Question 1

A deviation IQ score of 164 falls how many standard deviations above the mean for this kind of IQ score?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  3 
E)  4 
A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  3 
E)  4

Question 2

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A)  is based on the neuropsychological realities of brain-behaviour functioning. 
B)  defines several mental abilities not included in traditional approaches to intelligence. 
C)  accommodates some of the views of intelligence held by non-Western cultures. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is based on the neuropsychological realities of brain-behaviour functioning. 
B)  defines several mental abilities not included in traditional approaches to intelligence. 
C)  accommodates some of the views of intelligence held by non-Western cultures. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Are racial differences in intellectual ability due to differences in heredity? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question should revie

Question 4

The current scientific evidence regarding racial differences in IQ tells us that

Accepted Answer

A)  white people are naturally superior to black people. 
B)  black people are naturally superior to white people. 
C)  neither white people nor black are particularly intelligent. 
D)  someone's race is not very indicative of his or her intelligence. 
E)  someone's race is very indicative of his or her intelligence. 
A)  white people are naturally superior to black people. 
B)  black people are naturally superior to white people. 
C)  neither white people nor black are particularly intelligent. 
D)  someone's race is not very indicative of his or her intelligence. 
E)  someone's race is very indicative of his or her intelligence.

Question 5

Most modern intelligence tests are culturally fair. That is, a Western person would receive about the same score on the test whether he or she took it in North America or in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does research in non-Western contexts tell us about the importance of culture to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question should highl

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a form that is assumed by practical intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  fitness 
C)  selection 
D)  shaping 
E)  none of the above 
A)  adaptation 
B)  fitness 
C)  selection 
D)  shaping 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

How are algorithms and heuristics used to solve problems?

Accepted Answer

This answer should begin by defining alg

Question 9

In research attempting to establish the validity of self-reports of own intelligence, the criterion is

Accepted Answer

A)  their school performance. 
B)  whether others who know them agree. 
C)  their scores on intelligence tests. 
D)  an objective assessment by their teachers. 
E)  self-reports of intelligence assessed at an earlier time. 
A)  their school performance. 
B)  whether others who know them agree. 
C)  their scores on intelligence tests. 
D)  an objective assessment by their teachers. 
E)  self-reports of intelligence assessed at an earlier time.

Question 10

People who cannot create mental models to use in solving problems that require deductive reasoning may have damage to __________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)  their frontal 
B)  their temporal 
C)  their occipital 
D)  their parietal 
E)  both their frontal and temporal 
A)  their frontal 
B)  their temporal 
C)  their occipital 
D)  their parietal 
E)  both their frontal and temporal

Question 11

An important criticism of intelligence testing is that intelligence tests

Accepted Answer

A)  measure achievement. 
B)  may be culturally biased. 
C)  can be used unfairly to deny people access to certain opportunities. 
D)  may be biased against those who are educationally disadvantaged. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  measure achievement. 
B)  may be culturally biased. 
C)  can be used unfairly to deny people access to certain opportunities. 
D)  may be biased against those who are educationally disadvantaged. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

The development approach to studying intelligence is based on research that investigates the types of skills that people use to think and to solve different kinds of problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

__________ revised the Binet-Simon scale for use in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford 
B)  Wechsler 
C)  Sternberg 
D)  Terman 
E)  Galton 
A)  Stanford 
B)  Wechsler 
C)  Sternberg 
D)  Terman 
E)  Galton

Question 14

Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking in children. 
B)  a pregnant woman's heavy consumption of alcohol. 
C)  the sperm of an alcoholic male fertilizing the ovum of an alcoholic female. 
D)  the inheritance of neuronal hypersensitivity to alcohol. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  drinking in children. 
B)  a pregnant woman's heavy consumption of alcohol. 
C)  the sperm of an alcoholic male fertilizing the ovum of an alcoholic female. 
D)  the inheritance of neuronal hypersensitivity to alcohol. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 15

The kind of intelligence observed among traditional tribal peoples is

Accepted Answer

A)  inferior to that of Western cultures. 
B)  absent of logical reasoning. 
C)  essentially the same as the intelligence observed among people living in Western cultures. 
D)  based on the application of logic to facts gained through direct experience. 
E)  superior to that of Western cultures. 
A)  inferior to that of Western cultures. 
B)  absent of logical reasoning. 
C)  essentially the same as the intelligence observed among people living in Western cultures. 
D)  based on the application of logic to facts gained through direct experience. 
E)  superior to that of Western cultures.

Question 16

Gardner's theory of intelligence is consistent with conceptions of intelligence held by some non-Western peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Binet disagreed with Galton over the usefulness of __________ as an adequate measure of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory discrimination 
B)  judgment of visual space 
C)  memory for specific stimuli 
D)  a test of imagination 
E)  none of the above 
A)  sensory discrimination 
B)  judgment of visual space 
C)  memory for specific stimuli 
D)  a test of imagination 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Which of the following intellectual abilities seems to be the most sensitive to the effects of a child's home environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  math 
B)  vocabulary 
C)  block design 
D)  picture arrangement 
E)  object assembly 
A)  math 
B)  vocabulary 
C)  block design 
D)  picture arrangement 
E)  object assembly

Question 19

Both genetic and environmental factors can hinder intellectual development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The heritability of IQ increases with age because

Accepted Answer

A)  we get wiser as we get older. 
B)  we stop responding to our environment to the same extent as when we were young. 
C)  we are allowed more freedom when young and usually experience many different environmental influences which impact our intelligence. 
D)  we have more opportunity as we age to choose our own environments and these may reflect the heritable component of our intelligence. 
E)  our intellect becomes limited by health problems as we age. 
A)  we get wiser as we get older. 
B)  we stop responding to our environment to the same extent as when we were young. 
C)  we are allowed more freedom when young and usually experience many different environmental influences which impact our intelligence. 
D)  we have more opportunity as we age to choose our own environments and these may reflect the heritable component of our intelligence. 
E)  our intellect becomes limited by health problems as we age.

A deviation IQ score of 164 falls how many standard deviations above the mean for this kind of IQ score?

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Are racial differences in intellectual ability due to differences in heredity? Explain.

The current scientific evidence regarding racial differences in IQ tells us that

Most modern intelligence tests are culturally fair. That is, a Western person would receive about the same score on the test whether he or she took it in North America or in South America.

What does research in non-Western contexts tell us about the importance of culture to intelligence.

Which of the following is NOT a form that is assumed by practical intelligence?

How are algorithms and heuristics used to solve problems?

In research attempting to establish the validity of self-reports of own intelligence, the criterion is

People who cannot create mental models to use in solving problems that require deductive reasoning may have damage to __________ lobes.

An important criticism of intelligence testing is that intelligence tests

The development approach to studying intelligence is based on research that investigates the types of skills that people use to think and to solve different kinds of problems.

__________ revised the Binet-Simon scale for use in the United States.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by

The kind of intelligence observed among traditional tribal peoples is

Gardner's theory of intelligence is consistent with conceptions of intelligence held by some non-Western peoples.

Binet disagreed with Galton over the usefulness of __________ as an adequate measure of intelligence.

Which of the following intellectual abilities seems to be the most sensitive to the effects of a child's home environment?

Both genetic and environmental factors can hinder intellectual development.

The heritability of IQ increases with age because

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A deviation IQ score of 164 falls how many standard deviations above the mean for this kind of IQ score?

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Are racial differences in intellectual ability due to differences in heredity? Explain.

The current scientific evidence regarding racial differences in IQ tells us that

Most modern intelligence tests are culturally fair. That is, a Western person would receive about the same score on the test whether he or she took it in North America or in South America.

What does research in non-Western contexts tell us about the importance of culture to intelligence.

Which of the following is NOT a form that is assumed by practical intelligence?

How are algorithms and heuristics used to solve problems?

In research attempting to establish the validity of self-reports of own intelligence, the criterion is

People who cannot create mental models to use in solving problems that require deductive reasoning may have damage to __________ lobes.

An important criticism of intelligence testing is that intelligence tests

The development approach to studying intelligence is based on research that investigates the types of skills that people use to think and to solve different kinds of problems.

__________ revised the Binet-Simon scale for use in the United States.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by

The kind of intelligence observed among traditional tribal peoples is

Gardner's theory of intelligence is consistent with conceptions of intelligence held by some non-Western peoples.

Binet disagreed with Galton over the usefulness of __________ as an adequate measure of intelligence.

Which of the following intellectual abilities seems to be the most sensitive to the effects of a child's home environment?

Both genetic and environmental factors can hinder intellectual development.

The heritability of IQ increases with age because

The Science of Psychology

The Ways and Means of Psychology

Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour

Biology of Behaviour

Sensation

Perception

Learning and Behaviour

Memory

Consciousness

Language

Lifespan Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Lifestyle, Stress, and Health

The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders

The Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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