Question 1

Regarding giftedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  If artistic talent, mechanical aptitude, musical aptitude, and athletic potential are considered, many children have a special "gift" of one kind or another. 
B)  Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as gifted. 
C)  Parents and teachers really do not have to make adjustments to help gifted children make the most of their talents. 
D)  Extremely bright children may find their classmates less academically stimulating than older children or adults. 
A)  If artistic talent, mechanical aptitude, musical aptitude, and athletic potential are considered, many children have a special "gift" of one kind or another. 
B)  Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as gifted. 
C)  Parents and teachers really do not have to make adjustments to help gifted children make the most of their talents. 
D)  Extremely bright children may find their classmates less academically stimulating than older children or adults.

Question 2

If you take an IQ test today,the test examiner will convert your relative standing on this test for your age group to a __________ IQ.

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio 
B)  deviation 
C)  divergent 
D)  chronological 
A)  ratio 
B)  deviation 
C)  divergent 
D)  chronological

Question 3

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?

Accepted Answer

A)  split-half 
B)  content-construct 
C)  percent variance 
D)  criterion-referenced 
A)  split-half 
B)  content-construct 
C)  percent variance 
D)  criterion-referenced

Question 4

Crystallized intelligence is the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  think both inductively and deductively. 
B)  solve problems using already acquired knowledge. 
C)  use intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. 
D)  solve novel problems involving perceptual speed or rapid insight. 
A)  think both inductively and deductively. 
B)  solve problems using already acquired knowledge. 
C)  use intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. 
D)  solve novel problems involving perceptual speed or rapid insight.

Question 5

People scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Accepted Answer

A)  make up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
B)  will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
C)  would not be considered gifted unless they were also exceptionally creative. 
D)  will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed. 
A)  make up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
B)  will usually "fizzle out" as adults. 
C)  would not be considered gifted unless they were also exceptionally creative. 
D)  will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed.

Question 6

Occupations,such as art,music,writing,dramatics,science,and leadership,have been shown to be strongly related to

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ scores. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  school grades. 
D)  training. 
A)  IQ scores. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  school grades. 
D)  training.

Question 7

Regarding Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted,which of the following statements about the gifted is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly intelligent persons were found to be more susceptible to mental illness. 
B)  When retested as adults, gifted students still scored in the upper IQ ranges. 
C)  The highly intelligence were found to be below average in height, weight, and physical apperance. 
D)  The gifted tend to be socially inept and lacking in leadership skills. 
A)  Highly intelligent persons were found to be more susceptible to mental illness. 
B)  When retested as adults, gifted students still scored in the upper IQ ranges. 
C)  The highly intelligence were found to be below average in height, weight, and physical apperance. 
D)  The gifted tend to be socially inept and lacking in leadership skills.

Question 8

Regarding aptitude tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special aptitude tests measure a broader range of abilities than intelligence tests do. 
B)  Multiple aptitude tests that measure two or more types of ability tend to be more like intelligence tests. 
C)  The tests required to enter graduate schools in law, medicine, business, and dentistry are examples of multiple aptitude tests. 
D)  Aptitude is defined as the capacity for learning certain abilities. 
A)  Special aptitude tests measure a broader range of abilities than intelligence tests do. 
B)  Multiple aptitude tests that measure two or more types of ability tend to be more like intelligence tests. 
C)  The tests required to enter graduate schools in law, medicine, business, and dentistry are examples of multiple aptitude tests. 
D)  Aptitude is defined as the capacity for learning certain abilities.

Question 9

Knowing a child's IQ at age 11

Accepted Answer

A)  tells little about this child's present ability level. 
B)  is a poor predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C)  is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
D)  is both highly unreliable and highly invalid. 
A)  tells little about this child's present ability level. 
B)  is a poor predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
C)  is a good predictor of his or her IQ later in life. 
D)  is both highly unreliable and highly invalid.

Question 10

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

Accepted Answer

A)  validity. 
B)  reliablity. 
C)  objectivity. 
D)  standardization. 
A)  validity. 
B)  reliablity. 
C)  objectivity. 
D)  standardization.

Question 11

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

Accepted Answer

A)  educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time. 
B)  tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. 
C)  opinions of psychologists during that time period. 
D)  updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests. 
A)  educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time. 
B)  tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. 
C)  opinions of psychologists during that time period. 
D)  updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests.

Question 12

Regarding the SAT Reasoning Test,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The SAT Reasoning Test must be given to a single person at a time by a trained specialist. 
B)  The SAT Reasoning Test was designed to predict a person's chances of success in college. 
C)  The SAT Reasoning Test is a multiple aptitude test. 
D)  The SAT Reasoning Test can be used to estimate general intelligence. 
A)  The SAT Reasoning Test must be given to a single person at a time by a trained specialist. 
B)  The SAT Reasoning Test was designed to predict a person's chances of success in college. 
C)  The SAT Reasoning Test is a multiple aptitude test. 
D)  The SAT Reasoning Test can be used to estimate general intelligence.

