Question 1

What tends to happen to intelligence in old age,on average?​

Accepted Answer

A) Equal loss of fluid and crystallized intelligence 
B) ​Decline of fluid intelligence more than crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Decline of crystallized intelligence more than fluid intelligence 
D) ​Slight gains in both crystallized and fluid intelligence 
A) Equal loss of fluid and crystallized intelligence 
B) ​Decline of fluid intelligence more than crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Decline of crystallized intelligence more than fluid intelligence 
D) ​Slight gains in both crystallized and fluid intelligence

Question 2

The concept of the g factor in intelligence was based on what evidence?​

Accepted Answer

A) Scores on an IQ test correlate positively with activity in certain brain areas. 
B) ​Most people who do well on one mental test also do well on many others. 
C) ​Children usually get IQ scores similar to those of their parents, brothers, and sisters. 
D) ​People who take the same IQ test repeatedly usually get about the same score. 
A) Scores on an IQ test correlate positively with activity in certain brain areas. 
B) ​Most people who do well on one mental test also do well on many others. 
C) ​Children usually get IQ scores similar to those of their parents, brothers, and sisters. 
D) ​People who take the same IQ test repeatedly usually get about the same score.

Question 3

If a test has high reliability,what (if anything)can we say about its validity?

Accepted Answer

A) The validity must be low. 
B) The validity must be intermediate. 
C) The validity must be high. 
D) We cannot infer anything about its validity. 
A) The validity must be low. 
B) The validity must be intermediate. 
C) The validity must be high. 
D) We cannot infer anything about its validity.

Question 4

What evidence argues AGAINST Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A) People with Williams syndrome are much better at language than at other mental abilities. 
B) Test scores on language, logic, and spatial reasoning correlate highly with one another. 
C) Certain types of brain damage impair a specific skill, such as facial recognition. 
D) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more strongly than dizygotic twins do. 
A) People with Williams syndrome are much better at language than at other mental abilities. 
B) Test scores on language, logic, and spatial reasoning correlate highly with one another. 
C) Certain types of brain damage impair a specific skill, such as facial recognition. 
D) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more strongly than dizygotic twins do.

Question 5

How could you measure the reliability of a test that claims to measure intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Measure the mean and standard deviation of all test scores. 
B) Determine whether most people's scores are similar on a test and a retest. 
C) Determine whether people with high test scores also do well in school. 
D) Compare the items on the test to some popular theory of intelligence. 
A) Measure the mean and standard deviation of all test scores. 
B) Determine whether most people's scores are similar on a test and a retest. 
C) Determine whether people with high test scores also do well in school. 
D) Compare the items on the test to some popular theory of intelligence.

Question 6

Fluid intelligence refers to what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Abilities that increase and decrease from time to time 
B) ​The tendency for IQ scores to increase from one generation to the next 
C) ​Reasoning and solving new problems 
D) ​Expertise in a field that one has studied or practiced 
A) Abilities that increase and decrease from time to time 
B) ​The tendency for IQ scores to increase from one generation to the next 
C) ​Reasoning and solving new problems 
D) ​Expertise in a field that one has studied or practiced

Question 7

How does the WISC-V test differ from the WAIS-IV test?

Accepted Answer

A) The WISC-V is for visual learners and the WAIS-IV is for verbal learners. 
B) The WISC-V is for average people and the WAIS-IV is for people with impairments. 
C) The WISC-V is for children and the WAIS-IV is for adults. 
D) The WISC-V is for people who speak English and the WAIS-IV is for other languages. 
A) The WISC-V is for visual learners and the WAIS-IV is for verbal learners. 
B) The WISC-V is for average people and the WAIS-IV is for people with impairments. 
C) The WISC-V is for children and the WAIS-IV is for adults. 
D) The WISC-V is for people who speak English and the WAIS-IV is for other languages.

Question 8

When does a psychologist stop administering the Stanford-Binet test for an 8-year-old child?

Accepted Answer

A) Only after administering all the items 
B) When the child appears to be getting bored or tired 
C) After the child has answered all the items marked "age 8" 
D) After the child has begun to miss most of the items 
A) Only after administering all the items 
B) When the child appears to be getting bored or tired 
C) After the child has answered all the items marked "age 8" 
D) After the child has begun to miss most of the items

Question 9

Which of these opposes the idea that all of intelligence depends on a single underlying ability?​

Accepted Answer

A) Executive functioning correlates highly with many other intellectual skills. 
B) ​Certain types of brain damage impair one ability while sparing others. 
C) ​Many nonhuman animal species show good problem-solving skills, if properly tested. 
D) ​Monozygotic twins resemble each other in IQ scores more than dizygotic twins do. 
A) Executive functioning correlates highly with many other intellectual skills. 
B) ​Certain types of brain damage impair one ability while sparing others. 
C) ​Many nonhuman animal species show good problem-solving skills, if properly tested. 
D) ​Monozygotic twins resemble each other in IQ scores more than dizygotic twins do.

Question 10

Can educational programs help children taken from extremely impoverished environments improve their intellectual performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, even brief programs produce significant benefits. 
B) No, none of the programs have produced meaningful benefits. 
C) Programs lasting many hours per week over several years produce lasting benefits. 
D) Many programs produce brief benefits, but none produce lasting benefits. 
A) Yes, even brief programs produce significant benefits. 
B) No, none of the programs have produced meaningful benefits. 
C) Programs lasting many hours per week over several years produce lasting benefits. 
D) Many programs produce brief benefits, but none produce lasting benefits.

Question 11

​What does "g" mean in Spearman's g factor in intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Gifted 
B) ​Genetic 
C) ​Genuine 
D) ​General 
A) Gifted 
B) ​Genetic 
C) ​Genuine 
D) ​General

Question 12

What does an aptitude test measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Reading ability 
B) Mathematical ability 
C) Fluid intelligence 
D) Crystallized intelligence 
A) Reading ability 
B) Mathematical ability 
C) Fluid intelligence 
D) Crystallized intelligence

Question 13

Which of these has been shown to improve intellectual performance for low-performing children?

Accepted Answer

A) Television watching 
B) Extra sleep 
C) Individual psychotherapy 
D) Dietary supplements 
A) Television watching 
B) Extra sleep 
C) Individual psychotherapy 
D) Dietary supplements

Question 14

​What does the "psychometric" approach measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Individual differences in performance 
B) ​Theoretically perfect performance 
C) ​Brain activity during performance 
D) ​Muscle movements during performance 
A) Individual differences in performance 
B) ​Theoretically perfect performance 
C) ​Brain activity during performance 
D) ​Muscle movements during performance

Question 15

What do psychologists have to do every few years to keep the mean IQ at 100?

Accepted Answer

A) Make the IQ tests harder. 
B) Make the IQ tests easier. 
C) Use simpler vocabulary and sentence structure. 
D) Provide extra training for low-performing students. 
A) Make the IQ tests harder. 
B) Make the IQ tests easier. 
C) Use simpler vocabulary and sentence structure. 
D) Provide extra training for low-performing students.

Question 16

In what way does the Wechsler IQ tests have an advantage over Raven's Progressive Matrices?

Accepted Answer

A) The Wechsler tests identify strengths and weaknesses on a variety of abilities. 
B) The Wechsler tests are fairer to people who speak non-European languages. 
C) Most people get higher IQ scores on the Wechsler tests. 
D) The Wechsler tests identify the brain areas responsible for various tasks. 
A) The Wechsler tests identify strengths and weaknesses on a variety of abilities. 
B) The Wechsler tests are fairer to people who speak non-European languages. 
C) Most people get higher IQ scores on the Wechsler tests. 
D) The Wechsler tests identify the brain areas responsible for various tasks.

Question 17

When students take a test and then a retest,nearly all the students improve their scores by the same amount.What can we say about the test?

Accepted Answer

A) It has high reliability. 
B) It has low reliability. 
C) It has high validity. 
D) It has low validity. 
A) It has high reliability. 
B) It has low reliability. 
C) It has high validity. 
D) It has low validity.

Question 18

Raven's Progressive Matrices require very little use of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Reasoning 
B) Attention 
C) Language 
D) Vision 
A) Reasoning 
B) Attention 
C) Language 
D) Vision

Question 19

On average,how do the IQ scores of males and females compare?

Accepted Answer

A) Males score higher in childhood, and females score higher in adulthood. 
B) Males score higher at all ages. 
C) Females score higher at all ages. 
D) Males and females are about equal at all ages. 
A) Males score higher in childhood, and females score higher in adulthood. 
B) Males score higher at all ages. 
C) Females score higher at all ages. 
D) Males and females are about equal at all ages.

Question 20

The term gifted is generally limited to people with IQ scores greater than what?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 115 
C) 130 
D) 145 
A) 100 
B) 115 
C) 130 
D) 145

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What tends to happen to intelligence in old age,on average?​

The concept of the g factor in intelligence was based on what evidence?​

If a test has high reliability,what (if anything)can we say about its validity?

What evidence argues AGAINST Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

How could you measure the reliability of a test that claims to measure intelligence?

Fluid intelligence refers to what?​

How does the WISC-V test differ from the WAIS-IV test?

When does a psychologist stop administering the Stanford-Binet test for an 8-year-old child?

Which of these opposes the idea that all of intelligence depends on a single underlying ability?​

Can educational programs help children taken from extremely impoverished environments improve their intellectual performance?

​What does "g" mean in Spearman's g factor in intelligence?

What does an aptitude test measure?

Which of these has been shown to improve intellectual performance for low-performing children?

​What does the "psychometric" approach measure?

What do psychologists have to do every few years to keep the mean IQ at 100?

In what way does the Wechsler IQ tests have an advantage over Raven's Progressive Matrices?

When students take a test and then a retest,nearly all the students improve their scores by the same amount.What can we say about the test?

Raven's Progressive Matrices require very little use of what?

On average,how do the IQ scores of males and females compare?

The term gifted is generally limited to people with IQ scores greater than what?

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What tends to happen to intelligence in old age,on average?

The concept of the g factor in intelligence was based on what evidence?

Fluid intelligence refers to what?

Which of these opposes the idea that all of intelligence depends on a single underlying ability?

What does "g" mean in Spearman's g factor in intelligence?

What does the "psychometric" approach measure?