Question 1

According to Howard Gardner, emotional intelligence involves

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to disguise one's true emotions when the situation requires it. 
B)  the sensitivity and capacity to control difficult people in a work environment. 
C)  an understanding of one's own strengths and the capacity to respond to the moods of others. 
D)  the ability to take on the roles of numerous characters successfully over the course of an acting career. 
A)  the ability to disguise one's true emotions when the situation requires it. 
B)  the sensitivity and capacity to control difficult people in a work environment. 
C)  an understanding of one's own strengths and the capacity to respond to the moods of others. 
D)  the ability to take on the roles of numerous characters successfully over the course of an acting career.

Question 2

Analytical intelligence is best described as the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  gather new information to increase knowledge. 
B)  deal with abstract information to solve problems. 
C)  recall recently learned information to perform well on tests. 
D)  adapt to everyday life by applying experience in a specific setting. 
A)  gather new information to increase knowledge. 
B)  deal with abstract information to solve problems. 
C)  recall recently learned information to perform well on tests. 
D)  adapt to everyday life by applying experience in a specific setting.

Question 3

Raymond is a high school dropout who earns about $400 per week washing dishes at a local diner. Raymond is representative of a population with an IQ of about

Accepted Answer

A)  50. 
B)  85. 
C)  110. 
D)  130. 
A)  50. 
B)  85. 
C)  110. 
D)  130.

Question 4

When psychologists say that intelligence test scores are _______ distributed, they mean that the distribution of scores ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  normally; follows a bell-shaped curve 
B)  positively; falls within one standard deviation of the mean 
C)  negatively; falls within two standard deviations of the mean 
D)  typically; is much more than three standard deviations from the mean 
A)  normally; follows a bell-shaped curve 
B)  positively; falls within one standard deviation of the mean 
C)  negatively; falls within two standard deviations of the mean 
D)  typically; is much more than three standard deviations from the mean

Question 5

A team of psychologists administers an intelligence test to thousands of people to establish the performance average and variability. The team of psychologists has _______ the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  normalized 
B)  confirmed the validity of 
C)  standardized 
D)  verified the reliability of 
A)  normalized 
B)  confirmed the validity of 
C)  standardized 
D)  verified the reliability of

Question 6

Jaeggi and colleagues (2008, 2010) claim that training on the n-back task increases _______ intelligence in young adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial 
B)  fluid 
C)  analytical 
D)  interpersonal 
A)  spatial 
B)  fluid 
C)  analytical 
D)  interpersonal

Question 7

Most estimates of the heritability of IQ are close to the estimate that about _______ percent of the variability in IQ scores is due to genetic variability.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  50 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  50 
D)  80

Question 8

Infants who are breast-fed grow up to have higher IQs than those who are bottle-fed; this suggests a(n) _______ influence on IQ.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental 
B)  genetic 
C)  learned 
D)  inherited 
A)  environmental 
B)  genetic 
C)  learned 
D)  inherited

Question 9

The first widely used intelligence tests for adults were developed by American psychologists to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  who was likely to benefit most from vocational education. 
B)  which draftees should be officers versus ordinary soldiers in World War I. 
C)  who among business leaders should be promoted into salaried, supervisory jobs. 
D)  who is best qualified to attend the nation's top-tier colleges. 
A)  who was likely to benefit most from vocational education. 
B)  which draftees should be officers versus ordinary soldiers in World War I. 
C)  who among business leaders should be promoted into salaried, supervisory jobs. 
D)  who is best qualified to attend the nation's top-tier colleges.

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
Refer to the figure below
  
-According to the figure, what is the IQ score of an individual in the 50th percentile?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  85 
C)  100 
D)  115 
A)  50 
B)  85 
C)  100 
D)  115

Question 11

What is intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The acquisition of knowledge as the result of experience 
B)  The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning 
C)  Any physical event that affects a sensory cell 
D)  The ability to acquire, retain, and apply knowledge 
A)  The acquisition of knowledge as the result of experience 
B)  The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning 
C)  Any physical event that affects a sensory cell 
D)  The ability to acquire, retain, and apply knowledge

Question 12

Mrs. Zimmerman is a first-grade teacher who has just administered a reading and math assessment test to Jackson. Because Jackson scored very high on the reading assessment component of the test, Mrs. Zimmerman believes that he will score high on the math assessment component of the test. It appears that Mrs. Zimmerman agrees with

Accepted Answer

A)  Spearman's theory of generalized intelligence. 
B)  Sternberg's theory of three intelligences. 
C)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D)  the Flynn effect. 
A)  Spearman's theory of generalized intelligence. 
B)  Sternberg's theory of three intelligences. 
C)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D)  the Flynn effect.

Question 13

Why is it important for intelligence tests to be standardized?

Accepted Answer

A)  When comparing adults' performance on an intelligence test, their precise age is not relevant to how much they know, what they can do, or how well they read. 
B)  Standardization is necessary in order to predict accurately how any one individual will fare in school, in the workplace, or in life. 
C)  It is vital that an intelligence test score reflects the test-taker's ability without consideration of the abilities of others. 
D)  All conditions need to be controlled as much as possible, so that a test-taker's score reflects only his or her ability. 
A)  When comparing adults' performance on an intelligence test, their precise age is not relevant to how much they know, what they can do, or how well they read. 
B)  Standardization is necessary in order to predict accurately how any one individual will fare in school, in the workplace, or in life. 
C)  It is vital that an intelligence test score reflects the test-taker's ability without consideration of the abilities of others. 
D)  All conditions need to be controlled as much as possible, so that a test-taker's score reflects only his or her ability.

Question 14

In a normal distribution of scores, _______ percent of all people score within one standard deviation of the mean, and _______ percent of all people score within two standard deviations of the mean.

Accepted Answer

A)  50; 75 
B)  68; 95 
C)  75; 95 
D)  95; 99 
A)  50; 75 
B)  68; 95 
C)  75; 95 
D)  95; 99

Question 15

_______ is characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction accompanied by restricted, repetitive behaviors and interests, which can range from mild to severe.

Accepted Answer

Autism spe

Question 16

_______ and _______ are the two basic types of tasks in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal; nonverbal performance 
B)  Objective; subjective 
C)  Creative; practical 
D)  Fluid; crystallized 
A)  Verbal; nonverbal performance 
B)  Objective; subjective 
C)  Creative; practical 
D)  Fluid; crystallized

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
Refer to the table below.
  
-Which of the following aspects of the data most strongly supports nongenetic influences on IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  The greater correlation of IQ in parent-genetic offspring compared to parent-adoptive offspring 
B)  The reduced correlation of IQ in MZ twins reared apart compared to those reared together 
C)  The greater correlation of IQ in DZ twins reared together compared to siblings reared together 
D)  The reduced correlation of IQ in DZ twins reared together compared to MZ twins reared together 
A)  The greater correlation of IQ in parent-genetic offspring compared to parent-adoptive offspring 
B)  The reduced correlation of IQ in MZ twins reared apart compared to those reared together 
C)  The greater correlation of IQ in DZ twins reared together compared to siblings reared together 
D)  The reduced correlation of IQ in DZ twins reared together compared to MZ twins reared together

Question 18

Geno was just an average student in school, but he operates a very successful auto repair shop. According to Sternberg's views, Geno most likely has a reasonable amount of _______ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  practical 
C)  analytical 
D)  fluid 
A)  social 
B)  practical 
C)  analytical 
D)  fluid

Question 19

Naomi is a budding biologist who has a strong ability to recognize and categorize objects and processes in nature. On this basis, Howard Gardner would argue that Naomi is very gifted in the area of _______ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Naomi is a budding biologist who has...

Question 20

Which of the following statements describes a person who is relying on fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Noah memorizes the multiplication tables. 
B)  Angela puts together a new jigsaw puzzle. 
C)  Larry cooks an omelet for his breakfast every morning. 
D)  Bethany correctly recites the capitals of all 50 states. 
A)  Noah memorizes the multiplication tables. 
B)  Angela puts together a new jigsaw puzzle. 
C)  Larry cooks an omelet for his breakfast every morning. 
D)  Bethany correctly recites the capitals of all 50 states.

According to Howard Gardner, emotional intelligence involves

Analytical intelligence is best described as the ability to

Raymond is a high school dropout who earns about $400 per week washing dishes at a local diner. Raymond is representative of a population with an IQ of about

When psychologists say that intelligence test scores are _ distributed, they mean that the distribution of scores __.

A team of psychologists administers an intelligence test to thousands of people to establish the performance average and variability. The team of psychologists has _______ the test.

Jaeggi and colleagues (2008, 2010) claim that training on the n-back task increases _______ intelligence in young adults.

Most estimates of the heritability of IQ are close to the estimate that about _______ percent of the variability in IQ scores is due to genetic variability.

Infants who are breast-fed grow up to have higher IQs than those who are bottle-fed; this suggests a(n) _______ influence on IQ.

The first widely used intelligence tests for adults were developed by American psychologists to determine

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the figure below -According to the figure, what is the IQ score of an individual in the 50th percentile?

What is intelligence?

Why is it important for intelligence tests to be standardized?

In a normal distribution of scores, _ percent of all people score within one standard deviation of the mean, and _ percent of all people score within two standard deviations of the mean.

_______ is characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction accompanied by restricted, repetitive behaviors and interests, which can range from mild to severe.

_ and _ are the two basic types of tasks in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the table below. -Which of the following aspects of the data most strongly supports nongenetic influences on IQ scores?

Geno was just an average student in school, but he operates a very successful auto repair shop. According to Sternberg's views, Geno most likely has a reasonable amount of _______ intelligence.

Naomi is a budding biologist who has a strong ability to recognize and categorize objects and processes in nature. On this basis, Howard Gardner would argue that Naomi is very gifted in the area of _______ intelligence.

Which of the following statements describes a person who is relying on fluid intelligence?

Introduction: Principles of Psychology

Psychology As a Science

The Neuroscience of Behavior

Genes, Environment, and Behavior

Developmental Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Cognition

Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior

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Exam 11: Intelligence

According to Howard Gardner, emotional intelligence involves

Analytical intelligence is best described as the ability to

Raymond is a high school dropout who earns about $400 per week washing dishes at a local diner. Raymond is representative of a population with an IQ of about

When psychologists say that intelligence test scores are _______ distributed, they mean that the distribution of scores ________.

A team of psychologists administers an intelligence test to thousands of people to establish the performance average and variability. The team of psychologists has _______ the test.

Jaeggi and colleagues (2008, 2010) claim that training on the n-back task increases _______ intelligence in young adults.

Most estimates of the heritability of IQ are close to the estimate that about _______ percent of the variability in IQ scores is due to genetic variability.

Infants who are breast-fed grow up to have higher IQs than those who are bottle-fed; this suggests a(n) _______ influence on IQ.

The first widely used intelligence tests for adults were developed by American psychologists to determine

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the figure below -According to the figure, what is the IQ score of an individual in the 50th percentile?

What is intelligence?

Why is it important for intelligence tests to be standardized?

In a normal distribution of scores, _______ percent of all people score within one standard deviation of the mean, and _______ percent of all people score within two standard deviations of the mean.

_______ is characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction accompanied by restricted, repetitive behaviors and interests, which can range from mild to severe.

_______ and _______ are the two basic types of tasks in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the table below. -Which of the following aspects of the data most strongly supports nongenetic influences on IQ scores?

Geno was just an average student in school, but he operates a very successful auto repair shop. According to Sternberg's views, Geno most likely has a reasonable amount of _______ intelligence.

Naomi is a budding biologist who has a strong ability to recognize and categorize objects and processes in nature. On this basis, Howard Gardner would argue that Naomi is very gifted in the area of _______ intelligence.

Which of the following statements describes a person who is relying on fluid intelligence?

Introduction: Principles of Psychology

Psychology As a Science

The Neuroscience of Behavior

Genes, Environment, and Behavior

Developmental Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Cognition

Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Personality

Social Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Filters

When psychologists say that intelligence test scores are _ distributed, they mean that the distribution of scores __.

In a normal distribution of scores, _ percent of all people score within one standard deviation of the mean, and _ percent of all people score within two standard deviations of the mean.

_ and _ are the two basic types of tasks in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).