Question 1

If identical twins reared apart have very different IQs, this could best be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A) Genetics 
B) Environmental factors 
C) Unreliability of the test 
D) Motivation 
E) Fabricated data 
A) Genetics 
B) Environmental factors 
C) Unreliability of the test 
D) Motivation 
E) Fabricated data B

Question 2

Many studies find a correlation between pairs of identical twins reared apart roughly in the order of:

Accepted Answer

A) 0.7 
B) 0.4 
C) 1 
D) 0 
E) -0.4 
A) 0.7 
B) 0.4 
C) 1 
D) 0 
E) -0.4 A

Question 3

An example of a negative correlation is:

Accepted Answer

A) 0)7 
B) 0 
C) -0.5 
D) -0.8 
E) -1.5 
A) 0)7 
B) 0 
C) -0.5 
D) -0.8 
E) -1.5 C

Question 4

Confluence theory says that:

Accepted Answer

A) Children with lots of siblings tend to have relatively low IQs 
B) Nature and nurture combine in determining intelligence 
C) Mothers with few children are better parents than mothers with lots of children 
D) The nation is becoming more and more intelligent over the decades 
E) Children who watch too much TV have low IQ scores 
A) Children with lots of siblings tend to have relatively low IQs 
B) Nature and nurture combine in determining intelligence 
C) Mothers with few children are better parents than mothers with lots of children 
D) The nation is becoming more and more intelligent over the decades 
E) Children who watch too much TV have low IQ scores

Question 5

Benton and Roberts (1988) investigated whether ______ increases IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) Attending an excellent school 
B) Listening to Mozart 
C) Motivation 
D) Taking vitamins 
E) An enriched family environment 
A) Attending an excellent school 
B) Listening to Mozart 
C) Motivation 
D) Taking vitamins 
E) An enriched family environment

Question 6

The "Flynn effect" relates to:

Accepted Answer

A) Rises in IQ scores over the generations 
B) Improved performance on IQ tests over the decades 
C) People becoming less intelligent as they spend more time watching TV 
D) People becoming less intelligent as they eat more junk food 
E) Children becoming less intelligent because school work is too easy 
A) Rises in IQ scores over the generations 
B) Improved performance on IQ tests over the decades 
C) People becoming less intelligent as they spend more time watching TV 
D) People becoming less intelligent as they eat more junk food 
E) Children becoming less intelligent because school work is too easy

Question 7

IQ stands for:

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligent qualia 
B) Ideal quota 
C) Intelligence quiz 
D) Intelligence quotient 
E) Intelligence quality 
A) Intelligent qualia 
B) Ideal quota 
C) Intelligence quiz 
D) Intelligence quotient 
E) Intelligence quality

Question 8

The population distribution of IQ scores is:

Accepted Answer

A) Bimodal 
B) Average 
C) We don't know because nobody has ever tested the entire population 
D) Skewed 
E) Normal 
A) Bimodal 
B) Average 
C) We don't know because nobody has ever tested the entire population 
D) Skewed 
E) Normal

Question 9

What is the next number in the following sequence: 5, 24, 10, 12, 15, 6, 20, ?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 14 
C) 25 
D) 26 
E) 30 
A) 3 
B) 14 
C) 25 
D) 26 
E) 30

Question 10

What was the stated purpose of the pioneers of intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Eugenics 
B) Elitism 
C) To find who would benefit from education 
D) To establish that intelligence is largely inherited 
E) To ensure that children of wealthy parents get special privileges 
A) Eugenics 
B) Elitism 
C) To find who would benefit from education 
D) To establish that intelligence is largely inherited 
E) To ensure that children of wealthy parents get special privileges

Question 11

Studies that measure the IQs of identical twins reveal that:

Accepted Answer

A) IQ actually has a low heritability factor 
B) The heritability factor is stable throughout life 
C) The heritability factor is greater in infancy than in childhood 
D) The heritability factor is higher in senescence than in childhood 
E) Diet has a big influence on IQ 
A) IQ actually has a low heritability factor 
B) The heritability factor is stable throughout life 
C) The heritability factor is greater in infancy than in childhood 
D) The heritability factor is higher in senescence than in childhood 
E) Diet has a big influence on IQ

Question 12

In developing an IQ test, one might influence the shape of the population distribution by:

Accepted Answer

A) Testing only males 
B) Testing only females 
C) Adding questions 
D) Creating a nonverbal test 
E) Creating a culture-fair test 
A) Testing only males 
B) Testing only females 
C) Adding questions 
D) Creating a nonverbal test 
E) Creating a culture-fair test

Question 13

Roughly how many people have an IQ score between 85 and 115?

