Question 1

How many people out of 100 have an IQ above 130?

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) five 
C) 10 
D) 15 
A) two 
B) five 
C) 10 
D) 15

Question 2

Regarding giftedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as gifted. 
B) Many schools now offer Gifted and Talented Education programs for students with a variety of special abilities,not just for those who score well on IQ tests. 
C) If artistic talent,mechanical aptitude,musical aptitude,and athletic potential are considered,many children have a special "gift" of one kind or another. 
D) It is difficult to recognize giftedness in children until they are in the first or second grades. 
A) Children with physical disabilities are less likely to be recognized as gifted. 
B) Many schools now offer Gifted and Talented Education programs for students with a variety of special abilities,not just for those who score well on IQ tests. 
C) If artistic talent,mechanical aptitude,musical aptitude,and athletic potential are considered,many children have a special "gift" of one kind or another. 
D) It is difficult to recognize giftedness in children until they are in the first or second grades.

Question 3

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence.Jabar is taking which section of the SB5?

Accepted Answer

A) fluid reasoning 
B) visual-spatial processing 
C) quantitative reasoning 
D) working memory 
A) fluid reasoning 
B) visual-spatial processing 
C) quantitative reasoning 
D) working memory

Question 4

On the Wechsler scales,which type of intelligence is measured by solving puzzles,assembling objects,completing pictures,and other nonverbal tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) aesthetic intelligence 
B) kinesthetic intelligence 
C) performance intelligence 
D) motor skill intelligence 
A) aesthetic intelligence 
B) kinesthetic intelligence 
C) performance intelligence 
D) motor skill intelligence

Question 5

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive index. 
B) GPA. 
C) mental age. 
D) chronological age. 
A) cognitive index. 
B) GPA. 
C) mental age. 
D) chronological age.

Question 6

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) an unusually good memory. 
B) an early interest in books and early reading by age three. 
C) being a loner and socially inept. 
D) showing cooperation and kindness and understanding toward others. 
A) an unusually good memory. 
B) an early interest in books and early reading by age three. 
C) being a loner and socially inept. 
D) showing cooperation and kindness and understanding toward others.

Question 7

One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that an area of the brain is damaged,freeing the person from the "distractions" of language,concepts,and higher­level thoughts.This area of the brain that is theorized to be damaged in persons with savant syndrome is the

Accepted Answer

A) reticular formation 
B) right hemisphere 
C) left hemisphere 
D) corpus callosum 
A) reticular formation 
B) right hemisphere 
C) left hemisphere 
D) corpus callosum

Question 8

Which of the following intelligence tests is appropriate for people from age two to 85+ years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning,knowledge,quantitative reasoning,visual-spatial processing,and working memory)using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area?

Accepted Answer

A) SAT Reasoning Test 
B) Wechsler Intelligence Scales 
C) Raven Progressive Matrices 
D) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition 
A) SAT Reasoning Test 
B) Wechsler Intelligence Scales 
C) Raven Progressive Matrices 
D) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition

Question 9

When Terman compared the most successful gifted subjects to the least successful,the two groups differed primarily in

Accepted Answer

A) adult intelligence scores. 
B) special talents for music and art. 
C) leadership abilities. 
D) persistence and motivation. 
A) adult intelligence scores. 
B) special talents for music and art. 
C) leadership abilities. 
D) persistence and motivation.

Question 10

Which of the following is obtained statistically from a person's relative standing in his or her age group and expresses how far above or below average the person's score was in comparison to the other scores?

Accepted Answer

A) ratio IQ 
B) mental age 
C) chronological IQ 
D) deviation IQ 
A) ratio IQ 
B) mental age 
C) chronological IQ 
D) deviation IQ

Question 11

If Leon has a moderate intellectual disability but shows exceptional abilities in mental arithmetic and calendar calculations,he would be described as having savant syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An IQ of 100 is considered _______ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) superior 
B) average 
C) high average 
D) below average 
A) superior 
B) average 
C) high average 
D) below average

Question 13

People with intellectual disabilities

Accepted Answer

A) respond warmly to love and acceptance. 
B) have a right to self-respect and a place in the community. 
C) can be hurt by rejection,teasing,and ridicule. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) respond warmly to love and acceptance. 
B) have a right to self-respect and a place in the community. 
C) can be hurt by rejection,teasing,and ridicule. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 14

When one's mental age is lower than one's actual age in years,then

Accepted Answer

A) one's IQ is over 100. 
B) one's IQ is below 100. 
C) one's IQ is 100. 
D) the test lacks reliability. 
A) one's IQ is over 100. 
B) one's IQ is below 100. 
C) one's IQ is 100. 
D) the test lacks reliability.

Question 15

Regarding both the WAIS-IV and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition (SB5),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Both yield a single overall IQ. 
B) Both can be used with adults. 
C) Both are group tests of intelligence. 
D) Both provide performance (nonverbal)and verbal scores. 
A) Both yield a single overall IQ. 
B) Both can be used with adults. 
C) Both are group tests of intelligence. 
D) Both provide performance (nonverbal)and verbal scores.

Question 16

Mark was diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability and would be described as a loving and responsive child,who is making progress in a specially tailored educational program.Mark's condition is the result of his receiving an extra chromosome from his mother at pair 21.Mark has

Accepted Answer

A) cretinism. 
B) fragile-X syndrome. 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) phenylketonuria (PKU). 
A) cretinism. 
B) fragile-X syndrome. 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) phenylketonuria (PKU).

Question 17

If you score at the 84th percentile on an intelligence test,this means that your IQ is

Accepted Answer

A) 168. 
B) 84. 
C) 115. 
D) significantly below average. 
A) 168. 
B) 84. 
C) 115. 
D) significantly below average.

Question 18

Which of the following is a group test that measures different mental aptitudes,was designed to predict one's chances of success in college,and can also be used to estimate general intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) 
B) Stanford-Binet (SB5) 
C) WAIS-IV 
D) Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test 
A) SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) 
B) Stanford-Binet (SB5) 
C) WAIS-IV 
D) Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test

Question 19

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses";describe the early signs of giftedness in children;and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that giftedness can

Question 20

The g-factor refers to

Accepted Answer

A) general mental abilities. 
B) one's verbal intelligence. 
C) the variability of intelligence that is due to genetic factors. 
D) one's performance intelligence. 
A) general mental abilities. 
B) one's verbal intelligence. 
C) the variability of intelligence that is due to genetic factors. 
D) one's performance intelligence.

Exam 40: Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

How many people out of 100 have an IQ above 130?

Regarding giftedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jabar is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is read several sentences and then asked to name the last word in each sentence.Jabar is taking which section of the SB5?

On the Wechsler scales,which type of intelligence is measured by solving puzzles,assembling objects,completing pictures,and other nonverbal tasks?

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following intelligence tests is appropriate for people from age two to 85+ years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning,knowledge,quantitative reasoning,visual-spatial processing,and working memory)using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area?

When Terman compared the most successful gifted subjects to the least successful,the two groups differed primarily in

Which of the following is obtained statistically from a person's relative standing in his or her age group and expresses how far above or below average the person's score was in comparison to the other scores?

If Leon has a moderate intellectual disability but shows exceptional abilities in mental arithmetic and calendar calculations,he would be described as having savant syndrome.

An IQ of 100 is considered _______ intelligence.

People with intellectual disabilities

When one's mental age is lower than one's actual age in years,then

Regarding both the WAIS-IV and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition (SB5),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Mark was diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability and would be described as a loving and responsive child,who is making progress in a specially tailored educational program.Mark's condition is the result of his receiving an extra chromosome from his mother at pair 21.Mark has

If you score at the 84th percentile on an intelligence test,this means that your IQ is

Which of the following is a group test that measures different mental aptitudes,was designed to predict one's chances of success in college,and can also be used to estimate general intelligence?

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses";describe the early signs of giftedness in children;and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

The g-factor refers to

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

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Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

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Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

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Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

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Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

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Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

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Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

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Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

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Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

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Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

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Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

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Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia