between the ages of 25 and 45. 
D) Adults' intelligence slows around their mid-30s for most people.

Question 4

The most common biological causes of intellectual disability are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Turner syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome 
B) Down syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome 
C) lead poisoning and mercury poisoning 
D) in utero cocaine and heroin addiction 
A) Turner syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome 
B) Down syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome 
C) lead poisoning and mercury poisoning 
D) in utero cocaine and heroin addiction

Question 5

What do the Bayley Scales of Infant Development measure?

Accepted Answer

A) motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social behavior 
B) language skills and adaptive behavior 
C) object identification and memory 
D) mental and motor abilities 
A) motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social behavior 
B) language skills and adaptive behavior 
C) object identification and memory 
D) mental and motor abilities

Question 6

According to Howard Gardner's conception of intelligence,what kind of intelligence most likely would be demonstrated by an athlete?

Accepted Answer

A) spatial intelligence 
B) naturalist intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily kinesthetic intelligence 
A) spatial intelligence 
B) naturalist intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily kinesthetic intelligence

Question 7

Which developmental assessment technique examines how quickly an infant can retrieve a representation of a stimulus from memory?

Accepted Answer

A) visual-recognition memory measurement 
B) the retrieval quotient 
C) the Gesell array 
D) Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
A) visual-recognition memory measurement 
B) the retrieval quotient 
C) the Gesell array 
D) Bayley Scales of Infant Development

Question 8

Which term refers to an overall developmental score that relates to performance in the domains of motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Gesell index (GI) 
B) Bayley indicator (BI) 
C) intelligence product (IP) 
D) developmental quotient (DQ) 
A) Gesell index (GI) 
B) Bayley indicator (BI) 
C) intelligence product (IP) 
D) developmental quotient (DQ)

Question 9

What kind of test predicts a person's level of success or ability in a particular area?

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude test 
B) intelligence test 
C) interest inventory 
D) achievement test 
A) aptitude test 
B) intelligence test 
C) interest inventory 
D) achievement test

Question 10

Which approach to education would do away with the need for separate special education programs?

Accepted Answer

A) full inclusion 
B) mainstreaming 
C) integration 
D) least restrictive environment 
A) full inclusion 
B) mainstreaming 
C) integration 
D) least restrictive environment

Question 11

Sandra is a 52-year-old administrative assistant working in the same law firm as 25-year-old Ella.Both are excellent at their jobs,even though Sandra is older and has some slowing in her reaction time.What allows Sandra to perform her job as well as Ella?

Accepted Answer

A) Sandra is given less difficult work to complete,whereas Ella receives more challenging assignments. 
B) Ella lacks experience and understanding of the complex material. 
C) Sandra has developed selective optimization,whereby she can look further into the material to compensate for her slower reactions. 
D) Sandra has greater verbal skills development than Ella. 
A) Sandra is given less difficult work to complete,whereas Ella receives more challenging assignments. 
B) Ella lacks experience and understanding of the complex material. 
C) Sandra has developed selective optimization,whereby she can look further into the material to compensate for her slower reactions. 
D) Sandra has greater verbal skills development than Ella.

Question 12

K.Warner Schaie studied intelligence in older people using which research methodology?

Accepted Answer

A) cross-sectional design 
B) longitudinal design 
C) experimental design 
D) sequential design 
A) cross-sectional design 
B) longitudinal design 
C) experimental design 
D) sequential design

Question 13

Twelve-year-old Jerry has difficulty correctly perceiving the arrangement of letters in a word,and difficulty in sounding out letters when he reads.What diagnosis is Jerry likely to receive?

Accepted Answer

A) childhood anxiety 
B) dyslexia 
C) attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
D) none;this is a common developmental stage 
A) childhood anxiety 
B) dyslexia 
C) attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
D) none;this is a common developmental stage

Question 14

Which term describes the accumulation of information,skills,and strategies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving situations?

Accepted Answer

A) quantum intelligence 
B) fluid intelligence 
C) crystallized intelligence 
D) intellectual quotient 
A) quantum intelligence 
B) fluid intelligence 
C) crystallized intelligence 
D) intellectual quotient

Question 15

The book The Bell Curve argued that the average 15-point difference between white Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) high rates of poverty among African Americans 
B) environmental factors 
C) heredity 
D) lower employment among African Americans 
A) high rates of poverty among African Americans 
B) environmental factors 
C) heredity 
D) lower employment among African Americans

Question 16

Charles has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability.His mother consumed alcohol on a regular basis during her pregnancy.What is the most likely cause of Charles's impairment?

