Question 1

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, intelligence

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A)  develops through three separate phases in children. 
B)  has three levels--genius, normal, and retarded. 
C)  uses three separate areas of the brain--the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain. 
D)  is governed by three types of processes. 
A)  develops through three separate phases in children. 
B)  has three levels--genius, normal, and retarded. 
C)  uses three separate areas of the brain--the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain. 
D)  is governed by three types of processes.

Question 2

A test of driving skills includes a vision test. Naturally, people with poor vision get low scores. Is the test therefore biased against people with visual impairments? Why or why not?

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A)  Yes. People with visual impairments will get consistently lower scores than people with normal vision. 
B)  Yes. The fact that the test was devised by people with normal vision demonstrates a bias against people with visual impairments. 
C)  No. It correctly predicts that they will be poor drivers. 
D)  No. Bias is related to the standard deviation, and people with poor vision will have a low standard deviation. 
A)  Yes. People with visual impairments will get consistently lower scores than people with normal vision. 
B)  Yes. The fact that the test was devised by people with normal vision demonstrates a bias against people with visual impairments. 
C)  No. It correctly predicts that they will be poor drivers. 
D)  No. Bias is related to the standard deviation, and people with poor vision will have a low standard deviation.

Question 3

Suppose it is determined that a particular IQ test is biased against recent immigrants to the United States or Canada. This means that an immigrant child with an IQ score of 100 will probably

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A)  do better in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
B)  do worse in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
C)  do about the same in school as lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
D)  get a lower score on the same test the next time he or she takes it. 
A)  do better in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
B)  do worse in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
C)  do about the same in school as lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
D)  get a lower score on the same test the next time he or she takes it.

Question 4

Harriet has just taken a new IQ test. She answered 88 questions correctly. However, this test has not yet been standardized. Therefore,

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A)  her IQ score is 88. 
B)  we do not know how her score compares to that of other people. 
C)  we can be sure that her score is neither reliable nor valid. 
D)  we know that her IQ is below average, but we do not know how much below average. 
A)  her IQ score is 88. 
B)  we do not know how her score compares to that of other people. 
C)  we can be sure that her score is neither reliable nor valid. 
D)  we know that her IQ is below average, but we do not know how much below average.

Question 5

Most studies examining possible genetic influences on human intelligence examine?

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A)  changes on the average from one generation to the next. 
B)  differences between one culture and another. 
C)  brothers and sisters within a given family. 
D)  twins and adopted children. 
A)  changes on the average from one generation to the next. 
B)  differences between one culture and another. 
C)  brothers and sisters within a given family. 
D)  twins and adopted children.

Question 6

Which of these tests (if any) calls for the least amount of knowledge for facts?

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A)  Stanford-Binet IQ test 
B)  WAIS-III 
C)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
D)  All these tests require an equal amount of factual knowledge. 
A)  Stanford-Binet IQ test 
B)  WAIS-III 
C)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
D)  All these tests require an equal amount of factual knowledge.

Question 7

The average score at each age on an IQ test such as the Stanford-Binet is

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A)  95. 
B)  100. 
C)  105. 
D)  110. 
A)  95. 
B)  100. 
C)  105. 
D)  110.

Question 8

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations below the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

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A)  gifted. 
B)  normal. 
C)  bright-normal. 
D)  mentally retarded. 
A)  gifted. 
B)  normal. 
C)  bright-normal. 
D)  mentally retarded.

Question 9

Why is it necessarily the case that the mean IQ for boys is the same as that for girls?

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A)  There are no differences between the abilities of boys and the abilities of girls. 
B)  IQ scores depend entirely on education, which is the same for boys and for girls. 
C)  The authors of the test balanced out two types of questions to make the means the same for boys and girls. 
D)  Male psychologists are biased in favor of boys and female psychologists are biased in favor of girls. 
A)  There are no differences between the abilities of boys and the abilities of girls. 
B)  IQ scores depend entirely on education, which is the same for boys and for girls. 
C)  The authors of the test balanced out two types of questions to make the means the same for boys and girls. 
D)  Male psychologists are biased in favor of boys and female psychologists are biased in favor of girls.

Question 10

By developing tests of creative and practical intelligence, Sternberg is attempting to develop intelligence tests that are better predictors of __________ than standard IQ tests.

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A)  everyday intelligence 
B)  interpersonal relationship satisfaction 
C)  school achievement 
D)  working intelligence 
A)  everyday intelligence 
B)  interpersonal relationship satisfaction 
C)  school achievement 
D)  working intelligence

Question 11

By developing tests of creative and practical intelligence, Sternberg is attempting to develop intelligence tests that are

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A)  more fun to administer than standard IQ tests. 
B)  easier to score than standard IQ tests 
C)  better predictors of athletic achievement than standard IQ tests. 
D)  better predictors of everyday intelligence than standard IQ tests. 
A)  more fun to administer than standard IQ tests. 
B)  easier to score than standard IQ tests 
C)  better predictors of athletic achievement than standard IQ tests. 
D)  better predictors of everyday intelligence than standard IQ tests.

Question 12

The ability to reason and to learn new skills is __________ intelligence. The ability to apply acquired skills to a familiar problem is __________ intelligence.

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A)  verbal...performance 
B)  performance...verbal 
C)  fluid...crystallized 
D)  crystallized...fluid 
A)  verbal...performance 
B)  performance...verbal 
C)  fluid...crystallized 
D)  crystallized...fluid

Question 13

A person who has been affected by a stereotype threat is likely to

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A)  score higher on a test if there is an expectation that they will score lower. 
B)  score lower on a test if they are a child and are tested by someone of their own ethnic group. 
C)  score lower on a test because they fear not only that a poor score would reflect badly on themselves, but also on the group to which they belong. 
D)  score lower on a test if there is an expectation that they will score high and a failure to score higher will reflect badly on the group to which they belong. 
A)  score higher on a test if there is an expectation that they will score lower. 
B)  score lower on a test if they are a child and are tested by someone of their own ethnic group. 
C)  score lower on a test because they fear not only that a poor score would reflect badly on themselves, but also on the group to which they belong. 
D)  score lower on a test if there is an expectation that they will score high and a failure to score higher will reflect badly on the group to which they belong.

Question 14

The first IQ test was designed by

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A)  Ebbinghaus and Thorndike. 
B)  Binet and Simon. 
C)  Calkins and Washburn. 
D)  James and Lange. 
A)  Ebbinghaus and Thorndike. 
B)  Binet and Simon. 
C)  Calkins and Washburn. 
D)  James and Lange.

Question 15

IQ scores

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A)  are positively correlated with success on a variety of jobs. 
B)  have no predictive validity for job performance. 
C)  are negatively correlated with job success. 
D)  have never been used to predict job performance. 
A)  are positively correlated with success on a variety of jobs. 
B)  have no predictive validity for job performance. 
C)  are negatively correlated with job success. 
D)  have never been used to predict job performance.

Question 16

To decide whether or not any individual item on a test is biased against men or women, psychologists would need to determine whether:

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A)  either a man or a woman complains about the item. 
B)  the person who wrote one of the items intended it to favor one group or the other. 
C)  the item has an example that describes either a man or a woman, without including both. 
D)  some item that is among the easiest for one group is among the most difficult for the other. 
A)  either a man or a woman complains about the item. 
B)  the person who wrote one of the items intended it to favor one group or the other. 
C)  the item has an example that describes either a man or a woman, without including both. 
D)  some item that is among the easiest for one group is among the most difficult for the other.

Question 17

What does it mean to say that a test is biased against members of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of that group get low scores on the test. 
B)  The test scores underestimate the performance of that group on other tasks. 
C)  The authors of the test intended it to be used unfairly against that group. 
D)  Members of that group object to the test. 
A)  Members of that group get low scores on the test. 
B)  The test scores underestimate the performance of that group on other tasks. 
C)  The authors of the test intended it to be used unfairly against that group. 
D)  Members of that group object to the test.

Question 18

What sex differences (if any) are found on the scores of IQ tests?

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A)  Boys do about 5 points better than girls on the average. 
B)  Girls do about 5 points better than boys on the average. 
C)  Boys do better at the early ages, and girls do better after about age 12. 
D)  Boys and girls get about equal scores. 
A)  Boys do about 5 points better than girls on the average. 
B)  Girls do about 5 points better than boys on the average. 
C)  Boys do better at the early ages, and girls do better after about age 12. 
D)  Boys and girls get about equal scores.

Question 19

Binet and Simon developed the first intelligence tests in order to measure

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A)  creativity. 
B)  the skills that children need for success in school. 
C)  cognitive impairment in victims of head injury. 
D)  job skills in adult factory workers. 
A)  creativity. 
B)  the skills that children need for success in school. 
C)  cognitive impairment in victims of head injury. 
D)  job skills in adult factory workers.

Question 20

To determine whether some IQ test is biased against some group, the most decisive information would be

Accepted Answer

A)  whether that group has as high a mean score on the test as other groups do. 
B)  whether that group's members generally perform better in school and other situations than their test scores predict. 
C)  whether members of that group believe the test is fair. 
D)  whether the authors of the test intended the test to be fair. 
A)  whether that group has as high a mean score on the test as other groups do. 
B)  whether that group's members generally perform better in school and other situations than their test scores predict. 
C)  whether members of that group believe the test is fair. 
D)  whether the authors of the test intended the test to be fair.

Exam 9: Intelligence

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, intelligence

A test of driving skills includes a vision test. Naturally, people with poor vision get low scores. Is the test therefore biased against people with visual impairments? Why or why not?

Suppose it is determined that a particular IQ test is biased against recent immigrants to the United States or Canada. This means that an immigrant child with an IQ score of 100 will probably

Harriet has just taken a new IQ test. She answered 88 questions correctly. However, this test has not yet been standardized. Therefore,

Most studies examining possible genetic influences on human intelligence examine?

Which of these tests (if any) calls for the least amount of knowledge for facts?

The average score at each age on an IQ test such as the Stanford-Binet is

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations below the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

Why is it necessarily the case that the mean IQ for boys is the same as that for girls?

By developing tests of creative and practical intelligence, Sternberg is attempting to develop intelligence tests that are better predictors of __________ than standard IQ tests.

By developing tests of creative and practical intelligence, Sternberg is attempting to develop intelligence tests that are

The ability to reason and to learn new skills is __________ intelligence. The ability to apply acquired skills to a familiar problem is __________ intelligence.

A person who has been affected by a stereotype threat is likely to

The first IQ test was designed by

IQ scores

To decide whether or not any individual item on a test is biased against men or women, psychologists would need to determine whether:

What does it mean to say that a test is biased against members of a particular group?

What sex differences (if any) are found on the scores of IQ tests?

Binet and Simon developed the first intelligence tests in order to measure

To determine whether some IQ test is biased against some group, the most decisive information would be

What Is Psychology

A --What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A--Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A--Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A--Sensation and Perception

Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

A--Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

Learning

A--Learning

Memory

A--Memory

Cognition and Language

A--Cognition and Language

A--Intelligence

Consciousness

A--Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

A--Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

A--Personality

Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

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The ability to reason and to learn new skills is intelligence. The ability to apply acquired skills to a familiar problem is intelligence.