Question 1

How are intelligence and creativity related?

Accepted Answer

A) Most intelligent people are creative. 
B) Most creative people are intelligent. 
C) There is an inverse relationship between creativity and intelligence. 
D) Intelligence and creativity are unrelated. 
A) Most intelligent people are creative. 
B) Most creative people are intelligent. 
C) There is an inverse relationship between creativity and intelligence. 
D) Intelligence and creativity are unrelated. B

Question 2

Intelligence tests can help teachers group children who function at roughly the same level in such subject areas as math or reading so they can be taught the same concepts together.Is there a drawback to using the intelligence tests in this manner?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, there is a drawback unless periodic assessment is required because these tests only measure current performance. 
B) No, there isn't a drawback because children basically stay at the same maturational level. 
C) No, there isn't a drawback because a child's IQ basically remains the same. 
D) No, there isn't a drawback because the score on an IQ test is always accurate. 
A) Yes, there is a drawback unless periodic assessment is required because these tests only measure current performance. 
B) No, there isn't a drawback because children basically stay at the same maturational level. 
C) No, there isn't a drawback because a child's IQ basically remains the same. 
D) No, there isn't a drawback because the score on an IQ test is always accurate. A

Question 3

The current Stanford-Binet is given to individuals from the age of:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 through adolescence. 
B) 6 through adolescence. 
C) 2 through adulthood. 
D) 6 through adulthood. 
A) 3 through adolescence. 
B) 6 through adolescence. 
C) 2 through adulthood. 
D) 6 through adulthood. C

Question 4

The _____ focuses on the infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of object,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

Accepted Answer

A) Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
B) Gesell test 
C) Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence 
D) Stanford-Binet IQ test 
A) Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
B) Gesell test 
C) Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence 
D) Stanford-Binet IQ test

Question 5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of gifted children?

Accepted Answer

A) Precocity 
B) Passion to master 
C) Desire to conform 
D) Marching to their own drummer 
A) Precocity 
B) Passion to master 
C) Desire to conform 
D) Marching to their own drummer

Question 6

_____ is a condition of limited mental ability in which the individual has a low IQ,usually below 70,and difficulty adapting to everyday life.

Accepted Answer

A) Learning disability 
B) Intellectual disability 
C) Deficits in adaptive behaviour 
D) Giftedness 
A) Learning disability 
B) Intellectual disability 
C) Deficits in adaptive behaviour 
D) Giftedness

Question 7

According to Gardner,which statement is true regarding the eight types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) A person must have at least half of the eight intelligences in order to be considered normal. 
B) A person must have verbal and mathematical skills and the others are not very important. 
C) A person must have the same level of achievement in all eight types in order to be considered gifted. 
D) Each form of intelligence can be destroyed by a different pattern of brain damage. 
A) A person must have at least half of the eight intelligences in order to be considered normal. 
B) A person must have verbal and mathematical skills and the others are not very important. 
C) A person must have the same level of achievement in all eight types in order to be considered gifted. 
D) Each form of intelligence can be destroyed by a different pattern of brain damage.

Question 8

________ is the fraction of the variance in intelligence within a population that is attributed to genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) Gene count 
B) Evolution 
C) Heritability 
D) Inheritance 
A) Gene count 
B) Evolution 
C) Heritability 
D) Inheritance

Question 9

A test designed to include some socially based items but eliminate those items more familiar to members of a particular cultural or ethnic group is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) content-free. 
B) culture-fair. 
C) culture-bound. 
D) context-fair. 
A) content-free. 
B) culture-fair. 
C) culture-bound. 
D) context-fair.

Question 10

Bill is 6 years old and has a mental age of 8.What is his IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 133 
A) 6 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 133

Question 11

Though economical and convenient,group tests have the following disadvantage:

Accepted Answer

A) The examiner cannot establish rapport. 
B) The examiner cannot determine the level of anxiety. 
C) Both of these are disadvantages. 
D) Neither of these is a disadvantage. 
A) The examiner cannot establish rapport. 
B) The examiner cannot determine the level of anxiety. 
C) Both of these are disadvantages. 
D) Neither of these is a disadvantage.

