Question 1

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Canadian Aboriginal Head Start program show that

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A) long-lasting improvements in the cognitive and social-emotional scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention,the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive. 
A) long-lasting improvements in the cognitive and social-emotional scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention,the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive.

Question 2

Research has shown that gifted children tend to be emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An intelligence test is stable if it

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A) yields scores that are consistent over various time intervals. 
B) measures what it claims to measure. 
C) yields scores similar to those of other intelligence tests. 
D) has been standardized. 
A) yields scores that are consistent over various time intervals. 
B) measures what it claims to measure. 
C) yields scores similar to those of other intelligence tests. 
D) has been standardized.

Question 4

Intelligence is associated with ________ whereas creativity is associated with ________.

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A) convergent thinking;divergent thinking 
B) divergent thinking;convergent thinking 
C) genetic influences;environmental influences 
D) environmental influences;genetic influences 
A) convergent thinking;divergent thinking 
B) divergent thinking;convergent thinking 
C) genetic influences;environmental influences 
D) environmental influences;genetic influences

Question 5

Sternberg defines successful intelligence as using one's abilities skillfully to achieve one's personal goals.Which of the following is an ability that people use to achieve personal goals?

Accepted Answer

A) analytic ability 
B) existential ability 
C) exponential ability 
D) emotional ability 
A) analytic ability 
B) existential ability 
C) exponential ability 
D) emotional ability

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Stanford-Binet intelligence test is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The Stanford-Binet IQ scores can be used to compare children of different ages. 
B) Educators have not found the Stanford-Binet to be useful. 
C) The Stanford-Binet is no longer a popular test. 
D) The Stanford-Binet is a group intelligence test. 
A) The Stanford-Binet IQ scores can be used to compare children of different ages. 
B) Educators have not found the Stanford-Binet to be useful. 
C) The Stanford-Binet is no longer a popular test. 
D) The Stanford-Binet is a group intelligence test.

Question 7

Hal has an intellectual disability.He goes to school and is learning some academic skills but learns them more slowly than a typical child his age.He is expected to be able to work to support himself and live independently as an adult.Hal would most likely be classified as having a ________ intellectual disability.

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A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound 
A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound

Question 8

Infant IQ scores from 6-month-olds predict later IQ scores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

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A) musical intelligence 
B) sensory-perceptual intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence 
A) musical intelligence 
B) sensory-perceptual intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

Question 10

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

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A) can learn the skills necessary for a job. 
B) can keep up with peers in school with a little extra work. 
C) usually are institutionalized. 
D) are unable to learn even the simplest self-care skills. 
A) can learn the skills necessary for a job. 
B) can keep up with peers in school with a little extra work. 
C) usually are institutionalized. 
D) are unable to learn even the simplest self-care skills.

Question 11

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

A) Jarell has very little of the pervasive general-purpose ability called intelligence. 
B) Jarell will never have the ability to do well in school or out of school. 
C) Jarell does not currently have the skills to do well in a middle-class school environment. 
D) Jarell does not have "street smarts." 
A) Jarell has very little of the pervasive general-purpose ability called intelligence. 
B) Jarell will never have the ability to do well in school or out of school. 
C) Jarell does not currently have the skills to do well in a middle-class school environment. 
D) Jarell does not have "street smarts."

Question 12

Becky's six-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley.What does this tell her about her son?

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A) Her son is very likely to have a high IQ later in childhood and adulthood. 
B) Her son will be athletically talented. 
C) Her son was exposed to teratogens prenatally. 
D) Her son's development is progressing normally. 
A) Her son is very likely to have a high IQ later in childhood and adulthood. 
B) Her son will be athletically talented. 
C) Her son was exposed to teratogens prenatally. 
D) Her son's development is progressing normally.

Question 13

Stereotypes of gifted children as emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers

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A) are accurate. 
B) contain a kernel of truth. 
C) are accurate for roughly half of gifted children. 
D) do not match with reality. 
A) are accurate. 
B) contain a kernel of truth. 
C) are accurate for roughly half of gifted children. 
D) do not match with reality.

Question 14

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B) Individually administering the WISC-III to a child. 
C) Introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish. 
D) Assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks. 
A) Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B) Individually administering the WISC-III to a child. 
C) Introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish. 
D) Assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks.

Question 15

IQ stands for Intelligence Question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Analytic ability involves dealing adaptively with novel situations and problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Dynamic testing is based on

Accepted Answer

A) Vygotsky's ideas of zone of proximal development and scaffolding. 
B) Piaget's ideas of operational thought. 
C) Binet's original assessment measure. 
D) Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence. 
A) Vygotsky's ideas of zone of proximal development and scaffolding. 
B) Piaget's ideas of operational thought. 
C) Binet's original assessment measure. 
D) Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence.

Question 19

Describe four factors that place individuals at risk for intellectual disability.Do the factors necessarily cause intellectual disabilities? Explain.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

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A) measure intelligence across cultures. 
B) predict job success. 
C) determine how much of intelligence is due to heredity and how much is due to the environment. 
D) identify children who are likely to succeed in school. 
A) measure intelligence across cultures. 
B) predict job success. 
C) determine how much of intelligence is due to heredity and how much is due to the environment. 
D) identify children who are likely to succeed in school.

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Canadian Aboriginal Head Start program show that

Research has shown that gifted children tend to be emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers.

An intelligence test is stable if it

Intelligence is associated with whereas creativity is associated with .

Sternberg defines successful intelligence as using one's abilities skillfully to achieve one's personal goals.Which of the following is an ability that people use to achieve personal goals?

Which of the following statements about the Stanford-Binet intelligence test is TRUE?

Infant IQ scores from 6-month-olds predict later IQ scores.

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

Becky's six-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley.What does this tell her about her son?

Stereotypes of gifted children as emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

IQ stands for Intelligence Question.

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Analytic ability involves dealing adaptively with novel situations and problems.

Dynamic testing is based on

Describe four factors that place individuals at risk for intellectual disability.Do the factors necessarily cause intellectual disabilities? Explain.

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

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Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Canadian Aboriginal Head Start program show that

Research has shown that gifted children tend to be emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers.

An intelligence test is stable if it

Intelligence is associated with ________ whereas creativity is associated with ________.

Sternberg defines successful intelligence as using one's abilities skillfully to achieve one's personal goals.Which of the following is an ability that people use to achieve personal goals?

Which of the following statements about the Stanford-Binet intelligence test is TRUE?

Infant IQ scores from 6-month-olds predict later IQ scores.

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

Becky's six-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley.What does this tell her about her son?

Stereotypes of gifted children as emotionally troubled and unable to get along with their peers

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

IQ stands for Intelligence Question.

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Analytic ability involves dealing adaptively with novel situations and problems.

Dynamic testing is based on

Describe four factors that place individuals at risk for intellectual disability.Do the factors necessarily cause intellectual disabilities? Explain.

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Gender and Development

Social Influences

Filters

Intelligence is associated with whereas creativity is associated with .