Question 1

In part, Gardner developed his theory based on his study of creativity.Gardner used two main approaches for his study of creativity, which were:

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid and crystallized approaches 
B)  linguistic and mathematical approaches 
C)  idiographic and linguistic approaches 
D)  idiographic and nomothetic approaches 
A)  fluid and crystallized approaches 
B)  linguistic and mathematical approaches 
C)  idiographic and linguistic approaches 
D)  idiographic and nomothetic approaches D

Question 2

The use of habituation tasks in infants as predictors of future IQ is problematic because:

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A)  although findings are statistically significant, the correlations between the two are large 
B)  although findings are statistically significant, the correlations between the two are small 
C)  the findings are not statistically significant, but correlations between the two are large 
D)  the findings are not statistically significant 
A)  although findings are statistically significant, the correlations between the two are large 
B)  although findings are statistically significant, the correlations between the two are small 
C)  the findings are not statistically significant, but correlations between the two are large 
D)  the findings are not statistically significant B

Question 3

What are Gardner's multiple intelligences, and how are they different?

Accepted Answer

Gardner's multiple intelligences is an alternative theory of intelligence where, instead of a single g underlying intelligence, intelligence is separated into a number of areas where individuals can excel.These multiple intelligences are mathematical (excelling in math and logic), linguistic (excelling in the language arts and writing), naturalistic (excelling in biology and ecology), bodily/kinesthetic (excelling in athletics and motor skills), spatial (excelling in visualization and maps), interpersonal (excelling in relationships and conflict resolution), intrapersonal (excelling in understanding oneself), and musical (excelling in melody and rhythm).

Question 4

The beginning of the psychometric approach is associated with which psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet 
B)  Freud 
C)  Gardner 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Binet 
B)  Freud 
C)  Gardner 
D)  Piaget

Question 5

Carroll's three-stratum theory is composed of:

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A)  g, broad abilities, and narrow abilities 
B)  g, verbal abilities, and performance abilities 
C)  g, fluid intelligence, and crystallized intelligence 
D)  narrow abilities, fluid intelligence, and crystallized intelligence 
A)  g, broad abilities, and narrow abilities 
B)  g, verbal abilities, and performance abilities 
C)  g, fluid intelligence, and crystallized intelligence 
D)  narrow abilities, fluid intelligence, and crystallized intelligence

Question 6

The nomothetic approach involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  determining the goodness of fit between instruction and learning 
B)  finding if an individual uses tools in new or novel ways 
C)  studying the case history of a highly creative person to learn about creativity 
D)  comparing and examining the lives of especially creative individuals for common patterns 
A)  determining the goodness of fit between instruction and learning 
B)  finding if an individual uses tools in new or novel ways 
C)  studying the case history of a highly creative person to learn about creativity 
D)  comparing and examining the lives of especially creative individuals for common patterns

Question 7

Social intelligence is the ability to:

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A)  evaluate our own feelings and those of others 
B)  recall and act on stored information from memory 
C)  smoothly manage personal interactions 
D)  balance abilities and learn one's strengths and weaknesses 
A)  evaluate our own feelings and those of others 
B)  recall and act on stored information from memory 
C)  smoothly manage personal interactions 
D)  balance abilities and learn one's strengths and weaknesses

Question 8

Gina is able to think flexibly and solve new problems she encounters.She has very good:

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A)  crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  social intelligence 
D)  naturalistic intelligence 
A)  crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  social intelligence 
D)  naturalistic intelligence

Question 9

Your instructor has said you need to come up with an alternative uses test for your final project.Your test might include having children:

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A)  draw lines to elaborate upon a square on a piece of paper 
B)  list all the things they use on a daily basis that are square 
C)  tell you how many different ways they can think of to use a pencil 
D)  come up with the best design for folding a paper airplane 
A)  draw lines to elaborate upon a square on a piece of paper 
B)  list all the things they use on a daily basis that are square 
C)  tell you how many different ways they can think of to use a pencil 
D)  come up with the best design for folding a paper airplane

Question 10

Jonathan is in Head Start.From research on the topic, you would expect that after participating:

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A)  his IQ scores would improve 
B)  his IQ scores would decrease 
C)  he will show poorer school readiness 
D)  he will show greater school readiness 
A)  his IQ scores would improve 
B)  his IQ scores would decrease 
C)  he will show poorer school readiness 
D)  he will show greater school readiness

Question 11

If IQ scores are normally distributed (on a normal curve), a score of 115 would be equivalent to having scored better than ________ of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  68 percent 
C)  84 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  68 percent 
C)  84 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 12

Numerous studies have been conducted that demonstrate the impact from stereotype threat on testing.When students in these studies are given a verbal task and told it's just a puzzle they need to finish, African-American students typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  perform worse than European-American students 
B)  perform as well as European-American students 
C)  perform better than European-American students 
D)  perform the same as they do on formal IQ tests 
A)  perform worse than European-American students 
B)  perform as well as European-American students 
C)  perform better than European-American students 
D)  perform the same as they do on formal IQ tests

Question 13

Rebecca learns about English and literature in one class, math in another, and history in yet a different classroom.Rebecca's school is using:

Accepted Answer

A)  the platoon model 
B)  the Dewey model 
C)  the Flynn model 
D)  the Head Start model 
A)  the platoon model 
B)  the Dewey model 
C)  the Flynn model 
D)  the Head Start model

Question 14

Dr.Crenshaw wants to administer a test to determine the developmental abilities of an infant.He knows that the Bayley scales will measure all of the following EXCEPT the infant's:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation 
B)  motor skills 
C)  language 
D)  perceptual abilities 
A)  habituation 
B)  motor skills 
C)  language 
D)  perceptual abilities

Question 15

In general, men typically perform better on ________ tasks than women.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory 
B)  facial recall 
C)  linguistic 
D)  spatial 
A)  memory 
B)  facial recall 
C)  linguistic 
D)  spatial

Question 16

The ability to come up with novel insights and problem-solving techniques is:

Accepted Answer

A)  metacognitive awareness 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  holistic strategizing 
D)  creativity 
A)  metacognitive awareness 
B)  functional fixedness 
C)  holistic strategizing 
D)  creativity

Question 17

All of the following are examples of environmental influences on children's intelligence test scores EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitive parenting 
B)  heritability 
C)  birth order 
D)  parental education 
A)  sensitive parenting 
B)  heritability 
C)  birth order 
D)  parental education

Question 18

What is known about how and why IQ scores seem to rise over time?

Accepted Answer

The rise in IQ scores over time is calle

Question 19

A variety of explanations have been put forth to explain group differences in IQ scores.These explanations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the differences are due to quality of education 
B)  the differences are related to biology 
C)  the differences are related to sociocultural stereotypes 
D)  the differences are related to poor test reliability 
A)  the differences are due to quality of education 
B)  the differences are related to biology 
C)  the differences are related to sociocultural stereotypes 
D)  the differences are related to poor test reliability

Question 20

Dr.Albertson needs to administer an IQ test to a child; however, the test is starting to get old (over 10 years) and a newer version of the test is about to come out.Based on what Dr.Albertson knows about the Flynn effect, he expects the IQ score he calculates:

Accepted Answer

A)  will be invalid 
B)  will be an exact measure of the child's true score 
C)  may slightly underestimate the child's true score 
D)  may slightly overestimate the child's true score 
A)  will be invalid 
B)  will be an exact measure of the child's true score 
C)  may slightly underestimate the child's true score 
D)  may slightly overestimate the child's true score

In part, Gardner developed his theory based on his study of creativity.Gardner used two main approaches for his study of creativity, which were:

The use of habituation tasks in infants as predictors of future IQ is problematic because:

What are Gardner's multiple intelligences, and how are they different?

The beginning of the psychometric approach is associated with which psychologist?

Carroll's three-stratum theory is composed of:

The nomothetic approach involves:

Social intelligence is the ability to:

Gina is able to think flexibly and solve new problems she encounters.She has very good:

Your instructor has said you need to come up with an alternative uses test for your final project.Your test might include having children:

Jonathan is in Head Start.From research on the topic, you would expect that after participating:

If IQ scores are normally distributed (on a normal curve), a score of 115 would be equivalent to having scored better than ________ of others.

Numerous studies have been conducted that demonstrate the impact from stereotype threat on testing.When students in these studies are given a verbal task and told it's just a puzzle they need to finish, African-American students typically:

Rebecca learns about English and literature in one class, math in another, and history in yet a different classroom.Rebecca's school is using:

Dr.Crenshaw wants to administer a test to determine the developmental abilities of an infant.He knows that the Bayley scales will measure all of the following EXCEPT the infant's:

In general, men typically perform better on ________ tasks than women.

The ability to come up with novel insights and problem-solving techniques is:

All of the following are examples of environmental influences on children's intelligence test scores EXCEPT:

What is known about how and why IQ scores seem to rise over time?

A variety of explanations have been put forth to explain group differences in IQ scores.These explanations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Dr.Albertson needs to administer an IQ test to a child; however, the test is starting to get old (over 10 years) and a newer version of the test is about to come out.Based on what Dr.Albertson knows about the Flynn effect, he expects the IQ score he calculates:

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Exam 11: Intelligence and Schooling

In part, Gardner developed his theory based on his study of creativity.Gardner used two main approaches for his study of creativity, which were:

The use of habituation tasks in infants as predictors of future IQ is problematic because:

What are Gardner's multiple intelligences, and how are they different?

The beginning of the psychometric approach is associated with which psychologist?

Carroll's three-stratum theory is composed of:

The nomothetic approach involves:

Social intelligence is the ability to:

Gina is able to think flexibly and solve new problems she encounters.She has very good:

Your instructor has said you need to come up with an alternative uses test for your final project.Your test might include having children:

Jonathan is in Head Start.From research on the topic, you would expect that after participating:

If IQ scores are normally distributed (on a normal curve), a score of 115 would be equivalent to having scored better than ________ of others.

Numerous studies have been conducted that demonstrate the impact from stereotype threat on testing.When students in these studies are given a verbal task and told it's just a puzzle they need to finish, African-American students typically:

Rebecca learns about English and literature in one class, math in another, and history in yet a different classroom.Rebecca's school is using:

Dr.Crenshaw wants to administer a test to determine the developmental abilities of an infant.He knows that the Bayley scales will measure all of the following EXCEPT the infant's:

In general, men typically perform better on ________ tasks than women.

The ability to come up with novel insights and problem-solving techniques is:

All of the following are examples of environmental influences on children's intelligence test scores EXCEPT:

What is known about how and why IQ scores seem to rise over time?

A variety of explanations have been put forth to explain group differences in IQ scores.These explanations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Dr.Albertson needs to administer an IQ test to a child; however, the test is starting to get old (over 10 years) and a newer version of the test is about to come out.Based on what Dr.Albertson knows about the Flynn effect, he expects the IQ score he calculates:

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

The Emergence of Action

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

Language Development

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Becoming Part of the Community

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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