Question 1

The Abecedarian Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an example of early:

Accepted Answer

A) intervention for gifted children. 
B) home intervention for prenatal babies. 
C) intervention that produces an improvement in children's IQ if they are intellectually stimulated. 
D) intervention for wealthy children. 
A) intervention for gifted children. 
B) home intervention for prenatal babies. 
C) intervention that produces an improvement in children's IQ if they are intellectually stimulated. 
D) intervention for wealthy children.

Question 2

The Wechsler scales consist of:

Accepted Answer

A) verbal subtests only. 
B) nonverbal subtests only. 
C) a total IQ score only. 
D) both verbal and nonverbal subtests, as well as an overall IQ score. 
A) verbal subtests only. 
B) nonverbal subtests only. 
C) a total IQ score only. 
D) both verbal and nonverbal subtests, as well as an overall IQ score.

Question 3

___________ is the anxiety that one's behaviour might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group.For example,when African Americans take an intelligence test,they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that they are "intellectually inferior."

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotype advantage 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Anxiety setback 
D) Full anticipation 
A) Stereotype advantage 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Anxiety setback 
D) Full anticipation

Question 4

Which one of the following is not an example of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Verbal skills 
B) Bodily-kinesthetic skills 
C) Intrapersonal skills 
D) Memory skills 
A) Verbal skills 
B) Bodily-kinesthetic skills 
C) Intrapersonal skills 
D) Memory skills

Question 5

Intelligence can only be evaluated indirectly by:

Accepted Answer

A) studying the intelligent acts that people perform. 
B) comparing the intelligent acts that people perform. 
C) both of these. 
D) none of these. 
A) studying the intelligent acts that people perform. 
B) comparing the intelligent acts that people perform. 
C) both of these. 
D) none of these.

Question 6

Most modern attempts to improve the intellectual environments of impoverished children have focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) programs that educate parents and provide support services. 
B) educational remediation. 
C) providing money to families. 
D) encouraging families to use day care. 
A) programs that educate parents and provide support services. 
B) educational remediation. 
C) providing money to families. 
D) encouraging families to use day care.

Question 7

Sex differences in cognitive abilities are likely a result of ________ factors.

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) psychosocial 
C) both biological and psychosocial 
D) hormonal 
A) biological 
B) psychosocial 
C) both biological and psychosocial 
D) hormonal

Question 8

Tests for _____ contain more items related to perceptual-motor development and measures of social interaction,and contain fewer verbal measures.

Accepted Answer

A) infants 
B) primary-grade children 
C) intermediate-grade children 
D) adolescent children 
A) infants 
B) primary-grade children 
C) intermediate-grade children 
D) adolescent children

Question 9

Which of the following questions has generated controversies about intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Is intelligence more strongly influenced by heredity or by environment? 
B) Is there cultural bias in intelligence testing? 
C) Are intelligence tests misused? 
D) All of these questions have generated controversy. 
A) Is intelligence more strongly influenced by heredity or by environment? 
B) Is there cultural bias in intelligence testing? 
C) Are intelligence tests misused? 
D) All of these questions have generated controversy.

Question 10

What do the subtest and composite scores of the Wechsler scales allow the examiner to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Determine the achievement level of the individual. 
B) Determine the IQ score of the individual. 
C) Determine the areas in which the individual is strong or weak. 
D) Determine the happiness of the individual. 
A) Determine the achievement level of the individual. 
B) Determine the IQ score of the individual. 
C) Determine the areas in which the individual is strong or weak. 
D) Determine the happiness of the individual.

Question 11

_____ intelligence testing aims to avoid cultural bias.

Accepted Answer

A) Culture-fair 
B) Culture-bias 
C) Bias resistant 
D) Socioeconomic improvement 
A) Culture-fair 
B) Culture-bias 
C) Bias resistant 
D) Socioeconomic improvement

Question 12

Deliberate practice in terms of giftedness is practice that:

Accepted Answer

A) occurs at a level of difficulty for the individual. 
B) provides corrective feedback. 
C) allows opportunity for repetition. 
D) all of these. 
A) occurs at a level of difficulty for the individual. 
B) provides corrective feedback. 
C) allows opportunity for repetition. 
D) all of these.

Question 13

Which one of the following infant tests is correlated with measures of intelligence in older children? For example,measures of habituation and dishabituation predict intelligence in childhood and adolescence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

_____ is a technique in which children are encouraged to come up with creative ideas in a group,play off each other's ideas,and say practically whatever comes to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) Redressing 
B) Rehearsal 
C) Brainstorming 
D) Concept elimination 
A) Redressing 
B) Rehearsal 
C) Brainstorming 
D) Concept elimination

Question 15

Describe three areas of increased intelligence found in brain imagery.

Accepted Answer

Brain size; Neural n

Question 16

Which represents one of the major reasons that intelligence is a difficult concept to define?

Accepted Answer

A) It is too concrete. 
B) It does not appear to have any real importance. 
C) It can only be measured by indirect means. 
D) There is uncertainty over whether it is inherited or learned. 
A) It is too concrete. 
B) It does not appear to have any real importance. 
C) It can only be measured by indirect means. 
D) There is uncertainty over whether it is inherited or learned.

Question 17

The first intelligence test was developed by:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

Identify four methods of guiding a child's creativity.

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming; stimulating env

Question 20

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.

The Abecedarian Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an example of early:

The Wechsler scales consist of:

___________ is the anxiety that one's behaviour might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group.For example,when African Americans take an intelligence test,they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that they are "intellectually inferior."

Which one of the following is not an example of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Intelligence can only be evaluated indirectly by:

Most modern attempts to improve the intellectual environments of impoverished children have focused on:

Sex differences in cognitive abilities are likely a result of ________ factors.

Tests for _____ contain more items related to perceptual-motor development and measures of social interaction,and contain fewer verbal measures.

Which of the following questions has generated controversies about intelligence?

What do the subtest and composite scores of the Wechsler scales allow the examiner to do?

_____ intelligence testing aims to avoid cultural bias.

Deliberate practice in terms of giftedness is practice that:

Which one of the following infant tests is correlated with measures of intelligence in older children? For example,measures of habituation and dishabituation predict intelligence in childhood and adolescence.

_____ is a technique in which children are encouraged to come up with creative ideas in a group,play off each other's ideas,and say practically whatever comes to mind.

Describe three areas of increased intelligence found in brain imagery.

Which represents one of the major reasons that intelligence is a difficult concept to define?

The first intelligence test was developed by:

Brain imaging has shown higher intelligence is linked to:

Identify four methods of guiding a child's creativity.

According to Sternberg,students with high analytic ability:

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

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Exam 8: Intelligence

The Abecedarian Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an example of early:

The Wechsler scales consist of:

___________ is the anxiety that one's behaviour might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group.For example,when African Americans take an intelligence test,they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that they are "intellectually inferior."

Which one of the following is not an example of Gardner's eight types of intelligence?

Intelligence can only be evaluated indirectly by:

Most modern attempts to improve the intellectual environments of impoverished children have focused on:

Sex differences in cognitive abilities are likely a result of ________ factors.

Tests for _____ contain more items related to perceptual-motor development and measures of social interaction,and contain fewer verbal measures.

Which of the following questions has generated controversies about intelligence?

What do the subtest and composite scores of the Wechsler scales allow the examiner to do?

_____ intelligence testing aims to avoid cultural bias.

Deliberate practice in terms of giftedness is practice that:

Which one of the following infant tests is correlated with measures of intelligence in older children? For example,measures of habituation and dishabituation predict intelligence in childhood and adolescence.

_____ is a technique in which children are encouraged to come up with creative ideas in a group,play off each other's ideas,and say practically whatever comes to mind.

Describe three areas of increased intelligence found in brain imagery.

Which represents one of the major reasons that intelligence is a difficult concept to define?

The first intelligence test was developed by:

Brain imaging has shown higher intelligence is linked to:

Identify four methods of guiding a child's creativity.

According to Sternberg,students with high analytic ability:

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