Question 12

If you were informed that the most appropriate test assessing Kim's intelligence was the WAIS-IV,you would most accurately conclude that Kim was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) preschooler. 
B) second grader. 
C) eighth grader. 
D) adult. 
A) preschooler. 
B) second grader. 
C) eighth grader. 
D) adult.

Question 13

______ is defined by Salovye and Mayer as the ability to monitor one's own and other's feelings and emotions,to discriminate among them,and to use this information to guide one's thinking and action.

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple-intelligence approach 
B) Emotional intelligence 
C) Gardner's theory 
D) Sternberg's theory 
A) Multiple-intelligence approach 
B) Emotional intelligence 
C) Gardner's theory 
D) Sternberg's theory

Question 14

Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favouring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

Accepted Answer

Researchers have developed culture-fair

Question 15

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

Question 16

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. 
D) 140. 
A) 80. 
B) 100. 
C) 120. 
D) 140.

Question 17

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

Question 18

For a teacher working with a group of primary-grade children,which of the following is not a strategy for accomplishing the goal of helping children become more creative?

Accepted Answer

A) Having children engage in brainstorming 
B) Providing children with stark environments so they can create their own environments 
C) Encouraging children to take intellectual risks 
D) Encouraging internal motivation 
A) Having children engage in brainstorming 
B) Providing children with stark environments so they can create their own environments 
C) Encouraging children to take intellectual risks 
D) Encouraging internal motivation

Question 19

_____ 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 20

Intelligence tests that have been created for infants are often called:

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive scales. 
B) neonatal assessment. 
C) reflexive scales. 
D) developmental scales. 
A) adaptive scales. 
B) neonatal assessment. 
C) reflexive scales. 
D) developmental scales.

How are intelligence and creativity related?

Intelligence tests can help teachers group children who function at roughly the same level in such subject areas as math or reading so they can be taught the same concepts together.Is there a drawback to using the intelligence tests in this manner?

The current Stanford-Binet is given to individuals from the age of:

The _____ focuses on the infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of object,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of gifted children?

_____ is a condition of limited mental ability in which the individual has a low IQ,usually below 70,and difficulty adapting to everyday life.

According to Gardner,which statement is true regarding the eight types of intelligence?

________ is the fraction of the variance in intelligence within a population that is attributed to genetics.

A test designed to include some socially based items but eliminate those items more familiar to members of a particular cultural or ethnic group is referred to as:

Bill is 6 years old and has a mental age of 8.What is his IQ?

Though economical and convenient,group tests have the following disadvantage:

If you were informed that the most appropriate test assessing Kim's intelligence was the WAIS-IV,you would most accurately conclude that Kim was a(n):

______ is defined by Salovye and Mayer as the ability to monitor one's own and other's feelings and emotions,to discriminate among them,and to use this information to guide one's thinking and action.

Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favouring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

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

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:

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

For a teacher working with a group of primary-grade children,which of the following is not a strategy for accomplishing the goal of helping children become more creative?

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

Intelligence tests that have been created for infants are often called:

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Exam 8: Intelligence

How are intelligence and creativity related?

Intelligence tests can help teachers group children who function at roughly the same level in such subject areas as math or reading so they can be taught the same concepts together.Is there a drawback to using the intelligence tests in this manner?

The current Stanford-Binet is given to individuals from the age of:

The _____ focuses on the infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of object,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of gifted children?

_____ is a condition of limited mental ability in which the individual has a low IQ,usually below 70,and difficulty adapting to everyday life.

According to Gardner,which statement is true regarding the eight types of intelligence?

________ is the fraction of the variance in intelligence within a population that is attributed to genetics.

A test designed to include some socially based items but eliminate those items more familiar to members of a particular cultural or ethnic group is referred to as:

Bill is 6 years old and has a mental age of 8.What is his IQ?

Though economical and convenient,group tests have the following disadvantage:

If you were informed that the most appropriate test assessing Kim's intelligence was the WAIS-IV,you would most accurately conclude that Kim was a(n):

______ is defined by Salovye and Mayer as the ability to monitor one's own and other's feelings and emotions,to discriminate among them,and to use this information to guide one's thinking and action.

Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favouring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

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

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:

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

For a teacher working with a group of primary-grade children,which of the following is not a strategy for accomplishing the goal of helping children become more creative?

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

Intelligence tests that have been created for infants are often called:

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 Technology

Filters