Question 1

Explain the two-factor theory of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The two-factor theory of intelligence is

Question 2

Match the publication with its author.
-Lewis Terman

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic Studies of Genius 
B) L'Étude Experimentale de l'Intelligence (The Experimental Study of Intelligence) 
C) The Child's Construction of Quantities: Conservation and Atomism 
D) The Kallikak Family 
A) Genetic Studies of Genius 
B) L'Étude Experimentale de l'Intelligence (The Experimental Study of Intelligence) 
C) The Child's Construction of Quantities: Conservation and Atomism 
D) The Kallikak Family

Question 3

What was Piaget's favored term for his general theory and approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic epistemology 
B)  cognitive developmental psychology 
C)  qualitative stage psychology 
D)  individual psychology 
A)  genetic epistemology 
B)  cognitive developmental psychology 
C)  qualitative stage psychology 
D)  individual psychology

Question 4

Piaget's work and theories had major impact on the development of all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive psychology. 
B)  educational psychology. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  personality psychology. 
A)  cognitive psychology. 
B)  educational psychology. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  personality psychology.

Question 5

Binet came to regard __________ as the "cholera" of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  deception by the subjects in experiments 
B)  insufficient quantification of experimental results 
C)  insufficiently large samples of subjects 
D)  unintentional suggestion 
A)  deception by the subjects in experiments 
B)  insufficient quantification of experimental results 
C)  insufficiently large samples of subjects 
D)  unintentional suggestion

Question 6

According to Jerome Bruner's theory,the three "modes" in which people learn about objects are in terms of (A)their perceptual quality,(B)doing things with them,and (C)the symbols for representing them.What is the normal sequence in which these occur,and which of these sequences should be followed in ideal teaching methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  A, then B, then C 
B)  B, then A, then C 
C)  B, then C, then A 
D)  C, then A, then B 
A)  A, then B, then C 
B)  B, then A, then C 
C)  B, then C, then A 
D)  C, then A, then B

Question 7

Which of the following best defines the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  the space in which a preoperational child can manipulate objects 
B)  an institution devoted to teaching the three modes of representation 
C)  a child's potential for immediate intellectual growth with mild coaching 
D)  the difference between a person's scores on older versus newer IQ tests 
A)  the space in which a preoperational child can manipulate objects 
B)  an institution devoted to teaching the three modes of representation 
C)  a child's potential for immediate intellectual growth with mild coaching 
D)  the difference between a person's scores on older versus newer IQ tests

Question 8

What did Binet find when he measured the reaction times of his young daughters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their responses were consistently slower than those of adults. 
B)  Their responses were quicker than those of subnormal children. 
C)  Their responses were quicker than those of adults. 
D)  Their responses were variable, depending on how well they paid attention to the task. 
A)  Their responses were consistently slower than those of adults. 
B)  Their responses were quicker than those of subnormal children. 
C)  Their responses were quicker than those of adults. 
D)  Their responses were variable, depending on how well they paid attention to the task.

Question 9

Binet's case studies of creative and extraordinarily talented individuals led him to conclude which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hard and systematic work was essential for their success. 
B)  There was great variability in the specific ways they went about their tasks. 
C)  Most of them showed strong powers of imagery. 
D)  They tended to score very high on his early intelligence test items. 
A)  Hard and systematic work was essential for their success. 
B)  There was great variability in the specific ways they went about their tasks. 
C)  Most of them showed strong powers of imagery. 
D)  They tended to score very high on his early intelligence test items.

Question 10

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s).
-Alfred Binet

Accepted Answer

A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice 
A) "Deborah Kallikak" 
B) a group of 1,528 gifted California schoolchildren with IQs above 140 
C) his daughters Madeleine and Alice

Question 11

In their theories of intellectual development,__________ emphasized biologically based factors,while __________ emphasized sociocultural ones.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerome Bruner; James Flynn 
B)  Lev Vygotsky; David Wechsler 
C)  Alfred Binet; Jean Piaget 
D)  Jean Piaget; Lev Vygotsky 
A)  Jerome Bruner; James Flynn 
B)  Lev Vygotsky; David Wechsler 
C)  Alfred Binet; Jean Piaget 
D)  Jean Piaget; Lev Vygotsky

Question 12

Match the definition to the term.
-chronological age

Accepted Answer

A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test 
A) a child's actual age 
B) at one time a common term for intellectual subnormality 
C) defined by Terman as the intelligence level of children whose IQs were higher than 140 
D) Stern's term for the age or intellectual level at which a child tested on an intelli-gence test

Question 13

Match the research with the researcher(s).
-Henry H.Goddard

Accepted Answer

A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults 
A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults

Question 14

Match the research with the researcher(s).
-Bärbel Inhelder

Accepted Answer

A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults 
A) a study of the lineage of the Kallikak family 
B) an analysis of the childhood biographies of eminent historical geniuses,which led to the argument that had intelligence tests been given at the time these intellectually prominent figures would have achieved high IQ scores as children 
C) the first serious studies of the preoperational stage of development 
D) the study of adult intelligence and the creation of an intelligence test for adults

Question 15

As he was beginning his self-instruction in psychology,Binet became particularly enthusiastic about which approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  associationism 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  structuralism 
D)  functionalism 
A)  associationism 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  structuralism 
D)  functionalism

Question 16

What did Catherine Cox's biographical study of historical geniuses suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of them were "late bloomers" with relatively undistinguished childhoods. 
B)  Most of them came from privileged backgrounds. 
C)  If tests had been available, virtually all of them would have achieved high IQs in childhood. 
D)  If tests had been available, many of them would have revealed surprising deficiencies. 
A)  Many of them were "late bloomers" with relatively undistinguished childhoods. 
B)  Most of them came from privileged backgrounds. 
C)  If tests had been available, virtually all of them would have achieved high IQs in childhood. 
D)  If tests had been available, many of them would have revealed surprising deficiencies.

Question 17

Match the definition to the term.
-individual psychology

Accepted Answer

A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world 
A) a program of mental exercises developed by Binet to increase intellectual levels in children 
B) a program to develop a series of short tests that would produce information about a person comparable in richness,complexity,and comprehensiveness to that ob-tained through an in-depth case study 
C) tests in which the individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli (such as inkblots,pic-tures,or objects)and asked to report what they see in or think about them 
D) the term for Piaget's project to study the development of children's ways of knowing about the world

Question 18

Who among the following was the first psychologist to promote the use of Binet-type intelligence tests in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  Charles Spearman 
A)  David Wechsler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Henry Goddard 
D)  Charles Spearman

Question 19

Match the definition to the term.
-deviation IQ

Accepted Answer

A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age 
A) a mathematical formula developed by Stern to summarize the results of a Binet-type intelligence test and consisting of the ratio of mental age to chronological age 
B) Spearman's concept of a single common factor of generalized mental "power," applicable in some degree to all intellectual tasks 
C) term for the single score result children received on Binet and Simon's intelli-gence tests 
D) Terman's revision to Stern's intelligence quotient,which multiplied the fraction by 100 to eliminate decimals 
E) the calculation of intelligence quotients so that they are indications of where sub-jects stand on normal distributions of previous results from people of their own age

Question 20

Match the definition to the term.
-modes of representation

Accepted Answer

A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task 
A) concept that describes the difference between what a person is intellectually ca-pable of on his or her own and what is possible with the mild guidance from someone who is more capable 
B) four major sequential steps between infancy and late adolescence,each one in-volving the acquisition of new strategies and ways of thinking that permit the so-lution of previously unsolvable problems 
C) term for three ways of conceptualizing,or mentally representing,material being taught which parallel the Piagetian stages of cognitive development 
D) the observation that over the past century,as new revisions of intelligence tests have been developed,subjects have been getting "smarter" (as measured by aver-age performance on intelligence test items)at an impressively steady rate 
E) theory that the performance of all intellectual tasks requires both a single common factor,called general intelligence (g),and a second,specific factor (s)which is unique to the task

Explain the two-factor theory of intelligence.

Match the publication with its author. -Lewis Terman

What was Piaget's favored term for his general theory and approach?

Piaget's work and theories had major impact on the development of all of the following areas EXCEPT

Binet came to regard __________ as the "cholera" of psychology.

Which of the following best defines the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

What did Binet find when he measured the reaction times of his young daughters?

Binet's case studies of creative and extraordinarily talented individuals led him to conclude which of the following?

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Alfred Binet

In their theories of intellectual development, emphasized biologically based factors,while emphasized sociocultural ones.

Match the definition to the term. -chronological age

Match the research with the researcher(s). -Henry H.Goddard

Match the research with the researcher(s). -Bärbel Inhelder

As he was beginning his self-instruction in psychology,Binet became particularly enthusiastic about which approach?

What did Catherine Cox's biographical study of historical geniuses suggest?

Match the definition to the term. -individual psychology

Who among the following was the first psychologist to promote the use of Binet-type intelligence tests in America?

Match the definition to the term. -deviation IQ

Match the definition to the term. -modes of representation

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 14: The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Explain the two-factor theory of intelligence.

Match the publication with its author. -Lewis Terman

What was Piaget's favored term for his general theory and approach?

Piaget's work and theories had major impact on the development of all of the following areas EXCEPT

Binet came to regard __________ as the "cholera" of psychology.

Which of the following best defines the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

What did Binet find when he measured the reaction times of his young daughters?

Binet's case studies of creative and extraordinarily talented individuals led him to conclude which of the following?

Match the research subjects with the researcher(s). -Alfred Binet

In their theories of intellectual development,__________ emphasized biologically based factors,while __________ emphasized sociocultural ones.

Match the definition to the term. -chronological age

Match the research with the researcher(s). -Henry H.Goddard

Match the research with the researcher(s). -Bärbel Inhelder

As he was beginning his self-instruction in psychology,Binet became particularly enthusiastic about which approach?

What did Catherine Cox's biographical study of historical geniuses suggest?

Match the definition to the term. -individual psychology

Who among the following was the first psychologist to promote the use of Binet-type intelligence tests in America?

Match the definition to the term. -deviation IQ

Match the definition to the term. -modes of representation

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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In their theories of intellectual development, emphasized biologically based factors,while emphasized sociocultural ones.