Question 1

If you want to predict later intelligence using some infant measure, which of the following measures would be best to use with the infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bayley DQ scores 
B)  Stanford-Binet IQ scores 
C)  Wechsler performance scores 
D)  Speed of habituation scores 
A)  Bayley DQ scores 
B)  Stanford-Binet IQ scores 
C)  Wechsler performance scores 
D)  Speed of habituation scores D

Question 2

If you tested 1,000 infants on a valid test that generated a DQ, what expectation would you have concerning the correlation between the DQ and an IQ taken when these individuals reach age 20?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expected correlation around 0 
B)  Expected correlation around +.5 
C)  Expected correlation around -1.0 
D)  Expected correlation around +1.0 
A)  Expected correlation around 0 
B)  Expected correlation around +.5 
C)  Expected correlation around -1.0 
D)  Expected correlation around +1.0 A

Question 3

Describe Howard Gardner's conceptualization of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

Howard Gardner's conceptualization of intelligence is based on the theory of multiple intelligences, which suggests that there are several different types of intelligence, rather than a single general intelligence factor. Gardner identified eight different types of intelligence: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. According to Gardner, individuals may excel in one or more of these areas, and traditional measures of intelligence, such as IQ tests, may not fully capture the range of human abilities. This theory has had a significant impact on education, as it suggests that different students may have different strengths and learning styles, and should be taught in ways that accommodate these differences.

Question 4

The stability of IQ scores

Accepted Answer

A)  is highest in infancy. 
B)  becomes fairly high starting at around age four. 
C)  is highest with longer times between testing sessions. 
D)  is high for individual children but low for large groups of children. 
A)  is highest in infancy. 
B)  becomes fairly high starting at around age four. 
C)  is highest with longer times between testing sessions. 
D)  is high for individual children but low for large groups of children.

Question 5

The average level of age-graded problems a person can solve is used to determine the person's

Accepted Answer

A)  chronological age. 
B)  karyotype. 
C)  mental age. 
D)  genotype. 
A)  chronological age. 
B)  karyotype. 
C)  mental age. 
D)  genotype.

Question 6

While Dilbert is severely intellectually disabled, he has the ability to tell you the day of the week for any future date (e.g., November 27, 2949 = Tuesday). This description indicates that Dilbert

Accepted Answer

A)  has great wisdom. 
B)  possesses superb divergent thinking skills. 
C)  has savant syndrome. 
D)  is about to experience a terminal drop. 
A)  has great wisdom. 
B)  possesses superb divergent thinking skills. 
C)  has savant syndrome. 
D)  is about to experience a terminal drop.

Question 7

The highest level of thought defined as a constellation of rich factual knowledge about life combined with procedural knowledge that permits one to offer exceptional insight or judgment about complex matters is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The highest level of thought defined as...

Question 8

Sternberg would argue that an individual who is outstanding at filtering out irrelevant from relevant information excels on the _____ component of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical 
B)  experiential 
C)  creative 
D)  analytic 
A)  practical 
B)  experiential 
C)  creative 
D)  analytic

Question 9

Research on aging and creativity has shown that older individuals are _____ than younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  less original and less productive with creative ideas 
B)  as original and less productive with creative ideas 
C)  original but more productive with creative ideas 
D)  as productive but less original with creative ideas 
A)  less original and less productive with creative ideas 
B)  as original and less productive with creative ideas 
C)  original but more productive with creative ideas 
D)  as productive but less original with creative ideas

Question 10

The STAT test

Accepted Answer

A)  is designed for use with hearing impaired populations. 
B)  generates "creativity" IQ score. 
C)  avoids assessing acquired knowledge. 
D)  includes an essay. 
A)  is designed for use with hearing impaired populations. 
B)  generates "creativity" IQ score. 
C)  avoids assessing acquired knowledge. 
D)  includes an essay.

Question 11

Who is best known for developing a set of intelligence tests that can be used on individuals from toddlerhood to old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Binet 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Howard Gardner 
A)  Alfred Binet 
B)  David Wechsler 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Howard Gardner

Question 12

Long-term research on children who were in Project Head Start indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  while early changes in IQ are rare, significant increases in IQ are seen during the college years. 
B)  compensatory programs like Head Start lead to poorer attitudes about achievement. 
C)  children in these programs are more likely to end up in special education classes than their peers. 
D)  participation in such programs may reduce the likelihood of teenage pregnancy. 
A)  while early changes in IQ are rare, significant increases in IQ are seen during the college years. 
B)  compensatory programs like Head Start lead to poorer attitudes about achievement. 
C)  children in these programs are more likely to end up in special education classes than their peers. 
D)  participation in such programs may reduce the likelihood of teenage pregnancy.

Question 13

Eighteen-year-old Becker is accurately classified as being mildly intellectually disabled. Given this diagnosis, it is most likely that he

Accepted Answer

A)  is able to live and work independently and has no academic limitations. 
B)  is able to live and work independently but has some academic limitations. 
C)  needs constant supervision in order to work. 
D)  is completely dependent on others for care. 
A)  is able to live and work independently and has no academic limitations. 
B)  is able to live and work independently but has some academic limitations. 
C)  needs constant supervision in order to work. 
D)  is completely dependent on others for care.