Question 13

Which of the following is part of the generally-accepted definition of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic abilities 
B)  iconic memory and eidetic imagery 
C)  ability to deal effectively with the environment 
D)  spatial and kinesthetic abilities 
A)  naturalistic abilities 
B)  iconic memory and eidetic imagery 
C)  ability to deal effectively with the environment 
D)  spatial and kinesthetic abilities

Question 14

The ability to solve novel problems involving perceptual speed or rapid insight is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  inductive-deductive reasoning. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  analytic intelligence. 
A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  inductive-deductive reasoning. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  analytic intelligence.

Question 15

Regarding intelligence and success,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  High IQ reveals one's potential but does not guarantee success. 
B)  Gifted or not, most successful persons tend to be persistent and motivated to learn. 
C)  A desire to know, to excel, and persevere is known as divergent production. 
D)  A child's talents are more likely to blossom when they are nurtured with support, encouragement, education, and effort. 
A)  High IQ reveals one's potential but does not guarantee success. 
B)  Gifted or not, most successful persons tend to be persistent and motivated to learn. 
C)  A desire to know, to excel, and persevere is known as divergent production. 
D)  A child's talents are more likely to blossom when they are nurtured with support, encouragement, education, and effort.

Question 16

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB5)and the Wechsler scales

Accepted Answer

A)  are both individual intelligence tests. 
B)  are each given to large groups at the same time with minimal supervision. 
C)  were both designed to predict a person's chances of success in college. 
D)  are characterized by all of these statements. 
A)  are both individual intelligence tests. 
B)  are each given to large groups at the same time with minimal supervision. 
C)  were both designed to predict a person's chances of success in college. 
D)  are characterized by all of these statements.

Question 17

The relationship (correlation)between IQ scores and school grades is

Accepted Answer

A)  about .50. 
B)  very low. 
C)  about .25. 
D)  too variable to be of much importance. 
A)  about .50. 
B)  very low. 
C)  about .25. 
D)  too variable to be of much importance.

Question 18

Sandy obtained an IQ score of 85 on the WAIS-IV,which places her in which range?

Accepted Answer

A)  borderline 
B)  superior 
C)  bright normal 
D)  dull normal 
A)  borderline 
B)  superior 
C)  bright normal 
D)  dull normal

Question 19

Eight-year-old Jayce is being administered an intelligence test in the school psychologist's office.The school psychologist will be asking Jayce vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as having Jayce put together puzzles and block designs.Jayce is being admininstered a(n)__________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective 
B)  individual 
C)  performance 
D)  group 
A)  projective 
B)  individual 
C)  performance 
D)  group

Question 20

Regarding intelligence and success,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person with an IQ of 100 would probably struggle with college, whereas one with an IQ of 120 would do just fine. 
B)  IQ is related to job status with persons holding white-collar, professional positions averaging higher IQs than those in blue-collar settings. 
C)  IQ is a good predictor of "real world" success in writing, science, and leadership. 
D)  A range of IQ scores can be found in all occupations with many people of high intelligence, because of choice or circumstance, having "low-ranking" jobs. 
A)  A person with an IQ of 100 would probably struggle with college, whereas one with an IQ of 120 would do just fine. 
B)  IQ is related to job status with persons holding white-collar, professional positions averaging higher IQs than those in blue-collar settings. 
C)  IQ is a good predictor of "real world" success in writing, science, and leadership. 
D)  A range of IQ scores can be found in all occupations with many people of high intelligence, because of choice or circumstance, having "low-ranking" jobs.

Exam 9: A: Intelligence

Regarding giftedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If you take an IQ test today,the test examiner will convert your relative standing on this test for your age group to a __________ IQ.

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?

Crystallized intelligence is the ability to

People scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Occupations,such as art,music,writing,dramatics,science,and leadership,have been shown to be strongly related to

Regarding Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted,which of the following statements about the gifted is TRUE?

Regarding aptitude tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Knowing a child's IQ at age 11

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

Regarding the SAT Reasoning Test,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is part of the generally-accepted definition of intelligence?

The ability to solve novel problems involving perceptual speed or rapid insight is called

Regarding intelligence and success,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB5)and the Wechsler scales

The relationship (correlation)between IQ scores and school grades is

Sandy obtained an IQ score of 85 on the WAIS-IV,which places her in which range?

Eight-year-old Jayce is being administered an intelligence test in the school psychologist's office.The school psychologist will be asking Jayce vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as having Jayce put together puzzles and block designs.Jayce is being admininstered a(n)__________ test.

Regarding intelligence and success,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology