Question 1

According to Robert Sternberg,intelligence comes in what forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  All of these. 
A)  analytical 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  All of these. D

Question 2

What was Binet and Simon's 1905 intelligence scale originally designed to identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's intelligence quotient 
B)  whether thinking skills are inherited or learned 
C)  potential careers for graduating high-school seniors 
D)  children who might have problems in school 
A)  a person's intelligence quotient 
B)  whether thinking skills are inherited or learned 
C)  potential careers for graduating high-school seniors 
D)  children who might have problems in school D

Question 3

The first intelligence test was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Therman. 
B)  Stanford. 
C)  Wechsler. 
D)  Simon and Binet. 
A)  Therman. 
B)  Stanford. 
C)  Wechsler. 
D)  Simon and Binet. D

Question 4

Multiple intelligence is an innovative educational attempt by Howard Gardner and others to encourage the development of a range of intelligences in young children.Which one of the statements below would not be characteristic of this approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materials are rich and engaging. 
B)  Materials are labeled as to which intelligence they are addressing,that is,"sensory" or "verbal." 
C)  Materials are used that relate to a combination of intelligences. 
D)  There are 12 areas set up in the classroom that are designed to improve children's multiple intelligences. 
A)  Materials are rich and engaging. 
B)  Materials are labeled as to which intelligence they are addressing,that is,"sensory" or "verbal." 
C)  Materials are used that relate to a combination of intelligences. 
D)  There are 12 areas set up in the classroom that are designed to improve children's multiple intelligences.

Question 5

Austin has just finished taking a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.According to Sternberg,this test will only provide Austin's _________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  analytical 
A)  specific 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  analytical

Question 6

What did William Stern devise?

Accepted Answer

A)  1912 scale 
B)  developmental quotient 
C)  intelligence quotient 
D)  infant intelligence test 
A)  1912 scale 
B)  developmental quotient 
C)  intelligence quotient 
D)  infant intelligence test

Question 7

At age 8,Anna takes an intelligence test and is found to have an IQ of 100.Two years later,Anna again takes the same test.If Anna is typical,you would predict that her IQ score on the second test would be about

Accepted Answer

A)  80. 
B)  100. 
C)  120. 
A)  80. 
B)  100. 
C)  120.

Question 8

________________________ are the stable,consistent ways in which people are different from each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal abilities 
B)  Spatial abilities 
C)  Individual differences 
D)  Problem-solving abilities 
A)  Verbal abilities 
B)  Spatial abilities 
C)  Individual differences 
D)  Problem-solving abilities

Question 9

List the four categories of behavior tested in the theory of Arnold Gesell.

Accepted Answer

motor,lang

Question 10

Brain imaging has shown higher intelligence is linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  brain size. 
B)  neurological function speed. 
C)  neural networks in frontal and parietal lobes. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  brain size. 
B)  neurological function speed. 
C)  neural networks in frontal and parietal lobes. 
D)  All of these.

Question 11

African American,Latino,and Native American students tend to have fewer students in gifted programs compared to non-Latino White and Asian American children.This underrepresentation may be due to

Accepted Answer

A)  less opportunity for vocabulary skill building. 
B)  decreased language comprehension opportunities. 
C)  testing bias for this population. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  less opportunity for vocabulary skill building. 
B)  decreased language comprehension opportunities. 
C)  testing bias for this population. 
D)  All of these.

Question 12

Emily is a renowned poet who can be in a seemingly ordinary situation and later compose a highly creative poem that seems full of insight into that situation.According to Sternberg,Emily has exceptional __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  general 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  analytical 
A)  general 
B)  practical 
C)  creative 
D)  analytical

Question 13

Which of the following is not a component of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor scale 
B)  adaptive scale 
C)  mental scale 
D)  behavior-rating scale 
A)  motor scale 
B)  adaptive scale 
C)  mental scale 
D)  behavior-rating scale

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of cultural bias in testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  favoring urban rather than rural children 
B)  favoring middle-socioeconomic rather than low-socioeconomic children 
C)  favoring one ethnic group over another 
D)  None of these. 
A)  favoring urban rather than rural children 
B)  favoring middle-socioeconomic rather than low-socioeconomic children 
C)  favoring one ethnic group over another 
D)  None of these.

Question 15

According to Sternberg,students with high analytic ability

Accepted Answer

A)  do well in classes in which the teacher lectures and gives objective tests. 
B)  typically get good grades. 
C)  do well on traditional IQ tests 
D)  All of these. 
A)  do well in classes in which the teacher lectures and gives objective tests. 
B)  typically get good grades. 
C)  do well on traditional IQ tests 
D)  All of these.

