Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about measuring intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence tests assess an individual's potential to learn a specialized activity. 
B)  The differences among intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests are clear-cut. 
C)  Aptitude tests assess a wider range of skills than intelligence tests. 
D)  Achievement tests assess a narrower range of skills than intelligence and aptitude tests. 
A)  Intelligence tests assess an individual's potential to learn a specialized activity. 
B)  The differences among intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests are clear-cut. 
C)  Aptitude tests assess a wider range of skills than intelligence tests. 
D)  Achievement tests assess a narrower range of skills than intelligence and aptitude tests.

Question 2

Gardner believes that

Accepted Answer

A)  each intelligence emerges out of g at different points in development. 
B)  each intelligence has a unique biological basis and a distinct course of development. 
C)  excellence in most fields requires a combination of intelligences. 
D)  crystallized intelligence is more predictive of academic success than fluid intelligence. 
A)  each intelligence emerges out of g at different points in development. 
B)  each intelligence has a unique biological basis and a distinct course of development. 
C)  excellence in most fields requires a combination of intelligences. 
D)  crystallized intelligence is more predictive of academic success than fluid intelligence.

Question 3

Rami comes from a poverty-stricken family and attends Head Start. Which of the following statements is true about Rami?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rami will show academic benefits throughout his school years. 
B)  Rami is less likely to be placed in special education or retained in grade. 
C)  Rami is unlikely to experience any lasting benefits in attitudes and motivation. 
D)  Rami is unlikely to show any benefits in IQ or achievement tests scores once he enters kindergarten. 
A)  Rami will show academic benefits throughout his school years. 
B)  Rami is less likely to be placed in special education or retained in grade. 
C)  Rami is unlikely to experience any lasting benefits in attitudes and motivation. 
D)  Rami is unlikely to show any benefits in IQ or achievement tests scores once he enters kindergarten.

Question 4

Research on Sternberg's triarchic theory indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  the three intelligences are relatively distinct. 
B)  practical intelligence is especially common in ethnic minority children. 
C)  creative intelligence and high IQ are highly correlated. 
D)  the three intelligences are interrelated. 
A)  the three intelligences are relatively distinct. 
B)  practical intelligence is especially common in ethnic minority children. 
C)  creative intelligence and high IQ are highly correlated. 
D)  the three intelligences are interrelated.

Question 5

Test designers engage in standardization by giving IQ tests to

Accepted Answer

A)  a large, representative sample. 
B)  individuals who primarily represent the majority culture. 
C)  individuals who are more diverse than the population for which the test is being normed. 
D)  individuals who have no previous exposure to intelligence tests. 
A)  a large, representative sample. 
B)  individuals who primarily represent the majority culture. 
C)  individuals who are more diverse than the population for which the test is being normed. 
D)  individuals who have no previous exposure to intelligence tests.

Question 6

According to the investment theory of creativity, which of the following children exhibits an essential characteristic of creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polly is intolerant of ambiguity. 
B)  Swen alternates between fluid and crystallized thinking. 
C)  Yasmin has the ability to find problems. 
D)  Tanner has a high IQ. 
A)  Polly is intolerant of ambiguity. 
B)  Swen alternates between fluid and crystallized thinking. 
C)  Yasmin has the ability to find problems. 
D)  Tanner has a high IQ.

Question 7

Evidence on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) confirms that

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulation provided by parents is moderately linked to mental development. 
B)  the black-white disparity in preschoolers' IQ decreases with age. 
C)  the extent to which parents talk to infants and toddlers contributes strongly to early spatial reasoning skills. 
D)  little can be done to increase the mental development of poverty-stricken children. 
A)  stimulation provided by parents is moderately linked to mental development. 
B)  the black-white disparity in preschoolers' IQ decreases with age. 
C)  the extent to which parents talk to infants and toddlers contributes strongly to early spatial reasoning skills. 
D)  little can be done to increase the mental development of poverty-stricken children.

Question 8

Binet and Simon's intelligence test was the first to

Accepted Answer

A)  assess the degree of classroom disruptiveness. 
B)  associate items of increasing difficulty with chronological age. 
C)  identify children who were gifted. 
D)  include both verbal and nonverbal items. 
A)  assess the degree of classroom disruptiveness. 
B)  associate items of increasing difficulty with chronological age. 
C)  identify children who were gifted. 
D)  include both verbal and nonverbal items.

