Exam 8: Intelligence

Group differences in IQ scores can be attributed to non-genetic factors. Which environmental influence is least significant with regard to IQ differences? ​

Norms for a new test of mental ability were obtained from a large sample of the general population. The mean of the test was set to 100 and the standard deviation was 15. Approximately what percentage of the population would fall within the range bounded by scores of 85 and 115? ​

All of the following are valid criticisms of intelligence tests except for one. Which is the exception? ​

Zeke and Zach are identical twins raised in the same house. Peter and Paul are identical twins raised apart. Tim and Tom are non-twin brothers who are raised together. Laverne and Shirley are nonidentical twins raised together. Which pair is most likely to have the least similar IQ scores? ​

Mild cases of intellectual disability that have no obvious genetic or environmental cause are referred to as ____. ​

At Stanford University, Louis Terman changed Binet's test for children in several ways. Which of the following is NOT one of the changes that Terman made? ​

Alfred Binet developed his intelligence test to ____. ​

You are developing an intelligence test based on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. You focus on aspects of intelligence not measured well by traditional IQ tests. Therefore, you will likely ignore ____. ​

Nowhere State University depends primarily on shoe size, rather than the SAT, for admissions purposes. Their dropout rate is rather high. Shoe size is probably not an effective predictor of success in college because it lacks ____. ​

ChunJing is reading about the history of IQ testing. She finds that Binet's original intelligence test did not ____. ​

Individuals diagnosed with intellectual development disorder ____. ​

At a school board meeting, there is a debate as to whether or not the schools should have children who are developmentally disabled taught in the same classrooms as their peers who do not have cognitive disabilities. The effectiveness of this type of ____is still highly debated. ​

Alexandria wants to use a personality test as part of her honors thesis. She knows that existing tests provide many benefits, such as having established norms. A norm is important because it is a ____. ​

The early days of IQ tests contained many misconceptions and abuses. Describe some of the errors and misuses of IQ tests during the early 1900s. ​

Down syndrome is a type of intellectual disability that is due to ____. ​

A psychologist strongly believes that the information-processing model of intelligence is correct and sufficient to explain human mental ability. In her laboratory experiments, she will be least likely to study ____. ​

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, to solve the analogy "Winter is to hibernation as summer is to . . . ," you would rely most on ____intelligence. ​

David wants to look at genetic influences on IQ, so he administers a battery of tests to Frank and Fred, who are fraternal twins; Sidney and Sheldon, who are identical twins; and Larry and Harry, who are non-twin brothers. David's supervisor asks him to make estimate which set of siblings will most likely have the most similar IQs. What is David's best guess likely to be? ​

Sunyoung is a psychologist who is studying how well people perform on a dichotic listening task. She hypothesizes that more intelligent people will perform better on this task because they are able to mobilize and distribute their attention more readily. Sunyoung probably takes a(n)____approach to intelligence. ​

Costanza believes that he is a highly intelligent person because he has a "fast brain" and is always the first person to finish a test, and in addition, he is able to pay attention to many things at once and think in cognitively complex ways. Costanza's belief is most similar to which theory of intelligence? ​