Question 1

Which of the following is a below average (dull normal) score on the WAIS-III?

Accepted Answer

A) 85 
B) 95 
C) 100 
D) 115 
A) 85 
B) 95 
C) 100 
D) 115

Question 2

When actual blood-group testing is conducted, there are _____ correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) significant 
B) negative 
C) no significant 
D) positive 
A) significant 
B) negative 
C) no significant 
D) positive

Question 3

Which of the following subtests would NOT be found on the performance section of the WAIS-III?

Accepted Answer

A) picture completion 
B) digit span 
C) object assembly 
D) block design 
A) picture completion 
B) digit span 
C) object assembly 
D) block design

Question 4

In the elevator riddle which asks why Otto rides the elevator all the way up to the 15th floor on rainy days, but only to the 10th floor when it is not raining, one had to use

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive reasoning. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) logical reasoning. 
D) a mental set. 
A) intuitive reasoning. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) logical reasoning. 
D) a mental set.

Question 5

When actual blood-group testing are conducted, there are no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores because

Accepted Answer

A) blood type is not genetically-determined. 
B) culture-fair tests were not utilized. 
C) obvious external markers, like skin color, have little to do with underlying genetic differences. 
D) of all of these. 
A) blood type is not genetically-determined. 
B) culture-fair tests were not utilized. 
C) obvious external markers, like skin color, have little to do with underlying genetic differences. 
D) of all of these.

Question 6

Many cases of _____ intellectual disability could probably be prevented by better nutrition, education, and early childhood enrichment programs.

Accepted Answer

A) familial 
B) organic 
C) deprivational 
D) metabolic 
A) familial 
B) organic 
C) deprivational 
D) metabolic

Question 7

The results of Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted found that as adults, most of the gifted had earned advanced degrees in college and held professional positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Court decisions have led some states to outlaw the use of intelligence tests in public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Individuals having IQs around 30 with extensive, dependent needs would be exhibiting a _____ intellectual disability, while individuals having IQs below 20 with pervasive, life supportive needs would be exhibiting a _____ intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

With regard to the distribution of IQ scores, most scores fall into the _____ category.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The percentage of those with an IQ score below 70 is

Accepted Answer

A) 2.2%. 
B) 6.7%. 
C) 16.1%. 
D) 50%. 
A) 2.2%. 
B) 6.7%. 
C) 16.1%. 
D) 50%.

Question 12

Digit span, similarities, and arithmetic would be found on the

Accepted Answer

A) verbal section of the WAIS-III. 
B) performance section of the SB5. 
C) verbal section of the MBTI. 
D) performance section of the CQT. 
A) verbal section of the WAIS-III. 
B) performance section of the SB5. 
C) verbal section of the MBTI. 
D) performance section of the CQT.

Question 13

LaShonda is taking the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition.On the fluid reasoning section of this test, she will be asked to complete analogy questions, fill-in-the-missing-shape in a group of shapes, and tell a story about what is happening in a series of pictures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many of the major intelligence tests are said to be biased in favor of

Accepted Answer

A) the Christian religion. 
B) females. 
C) persons over 30. 
D) the white middle-class culture. 
A) the Christian religion. 
B) females. 
C) persons over 30. 
D) the white middle-class culture.

Question 15

People with IQs between 25 and 35 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

Accepted Answer

A) severe 
B) moderate 
C) educable 
D) trainable 
A) severe 
B) moderate 
C) educable 
D) trainable

Question 16

The _____ is a group test that was designed to predict students' chances for success in college.

Accepted Answer

A) WISC-IV 
B) SB5 
C) SAT 
D) WAIS-III 
A) WISC-IV 
B) SB5 
C) SAT 
D) WAIS-III

Question 17

When children considered to have an intellectual disability were moved from an orphanage to more stimulating environments,

Accepted Answer

A) their IQ test scores improved slightly. 
B) they became better adjusted and happier, but did not improve intellectually. 
C) their IQ test scores rose an average of 29 points. 
D) their IQ rose sufficiently to allow reclassification from mildly to borderline intellectually disabled. 
A) their IQ test scores improved slightly. 
B) they became better adjusted and happier, but did not improve intellectually. 
C) their IQ test scores rose an average of 29 points. 
D) their IQ rose sufficiently to allow reclassification from mildly to borderline intellectually disabled.

Question 18

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing an algorithm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A _____ curve is a bell-shaped curve characterized by a large number of scores in a middle area, tapering to very few extremely high or low scores.

Accepted Answer

A) asymmetrical 
B) skewed 
C) U-shaped 
D) normal 
A) asymmetrical 
B) skewed 
C) U-shaped 
D) normal

Question 20

The 15-point IQ gains that have occurred in Westernized nations in the last 30 years reflect the influence of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) genetics. 
B) improved education. 
C) improved nutrition. 
D) living in a technologically complex society. 
A) genetics. 
B) improved education. 
C) improved nutrition. 
D) living in a technologically complex society.

Exam 9: Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Which of the following is a below average (dull normal) score on the WAIS-III?

When actual blood-group testing is conducted, there are _____ correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ.

Which of the following subtests would NOT be found on the performance section of the WAIS-III?

In the elevator riddle which asks why Otto rides the elevator all the way up to the 15th floor on rainy days, but only to the 10th floor when it is not raining, one had to use

When actual blood-group testing are conducted, there are no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores because

Many cases of _____ intellectual disability could probably be prevented by better nutrition, education, and early childhood enrichment programs.

The results of Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted found that as adults, most of the gifted had earned advanced degrees in college and held professional positions.

Court decisions have led some states to outlaw the use of intelligence tests in public schools.

Individuals having IQs around 30 with extensive, dependent needs would be exhibiting a _____ intellectual disability, while individuals having IQs below 20 with pervasive, life supportive needs would be exhibiting a _____ intellectual disability.

With regard to the distribution of IQ scores, most scores fall into the _____ category.

The percentage of those with an IQ score below 70 is

Digit span, similarities, and arithmetic would be found on the

LaShonda is taking the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition.On the fluid reasoning section of this test, she will be asked to complete analogy questions, fill-in-the-missing-shape in a group of shapes, and tell a story about what is happening in a series of pictures.

Many of the major intelligence tests are said to be biased in favor of

People with IQs between 25 and 35 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

The _____ is a group test that was designed to predict students' chances for success in college.

When children considered to have an intellectual disability were moved from an orphanage to more stimulating environments,

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing an algorithm.

A _____ curve is a bell-shaped curve characterized by a large number of scores in a middle area, tapering to very few extremely high or low scores.

The 15-point IQ gains that have occurred in Westernized nations in the last 30 years reflect the influence of all of the following EXCEPT

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Individuals having IQs around 30 with extensive, dependent needs would be exhibiting a _ intellectual disability, while individuals having IQs below 20 with pervasive, life supportive needs would be exhibiting a _ intellectual disability.