Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Limiting giftedness to high IQ can shortchange children with special talents. 
B) Ethnic minority children may not be recognized as gifted because of subtle biases in standardized intelligence tests. 
C) Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as being gifted. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Limiting giftedness to high IQ can shortchange children with special talents. 
B) Ethnic minority children may not be recognized as gifted because of subtle biases in standardized intelligence tests. 
C) Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as being gifted. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 2

In a study of intelligence, adopted and biological children reared by the same mother resembled her IQ to the same degree, whether or not they shared her genes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

_____ is a desire to know, to excel, and to persevere.

Accepted Answer

A) Creativity 
B) Precociousness 
C) Intellectual determinism 
D) Giftedness 
A) Creativity 
B) Precociousness 
C) Intellectual determinism 
D) Giftedness

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a counterargument to the claim that African Americans score below average in IQ because of their "genetic heritage"?

Accepted Answer

A) Although IQ predicts school performance, it does not predict later career success. 
B) No matter the ethnic group, the poor are genetically incapable of rising out of poverty. 
C) European Americans do better on IQ tests written by European Americans, and African Americans do better on IQ tests devised by African Americans. 
D) Studies that used actual blood group testing found no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores. 
A) Although IQ predicts school performance, it does not predict later career success. 
B) No matter the ethnic group, the poor are genetically incapable of rising out of poverty. 
C) European Americans do better on IQ tests written by European Americans, and African Americans do better on IQ tests devised by African Americans. 
D) Studies that used actual blood group testing found no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores.

Question 5

The relationship (correlation) between IQ scores and out-of-school achievements (for example, art, music, science, and leadership) is

Accepted Answer

A) about .50. 
B) very low. 
C) about .75. 
D) too variable to be of much importance. 
A) about .50. 
B) very low. 
C) about .75. 
D) too variable to be of much importance.

Question 6

According to Steven Johnson (2005), today's video games, the Internet, and television

Accepted Answer

A) demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence. 
B) demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence. 
C) have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence. 
D) have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence. 
A) demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence. 
B) demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence. 
C) have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence. 
D) have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence.

Question 7

On the WISC-IV and WAIS-III, _____ intelligence is measured by solving puzzles, assembling objects, completing pictures.

Accepted Answer

A) performance 
B) verbal 
C) g-factor 
D) metacognitive 
A) performance 
B) verbal 
C) g-factor 
D) metacognitive

Question 8

The results of Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted showed that as adults, most of the group

Accepted Answer

A) were unemployed. 
B) were emotionally disturbed. 
C) had finished college. 
D) had committed a "white-collar" crime. 
A) were unemployed. 
B) were emotionally disturbed. 
C) had finished college. 
D) had committed a "white-collar" crime.

Question 9

Regarding the use of IQ and IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ is a narrowly-defined index of intelligence, not intelligence. 
B) IQ is a permanent number quotient that expresses one's potential and future success. 
C) IQ tests accurately predict academic performance. 
D) Creativity, motivation, mechanical aptitude, artistic ability, and numerous other qualities are not measured by intelligence tests. 
A) IQ is a narrowly-defined index of intelligence, not intelligence. 
B) IQ is a permanent number quotient that expresses one's potential and future success. 
C) IQ tests accurately predict academic performance. 
D) Creativity, motivation, mechanical aptitude, artistic ability, and numerous other qualities are not measured by intelligence tests.

Question 10

In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) the biological child had an IQ similar to the mother's IQ, but the adopted child did not. 
B) the adopted child's IQ was almost identical to his/her biological mother's IQ, although reared away from her. 
C) both the biological and adopted child had IQs similar to the mother that was rearing them. 
D) the adopted child's IQ was always significantly below the IQ of both his/her adopted mother and adopted sibling. 
A) the biological child had an IQ similar to the mother's IQ, but the adopted child did not. 
B) the adopted child's IQ was almost identical to his/her biological mother's IQ, although reared away from her. 
C) both the biological and adopted child had IQs similar to the mother that was rearing them. 
D) the adopted child's IQ was always significantly below the IQ of both his/her adopted mother and adopted sibling.

Question 11

A familial intellectual disability

Accepted Answer

A) occurs in 30 to 40 percent of the cases of intellectual disability. 
B) is due to inherited metabolic disorders. 
C) results usually in a severe to profound intellectual disability. 
D) includes all of these characteristics. 
A) occurs in 30 to 40 percent of the cases of intellectual disability. 
B) is due to inherited metabolic disorders. 
C) results usually in a severe to profound intellectual disability. 
D) includes all of these characteristics.

