Question 1

Which is a difference between the WAIS-III and the Stanford-Binet (SB5)?

Accepted Answer

A) The SB5 is a group test; the WAIS-III is an individual test. 
B) The SB5 utilizes a deviation IQ, while the WAIS-III does not. 
C) The WAIS-III reports separate performance and verbal scores, the SB5 does not. 
D) The WAIS-III is designed to test adults, while the SB5 tests individuals from two to 85+-years-old. 
A) The SB5 is a group test; the WAIS-III is an individual test. 
B) The SB5 utilizes a deviation IQ, while the WAIS-III does not. 
C) The WAIS-III reports separate performance and verbal scores, the SB5 does not. 
D) The WAIS-III is designed to test adults, while the SB5 tests individuals from two to 85+-years-old.

Question 2

Studies examining the relationship between IQ and academic success indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) there is no relationship between IQ scores and school grades. 
B) there is a negative correlation between school achievement and IQ score. 
C) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a sizable association. 
D) highly educated, highly creative, and high IQ all go together. 
A) there is no relationship between IQ scores and school grades. 
B) there is a negative correlation between school achievement and IQ score. 
C) the correlation between IQ and school grades is a sizable association. 
D) highly educated, highly creative, and high IQ all go together.

Question 3

A person with limited intelligence, but who shows exceptional mental ability in one or more narrow areas, such as mental arithmetic, calendar calculations, art, or music is said to have

Accepted Answer

A) pseudo-giftedness. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D) borderline intelligence. 
A) pseudo-giftedness. 
B) savant syndrome. 
C) Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D) borderline intelligence.

Question 4

In the Skeels study, children with an intellectual disability were moved from an orphanage to a setting in which they could receive more personal attention.Their IQs, on average,

Accepted Answer

A) decreased 26 points due to the trauma of the move. 
B) showed no change even with the extra attention. 
C) increased 29 points with the extra attention. 
D) increased slightly, but decreased after being adopted. 
A) decreased 26 points due to the trauma of the move. 
B) showed no change even with the extra attention. 
C) increased 29 points with the extra attention. 
D) increased slightly, but decreased after being adopted.

Question 5

Regarding culture, race, and IQ scores, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Court decisions have led some states to outlaw the use of intelligence tests in public schools. 
B) African Americans are not the only segment of the population with reason to question the validity of intelligence testing and the role of heredity in determining intelligence. 
C) The clarification won by African Americans regarding intelligence testing has not been extended to other groups. 
D) Group differences in IQ scores are greatly influenced by cultural and environmental differences. 
A) Court decisions have led some states to outlaw the use of intelligence tests in public schools. 
B) African Americans are not the only segment of the population with reason to question the validity of intelligence testing and the role of heredity in determining intelligence. 
C) The clarification won by African Americans regarding intelligence testing has not been extended to other groups. 
D) Group differences in IQ scores are greatly influenced by cultural and environmental differences.

Question 6

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, it would have made it easier to solve the riddle if one had noticed

Accepted Answer

A) Otto's short reach when pressing the elevator buttoms. 
B) how Otto used his umbrella to point to objects in the film. 
C) how short Otto was when he entered the elevator in the beginning video clip. 
D) all of these. 
A) Otto's short reach when pressing the elevator buttoms. 
B) how Otto used his umbrella to point to objects in the film. 
C) how short Otto was when he entered the elevator in the beginning video clip. 
D) all of these.

Question 7

Culture-fair tests attempt to measure intelligence without being affected by

Accepted Answer

A) a person's verbal skills. 
B) a person's cultural background. 
C) a person's educational level. 
D) any of these. 
A) a person's verbal skills. 
B) a person's cultural background. 
C) a person's educational level. 
D) any of these.

Question 8

IQ scores above 130 are the top of the scale and categorized as

Accepted Answer

A) borderline. 
B) genius. 
C) bright normal. 
D) very superior. 
A) borderline. 
B) genius. 
C) bright normal. 
D) very superior.

Question 9

Brittany was born with Down syndrome due to having an extra chromosome.Her intellectual disability is classified by cause as

Accepted Answer

A) biopsychosocial. 
B) environmental. 
C) organic. 
D) familial. 
A) biopsychosocial. 
B) environmental. 
C) organic. 
D) familial.

Question 10

With regard to intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler and Binet scales, it can be concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) these intelligence tests have been found to be fair for all cultures. 
B) there are rather large inequities based on age and gender. 
C) Eastern cultures, such as China and Japan, score much higher than all Western cultures. 
D) these intelligence tests may not be equally valid for all groups. 
A) these intelligence tests have been found to be fair for all cultures. 
B) there are rather large inequities based on age and gender. 
C) Eastern cultures, such as China and Japan, score much higher than all Western cultures. 
D) these intelligence tests may not be equally valid for all groups.

Question 11

An organic intellectual disability can be caused by

Accepted Answer

A) genetic abnormalities. 
B) metabolic disorders. 
C) birth injuries. 
D) any of these. 
A) genetic abnormalities. 
B) metabolic disorders. 
C) birth injuries. 
D) any of these.

Question 12

Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently, Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified, according to cause as

Accepted Answer

A) organic. 
B) familial. 
C) biopsychosocial. 
D) metabolic. 
A) organic. 
B) familial. 
C) biopsychosocial. 
D) metabolic.

Question 13

According to your textbook, those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

Accepted Answer

A) must have an IQ above 70 but below 100. 
B) are sensitive to rejection and easily hurt by teasing and ridule. 
C) cannot become well-adjusted members of society. 
D) are defined by all of these characteristics. 
A) must have an IQ above 70 but below 100. 
B) are sensitive to rejection and easily hurt by teasing and ridule. 
C) cannot become well-adjusted members of society. 
D) are defined by all of these characteristics.

Question 14

Howard Gardner's theory that there are several specialized types of intellectual ability is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) theory of multiple intelligences. 
B) two-factor (g and s factors) theory of intelligence. 
C) triarchic theory of intelligence. 
D) structure of intelligence model. 
A) theory of multiple intelligences. 
B) two-factor (g and s factors) theory of intelligence. 
C) triarchic theory of intelligence. 
D) structure of intelligence model.

Question 15

The types of intelligence, according to Howard Gardner, include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) language 
B) intrapersonal skills 
C) visual and spatial thinking 
D) all of these 
A) language 
B) intrapersonal skills 
C) visual and spatial thinking 
D) all of these

Question 16

According to _____, people can be "word smart," "number smart," "picture smart," musically smart," "body smart," "self smart," "people smart," and/or "nature smart."

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Binet 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) David Wechsler 
D) Lewis Terman 
A) Alfred Binet 
B) Howard Gardner 
C) David Wechsler 
D) Lewis Terman

Question 17

People with IQs below 20 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following is an above average (bright normal) score on the WAIS-III?

Accepted Answer

A) 75 
B) 95 
C) 100 
D) 115 
A) 75 
B) 95 
C) 100 
D) 115

Question 20

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and are often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to

Accepted Answer

A) be roughly 80 percent hereditary. 
B) be around 66 percent hereditary. 
C) be less than 50 percent hereditary. 
D) have no hereditary basis. 
A) be roughly 80 percent hereditary. 
B) be around 66 percent hereditary. 
C) be less than 50 percent hereditary. 
D) have no hereditary basis.

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

Which is a difference between the WAIS-III and the Stanford-Binet (SB5)?

Studies examining the relationship between IQ and academic success indicate that

A person with limited intelligence, but who shows exceptional mental ability in one or more narrow areas, such as mental arithmetic, calendar calculations, art, or music is said to have

In the Skeels study, children with an intellectual disability were moved from an orphanage to a setting in which they could receive more personal attention.Their IQs, on average,

Regarding culture, race, and IQ scores, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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, it would have made it easier to solve the riddle if one had noticed

Culture-fair tests attempt to measure intelligence without being affected by

IQ scores above 130 are the top of the scale and categorized as

Brittany was born with Down syndrome due to having an extra chromosome.Her intellectual disability is classified by cause as

With regard to intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler and Binet scales, it can be concluded that

An organic intellectual disability can be caused by

Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently, Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified, according to cause as

According to your textbook, those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

Howard Gardner's theory that there are several specialized types of intellectual ability is known as the

The types of intelligence, according to Howard Gardner, include which of the following?

According to _____, people can be "word smart," "number smart," "picture smart," musically smart," "body smart," "self smart," "people smart," and/or "nature smart."

People with IQs below 20 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

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

Which of the following is an above average (bright normal) score on the WAIS-III?

Because identical twins separated at birth did have the same prenatal environment and are often placed in homes that are socially and educationally similar, some researchers believe that intelligence would seem to

Introduction the Psychology

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