Question 1

Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize

Accepted Answer

A) Spearman's concept of general intelligence. 
B) Binet's concept of mental age. 
C) Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences. 
D) Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence. 
A) Spearman's concept of general intelligence. 
B) Binet's concept of mental age. 
C) Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences. 
D) Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence.

Question 2

On average,the intelligence test scores of the Dingbats are much higher than those of the Dodos. The difference in the average test scores of the two groups might be a product of

Accepted Answer

A) genetic differences between two groups with similar environments. 
B) environmental differences between two groups with similar genetics. 
C) genetic and environmental differences between the two groups. 
D) any of these things. 
A) genetic differences between two groups with similar environments. 
B) environmental differences between two groups with similar genetics. 
C) genetic and environmental differences between the two groups. 
D) any of these things.

Question 3

It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

Accepted Answer

A) the deteriorating quality of parental involvement in children's education. 
B) increasingly improved childhood education and nutrition. 
C) the decreasing reliance on a single test score as an index of mental aptitudes. 
D) the failure to restandardize existing intelligence tests. 
A) the deteriorating quality of parental involvement in children's education. 
B) increasingly improved childhood education and nutrition. 
C) the decreasing reliance on a single test score as an index of mental aptitudes. 
D) the failure to restandardize existing intelligence tests.

Question 4

Today's researchers have identified many different chromosomal regions important to intelligence. This indicates that intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A) one general ability. 
B) intrinsically motivated. 
C) polygenetic. 
D) divergent thinking. 
A) one general ability. 
B) intrinsically motivated. 
C) polygenetic. 
D) divergent thinking.

Question 5

A school psychologist found that 85 percent of those who scored above 115 on an aptitude test were "A" students and 75 percent of those who scored below 85 on the test were "D" students. The psychologist concluded that the test had high

Accepted Answer

A) content validity because scores on it correlated highly with the criterion behavior. 
B) predictive validity because scores on it correlated highly with the criterion behavior. 
C) content validity because scores on it correlated highly with the target behavior. 
D) predictive validity because scores on it correlated highly with the target behavior. 
A) content validity because scores on it correlated highly with the criterion behavior. 
B) predictive validity because scores on it correlated highly with the criterion behavior. 
C) content validity because scores on it correlated highly with the target behavior. 
D) predictive validity because scores on it correlated highly with the target behavior.

Question 6

Down syndrome is normally caused by

Accepted Answer

A) an extra chromosome in the person's genetic makeup. 
B) a missing chromosome in the person's genetic makeup. 
C) malnutrition during the first few months of life. 
D) prenatal exposure to an addictive drug. 
A) an extra chromosome in the person's genetic makeup. 
B) a missing chromosome in the person's genetic makeup. 
C) malnutrition during the first few months of life. 
D) prenatal exposure to an addictive drug.

Question 7

(Close-Up)The Flynn effect refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) White and Black infants score equally well on measures of infant intelligence. 
B) Asian students outperform North American students on math achievement tests. 
C) the IQ scores of today's better-fed and educated population exceed that of the 1930s population. 
D) individual differences within a race are much greater than between-race differences. 
A) White and Black infants score equally well on measures of infant intelligence. 
B) Asian students outperform North American students on math achievement tests. 
C) the IQ scores of today's better-fed and educated population exceed that of the 1930s population. 
D) individual differences within a race are much greater than between-race differences.

Question 8

Mary's bathroom scale always overstates people's actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Melinda completed the Computer Programming Aptitude Test when she applied for a position with Beta Electronics. Six months later,she took the same test when she applied for a position with another company. The fact that her scores were almost identical on the two occasions suggests that the test has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) In math grades,the average girl typically equals or surpasses the average boy. 
B) The gender gap in math and science scores is increasing. 
C) Women are better than men at detecting emotions. 
D) Males score higher than females on tests of spatial abilities. 
A) In math grades,the average girl typically equals or surpasses the average boy. 
B) The gender gap in math and science scores is increasing. 
C) Women are better than men at detecting emotions. 
D) Males score higher than females on tests of spatial abilities.

Question 11

Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra is mentally handicapped and can neither read nor write. However,after hearing lengthy,unfamiliar,and complex musical selections just once,she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Alexandra is

Accepted Answer

A) gifted with a superior level of Spearman's g factor. 
B) demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence. 
C) above average in her capacity for divergent thinking. 
D) someone with savant syndrome. 
A) gifted with a superior level of Spearman's g factor. 
B) demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence. 
C) above average in her capacity for divergent thinking. 
D) someone with savant syndrome.

Question 12

Exposure to high levels of male sex hormones during prenatal development is most likely to facilitate the subsequent development of

Accepted Answer

A) savant syndrome. 
B) spatial abilities. 
C) verbal fluency. 
D) emotional intelligence. 
A) savant syndrome. 
B) spatial abilities. 
C) verbal fluency. 
D) emotional intelligence.

Question 13

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

Accepted Answer

A) are higher than 
B) are lower than 
C) are equal to 
D) can't be compared with 
A) are higher than 
B) are lower than 
C) are equal to 
D) can't be compared with

Question 14

An 8-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency of an average 10-year-old was said to have an IQ of

Accepted Answer

A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 110. 
D) 125. 
A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 110. 
D) 125.

Question 15

When completing a verbal aptitude test,members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test

Accepted Answer

A) is a measure of emotional intelligence as well as academic intelligence. 
B) assesses their interests as well as their abilities. 
C) is biased against members of their own ethnic group. 
D) results in a distribution of scores that forms a bell-shaped curve. 
A) is a measure of emotional intelligence as well as academic intelligence. 
B) assesses their interests as well as their abilities. 
C) is biased against members of their own ethnic group. 
D) results in a distribution of scores that forms a bell-shaped curve.

Question 16

Academic aptitude test scores are MOST likely to predict accurately the academic success of ________ students.

Accepted Answer

A) elementary school 
B) high school 
C) college 
D) graduate school 
A) elementary school 
B) high school 
C) college 
D) graduate school

Question 17

The percentage of people diagnosed with an intellectual disability has ________ over the past 80 years because intelligence tests have been ________.

Accepted Answer

A) increased; factor analyzed 
B) decreased; factor analyzed 
C) increased; restandardized 
D) decreased; restandardized 
A) increased; factor analyzed 
B) decreased; factor analyzed 
C) increased; restandardized 
D) decreased; restandardized

Question 18

To say that the heritability of a trait is approximately 50 percent means

Accepted Answer

A) that genes are responsible for 50 percent of the trait in an individual,and the environment is responsible for the rest. 
B) that the trait's appearance in a person will reflect approximately equal genetic contributions from both parents. 
C) that of the variation in the trait within a group of people,50 percent can be attributed to heredity. 
D) all of these things. 
A) that genes are responsible for 50 percent of the trait in an individual,and the environment is responsible for the rest. 
B) that the trait's appearance in a person will reflect approximately equal genetic contributions from both parents. 
C) that of the variation in the trait within a group of people,50 percent can be attributed to heredity. 
D) all of these things.

Question 19

The test created by Alfred Binet was designed specifically to

Accepted Answer

A) measure inborn intelligence in adults. 
B) measure inborn intelligence in children. 
C) predict school performance in children. 
D) identify children with an intellectual disability so that they could be institutionalized. 
A) measure inborn intelligence in adults. 
B) measure inborn intelligence in children. 
C) predict school performance in children. 
D) identify children with an intellectual disability so that they could be institutionalized.

Question 20

Most psychologists believe that racial gaps in test scores

Accepted Answer

A) have been exaggerated when they are,in fact,insignificant. 
B) indicate that intelligence is in large measure inherited. 
C) are in large measure caused by environmental factors. 
D) are increasing 
A) have been exaggerated when they are,in fact,insignificant. 
B) indicate that intelligence is in large measure inherited. 
C) are in large measure caused by environmental factors. 
D) are increasing

Exam 16: Indoctrination and Inoculation

Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize

On average,the intelligence test scores of the Dingbats are much higher than those of the Dodos. The difference in the average test scores of the two groups might be a product of

It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

Today's researchers have identified many different chromosomal regions important to intelligence. This indicates that intelligence is

A school psychologist found that 85 percent of those who scored above 115 on an aptitude test were "A" students and 75 percent of those who scored below 85 on the test were "D" students. The psychologist concluded that the test had high

Down syndrome is normally caused by

(Close-Up)The Flynn effect refers to the fact that

Mary's bathroom scale always overstates people's actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra is mentally handicapped and can neither read nor write. However,after hearing lengthy,unfamiliar,and complex musical selections just once,she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Alexandra is

Exposure to high levels of male sex hormones during prenatal development is most likely to facilitate the subsequent development of

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

An 8-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency of an average 10-year-old was said to have an IQ of

When completing a verbal aptitude test,members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test

Academic aptitude test scores are MOST likely to predict accurately the academic success of ________ students.

The percentage of people diagnosed with an intellectual disability has ________ over the past 80 years because intelligence tests have been ________.

To say that the heritability of a trait is approximately 50 percent means

The test created by Alfred Binet was designed specifically to

Most psychologists believe that racial gaps in test scores

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