Question 1

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence of the role of heredity in determining intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) The IQ scores of identical twins raised separately are more similar than those of fraternal twins raised together. 
B) The intelligence scores of fraternal twins are more similar than those of ordinary siblings. 
C) The intelligence scores of identical twins raised together are more similar than those of identical twins raised apart. 
D) The intelligence scores of adopted children show relatively weak correlations with scores of adoptive as well as biological parents. 
A) The IQ scores of identical twins raised separately are more similar than those of fraternal twins raised together. 
B) The intelligence scores of fraternal twins are more similar than those of ordinary siblings. 
C) The intelligence scores of identical twins raised together are more similar than those of identical twins raised apart. 
D) The intelligence scores of adopted children show relatively weak correlations with scores of adoptive as well as biological parents. A

Question 2

(Close-Up)Twenty-two-year-old Dan has an intelligence score of 63 and the academic skills of a fourth-grader,and is unable to live independently. Dan probably

Accepted Answer

A) has Down syndrome. 
B) has savant syndrome. 
C) is intellectually disabled. 
D) will eventually achieve self-supporting social and vocational skills. 
A) has Down syndrome. 
B) has savant syndrome. 
C) is intellectually disabled. 
D) will eventually achieve self-supporting social and vocational skills. C

Question 3

(Close-Up)In his study of children with high intelligence scores,Terman found that

Accepted Answer

A) the children were more emotional and less healthy than a control group. 
B) the children were ostracized by classmates. 
C) the children were healthy and well-adjusted,and did well academically. 
D) later,as adults,they nearly all achieved great vocational success. 
A) the children were more emotional and less healthy than a control group. 
B) the children were ostracized by classmates. 
C) the children were healthy and well-adjusted,and did well academically. 
D) later,as adults,they nearly all achieved great vocational success. C

Question 4

University students who focus on the interest and challenge of their schoolwork rather than on simply meeting deadlines and securing good grades are especially likely to demonstrate

Accepted Answer

A) emotional intelligence. 
B) creativity. 
C) reliability. 
D) convergent thinking. 
A) emotional intelligence. 
B) creativity. 
C) reliability. 
D) convergent thinking.

Question 5

For the original version of the Stanford-Binet,IQ was defined as

Accepted Answer

A) mental age multiplied by 100. 
B) chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100. 
C) chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100. 
D) mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
A) mental age multiplied by 100. 
B) chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100. 
C) chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100. 
D) mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100.

Question 6

The existence of ________ reinforces the generally accepted notion that intelligence is a multidimensional quality.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive skills 
B) intellectual disability 
C) general intelligence 
D) savant syndrome 
A) adaptive skills 
B) intellectual disability 
C) general intelligence 
D) savant syndrome

Question 7

If you compare the same trait in people of similar heredity who live in very different environments,heritability for that trait will be ________; heritability for the trait is most likely to be ________ among people of very different heredities who live in similar environments.

Accepted Answer

A) low; high 
B) high; low 
C) environmental; genetic 
D) genetic; environmental 
A) low; high 
B) high; low 
C) environmental; genetic 
D) genetic; environmental

Question 8

Object assembly,picture arrangement,and block design are three performance subtests of the

Accepted Answer

A) WAIS. 
B) SAT Reasoning Test. 
C) Stanford-Binet. 
D) Emotional Intelligence Test. 
A) WAIS. 
B) SAT Reasoning Test. 
C) Stanford-Binet. 
D) Emotional Intelligence Test.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good test?

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) heritability 
D) validity 
A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) heritability 
D) validity

Question 10

The concept of emotional intelligence is most likely to be criticized for

Accepted Answer

A) lacking definitional clarity. 
B) being indistinguishable from analytical intelligence. 
C) being difficult to measure reliably. 
D) extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of skills. 
A) lacking definitional clarity. 
B) being indistinguishable from analytical intelligence. 
C) being difficult to measure reliably. 
D) extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of skills.

Question 11

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding emotional uncertainty. 
B) preventing emotions from distorting reasoning. 
C) interpreting others' facial expressions of emotion. 
D) delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals. 
A) avoiding emotional uncertainty. 
B) preventing emotions from distorting reasoning. 
C) interpreting others' facial expressions of emotion. 
D) delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals.