Question 9

Componential analyses reveal that __________ is/are moderately related to general intelligence and to gains in mental test performance over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  slow ERPs 
B)  processing speed 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  cognitive self-regulation 
A)  slow ERPs 
B)  processing speed 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  cognitive self-regulation

Question 10

Ella is African American. As she goes through middle childhood, she will

Accepted Answer

A)  become less conscious of ethnic stereotypes. 
B)  become increasingly conscious of ethnic stereotypes. 
C)  be immediately assigned to remedial classes when she performs poorly on an IQ test. 
D)  be indifferent to ethnic stereotypes. 
A)  become less conscious of ethnic stereotypes. 
B)  become increasingly conscious of ethnic stereotypes. 
C)  be immediately assigned to remedial classes when she performs poorly on an IQ test. 
D)  be indifferent to ethnic stereotypes.

Question 11

Evaluators, using the componential approach, have found that Maisie is exceptionally intelligent. Which of the following statements best describes how they would explain her high level of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The role of culture and schooling are primary factors in Maisie's intellectual development. 
B)  Neurological evidence is only slightly correlated to Maisie's intelligence. 
C)  Maisie's high level of intelligence is entirely due to causes within her. 
D)  Maisie is highly unusual, and evaluators are at a loss to explain why. 
A)  The role of culture and schooling are primary factors in Maisie's intellectual development. 
B)  Neurological evidence is only slightly correlated to Maisie's intelligence. 
C)  Maisie's high level of intelligence is entirely due to causes within her. 
D)  Maisie is highly unusual, and evaluators are at a loss to explain why.

Question 12

Critics of Gardner's theory point out that

Accepted Answer

A)  the unusual skills of people with savant syndrome are mechanical and inflexible because those skills are not aided by other abilities. 
B)  Gardner ignores the role of cultural and educational experiences in intellectual development. 
C)  the theory is at odds with the existence of prodigies who show precocious development in only one area. 
D)  his intelligences are only weakly correlated with a single overarching mental ability. 
A)  the unusual skills of people with savant syndrome are mechanical and inflexible because those skills are not aided by other abilities. 
B)  Gardner ignores the role of cultural and educational experiences in intellectual development. 
C)  the theory is at odds with the existence of prodigies who show precocious development in only one area. 
D)  his intelligences are only weakly correlated with a single overarching mental ability.

Question 13

Research has shown that family living conditions, such as those measured by HOME,

Accepted Answer

A)  predict children's IQ beyond the contribution of parental IQ and education. 
B)  show equally strong correlations with IQ for both adopted and biological children. 
C)  are not associated with IQ for low-SES ethnic minority children. 
D)  predict children's school performance better than IQ scores. 
A)  predict children's IQ beyond the contribution of parental IQ and education. 
B)  show equally strong correlations with IQ for both adopted and biological children. 
C)  are not associated with IQ for low-SES ethnic minority children. 
D)  predict children's school performance better than IQ scores.

Question 14

__________'s model is the most comprehensive factor-analytic classification of mental abilities to date.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spearman 
B)  Thurstone 
C)  Cattell 
D)  Carroll 
A)  Spearman 
B)  Thurstone 
C)  Cattell 
D)  Carroll

Question 15

Moses and Arianne are doing research on mental abilities that contribute to successful performance on intelligence tests. Which of the following approaches should they use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a correlational procedure of factor analysis. 
B)  Compare a test-taker's score with older children's scores. 
C)  Calculate the amount of error associated with a test-taker's score. 
D)  Use simple measures of sensory responsiveness and reaction time. 
A)  Use a correlational procedure of factor analysis. 
B)  Compare a test-taker's score with older children's scores. 
C)  Calculate the amount of error associated with a test-taker's score. 
D)  Use simple measures of sensory responsiveness and reaction time.

Question 16

Ten-year-old Andrea has an IQ of 130. This means that she

Accepted Answer

A)  performed as well as or better than 98 percent of her same-age peers. 
B)  scored higher than 98 percent of all children. 
C)  scored three standard deviations above the mean. 
D)  performed as well as or better than 84 percent of her same-age peers. 
A)  performed as well as or better than 98 percent of her same-age peers. 
B)  scored higher than 98 percent of all children. 
C)  scored three standard deviations above the mean. 
D)  performed as well as or better than 84 percent of her same-age peers.

Question 17

Wally is especially good at generating novel solutions when presented with difficult problems. Sternberg's triarchic theory would rate Wally as high in __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical 
B)  traditional 
C)  analytical 
D)  creative 
A)  practical 
B)  traditional 
C)  analytical 
D)  creative

Question 18

Adoption research has shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted children show a decreasing resemblance in IQ to their biological mothers as they grow older. 
B)  children of low-IQ biological mothers do as well as children of high-IQ biological mothers when placed in similar adoptive families. 
C)  children of low-IQ biological mothers scored above average in IQ during the school years when adopted at birth by high-IQ parents. 
D)  correlations between the IQ scores of adoptive relatives are higher than those of biological relatives. 
A)  adopted children show a decreasing resemblance in IQ to their biological mothers as they grow older. 
B)  children of low-IQ biological mothers do as well as children of high-IQ biological mothers when placed in similar adoptive families. 
C)  children of low-IQ biological mothers scored above average in IQ during the school years when adopted at birth by high-IQ parents. 
D)  correlations between the IQ scores of adoptive relatives are higher than those of biological relatives.

Question 19

To overcome the limitations of factor analysis, investigators conduct componential analyses to

Accepted Answer

A)  look for relationships between aspects of information processing and children's intelligence test performance. 
B)  determine the extent to which test scores are accurate predictors of future academic achievement. 
C)  compare a child's test performance with the performance of a specific group of children. 
D)  determine the average score obtained on a test by children of various ages or grade placements. 
A)  look for relationships between aspects of information processing and children's intelligence test performance. 
B)  determine the extent to which test scores are accurate predictors of future academic achievement. 
C)  compare a child's test performance with the performance of a specific group of children. 
D)  determine the average score obtained on a test by children of various ages or grade placements.

Question 20

One reason why preschool IQ test scores predict less well than later scores is that

Accepted Answer

A)  preschool tests emphasize abstract problem-solving skills, whereas later tests focus on concrete knowledge. 
B)  IQ tests get increasingly easier for children as they get older. 
C)  with age, test items focus less on problem-solving skills and more on concrete knowledge. 
D)  with age, test items focus less on concrete knowledge and more on problem-solving skills. 
A)  preschool tests emphasize abstract problem-solving skills, whereas later tests focus on concrete knowledge. 
B)  IQ tests get increasingly easier for children as they get older. 
C)  with age, test items focus less on problem-solving skills and more on concrete knowledge. 
D)  with age, test items focus less on concrete knowledge and more on problem-solving skills.

Which of the following statements is true about measuring intelligence?

Gardner believes that

Rami comes from a poverty-stricken family and attends Head Start. Which of the following statements is true about Rami?

Research on Sternberg's triarchic theory indicates that

Test designers engage in standardization by giving IQ tests to

According to the investment theory of creativity, which of the following children exhibits an essential characteristic of creativity?

Evidence on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) confirms that

Binet and Simon's intelligence test was the first to

Componential analyses reveal that __________ is/are moderately related to general intelligence and to gains in mental test performance over time.

Ella is African American. As she goes through middle childhood, she will

Evaluators, using the componential approach, have found that Maisie is exceptionally intelligent. Which of the following statements best describes how they would explain her high level of intelligence?

Critics of Gardner's theory point out that

Research has shown that family living conditions, such as those measured by HOME,

__________'s model is the most comprehensive factor-analytic classification of mental abilities to date.

Moses and Arianne are doing research on mental abilities that contribute to successful performance on intelligence tests. Which of the following approaches should they use?

Ten-year-old Andrea has an IQ of 130. This means that she

Wally is especially good at generating novel solutions when presented with difficult problems. Sternberg's triarchic theory would rate Wally as high in __________ intelligence.

Adoption research has shown that

To overcome the limitations of factor analysis, investigators conduct componential analyses to

One reason why preschool IQ test scores predict less well than later scores is that

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

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Exam 8: Intelligence

Which of the following statements is true about measuring intelligence?

Gardner believes that

Rami comes from a poverty-stricken family and attends Head Start. Which of the following statements is true about Rami?

Research on Sternberg's triarchic theory indicates that

Test designers engage in standardization by giving IQ tests to

According to the investment theory of creativity, which of the following children exhibits an essential characteristic of creativity?

Evidence on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) confirms that

Binet and Simon's intelligence test was the first to

Componential analyses reveal that __________ is/are moderately related to general intelligence and to gains in mental test performance over time.

Ella is African American. As she goes through middle childhood, she will

Evaluators, using the componential approach, have found that Maisie is exceptionally intelligent. Which of the following statements best describes how they would explain her high level of intelligence?

Critics of Gardner's theory point out that

Research has shown that family living conditions, such as those measured by HOME,

__________'s model is the most comprehensive factor-analytic classification of mental abilities to date.

Moses and Arianne are doing research on mental abilities that contribute to successful performance on intelligence tests. Which of the following approaches should they use?

Ten-year-old Andrea has an IQ of 130. This means that she

Wally is especially good at generating novel solutions when presented with difficult problems. Sternberg's triarchic theory would rate Wally as high in __________ intelligence.

Adoption research has shown that

To overcome the limitations of factor analysis, investigators conduct componential analyses to

One reason why preschool IQ test scores predict less well than later scores is that

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

Filters