Question 1

Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.

Accepted Answer

A) heritability 
B) reliability coefficients 
C) intelligence tests 
D) the g factor 
A) heritability 
B) reliability coefficients 
C) intelligence tests 
D) the g factor

Question 2

(Close-Up)Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) About 1 percent of the population is intellectually disabled. 
B) More males than females are intellectually disabled. 
C) A majority of the intellectually disabled can learn academic skills. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) About 1 percent of the population is intellectually disabled. 
B) More males than females are intellectually disabled. 
C) A majority of the intellectually disabled can learn academic skills. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 3

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to

Accepted Answer

A) provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential. 
B) distinguish between academic and practical intelligence. 
C) identify children likely to have difficulty learning in regular school classes. 
D) assess general capacity for goal-directed adaptive behavior. 
A) provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential. 
B) distinguish between academic and practical intelligence. 
C) identify children likely to have difficulty learning in regular school classes. 
D) assess general capacity for goal-directed adaptive behavior.

Question 4

Which procedure is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie people's intelligence scores?

Accepted Answer

A) standardization 
B) validation 
C) heritability estimates 
D) factor analysis 
A) standardization 
B) validation 
C) heritability estimates 
D) factor analysis

Question 5

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men. This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A) the Flynn effect. 
B) intrinsic motivation. 
C) emotional intelligence. 
D) stereotype threat. 
A) the Flynn effect. 
B) intrinsic motivation. 
C) emotional intelligence. 
D) stereotype threat.

Question 6

Increasing years of schooling over the last half century have most likely contributed to

Accepted Answer

A) stereotype threat. 
B) the Flynn effect. 
C) the normal curve. 
D) neural plasticity. 
A) stereotype threat. 
B) the Flynn effect. 
C) the normal curve. 
D) neural plasticity.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT cited as evidence of the reciprocal relationship between schooling and intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Neither education level nor intelligence scores accurately predict income. 
B) Intelligence scores tend to rise during the school year. 
C) High school graduates have higher intelligence scores than do those who drop out early. 
D) High intelligence scores correlate with prolonged schooling. 
A) Neither education level nor intelligence scores accurately predict income. 
B) Intelligence scores tend to rise during the school year. 
C) High school graduates have higher intelligence scores than do those who drop out early. 
D) High intelligence scores correlate with prolonged schooling.

Question 8

Benito was born in 1937. In 1947,he scored 130 on an intelligence test. What was Benito's mental age when he took the test?

Accepted Answer

A) 9 
B) 10 
C) 11 
D) 13 
A) 9 
B) 10 
C) 11 
D) 13

Question 9

To determine whether a child's intellectual development was fast or slow,Binet and Simon assessed the child's

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) emotional intelligence. 
C) mental age. 
D) intrinsic motivation. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) emotional intelligence. 
C) mental age. 
D) intrinsic motivation.

Question 10

Vanessa is a very creative sculptress. We would expect that Vanessa also

Accepted Answer

A) has an exceptionally high intelligence score. 
B) is quite introverted. 
C) has a venturesome personality and is intrinsically motivated. 
D) lacks expertise in most other skills. 
A) has an exceptionally high intelligence score. 
B) is quite introverted. 
C) has a venturesome personality and is intrinsically motivated. 
D) lacks expertise in most other skills.

Question 11

Howard Gardner identified a total of ________ intelligences.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) eight 
D) twelve 
A) three 
B) five 
C) eight 
D) twelve

Question 12

Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter are parents of a child with an intellectual disability. It is MOST likely that their child

Accepted Answer

A) is a female rather than a male. 
B) is unusually creative. 
C) was born with an extra chromosome. 
D) will have difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent adult life. 
A) is a female rather than a male. 
B) is unusually creative. 
C) was born with an extra chromosome. 
D) will have difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent adult life.

Question 13

Most experts view intelligence as a person's

Accepted Answer

A) ability to perform well on intelligence tests. 
B) innate mental capacity. 
C) ability to learn from experience,solve problems,and adapt to new situations. 
D) diverse skills acquired throughout life. 
A) ability to perform well on intelligence tests. 
B) innate mental capacity. 
C) ability to learn from experience,solve problems,and adapt to new situations. 
D) diverse skills acquired throughout life.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The predictive validity of intelligence tests is not as high as their reliability. 
B) The reliability of intelligence tests is not as high as their predictive validity. 
C) Modern intelligence tests have extremely high predictive validity and reliability. 
D) The predictive validity and reliability of most intelligence tests is very low. 
A) The predictive validity of intelligence tests is not as high as their reliability. 
B) The reliability of intelligence tests is not as high as their predictive validity. 
C) Modern intelligence tests have extremely high predictive validity and reliability. 
D) The predictive validity and reliability of most intelligence tests is very low.

Question 15

The importance of environmental influences on intelligence is provided by evidence that

Accepted Answer

A) general intelligence scores predict performance on a variety of complex tasks. 
B) the intellectual development of neglected children in impoverished environments is often retarded. 
C) identical twins reared together have more similar intelligence scores than fraternal twins reared together. 
D) mental similarities between adopted children and their adoptive families increase with age. 
A) general intelligence scores predict performance on a variety of complex tasks. 
B) the intellectual development of neglected children in impoverished environments is often retarded. 
C) identical twins reared together have more similar intelligence scores than fraternal twins reared together. 
D) mental similarities between adopted children and their adoptive families increase with age.

Question 16

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to

Accepted Answer

A) derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. 
B) extract test norms from a standardization sample. 
C) identify clusters of closely related test items. 
D) provide a quantitative estimate of heritability. 
A) derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. 
B) extract test norms from a standardization sample. 
C) identify clusters of closely related test items. 
D) provide a quantitative estimate of heritability.

Question 17

Girls are most likely to outperform boys in a

Accepted Answer

A) grammar test. 
B) mathematical reasoning test. 
C) computer programming contest. 
D) chess tournament. 
A) grammar test. 
B) mathematical reasoning test. 
C) computer programming contest. 
D) chess tournament.

Question 18

The intelligence test scores of adopted children are LEAST likely to be positively correlated with the scores of their adoptive siblings during

Accepted Answer

A) middle childhood. 
B) early adolescence. 
C) middle adolescence. 
D) early adulthood. 
A) middle childhood. 
B) early adolescence. 
C) middle adolescence. 
D) early adulthood.

Question 19

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner 
B) Spearman 
C) Gardner 
D) Sternberg 
A) Skinner 
B) Spearman 
C) Gardner 
D) Sternberg

Question 20

Girls are likely to outperform boys in a

Accepted Answer

A) spelling bee. 
B) math problem-solving test. 
C) computer-programming contest. 
D) chess tournament. 
A) spelling bee. 
B) math problem-solving test. 
C) computer-programming contest. 
D) chess tournament.

Exam 16: Indoctrination and Inoculation

Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.

(Close-Up)Which of the following statements is true?

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to

Which procedure is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie people's intelligence scores?

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men. This best illustrates the impact of

Increasing years of schooling over the last half century have most likely contributed to

Which of the following is NOT cited as evidence of the reciprocal relationship between schooling and intelligence?

Benito was born in 1937. In 1947,he scored 130 on an intelligence test. What was Benito's mental age when he took the test?

To determine whether a child's intellectual development was fast or slow,Binet and Simon assessed the child's

Vanessa is a very creative sculptress. We would expect that Vanessa also

Howard Gardner identified a total of ________ intelligences.

Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter are parents of a child with an intellectual disability. It is MOST likely that their child

Most experts view intelligence as a person's

Which of the following statements is true?

The importance of environmental influences on intelligence is provided by evidence that

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to

Girls are most likely to outperform boys in a

The intelligence test scores of adopted children are LEAST likely to be positively correlated with the scores of their adoptive siblings during

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

Girls are likely to outperform boys in a

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