Question 14

To what extent does a person's IQ predict his or her degree of occupational success (productivity)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not at all (r = .00) 
B)  Only very weakly (r = +.5 to .15) 
C)  Fairly well (r = +.30 to .50) 
D)  Extremely well (r = +.90 to 1.0) 
A)  Not at all (r = .00) 
B)  Only very weakly (r = +.5 to .15) 
C)  Fairly well (r = +.30 to .50) 
D)  Extremely well (r = +.90 to 1.0)

Question 15

How did Sternberg include the notion of confluence into his theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that several factors combined to create intelligence. 
B)  He saw intelligence as based on cultural differences. 
C)  He suggested that the presence of a member of the same race would improve the intelligence score of children from minority groups. 
D)  He saw intelligence as a "use it or lose it" proposition. 
A)  He believed that several factors combined to create intelligence. 
B)  He saw intelligence as based on cultural differences. 
C)  He suggested that the presence of a member of the same race would improve the intelligence score of children from minority groups. 
D)  He saw intelligence as a "use it or lose it" proposition.

Question 16

Why do scores on infant developmental scales appear to be such poor predictors of later IQs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not account for the negative environmental impacts that trump later experiences. 
B)  They are actually very good predictors. 
C)  They are over-reliant on verbal skills that continue to develop in childhood. 
D)  They may tap qualitatively different abilities. 
A)  They do not account for the negative environmental impacts that trump later experiences. 
B)  They are actually very good predictors. 
C)  They are over-reliant on verbal skills that continue to develop in childhood. 
D)  They may tap qualitatively different abilities.

Question 17

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development test generates a(n) _____ quotient score.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Bayley Scales of Infant Development test...

Question 18

Which statement best summarizes the pattern of IQ-score change in childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall age group stability but large individual variation 
B)  Significant rise in average group IQ score from early to late childhood 
C)  Significant drop in average group IQ score from early to late childhood 
D)  Overall individual stability but large age-group variation 
A)  Overall age group stability but large individual variation 
B)  Significant rise in average group IQ score from early to late childhood 
C)  Significant drop in average group IQ score from early to late childhood 
D)  Overall individual stability but large age-group variation

Question 19

The formula for calculating an IQ score is _____ x 100.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The formula for calculating an IQ score...

Question 20

Stenberg's _____ component focuses on the information-processing skills that are assessed by traditional intelligence tests.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stenberg's _____ component focuses on the information-processing...

If you want to predict later intelligence using some infant measure, which of the following measures would be best to use with the infants?

If you tested 1,000 infants on a valid test that generated a DQ, what expectation would you have concerning the correlation between the DQ and an IQ taken when these individuals reach age 20?

Describe Howard Gardner's conceptualization of intelligence.

The stability of IQ scores

The average level of age-graded problems a person can solve is used to determine the person's

While Dilbert is severely intellectually disabled, he has the ability to tell you the day of the week for any future date (e.g., November 27, 2949 = Tuesday). This description indicates that Dilbert

The highest level of thought defined as a constellation of rich factual knowledge about life combined with procedural knowledge that permits one to offer exceptional insight or judgment about complex matters is referred to as _____.

Sternberg would argue that an individual who is outstanding at filtering out irrelevant from relevant information excels on the _____ component of intelligence.

Research on aging and creativity has shown that older individuals are _____ than younger adults.

The STAT test

Who is best known for developing a set of intelligence tests that can be used on individuals from toddlerhood to old age?

Long-term research on children who were in Project Head Start indicates that

Eighteen-year-old Becker is accurately classified as being mildly intellectually disabled. Given this diagnosis, it is most likely that he

To what extent does a person's IQ predict his or her degree of occupational success (productivity)?

How did Sternberg include the notion of confluence into his theory?

Why do scores on infant developmental scales appear to be such poor predictors of later IQs?

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development test generates a(n) _____ quotient score.

Which statement best summarizes the pattern of IQ-score change in childhood?

The formula for calculating an IQ score is _____ x 100.

Stenberg's _____ component focuses on the information-processing skills that are assessed by traditional intelligence tests.

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If you want to predict later intelligence using some infant measure, which of the following measures would be best to use with the infants?

If you tested 1,000 infants on a valid test that generated a DQ, what expectation would you have concerning the correlation between the DQ and an IQ taken when these individuals reach age 20?

Describe Howard Gardner's conceptualization of intelligence.

The stability of IQ scores

The average level of age-graded problems a person can solve is used to determine the person's

While Dilbert is severely intellectually disabled, he has the ability to tell you the day of the week for any future date (e.g., November 27, 2949 = Tuesday). This description indicates that Dilbert

The highest level of thought defined as a constellation of rich factual knowledge about life combined with procedural knowledge that permits one to offer exceptional insight or judgment about complex matters is referred to as _____.

Sternberg would argue that an individual who is outstanding at filtering out irrelevant from relevant information excels on the _____ component of intelligence.

Research on aging and creativity has shown that older individuals are _____ than younger adults.

The STAT test

Who is best known for developing a set of intelligence tests that can be used on individuals from toddlerhood to old age?

Long-term research on children who were in Project Head Start indicates that

Eighteen-year-old Becker is accurately classified as being mildly intellectually disabled. Given this diagnosis, it is most likely that he

To what extent does a person's IQ predict his or her degree of occupational success (productivity)?

How did Sternberg include the notion of confluence into his theory?

Why do scores on infant developmental scales appear to be such poor predictors of later IQs?

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development test generates a(n) _____ quotient score.

Which statement best summarizes the pattern of IQ-score change in childhood?

The formula for calculating an IQ score is _____ x 100.

Stenberg's _____ component focuses on the information-processing skills that are assessed by traditional intelligence tests.

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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