Question 1

Intelligence tests were first designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  understand what intelligence is 
B)  address clinical concerns 
C)  highlight student achievement 
D)  create barriers in immigration 
A)  understand what intelligence is 
B)  address clinical concerns 
C)  highlight student achievement 
D)  create barriers in immigration

Question 2

Which of the following brain regions has been shown to be most involved in executing the tasks on intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  insula 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  pons 
A)  medulla 
B)  insula 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  pons

Question 3

Treffert (2006) reported that 50 percent of the world's savants have __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  autism 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  autism 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)

Question 4

Scientists note that an IQ test that shows a test bias does not __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  treat racial groups equally 
B)  treat men and women equally 
C)  predict outcomes equally well for different groups 
D)  all of these 
A)  treat racial groups equally 
B)  treat men and women equally 
C)  predict outcomes equally well for different groups 
D)  all of these

Question 5

The genetically determined range in which a trait such as intelligence may fall is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  karyotype 
B)  reaction range 
C)  ordinal scale 
D)  set point 
A)  karyotype 
B)  reaction range 
C)  ordinal scale 
D)  set point

Question 6

According to research by Feist (1998), which of the following "Big 5" personality traits is shared most often by creative people?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscientiousness 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  extraversion 
D)  Agreeableness 
A)  conscientiousness 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  extraversion 
D)  Agreeableness

Question 7

In the measurement of intelligence, _______________ age is the chronological age at which a test-taker's score would be an average performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  prodigy 
B)  mental 
C)  chronological 
D)  crystallized 
A)  prodigy 
B)  mental 
C)  chronological 
D)  crystallized

Question 8

At the high end of the normal distribution of intelligence test scores lies an extreme of intelligence known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental retardation 
B)  giftedness 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  adaptive behavior 
A)  mental retardation 
B)  giftedness 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  adaptive behavior

Question 9

Psychologists have argued which of the following with respect to racial-ethnic differences in intelligence test scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  They may result from biases in IQ tests. 
B)  They are meaningless because race is a social construct. 
C)  Most research is based on European Americans and is therefore not representative. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  They may result from biases in IQ tests. 
B)  They are meaningless because race is a social construct. 
C)  Most research is based on European Americans and is therefore not representative. 
D)  all of these.

Question 10

According to Cattell's theory, which of the following types of intelligence involves knowledge accumulated from education and experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized 
B)  fluid 
C)  successful 
D)  triarchic 
A)  crystallized 
B)  fluid 
C)  successful 
D)  triarchic

Question 11

Of the three intelligences noted in Sternberg's theory, which is not measured well by traditional IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  creative 
B)  botanical 
C)  fluid 
D)  analytic 
A)  creative 
B)  botanical 
C)  fluid 
D)  analytic

Question 12

The first stage of creative problem solving is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  incubation 
B)  elaboration 
C)  preparation 
D)  demonstration 
A)  incubation 
B)  elaboration 
C)  preparation 
D)  demonstration

Question 13

Jill has three rather than two 21st chromosomes and therefore most likely has which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  giftedness 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
D)  Down syndrome 
A)  giftedness 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
D)  Down syndrome

Question 14

Men's scores are more ____________ in intelligence measures than are women's scores.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliable 
B)  variable 
C)  valid 
D)  interpretable 
A)  reliable 
B)  variable 
C)  valid 
D)  interpretable

Question 15

Howard Gardner argues that there are how many distinct capacities of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight

Question 16

Tony has an IQ score of 68 and would therefore meet the criteria for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  giftedness 
B)  mild retardation 
C)  moderate retardation 
D)  profound retardation 
A)  giftedness 
B)  mild retardation 
C)  moderate retardation 
D)  profound retardation

Question 17

Kay's friends say she is very "street smart." According to Sternberg's theory, Kay's intelligence would fall under the category __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid 
B)  practical 
C)  mechanical 
D)  viable 
A)  fluid 
B)  practical 
C)  mechanical 
D)  viable

Question 18

A major criticism of Gardner's theory of intelligence is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there are few tests of it and therefore little empirical evidence to support it 
B)  it is the exception to have either intrapersonal or interpersonal skills 
C)  very few people, if any, will possess naturalistic, musical, or bodily-kinesthetic skills 
D)  it leaves many realms of human intelligence and skills unaccounted for 
A)  there are few tests of it and therefore little empirical evidence to support it 
B)  it is the exception to have either intrapersonal or interpersonal skills 
C)  very few people, if any, will possess naturalistic, musical, or bodily-kinesthetic skills 
D)  it leaves many realms of human intelligence and skills unaccounted for