Question 12

Malnutrition and exposure to lead, PCBs, and other toxins early in childhood can cause a(n) _____ intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

A) organic 
B) familial 
C) systemic 
D) endogeneous 
A) organic 
B) familial 
C) systemic 
D) endogeneous

Question 13

The correlation of IQs between identical twins reared together is 0.86 and drops to 0.72 when the identical twins are reared apart.Psychologists who emphasize genetics take this to mean that

Accepted Answer

A) genetics plays no role in determining intelligence. 
B) IQs tend to follow the mother. 
C) differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary. 
D) the first few months of a baby's life are critical in the formation of intelligence. 
A) genetics plays no role in determining intelligence. 
B) IQs tend to follow the mother. 
C) differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary. 
D) the first few months of a baby's life are critical in the formation of intelligence.

Question 14

Scientists in the area of artificial intelligence study the performance of

Accepted Answer

A) trained mammals used for animal acts. 
B) non-human primates in learning language skills. 
C) computer programs. 
D) non-verbal intelligence of humans. 
A) trained mammals used for animal acts. 
B) non-human primates in learning language skills. 
C) computer programs. 
D) non-verbal intelligence of humans.

Question 15

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the beliefs of most psychologists regarding intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Hereditary factors contribute approximately 90 percent, environment 10 percent. 
B) Environmental factors solely determine intelligence. 
C) Intelligence is completely pre-determined by genetic factors. 
D) Intelligence encompasses both genetic and environmental contributions. 
A) Hereditary factors contribute approximately 90 percent, environment 10 percent. 
B) Environmental factors solely determine intelligence. 
C) Intelligence is completely pre-determined by genetic factors. 
D) Intelligence encompasses both genetic and environmental contributions.

Question 16

Emily understands herself very well, while her friend Jan is very perceptive about other people.According to Gardner, Emily would be high in _____ skills, while Jan would be high in _____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A) naturalist; language 
B) bodily-kinesthetic; naturalist 
C) interpersonal; intrapersonal 
D) intrapersonal; interpersonal 
A) naturalist; language 
B) bodily-kinesthetic; naturalist 
C) interpersonal; intrapersonal 
D) intrapersonal; interpersonal

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) Although IQ predicts school performance, it does not predict later career success. 
B) What psychologist Robert Sternberg calls practical intelligence may be seen by minority cultures as more important than analytic intelligence. 
C) Studies that used actual blood grouping testing found significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores. 
D) Most psychologists have concluded there is no scientific evidence that group differences in average IQ are based on genetics. 
A) Although IQ predicts school performance, it does not predict later career success. 
B) What psychologist Robert Sternberg calls practical intelligence may be seen by minority cultures as more important than analytic intelligence. 
C) Studies that used actual blood grouping testing found significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores. 
D) Most psychologists have concluded there is no scientific evidence that group differences in average IQ are based on genetics.

Question 18

Which of the following terms is used to describe computer programs that are able to predict the weather, analyze geological formations, diagnose disease, and play chess?

Accepted Answer

A) performance modules 
B) expert systems 
C) modular systems 
D) computer symbiotics 
A) performance modules 
B) expert systems 
C) modular systems 
D) computer symbiotics

Question 19

Which of the following subtests would be found on the verbal section of the WAIS-III?

Accepted Answer

A) creativity and insight 
B) picture arrangement 
C) general comprehension 
D) digit symbol 
A) creativity and insight 
B) picture arrangement 
C) general comprehension 
D) digit symbol

Question 20

Abe has an IQ in the 50 to 70 IQ range.His older brother and sister were also diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability.Abe and his sibling come from a very poor household where nutrition, intellectual stimulation, medical care, and emotional support are inadequate.Abe and his siblings most likely have an intellectual disability that has a(n)_____ cause.

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

In a study of intelligence, adopted and biological children reared by the same mother resembled her IQ to the same degree, whether or not they shared her genes.

_____ is a desire to know, to excel, and to persevere.

Which of the following is NOT a counterargument to the claim that African Americans score below average in IQ because of their "genetic heritage"?

The relationship (correlation) between IQ scores and out-of-school achievements (for example, art, music, science, and leadership) is

According to Steven Johnson (2005), today's video games, the Internet, and television

On the WISC-IV and WAIS-III, _____ intelligence is measured by solving puzzles, assembling objects, completing pictures.

The results of Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted showed that as adults, most of the group

Regarding the use of IQ and IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that

A familial intellectual disability

Malnutrition and exposure to lead, PCBs, and other toxins early in childhood can cause a(n) _____ intellectual disability.

The correlation of IQs between identical twins reared together is 0.86 and drops to 0.72 when the identical twins are reared apart.Psychologists who emphasize genetics take this to mean that

Scientists in the area of artificial intelligence study the performance of

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the beliefs of most psychologists regarding intelligence?

Emily understands herself very well, while her friend Jan is very perceptive about other people.According to Gardner, Emily would be high in _____ skills, while Jan would be high in _____ skills.

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

Which of the following terms is used to describe computer programs that are able to predict the weather, analyze geological formations, diagnose disease, and play chess?

Which of the following subtests would be found on the verbal section of the WAIS-III?

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

Emily understands herself very well, while her friend Jan is very perceptive about other people.According to Gardner, Emily would be high in _ skills, while Jan would be high in _ skills.