Exam 8: Intelligence

Dr.Allman is an academic advisor at a major university.Right now,she is meeting Sori,an Asian American student.Dr.Allman knows the mean score of Asian Americans on IQ tests is rather high.According to the text,what can Dr.Allman reasonably conclude about Sori?

Iman,a fifth-grade teacher,believes it is important to determine the intelligence of each of her students.However,she doesn't believe that traditional tests provide an accurate description of abilities such as interpersonal communication,music,or athleticism.What approach to intelligence would Iman most likely agree with?

While Erica and Lauren are taking their math test,their teacher comments that women tend to underperform on the test as compared to men.Erica hears the comment but Lauren does not.Erica performs more poorly than on her previous tests,while Lauren performs about the same as on her previous tests.According to Steele's research,the change in Erica's performance is due to ____.

Dwight,Pam,and Jim are having a debate about the nature of intelligence.Dwight argues that to understand intelligence,one need look only at the results of IQ tests.Pam says that one must consider many different tasks encountered in the real world,not just tests.Jim says that one must look to experimental evidence measuring processing speed,attentional resources,and memory capacity.Dwight adheres to the ____approach,Pam adheres to the ____approach,and Jim adheres to the ____approach.

As a school administrator,you have been asked to identify students who have scored at the 50th percentile or above on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R).This means that you must identify only those students whose scores on the test (the IQ scores)are at least ____or higher.

Dustin is worried because he has heard that cognitive abilities decline with old age.He consults his introductory psychology textbook and finds that a number of specific abilities do seem to decline.Dustin is most worried,for example,about a decline in his ____.

Roxanne performs poorly on most tests of verbal ability and does poorly in school,but she can perform many amazing mathematical computations in seconds and can play any song on the pan flute after hearing it only once.Roxanne provides evidence that supports which theory?

Moses is getting old.Which of the following is most likely to remain stable and not decline in the near future?

One difference between the Wechsler intelligence scales and the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is that the Wechsler scales ____.

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

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 ____.

Although increasing age brings sensory deficits and increasing health problems,there is little evidence to support the stereotype of cognitive decline in the later years.In fact,which statement is true?

Rasha is a nine-year-old with a measured IQ of 70.Which of the following is most likely true of Rasha?

Researchers are in the process of developing a new college entrance exam.They want to ensure that wherever the test is given,it will be administered,scored,and interpreted in the same manner.In other words,the researchers are concerned with ____.

In the year 2525,people are separated into groups.A standardized "Group A" IQ test has been developed,and results indicate that as a group,Group A people have an average IQ score that is 25 points higher than the Group B people.Which statement is an incorrect conclusion?

Terman's longitudinal study of people with extremely high IQs found that nearly all of them ____.

Jack has great difficulty reading,is a terrible speller,and has a really low high school grade-point average.However,Jack possesses great "street smarts" and is able to talk his way out of any problems he encounters.Which theory of intelligence takes Jack's "street smarts" into consideration?

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 ____.

Cara suggests that her friend Iris pursue a career in social work due to her ability to empathize with and understand others.According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences,Iris likely has high ____intelligence.

Paco takes a test that asks him to solve arithmetic problems,define words,and answer general knowledge questions.He is most likely completing a____ scale of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.