Question 19

Most non-Western cultures emphasize _____________ as being important aspects of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal skills 
B)  mathematical skills 
C)  social skills 
D)  spatial skills 
A)  verbal skills 
B)  mathematical skills 
C)  social skills 
D)  spatial skills

Question 20

Brain imaging studies of some savants show no __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  corpus callosum 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  thalamus 
A)  medulla 
B)  corpus callosum 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  thalamus

Intelligence tests were first designed to __________.

Which of the following brain regions has been shown to be most involved in executing the tasks on intelligence tests?

Treffert (2006) reported that 50 percent of the world's savants have __________.

Scientists note that an IQ test that shows a test bias does not __________.

The genetically determined range in which a trait such as intelligence may fall is called the __________.

According to research by Feist (1998), which of the following "Big 5" personality traits is shared most often by creative people?

In the measurement of intelligence, _______________ age is the chronological age at which a test-taker's score would be an average performance.

At the high end of the normal distribution of intelligence test scores lies an extreme of intelligence known as __________.

Psychologists have argued which of the following with respect to racial-ethnic differences in intelligence test scores?

According to Cattell's theory, which of the following types of intelligence involves knowledge accumulated from education and experience?

Of the three intelligences noted in Sternberg's theory, which is not measured well by traditional IQ tests?

The first stage of creative problem solving is called __________.

Jill has three rather than two 21^st chromosomes and therefore most likely has which of the following?

Men's scores are more ____________ in intelligence measures than are women's scores.

Howard Gardner argues that there are how many distinct capacities of intelligence?

Tony has an IQ score of 68 and would therefore meet the criteria for __________.

Kay's friends say she is very "street smart." According to Sternberg's theory, Kay's intelligence would fall under the category __________.

A major criticism of Gardner's theory of intelligence is that __________.

Most non-Western cultures emphasize _____________ as being important aspects of intelligence.

Brain imaging studies of some savants show no __________.

Introduction to Psychology

Conducting Psychological Research

The Biology of Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving Our World

The Developing Human

Consciousness

Memory

Learning

Language and Thought

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Coping, and Health

Personality and the Uniqueness of the Individual

Social Behavior

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Exam 10: Intelligence, Problem-Solving, and Creativity

Intelligence tests were first designed to __________.

Which of the following brain regions has been shown to be most involved in executing the tasks on intelligence tests?

Treffert (2006) reported that 50 percent of the world's savants have __________.

Scientists note that an IQ test that shows a test bias does not __________.

The genetically determined range in which a trait such as intelligence may fall is called the __________.

According to research by Feist (1998), which of the following "Big 5" personality traits is shared most often by creative people?

In the measurement of intelligence, _______________ age is the chronological age at which a test-taker's score would be an average performance.

At the high end of the normal distribution of intelligence test scores lies an extreme of intelligence known as __________.

Psychologists have argued which of the following with respect to racial-ethnic differences in intelligence test scores?

According to Cattell's theory, which of the following types of intelligence involves knowledge accumulated from education and experience?

Of the three intelligences noted in Sternberg's theory, which is not measured well by traditional IQ tests?

The first stage of creative problem solving is called __________.

Jill has three rather than two 21st chromosomes and therefore most likely has which of the following?

Men's scores are more ____________ in intelligence measures than are women's scores.

Howard Gardner argues that there are how many distinct capacities of intelligence?

Tony has an IQ score of 68 and would therefore meet the criteria for __________.

Kay's friends say she is very "street smart." According to Sternberg's theory, Kay's intelligence would fall under the category __________.

A major criticism of Gardner's theory of intelligence is that __________.

Most non-Western cultures emphasize _____________ as being important aspects of intelligence.

Brain imaging studies of some savants show no __________.

Introduction to Psychology

Conducting Psychological Research

The Biology of Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving Our World

The Developing Human

Consciousness

Memory

Learning

Language and Thought

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Coping, and Health

Personality and the Uniqueness of the Individual

Social Behavior

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters

Jill has three rather than two 21^st chromosomes and therefore most likely has which of the following?