Question 1

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

Accepted Answer

A) updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests. 
B) tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. 
C) opinions of psychologists during that time period. 
D) educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time. 
A) updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests. 
B) tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. 
C) opinions of psychologists during that time period. 
D) educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time.

Question 2

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A) evading the question. 
B) providing an intuitive definition. 
C) providing multimodal definition. 
D) providing an operational definition. 
A) evading the question. 
B) providing an intuitive definition. 
C) providing multimodal definition. 
D) providing an operational definition.

Question 3

When the Stanford-Binet was first used,the intelligence quotient could be determined by the

Accepted Answer

A) mental age being divided by the chronological age and multipled by 100. 
B) mental age being multipled by the chronological age and divided by 100. 
C) chronological age being divided by 100 and multiplied by the mental age. 
D) chronological age being divided by the mental age and multipled by 100. 
A) mental age being divided by the chronological age and multipled by 100. 
B) mental age being multipled by the chronological age and divided by 100. 
C) chronological age being divided by 100 and multiplied by the mental age. 
D) chronological age being divided by the mental age and multipled by 100.

Question 4

Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned. 
B) Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below. 
C) Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming a well-adjusted member of society. 
D) A person's ability to perform adaptive behaviors,such as dressing,eating,communicating,shopping,and working,is considered less important in evaluating an intellectual disability than the IQ level. 
A) Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned. 
B) Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below. 
C) Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming a well-adjusted member of society. 
D) A person's ability to perform adaptive behaviors,such as dressing,eating,communicating,shopping,and working,is considered less important in evaluating an intellectual disability than the IQ level.

Question 5

On which section of the Stanford­Binet (SB5)would you be asked questions,such as "Why is yeast added to bread dough?" and "What does cryptic mean?"

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking section 
B) quantitative reasoning section 
C) knowledge section 
D) working memory section 
A) divergent thinking section 
B) quantitative reasoning section 
C) knowledge section 
D) working memory section

Question 6

The test items selected for an intelligence test provide an operational definition of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)is an example of a(n) _______ test.

Accepted Answer

A) individual intelligence 
B) group creativity 
C) individual achievement 
D) group intelligence 
A) individual intelligence 
B) group creativity 
C) individual achievement 
D) group intelligence

Question 8

Leon has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability,which means he has an IQ below 70 and siginficant impairment in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive behaviors 
B) automatic processing 
C) kinesthetic skills 
D) divergent abilities 
A) adaptive behaviors 
B) automatic processing 
C) kinesthetic skills 
D) divergent abilities

Question 9

Regarding Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted he called the "Termites," which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the "Termites" had committed crimes,were unemployable,or were unhappy misfits. 
B) A majority of the "Termites" finished college,earned advanced degrees,or held professional positions. 
C) Terman found that the gifted tend to be well adjusted psychologically. 
D) Many of the "Termites" had written books or scientific articles. 
A) Most of the "Termites" had committed crimes,were unemployable,or were unhappy misfits. 
B) A majority of the "Termites" finished college,earned advanced degrees,or held professional positions. 
C) Terman found that the gifted tend to be well adjusted psychologically. 
D) Many of the "Termites" had written books or scientific articles.

Question 10

Early signs of giftedness include

Accepted Answer

A) a sense of entitlement and narcissism. 
B) being absentminded and disorganized. 
C) seeking out older children and adults. 
D) being uncooperative and defiant. 
A) a sense of entitlement and narcissism. 
B) being absentminded and disorganized. 
C) seeking out older children and adults. 
D) being uncooperative and defiant.

Question 11

Concerning her academic studies,Marta exhibits a strong desire to understand and to excel.She also perseveres when her studies get difficult.Marta is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) precociousness. 
B) giftedness. 
C) intellectual determination. 
D) creativity. 
A) precociousness. 
B) giftedness. 
C) intellectual determination. 
D) creativity.

Question 12

Zelda is being administered the Processing Speed section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

Accepted Answer

A) block design 
B) coding 
C) arithmetic 
D) digit span 
A) block design 
B) coding 
C) arithmetic 
D) digit span

Question 13

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) talking in complete sentences as early as two or three years of age. 
B) the tendency to seek out older children and adults. 
C) showing kindness and understanding toward others. 
D) being absentminded and disorganized. 
A) talking in complete sentences as early as two or three years of age. 
B) the tendency to seek out older children and adults. 
C) showing kindness and understanding toward others. 
D) being absentminded and disorganized.

Question 14

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

Accepted Answer

A) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test. 
B) Leiter International Performance Scale. 
C) Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test. 
D) Raven Progressive Matrices. 
A) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test. 
B) Leiter International Performance Scale. 
C) Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test. 
D) Raven Progressive Matrices.

Question 15

On the Wechsler scales,which type of intelligence is measured by answering questions involving vocabulary,general information,arithmetic,and other language- or symbol-oriented tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) aesthetic intelligence 
B) kinesthetic intelligence 
C) implicit intelligence 
D) verbal intelligence 
A) aesthetic intelligence 
B) kinesthetic intelligence 
C) implicit intelligence 
D) verbal intelligence

Question 16

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision,the test must be a(n)__________ test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously...

Question 17

If you score at the 97th percentile on an intelligence test,this means that your IQ is

Accepted Answer

A) 97. 
B) significantly below average. 
C) 130. 
D) approximately 100. 
A) 97. 
B) significantly below average. 
C) 130. 
D) approximately 100.

Question 18

Talia is being administered the Perceptual Reasoning section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

Accepted Answer

A) similarities 
B) symbol search 
C) coding 
D) block design 
A) similarities 
B) symbol search 
C) coding 
D) block design

Question 19

Which of the following psychologists was asked by the minister of education in Paris in 1904 to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy)with the result being the modern intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Maria Montessori 
D) Sigmund Freud 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Maria Montessori 
D) Sigmund Freud

Question 20

A person with an intellectual disability has an IQ score of approximately 70 or below and has difficulty with abilities,such as dressing,eating,communicating,shopping,or working,which are termed

Accepted Answer

A) kinesthetic skills. 
B) divergent abilities. 
C) adaptive behaviors. 
D) basic aptitudes. 
A) kinesthetic skills. 
B) divergent abilities. 
C) adaptive behaviors. 
D) basic aptitudes.

Exam 40: Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is

When the Stanford-Binet was first used,the intelligence quotient could be determined by the

Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

On which section of the Stanford­Binet (SB5)would you be asked questions,such as "Why is yeast added to bread dough?" and "What does cryptic mean?"

The test items selected for an intelligence test provide an operational definition of intelligence.

The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)is an example of a(n) _______ test.

Leon has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability,which means he has an IQ below 70 and siginficant impairment in which of the following?

Regarding Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted he called the "Termites," which of the following statements is FALSE?

Early signs of giftedness include

Concerning her academic studies,Marta exhibits a strong desire to understand and to excel.She also perseveres when her studies get difficult.Marta is exhibiting

Zelda is being administered the Processing Speed section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

Early signs of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

On the Wechsler scales,which type of intelligence is measured by answering questions involving vocabulary,general information,arithmetic,and other language- or symbol-oriented tasks?

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision,the test must be a(n)__________ test.

If you score at the 97th percentile on an intelligence test,this means that your IQ is

Talia is being administered the Perceptual Reasoning section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

Which of the following psychologists was asked by the minister of education in Paris in 1904 to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy)with the result being the modern intelligence test?

A person with an intellectual disability has an IQ score of approximately 70 or below and has difficulty with abilities,such as dressing,eating,communicating,shopping,or working,which are termed

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On which section of the StanfordBinet (SB5)would you be asked questions,such as "Why is yeast added to bread dough?" and "What does cryptic mean?"