Accepted Answer

A) Ninety-five percent 
B) Ten million 
C) 500 
D) Two thirds of the population 
E) Virtually everybody 
A) Ninety-five percent 
B) Ten million 
C) 500 
D) Two thirds of the population 
E) Virtually everybody

Question 14

DZ twins are also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Fraternal twins 
B) Identical twins 
C) Monozygotic twins 
D) Twins reared apart 
E) Twins reared together 
A) Fraternal twins 
B) Identical twins 
C) Monozygotic twins 
D) Twins reared apart 
E) Twins reared together

Question 15

In the context of measuring intelligence, what does "g" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic intelligence 
B) General intelligence 
C) Giftedness 
D) Genome 
E) Genetic epistemology 
A) Genetic intelligence 
B) General intelligence 
C) Giftedness 
D) Genome 
E) Genetic epistemology

Question 16

What is the WISC?

Accepted Answer

A) A special educational program designed to improve children's IQs so that they can attend a selective school 
B) A clinical test used for diagnosing developmental disorders 
C) A statistical technique for determining the degree of relatedness in the IQ scores of identical twins 
D) A general commercially available IQ test 
E) An intelligence test for children 
A) A special educational program designed to improve children's IQs so that they can attend a selective school 
B) A clinical test used for diagnosing developmental disorders 
C) A statistical technique for determining the degree of relatedness in the IQ scores of identical twins 
D) A general commercially available IQ test 
E) An intelligence test for children

Question 17

Which of these people was a pioneer of IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Benton 
B) Eysenck 
C) Sternberg 
D) Flavell 
E) Binet 
A) Benton 
B) Eysenck 
C) Sternberg 
D) Flavell 
E) Binet

Question 18

Ravens Progressive Matrices are:

Accepted Answer

A) An obsolete IQ test that was popular in the early 20th century 
B) A test of verbal IQ 
C) A dormitory for a bird of prey 
D) An IQ test designed to identify children that have had an impoverished upbringing 
E) An IQ test that is intended to be culturally fair 
A) An obsolete IQ test that was popular in the early 20th century 
B) A test of verbal IQ 
C) A dormitory for a bird of prey 
D) An IQ test designed to identify children that have had an impoverished upbringing 
E) An IQ test that is intended to be culturally fair

Question 19

An IQ score of 100 is:

Accepted Answer

A) More common in adults than in children 
B) High 
C) Low 
D) Unattainable 
E) Average 
A) More common in adults than in children 
B) High 
C) Low 
D) Unattainable 
E) Average

Question 20

Identical twins are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Zygotes 
B) Dizygotic 
C) Brothers and sisters 
D) Monozygotic 
E) Individuals only to their parents 
A) Zygotes 
B) Dizygotic 
C) Brothers and sisters 
D) Monozygotic 
E) Individuals only to their parents

If identical twins reared apart have very different IQs, this could best be explained by:

Many studies find a correlation between pairs of identical twins reared apart roughly in the order of:

An example of a negative correlation is:

Confluence theory says that:

Benton and Roberts (1988) investigated whether ______ increases IQ.

The "Flynn effect" relates to:

IQ stands for:

The population distribution of IQ scores is:

What is the next number in the following sequence: 5, 24, 10, 12, 15, 6, 20, ?

What was the stated purpose of the pioneers of intelligence tests?

Studies that measure the IQs of identical twins reveal that:

In developing an IQ test, one might influence the shape of the population distribution by:

Roughly how many people have an IQ score between 85 and 115?

DZ twins are also known as:

In the context of measuring intelligence, what does "g" refer to?

What is the WISC?

Which of these people was a pioneer of IQ tests?

Ravens Progressive Matrices are:

An IQ score of 100 is:

Identical twins are known as:

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

Language Development

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

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Exam 11: The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intelligence

If identical twins reared apart have very different IQs, this could best be explained by:

Many studies find a correlation between pairs of identical twins reared apart roughly in the order of:

An example of a negative correlation is:

Confluence theory says that:

Benton and Roberts (1988) investigated whether ______ increases IQ.

The "Flynn effect" relates to:

IQ stands for:

The population distribution of IQ scores is:

What is the next number in the following sequence: 5, 24, 10, 12, 15, 6, 20, ?

What was the stated purpose of the pioneers of intelligence tests?

Studies that measure the IQs of identical twins reveal that:

In developing an IQ test, one might influence the shape of the population distribution by:

Roughly how many people have an IQ score between 85 and 115?

DZ twins are also known as:

In the context of measuring intelligence, what does "g" refer to?

What is the WISC?

Which of these people was a pioneer of IQ tests?

Ravens Progressive Matrices are:

An IQ score of 100 is:

Identical twins are known as:

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

Language Development

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

Filters