Accepted Answer

A) Down syndrome 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) Huntington's disease 
A) Down syndrome 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) Huntington's disease

Question 17

If a child is demonstrating difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,speaking,reading,writing,reasoning,or mathematical abilities,the child is exhibiting __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a global intellectual disability 
B) an early-onset psychological disorder 
C) specific learning disorders 
D) irreversible developmental delays 
A) a global intellectual disability 
B) an early-onset psychological disorder 
C) specific learning disorders 
D) irreversible developmental delays

Question 18

If a person has an IQ score that falls in the range below 20 or 25,it would be classified as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) borderline intellectual disability 
B) moderate intellectual disability 
C) severe intellectual disability 
D) profound intellectual disability 
A) borderline intellectual disability 
B) moderate intellectual disability 
C) severe intellectual disability 
D) profound intellectual disability

Question 19

A test is considered to have __________ when it produces consistent results each time it is administered.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural fairness 
B) reliability 
C) validity 
D) accuracy 
A) cultural fairness 
B) reliability 
C) validity 
D) accuracy

Question 20

People with IQ scores between 55 and 70 are classified as having __________ intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound 
A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound

According to professional classifications,an intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and __________.

When a person exhibits success facing every day,real-world demands,Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating what kind of intelligence?

Longitudinal studies of intelligence reveal that __________.

The most common biological causes of intellectual disability are __________.

What do the Bayley Scales of Infant Development measure?

According to Howard Gardner's conception of intelligence,what kind of intelligence most likely would be demonstrated by an athlete?

Which developmental assessment technique examines how quickly an infant can retrieve a representation of a stimulus from memory?

Which term refers to an overall developmental score that relates to performance in the domains of motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social behavior?

What kind of test predicts a person's level of success or ability in a particular area?

Which approach to education would do away with the need for separate special education programs?

Sandra is a 52-year-old administrative assistant working in the same law firm as 25-year-old Ella.Both are excellent at their jobs,even though Sandra is older and has some slowing in her reaction time.What allows Sandra to perform her job as well as Ella?

K.Warner Schaie studied intelligence in older people using which research methodology?

Twelve-year-old Jerry has difficulty correctly perceiving the arrangement of letters in a word,and difficulty in sounding out letters when he reads.What diagnosis is Jerry likely to receive?

Which term describes the accumulation of information,skills,and strategies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving situations?

The book The Bell Curve argued that the average 15-point difference between white Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to __________.

Charles has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability.His mother consumed alcohol on a regular basis during her pregnancy.What is the most likely cause of Charles's impairment?

If a child is demonstrating difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,speaking,reading,writing,reasoning,or mathematical abilities,the child is exhibiting __________.

If a person has an IQ score that falls in the range below 20 or 25,it would be classified as __________.

A test is considered to have __________ when it produces consistent results each time it is administered.

People with IQ scores between 55 and 70 are classified as having __________ intellectual disability.

An Orientation to Lifespan Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Physical Growth and Aging Across the Life Span

Health and Wellness

Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky

Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Language Development

Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development and Aggression

Gender and Sexuality

Friends and Family

Schooling, Culture, and Society: Living in a Multicultural World

Death and Dying

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Exam 8: Intelligence

According to professional classifications,an intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and __________.

When a person exhibits success facing every day,real-world demands,Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating what kind of intelligence?

Longitudinal studies of intelligence reveal that __________.

The most common biological causes of intellectual disability are __________.

What do the Bayley Scales of Infant Development measure?

According to Howard Gardner's conception of intelligence,what kind of intelligence most likely would be demonstrated by an athlete?

Which developmental assessment technique examines how quickly an infant can retrieve a representation of a stimulus from memory?

Which term refers to an overall developmental score that relates to performance in the domains of motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social behavior?

What kind of test predicts a person's level of success or ability in a particular area?

Which approach to education would do away with the need for separate special education programs?

Sandra is a 52-year-old administrative assistant working in the same law firm as 25-year-old Ella.Both are excellent at their jobs,even though Sandra is older and has some slowing in her reaction time.What allows Sandra to perform her job as well as Ella?

K.Warner Schaie studied intelligence in older people using which research methodology?

Twelve-year-old Jerry has difficulty correctly perceiving the arrangement of letters in a word,and difficulty in sounding out letters when he reads.What diagnosis is Jerry likely to receive?

Which term describes the accumulation of information,skills,and strategies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving situations?

The book The Bell Curve argued that the average 15-point difference between white Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to __________.

Charles has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability.His mother consumed alcohol on a regular basis during her pregnancy.What is the most likely cause of Charles's impairment?

If a child is demonstrating difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,speaking,reading,writing,reasoning,or mathematical abilities,the child is exhibiting __________.

If a person has an IQ score that falls in the range below 20 or 25,it would be classified as __________.

A test is considered to have __________ when it produces consistent results each time it is administered.

People with IQ scores between 55 and 70 are classified as having __________ intellectual disability.

An Orientation to Lifespan Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Physical Growth and Aging Across the Life Span

Health and Wellness

Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky

Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Language Development

Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development and Aggression

Gender and Sexuality

Friends and Family

Schooling, Culture, and Society: Living in a Multicultural World

Death and Dying

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