Question 12

Terman's studies of 1500 California children with IQ scores over 135 indicated that these high-scoring children

Accepted Answer

A) were well-adjusted. 
B) were physically unhealthy. 
C) lacked creativity. 
D) received lower-than-average math grades. 
A) were well-adjusted. 
B) were physically unhealthy. 
C) lacked creativity. 
D) received lower-than-average math grades.

Question 13

With increasing age,adopted children's intelligence test scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parent's scores.

Accepted Answer

A) more; more 
B) less; less 
C) more; less 
D) less; more 
A) more; more 
B) less; less 
C) more; less 
D) less; more

Question 14

When Brandon was told that he correctly answered 80 percent of the items on a math achievement test,he asked how his performance compared with that of the average test-taker. Brandon's concern was directly related to the issue of

Accepted Answer

A) standardization. 
B) predictive validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) content validity. 
A) standardization. 
B) predictive validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) content validity.

Question 15

Boys are most likely to outperform girls in a

Accepted Answer

A) chess tournament. 
B) speed-reading tournament. 
C) spelling bee. 
D) speech-giving contest. 
A) chess tournament. 
B) speed-reading tournament. 
C) spelling bee. 
D) speech-giving contest.

Question 16

Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg can best predict their newborn daughter's future intellectual aptitude by

Accepted Answer

A) carefully assessing the infant's sensory and reflexive responses. 
B) observing their daughter's general level of emotional reactivity. 
C) obtaining information about their own levels of intelligence. 
D) monitoring the age at which their child first walks and talks. 
A) carefully assessing the infant's sensory and reflexive responses. 
B) observing their daughter's general level of emotional reactivity. 
C) obtaining information about their own levels of intelligence. 
D) monitoring the age at which their child first walks and talks.

Question 17

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used,it has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A) standardization. 
B) predictive validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) content validity. 
A) standardization. 
B) predictive validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) content validity.

Question 18

Over the past 50 or so years,children who have an intellectual disability have increasingly been likely to

Accepted Answer

A) have difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living. 
B) be diagnosed as having a chromosomal abnormality. 
C) demonstrate symptoms of savant syndrome. 
D) be mainstreamed into regular school classrooms. 
A) have difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living. 
B) be diagnosed as having a chromosomal abnormality. 
C) demonstrate symptoms of savant syndrome. 
D) be mainstreamed into regular school classrooms.

Question 19

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 85 and 115.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 68 
D) 96 
A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 68 
D) 96

Question 20

Intelligence tests have effectively reduced discrimination in the sense that they have

Accepted Answer

A) avoided questions that require familiarity with any specific culture. 
B) helped limit reliance on educators' subjectively biased judgments of students' academic potential. 
C) provided an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in different public school systems. 
D) demonstrated that the g factor underlies a variety of intellectual skills. 
A) avoided questions that require familiarity with any specific culture. 
B) helped limit reliance on educators' subjectively biased judgments of students' academic potential. 
C) provided an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in different public school systems. 
D) demonstrated that the g factor underlies a variety of intellectual skills.

Exam 16: Indoctrination and Inoculation

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence of the role of heredity in determining intelligence?

(Close-Up)Twenty-two-year-old Dan has an intelligence score of 63 and the academic skills of a fourth-grader,and is unable to live independently. Dan probably

(Close-Up)In his study of children with high intelligence scores,Terman found that

University students who focus on the interest and challenge of their schoolwork rather than on simply meeting deadlines and securing good grades are especially likely to demonstrate

For the original version of the Stanford-Binet,IQ was defined as

The existence of ________ reinforces the generally accepted notion that intelligence is a multidimensional quality.

If you compare the same trait in people of similar heredity who live in very different environments,heritability for that trait will be ________; heritability for the trait is most likely to be ________ among people of very different heredities who live in similar environments.

Object assembly,picture arrangement,and block design are three performance subtests of the

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good test?

The concept of emotional intelligence is most likely to be criticized for

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

Terman's studies of 1500 California children with IQ scores over 135 indicated that these high-scoring children

With increasing age,adopted children's intelligence test scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parent's scores.

When Brandon was told that he correctly answered 80 percent of the items on a math achievement test,he asked how his performance compared with that of the average test-taker. Brandon's concern was directly related to the issue of

Boys are most likely to outperform girls in a

Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg can best predict their newborn daughter's future intellectual aptitude by

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used,it has a high degree of

Over the past 50 or so years,children who have an intellectual disability have increasingly been likely to

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 85 and 115.

Intelligence tests have effectively reduced discrimination in the sense that they have

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