Question 16

______________________ is the ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and come up with unique solutions to problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Creativity 
B)  Functional fixedness 
C)  General intelligence 
D)  Convergent thinking 
A)  Creativity 
B)  Functional fixedness 
C)  General intelligence 
D)  Convergent thinking

Question 17

The story of Larry P.,a young man who,following a grade-school IQ test,was placed into a special education room category but later filed a lawsuit for incorrect labeling.This illustrates the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  early life trauma can adversely affect one's intellectual abilities. 
B)  mental retardation need not limit one's educational pursuits. 
C)  culturally biased tests often lead to incorrect assessments of members of minority populations. 
D)  adolescent intellectual ability is not a good predictor of later life occupation. 
A)  early life trauma can adversely affect one's intellectual abilities. 
B)  mental retardation need not limit one's educational pursuits. 
C)  culturally biased tests often lead to incorrect assessments of members of minority populations. 
D)  adolescent intellectual ability is not a good predictor of later life occupation.

Question 18

Compare and contrast mental retardation and giftedness in IQ and functioning.

Accepted Answer

IQ differences at be

Question 19

What can be concluded about the stability and change of intelligence in childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence test scores can fluctuate dramatically across the childhood years. 
B)  Intelligence is not as stable as the original intelligence theorists envisioned. 
C)  Children have the capacity for intellectual change but they do not become entirely new intelligent beings. 
D)  All of the above can be concluded. 
A)  Intelligence test scores can fluctuate dramatically across the childhood years. 
B)  Intelligence is not as stable as the original intelligence theorists envisioned. 
C)  Children have the capacity for intellectual change but they do not become entirely new intelligent beings. 
D)  All of the above can be concluded.

Question 20

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Binet 
B)  Robert Sternberg 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Howard Gardner 
A)  Alfred Binet 
B)  Robert Sternberg 
C)  Charles Spearman 
D)  Howard Gardner

According to Robert Sternberg,intelligence comes in what forms?

What was Binet and Simon's 1905 intelligence scale originally designed to identify?

The first intelligence test was developed by

Multiple intelligence is an innovative educational attempt by Howard Gardner and others to encourage the development of a range of intelligences in young children.Which one of the statements below would not be characteristic of this approach?

Austin has just finished taking a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.According to Sternberg,this test will only provide Austin's _________ intelligence.

What did William Stern devise?

At age 8,Anna takes an intelligence test and is found to have an IQ of 100.Two years later,Anna again takes the same test.If Anna is typical,you would predict that her IQ score on the second test would be about

________________________ are the stable,consistent ways in which people are different from each other.

List the four categories of behavior tested in the theory of Arnold Gesell.

Brain imaging has shown higher intelligence is linked to

African American,Latino,and Native American students tend to have fewer students in gifted programs compared to non-Latino White and Asian American children.This underrepresentation may be due to

Emily is a renowned poet who can be in a seemingly ordinary situation and later compose a highly creative poem that seems full of insight into that situation.According to Sternberg,Emily has exceptional __________ intelligence.

Which of the following is not a component of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Which of the following is not an example of cultural bias in testing?

According to Sternberg,students with high analytic ability

______________________ is the ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and come up with unique solutions to problems.

The story of Larry P.,a young man who,following a grade-school IQ test,was placed into a special education room category but later filed a lawsuit for incorrect labeling.This illustrates the idea that

Compare and contrast mental retardation and giftedness in IQ and functioning.

What can be concluded about the stability and change of intelligence in childhood?

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

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Exam 8: Intelligence

According to Robert Sternberg,intelligence comes in what forms?

What was Binet and Simon's 1905 intelligence scale originally designed to identify?

The first intelligence test was developed by

Multiple intelligence is an innovative educational attempt by Howard Gardner and others to encourage the development of a range of intelligences in young children.Which one of the statements below would not be characteristic of this approach?

Austin has just finished taking a Stanford-Binet intelligence test.According to Sternberg,this test will only provide Austin's _________ intelligence.

What did William Stern devise?

At age 8,Anna takes an intelligence test and is found to have an IQ of 100.Two years later,Anna again takes the same test.If Anna is typical,you would predict that her IQ score on the second test would be about

________________________ are the stable,consistent ways in which people are different from each other.

List the four categories of behavior tested in the theory of Arnold Gesell.

Brain imaging has shown higher intelligence is linked to

African American,Latino,and Native American students tend to have fewer students in gifted programs compared to non-Latino White and Asian American children.This underrepresentation may be due to

Emily is a renowned poet who can be in a seemingly ordinary situation and later compose a highly creative poem that seems full of insight into that situation.According to Sternberg,Emily has exceptional __________ intelligence.

Which of the following is not a component of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Which of the following is not an example of cultural bias in testing?

According to Sternberg,students with high analytic ability

______________________ is the ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and come up with unique solutions to problems.

The story of Larry P.,a young man who,following a grade-school IQ test,was placed into a special education room category but later filed a lawsuit for incorrect labeling.This illustrates the idea that

Compare and contrast mental retardation and giftedness in IQ and functioning.

What can be concluded about the stability and change of intelligence in childhood?

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters