Question 1

Regarding the relationship between IQ and achievement, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Aperson with an IQ of 100 would probably struggle with college, whereas one with an IQ of 120 would do just fine. 
B)  ​Academic performance may depend even more on motivation than it does on intelligence. 
C)  ​Past experience may be the most important factor in one's success in all types of jobs. 
D)  ​IQ has been shown to be a good predictor of success in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership. 
A)  ​Aperson with an IQ of 100 would probably struggle with college, whereas one with an IQ of 120 would do just fine. 
B)  ​Academic performance may depend even more on motivation than it does on intelligence. 
C)  ​Past experience may be the most important factor in one's success in all types of jobs. 
D)  ​IQ has been shown to be a good predictor of success in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership.

Question 2

Research has shown that long-term education does

Accepted Answer

A)  ​not seem to increase or decrease one's IQ scores. 
B)  seem to decrease one's IQ and emotional stability in adulthood. 
C)  seem to increase IQ scores but only through elementary school. 
D)  ​seem to increase IQ scores, even into adulthood. 
A)  ​not seem to increase or decrease one's IQ scores. 
B)  seem to decrease one's IQ and emotional stability in adulthood. 
C)  seem to increase IQ scores but only through elementary school. 
D)  ​seem to increase IQ scores, even into adulthood.

Question 3

Which level of intellectual disability makes up about 85 percent of all those affected with these individuals benefiting from carefully structured education, being capable of living alone or marrying, but who tend to have difficulties with many of the demands of adult life?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mild 
B)  ​moderate 
C)  ​trainable 
D)  profound 
A)  ​mild 
B)  ​moderate 
C)  ​trainable 
D)  profound

Question 4

Actual IQs reflect a person's innate intelligence, maturity, experience, and​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​education. 
B)  ​creativity. 
C)  ​financial success. 
D)  ​activity level. 
A)  ​education. 
B)  ​creativity. 
C)  ​financial success. 
D)  ​activity level.

Question 5

Justin is using a computer program to harmonize music, while Jay is using a computer program that tells him when to buy or sell his stocks.Both are using

Accepted Answer

A)  performance modules. 
B)  expert systems. 
C)  modular systems. 
D)  computer symbiotics. 
A)  performance modules. 
B)  expert systems. 
C)  modular systems. 
D)  computer symbiotics.

Question 6

An objective test is one that

Accepted Answer

A)  ​measures what it claims to measure. 
B)  ​yields almost the same score, each time it is given to the same person. 
C)  ​is administered using standard procedures. 
D)  ​gives the same score when different people correct it. 
A)  ​measures what it claims to measure. 
B)  ​yields almost the same score, each time it is given to the same person. 
C)  ​is administered using standard procedures. 
D)  ​gives the same score when different people correct it.

Question 7

Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that minority cultures may value "street smarts," or practical intelligence more than "book learning," or __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that minority cultures...

Question 8

Sandra has significantly below average intelligence, but is able to tell you the exact day of the week for any given day in any given year as well as knowing all the zip codes and area codes in the United States.She has

Accepted Answer

A)  savant syndrome. 
B)  pseudogiftedness. 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D)  a schizotypal personality. 
A)  savant syndrome. 
B)  pseudogiftedness. 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D)  a schizotypal personality.

Question 9

Regarding IQ and job success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The correlation between IQ and job performance ranges between .27 and .53 withthe correlations being higher for more intellectually demanding jobs. 
B)  IQ has been shown to be the most important factor in one's success in all types of job. 
C)  Tests of creativity are much more strongly related to achievement in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership. 
D)  When IQs are extreme (below 70 or above 140), their link to an individual's potential for success becomes unmistakable. 
A)  The correlation between IQ and job performance ranges between .27 and .53 withthe correlations being higher for more intellectually demanding jobs. 
B)  IQ has been shown to be the most important factor in one's success in all types of job. 
C)  Tests of creativity are much more strongly related to achievement in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership. 
D)  When IQs are extreme (below 70 or above 140), their link to an individual's potential for success becomes unmistakable.

Question 10

Less than 10 percent of all cases of intellectual disability are organic, or related to physical disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involvesbuilding machines that displayhuman-like problem solving or intelligent responding.This field of research is called

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  cerebronics. 
D)  experiential processing. 
A)  artificial intelligence. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  cerebronics. 
D)  experiential processing.

Question 12

Fragile X syndrome occurs because the person has

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a thin area on the X chromosome. 
B)  ​an extra X chromosome. 
C)  ​a missing X chromosome. 
D)  ​an X chromosome in pair 21 rather than a Y. 
A)  ​a thin area on the X chromosome. 
B)  ​an extra X chromosome. 
C)  ​a missing X chromosome. 
D)  ​an X chromosome in pair 21 rather than a Y.

Question 13

A medical test for pregnancy, which gives positive and negative responses for the same woman on the same day, is lacking​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​standardization. 
B)  ​objectivity. 
C)  ​diversity. 
D)  ​reliability. 
A)  ​standardization. 
B)  ​objectivity. 
C)  ​diversity. 
D)  ​reliability.

Question 14

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Raven Progressive Matrices. 
B)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test. 
C)  Leiter International Performance Scale. 
D)  Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test. 
A)  Raven Progressive Matrices. 
B)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test. 
C)  Leiter International Performance Scale. 
D)  Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test.

Question 15

Regarding giftedness and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The likelihood of outstanding achievement is not any higher for those with IQ scores in the gifted range than for those with IQs in the average range. 
B)  ​High IQ reveals potential, but does not guarantee success. 
C)  ​Having a lower IQ does not guarantee failure. 
D)  ​What you do is always more important than what you should be able to do. 
A)  ​The likelihood of outstanding achievement is not any higher for those with IQ scores in the gifted range than for those with IQs in the average range. 
B)  ​High IQ reveals potential, but does not guarantee success. 
C)  ​Having a lower IQ does not guarantee failure. 
D)  ​What you do is always more important than what you should be able to do.

Question 16

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES. 
B)  ​Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents. 
C)  ​The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages. 
D)  ​The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children. 
A)  ​One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES. 
B)  ​Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents. 
C)  ​The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages. 
D)  ​The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children.

Question 17

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​split-half 
B)  ​content-construct 
C)  ​percent variance 
D)  ​criterion-referenced 
A)  ​split-half 
B)  ​content-construct 
C)  ​percent variance 
D)  ​criterion-referenced

Question 18

Regarding identical and fraternal twins, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identical twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B)  Fraternal twins are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C)  Fraternal twins have IQs that are no more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings. 
D)  Fraternal twins reared together have IQs that are more alike than the IQs of identical twins reared apart. 
A)  Identical twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B)  Fraternal twins are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C)  Fraternal twins have IQs that are no more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings. 
D)  Fraternal twins reared together have IQs that are more alike than the IQs of identical twins reared apart.

Question 19

Regarding aptitude tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Special aptitude tests measure a broader range of abilities than intelligence tests do. 
B)  ​Multiple aptitude tests that measure two or more types of ability tend to be more like intelligence tests. 
C)  ​The tests required to enter graduate schools in law, medicine, business, and dentistry are examples of multiple aptitude tests. 
D)  ​Aptitude is defined as the capacity for learning certain abilities. 
A)  ​Special aptitude tests measure a broader range of abilities than intelligence tests do. 
B)  ​Multiple aptitude tests that measure two or more types of ability tend to be more like intelligence tests. 
C)  ​The tests required to enter graduate schools in law, medicine, business, and dentistry are examples of multiple aptitude tests. 
D)  ​Aptitude is defined as the capacity for learning certain abilities.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a reason that African-American children have historically scored an average of 15 points lower than European-American children?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​genetic heritage of each group 
B)  ​unequal education 
C)  ​African Americans, as a group, more likely to be impoverished 
D)  ​the assumptions, biases, and content of standard IQ tests 
A)  ​genetic heritage of each group 
B)  ​unequal education 
C)  ​African Americans, as a group, more likely to be impoverished 
D)  ​the assumptions, biases, and content of standard IQ tests

Regarding the relationship between IQ and achievement, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research has shown that long-term education does

Which level of intellectual disability makes up about 85 percent of all those affected with these individuals benefiting from carefully structured education, being capable of living alone or marrying, but who tend to have difficulties with many of the demands of adult life?

Actual IQs reflect a person's innate intelligence, maturity, experience, and

Justin is using a computer program to harmonize music, while Jay is using a computer program that tells him when to buy or sell his stocks.Both are using

An objective test is one that

Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that minority cultures may value "street smarts," or practical intelligence more than "book learning," or __________ intelligence.

Sandra has significantly below average intelligence, but is able to tell you the exact day of the week for any given day in any given year as well as knowing all the zip codes and area codes in the United States.She has

Regarding IQ and job success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Less than 10 percent of all cases of intellectual disability are organic, or related to physical disorders.

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involvesbuilding machines that displayhuman-like problem solving or intelligent responding.This field of research is called

Fragile X syndrome occurs because the person has

A medical test for pregnancy, which gives positive and negative responses for the same woman on the same day, is lacking

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

Regarding giftedness and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?

Regarding identical and fraternal twins, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding aptitude tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that African-American children have historically scored an average of 15 points lower than European-American children?

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Regarding the relationship between IQ and achievement, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research has shown that long-term education does

Which level of intellectual disability makes up about 85 percent of all those affected with these individuals benefiting from carefully structured education, being capable of living alone or marrying, but who tend to have difficulties with many of the demands of adult life?​

Actual IQs reflect a person's innate intelligence, maturity, experience, and​

Justin is using a computer program to harmonize music, while Jay is using a computer program that tells him when to buy or sell his stocks.Both are using

An objective test is one that

Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that minority cultures may value "street smarts," or practical intelligence more than "book learning," or __________ intelligence.

Sandra has significantly below average intelligence, but is able to tell you the exact day of the week for any given day in any given year as well as knowing all the zip codes and area codes in the United States.She has

Regarding IQ and job success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Less than 10 percent of all cases of intellectual disability are organic, or related to physical disorders.

While most efforts have focused on measuring intelligence in humans, a small group of psychologists and computer scientists have taken an entirely different approach, which involvesbuilding machines that displayhuman-like problem solving or intelligent responding.This field of research is called

Fragile X syndrome occurs because the person has

A medical test for pregnancy, which gives positive and negative responses for the same woman on the same day, is lacking​

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

Regarding giftedness and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?​

Regarding identical and fraternal twins, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding aptitude tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Which of the following is NOT a reason that African-American children have historically scored an average of 15 points lower than European-American children?

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Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

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Therapies.

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Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Which level of intellectual disability makes up about 85 percent of all those affected with these individuals benefiting from carefully structured education, being capable of living alone or marrying, but who tend to have difficulties with many of the demands of adult life?

Actual IQs reflect a person's innate intelligence, maturity, experience, and

A medical test for pregnancy, which gives positive and negative responses for the same woman on the same day, is lacking

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?

Regarding aptitude tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?