Question 1

The correlation of intelligence test scores between identical twins is

Accepted Answer

A) higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart. 
B) greater than that for fraternal twins raised together. 
C) higher than that for any other blood relatives. 
D) all of these. 
A) higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart. 
B) greater than that for fraternal twins raised together. 
C) higher than that for any other blood relatives. 
D) all of these.

Question 2

A deviation IQ represents a person's percentage of correct responses on an intelligence test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Regarding giftedness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When people score in the gifted range, their chances for high achievement do seem to rise. 
B) A high IQ reveals potential, but does not guarantee success. 
C) IQ is a good predictor of success in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership. 
D) A child's talents are most likely to blossom when they are nurtured with support, encouragement, education, and effort. 
A) When people score in the gifted range, their chances for high achievement do seem to rise. 
B) A high IQ reveals potential, but does not guarantee success. 
C) IQ is a good predictor of success in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership. 
D) A child's talents are most likely to blossom when they are nurtured with support, encouragement, education, and effort.

Question 4

You will be meeting two new clients, one is an accountant and the other runs a successful business.The first person who comes into your office appears to be very shy and wears glasses, so you assume this must be the librarian, but it is not.Your faulty conclusion was based on the representativeness heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A person with an IQ score below 70 and a significant impairment in adaptive behaviors is said to have

Accepted Answer

A) an intellectual disability. 
B) a learning disability. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) savant syndrome. 
A) an intellectual disability. 
B) a learning disability. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) savant syndrome.

Question 6

By analyzing Bach's music, Kernal Ebcioglu came up with 350 rules that govern harmonization and created music that listeners sometimes mistake for Bach's.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) proxemics. 
B) executive processing. 
C) artificial intelligence. 
D) automatic processing. 
A) proxemics. 
B) executive processing. 
C) artificial intelligence. 
D) automatic processing.

Question 7

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence reflects development as well as potential. 
B) Intelligence reflects nurture as well as nature. 
C) Since genes are fixed at birth, improving environments in which children learn and grow is the main way in which we can assure that they reach their full potential. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Intelligence reflects development as well as potential. 
B) Intelligence reflects nurture as well as nature. 
C) Since genes are fixed at birth, improving environments in which children learn and grow is the main way in which we can assure that they reach their full potential. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

Gary has a mental age of ten and a chronological age of ten.Gary's IQ is 100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Traditional measures of intelligence are closely related to

Accepted Answer

A) broad definitions of intelligence. 
B) narrow definitions of intelligence. 
C) theories of multiple intelligences. 
D) neural speed of processing. 
A) broad definitions of intelligence. 
B) narrow definitions of intelligence. 
C) theories of multiple intelligences. 
D) neural speed of processing.

Question 10

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) being a loner and socially inept. 
B) an unusually good memory. 
C) an early interest in books and early reading by age three. 
D) showing kindness and understanding to others. 
A) being a loner and socially inept. 
B) an unusually good memory. 
C) an early interest in books and early reading by age three. 
D) showing kindness and understanding to others.

Question 11

You have been trying several configurations to solve the match problem with no success.So you set this problem aside and let the problem-solving proceed on a subconscious level.At this point, you are in the _____ stage of creative thought.

Accepted Answer

A) illumination 
B) incubation 
C) verification 
D) orientation 
A) illumination 
B) incubation 
C) verification 
D) orientation

Question 12

Which of the following is a group test that measures aptitudes for language, math, and reasoning?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Fraternal twins

Accepted Answer

A) come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B) are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C) have IQs that are more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings when both the twins and the ordinary siblings are raised in the same environment. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time. 
B) are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings. 
C) have IQs that are more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings when both the twins and the ordinary siblings are raised in the same environment. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 14

In "question-answer tests," humans have frequently been fooled into thinking the computer answering the questions was actual a human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kim Peek was the model for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man.Although Kim had difficulty with abstract thinking and tests of general intelligence, he exhibited exceptional mental abilitiy in memorizing books, zip codes, and classical music.Kim Peek has what is known as

Accepted Answer

A) gifted autism. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) a schizotypal personality. 
A) gifted autism. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) a schizotypal personality.

Question 16

Tests developed so that they will not disadvantage certain groups

Accepted Answer

A) are culture-fair. 
B) are economically balanced. 
C) include the DOVE test. 
D) are culture-free. 
A) are culture-fair. 
B) are economically balanced. 
C) include the DOVE test. 
D) are culture-free.

Question 17

Studies during the last 30 years show that _____ have occurred in Westernized nations.

Accepted Answer

A) virtually no changes in measured intelligence 
B) average IQ gains of three to five points 
C) evidence of genetic drift 
D) average IQ gains of 15 points 
A) virtually no changes in measured intelligence 
B) average IQ gains of three to five points 
C) evidence of genetic drift 
D) average IQ gains of 15 points

Question 18

Early signs of giftedness include

Accepted Answer

A) learning to walk by nine months. 
B) a sense of selfishness and self-centeredness. 
C) being absent-minded and disorganized. 
D) seeking out older children and adults. 
A) learning to walk by nine months. 
B) a sense of selfishness and self-centeredness. 
C) being absent-minded and disorganized. 
D) seeking out older children and adults.

Question 19

A person who is concerned about his or her health, but who continued to drink large amounts of alcohol, is making an error in judgment called ignoring the base rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jonathan has an intellectual disability.He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons.However, he is able to play any song he hears once on the piano.Jonathan would best be described as having

Accepted Answer

A) a schizotypal personality. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) pseudo-giftedness. 
A) a schizotypal personality. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Turner's syndrome. 
D) pseudo-giftedness.

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

The correlation of intelligence test scores between identical twins is

A deviation IQ represents a person's percentage of correct responses on an intelligence test.

Regarding giftedness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A person with an IQ score below 70 and a significant impairment in adaptive behaviors is said to have

By analyzing Bach's music, Kernal Ebcioglu came up with 350 rules that govern harmonization and created music that listeners sometimes mistake for Bach's.This is an example of

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Gary has a mental age of ten and a chronological age of ten.Gary's IQ is 100.

Traditional measures of intelligence are closely related to

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

You have been trying several configurations to solve the match problem with no success.So you set this problem aside and let the problem-solving proceed on a subconscious level.At this point, you are in the _____ stage of creative thought.

Which of the following is a group test that measures aptitudes for language, math, and reasoning?

Fraternal twins

In "question-answer tests," humans have frequently been fooled into thinking the computer answering the questions was actual a human.

Kim Peek was the model for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man.Although Kim had difficulty with abstract thinking and tests of general intelligence, he exhibited exceptional mental abilitiy in memorizing books, zip codes, and classical music.Kim Peek has what is known as

Tests developed so that they will not disadvantage certain groups

Studies during the last 30 years show that _____ have occurred in Westernized nations.

Early signs of giftedness include

A person who is concerned about his or her health, but who continued to drink large amounts of alcohol, is making an error in judgment called ignoring the base rate.

Jonathan has an intellectual disability.He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons.However, he is able to play any song he hears once on the piano.Jonathan would best be described as having

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

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics