Question 1

People with high intrapersonal intelligence are good at identifying different feelings,moods,motivations,and intentions in others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A common form of learning disability is mathematical disability.Which of the following is NOT correct regarding this learning disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Roughly 5 to 10% of young children struggle with arithmetic instruction from the very beginning. 
B) It is known as developmental dyscalculia. 
C) Our understanding of mathematical learning disability is far less because mathematics engages a broader set of skills than reading. 
D) Some researchers suggest that mathematical disability reflects problems in decoding and comprehension. 
A) Roughly 5 to 10% of young children struggle with arithmetic instruction from the very beginning. 
B) It is known as developmental dyscalculia. 
C) Our understanding of mathematical learning disability is far less because mathematics engages a broader set of skills than reading. 
D) Some researchers suggest that mathematical disability reflects problems in decoding and comprehension.

Question 3

Most people with intellectual disability live in institutions where they can sometimes be taught self-help skills,such as dressing,feeling,and toileting..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Your friend Clyde would like his 5-year-old daughter Bonnie to become a violin virtuoso at a young age.Clyde has seen 12- and 13-year-olds winning national competitions on television and he is wondering what he should do to increase the likelihood that Bonnie will be one of those adolescents in a few short years.What can you tell Clyde about the prerequisites for exceptional talent?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 5

A child with a learning disability

Accepted Answer

A) has substantially below average intelligence. 
B) has normal intelligence but difficulty in an academic subject. 
C) has a visual impairment. 
D) is hyperactive. 
A) has substantially below average intelligence. 
B) has normal intelligence but difficulty in an academic subject. 
C) has a visual impairment. 
D) is hyperactive.

Question 6

Teachers need to know a child's profile of strengths so that teachers can gear instruction solely to the child's strongest intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Charles Spearman argued that many different intelligences exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

___________ refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli whereas ___________ comprises a person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills.

Accepted Answer

A) Fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence 
B) Crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence 
C) Interpersonal intelligence;intrapersonal intelligence 
D) Spatial intelligence;existential intelligence 
A) Fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence 
B) Crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence 
C) Interpersonal intelligence;intrapersonal intelligence 
D) Spatial intelligence;existential intelligence

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A) a score of 70 or less on an intelligence tests 
B) being under the age of 18 when limitations are noted 
C) problems adapting in the areas of conceptual skills,social skills,and practical skills 
D) the need for constant supervision 
A) a score of 70 or less on an intelligence tests 
B) being under the age of 18 when limitations are noted 
C) problems adapting in the areas of conceptual skills,social skills,and practical skills 
D) the need for constant supervision

Question 10

Your friends Bernie and Miriam have a 6-month-old daughter,Rachel.Rachel was tested using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and she received a very high score.Bernie and Miriam are convinced that this means Rachel will be gifted when she is older.What can you tell your friends about the relation between infant intelligence test scores and later IQ that might contradict their beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 11

Which of Gardner's intelligences develops first?

Accepted Answer

A) logical-mathematical 
B) linguistic 
C) spatial 
D) all of the intelligences develop simultaneously 
A) logical-mathematical 
B) linguistic 
C) spatial 
D) all of the intelligences develop simultaneously

Question 12

Thurstone and Thurstone's work on intelligence

Accepted Answer

A) emphasized specific factors of intelligence. 
B) focused on a general factor of intelligence. 
C) was based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
D) was based on information-processing research. 
A) emphasized specific factors of intelligence. 
B) focused on a general factor of intelligence. 
C) was based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
D) was based on information-processing research.

Question 13

When a culture-fair intelligence test,such as Raven's Progressive Matrices,is used,

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic group differences disappear. 
B) ethnic group differences increase. 
C) ethnic group differences are reduced,but not eliminated. 
D) ethnic group differences remain the same. 
A) ethnic group differences disappear. 
B) ethnic group differences increase. 
C) ethnic group differences are reduced,but not eliminated. 
D) ethnic group differences remain the same.

Question 14

All of Gardner's intelligences are included in psychometric theories of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

Accepted Answer

A) musical intelligence 
B) sensory-perceptual intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence 
A) musical intelligence 
B) sensory-perceptual intelligence 
C) intrapersonal intelligence 
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

Question 16

Intelligence includes analytic,creative,and practical abilities,but these may not be as completely independent as Sternberg proposed initially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Intellectual disability refers to substantial limitations in intellectual ability as well as problems in adapting to an environment,with both emerging before 18 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Melissa is 10 years old and has a mental age of five years.According to Terman's method of calculating an intelligence quotient,she has an IQ of

Accepted Answer

A) 200. 
B) 100. 
C) 50. 
D) 20. 
A) 200. 
B) 100. 
C) 50. 
D) 20.

Question 20

The Stanford-Binet provides a verbal IQ,a performance IQ,and an overall IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

People with high intrapersonal intelligence are good at identifying different feelings,moods,motivations,and intentions in others.

A common form of learning disability is mathematical disability.Which of the following is NOT correct regarding this learning disability?

Most people with intellectual disability live in institutions where they can sometimes be taught self-help skills,such as dressing,feeling,and toileting..

A child with a learning disability

Teachers need to know a child's profile of strengths so that teachers can gear instruction solely to the child's strongest intelligence.

Charles Spearman argued that many different intelligences exist.

_ refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli whereas _ comprises a person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills.

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for intellectual disability?

Which of Gardner's intelligences develops first?

Thurstone and Thurstone's work on intelligence

When a culture-fair intelligence test,such as Raven's Progressive Matrices,is used,

All of Gardner's intelligences are included in psychometric theories of intelligence.

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

Intelligence includes analytic,creative,and practical abilities,but these may not be as completely independent as Sternberg proposed initially.

Intellectual disability refers to substantial limitations in intellectual ability as well as problems in adapting to an environment,with both emerging before 18 years of age.

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Melissa is 10 years old and has a mental age of five years.According to Terman's method of calculating an intelligence quotient,she has an IQ of

The Stanford-Binet provides a verbal IQ,a performance IQ,and an overall IQ.

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Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

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Understanding Self and Others

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Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

People with high intrapersonal intelligence are good at identifying different feelings,moods,motivations,and intentions in others.

A common form of learning disability is mathematical disability.Which of the following is NOT correct regarding this learning disability?

Most people with intellectual disability live in institutions where they can sometimes be taught self-help skills,such as dressing,feeling,and toileting..

A child with a learning disability

Teachers need to know a child's profile of strengths so that teachers can gear instruction solely to the child's strongest intelligence.

Charles Spearman argued that many different intelligences exist.

___________ refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli whereas ___________ comprises a person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills.

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for intellectual disability?

Which of Gardner's intelligences develops first?

Thurstone and Thurstone's work on intelligence

When a culture-fair intelligence test,such as Raven's Progressive Matrices,is used,

All of Gardner's intelligences are included in psychometric theories of intelligence.

Which of the following is NOT one of the intelligences proposed by Gardner?

Intelligence includes analytic,creative,and practical abilities,but these may not be as completely independent as Sternberg proposed initially.

Intellectual disability refers to substantial limitations in intellectual ability as well as problems in adapting to an environment,with both emerging before 18 years of age.

Hierarchical theories of intelligence include both general and specific components of intelligence.

Melissa is 10 years old and has a mental age of five years.According to Terman's method of calculating an intelligence quotient,she has an IQ of

The Stanford-Binet provides a verbal IQ,a performance IQ,and an overall IQ.

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

Filters

_ refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli whereas _ comprises a person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills.