Question 1

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test

Accepted Answer

A) should be administered only to children,not to adults. 
B) consists of both cognitive and motor tasks. 
C) requires examinees to attempt all questions on the test. 
D) can be administered either individually or in a group. 
A) should be administered only to children,not to adults. 
B) consists of both cognitive and motor tasks. 
C) requires examinees to attempt all questions on the test. 
D) can be administered either individually or in a group.

Question 2

Learning disabilities

Accepted Answer

A) are easy to diagnose. 
B) have virtually the same cause. 
C) do not occur together (i.e. ,the same child will not have both math and reading disabilities). 
D) should be treated by specifically tailoring instruction to the individual child's needs. 
A) are easy to diagnose. 
B) have virtually the same cause. 
C) do not occur together (i.e. ,the same child will not have both math and reading disabilities). 
D) should be treated by specifically tailoring instruction to the individual child's needs.

Question 3

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) heredity does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their biological parents. 
B) environment does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their adoptive parents. 
C) the impact of the environment on IQ increases as children grow older. 
D) the impact of heredity on IQ increases as children grow older. 
A) heredity does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their biological parents. 
B) environment does not influence IQ because the IQ scores of adopted children do not resemble those of their adoptive parents. 
C) the impact of the environment on IQ increases as children grow older. 
D) the impact of heredity on IQ increases as children grow older.

Question 4

Stereotype threat may explain why European American children have lower intelligence test scores than African American children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Along with below average intelligence,an individual's __________ is considered to determine whether that individual has an intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive behavior 
B) divergent thinking 
C) emotional health 
D) physical development 
A) adaptive behavior 
B) divergent thinking 
C) emotional health 
D) physical development

Question 6

Which pair of individuals is likely to have the MOST similar IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Janna and Lauren,who are biological mother and daughter 
B) Jessie and Jenny,who are biological sisters 
C) Michael and David,who are fraternal twins 
D) Greg and Craig,who are identical twins 
A) Janna and Lauren,who are biological mother and daughter 
B) Jessie and Jenny,who are biological sisters 
C) Michael and David,who are fraternal twins 
D) Greg and Craig,who are identical twins

Question 7

Scott and Kathy want to know what they can do to make it more likely that their children will have high IQ scores.What would you recommend they do?

Accepted Answer

A) Keep play materials to a minimum. 
B) Maintain a relaxed,unorganized home environment because organization can stifle intellectual development. 
C) Provide a stimulating environment. 
D) Don't worry about it.Environment has little or no influence on IQ scores. 
A) Keep play materials to a minimum. 
B) Maintain a relaxed,unorganized home environment because organization can stifle intellectual development. 
C) Provide a stimulating environment. 
D) Don't worry about it.Environment has little or no influence on IQ scores.

Question 8

All of the following are intelligences that are shared by both Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and psychometric theories of intelligence EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) linguistic. 
B) logical-mathematical. 
C) interpersonal. 
D) spatial. 
A) linguistic. 
B) logical-mathematical. 
C) interpersonal. 
D) spatial.

Question 9

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

A) Jarell has very little of the pervasive general-purpose ability called intelligence. 
B) Jarell will never have the ability to do well in school or out of school. 
C) Jarell does not currently have the skills to do well in a middle-class school environment. 
D) Jarell does not have "street smarts." 
A) Jarell has very little of the pervasive general-purpose ability called intelligence. 
B) Jarell will never have the ability to do well in school or out of school. 
C) Jarell does not currently have the skills to do well in a middle-class school environment. 
D) Jarell does not have "street smarts."

Question 10

In terms of IQ scores,fraternal twins develop more similarly than identical twins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Nick has an IQ of 150.Nick would be considered

Accepted Answer

A) gifted. 
B) learning disabled. 
C) to be of average intelligence. 
D) mentally retarded. 
A) gifted. 
B) learning disabled. 
C) to be of average intelligence. 
D) mentally retarded.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the results of research on Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence is not made of three distinct abilities,but instead measures a single g (general
Intelligence)factor. 
B) Intelligence is made up of three strongly distinctive abilities,just as Sternberg predicted. 
C) Intelligence is actually made up of six distinctive abilities,more than Sternberg predicted. 
D) Intelligence includes three abilities,but they are not as independent and distinctive as Sternberg proposed. 
A) Intelligence is not made of three distinct abilities,but instead measures a single g (general
Intelligence)factor. 
B) Intelligence is made up of three strongly distinctive abilities,just as Sternberg predicted. 
C) Intelligence is actually made up of six distinctive abilities,more than Sternberg predicted. 
D) Intelligence includes three abilities,but they are not as independent and distinctive as Sternberg proposed.

Question 13

Devon wants to find out what her 6-month-old daughter's IQ is likely to be later in childhood and adolescence.Which of the following would be most appropriate to administer to a 6-month-old and would best predict her later IQ?

Accepted Answer

A) the Wechsler Scales 
B) the Stanford-Binet 
C) the Bayley Scales 
D) a habituation measure 
A) the Wechsler Scales 
B) the Stanford-Binet 
C) the Bayley Scales 
D) a habituation measure

Question 14

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Accepted Answer

A) long-lasting improvements in the academic and intelligence test scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention,the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive. 
A) long-lasting improvements in the academic and intelligence test scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved. 
B) even with continued intervention,the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint. 
C) improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary. 
D) continued intervention is relatively inexpensive.

Question 15

Creative ability involves knowing what solution or plan will actually work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B) Individually administering the WISC-IV to a child. 
C) Introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish. 
D) Assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks. 
A) Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B) Individually administering the WISC-IV to a child. 
C) Introducing the Spanish language to children who speak only English and assessing how quickly they are able to learn Spanish. 
D) Assessing children's current physical fitness level on a variety of fitness tasks.

Question 17

A person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills,including understanding printed language,comprehending language,and knowing vocabulary is known as

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) fluid intelligence. 
C) general intelligence. 
D) multiple intelligence. 
A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) fluid intelligence. 
C) general intelligence. 
D) multiple intelligence.

Question 18

Thinking that goes off in many directions to arrive at an answer in cases in which no one answer is necessarily correct is termed

Accepted Answer

A) intelligent. 
B) mentally retarded. 
C) convergent thinking. 
D) divergent thinking. 
A) intelligent. 
B) mentally retarded. 
C) convergent thinking. 
D) divergent thinking.

Question 19

The Bayley Scales can be used to detect developmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Research with adopted children

Accepted Answer

A) typically reveals that as adopted children get older,their IQ scores resemble their biological parents' scores more than their adopted parents' scores. 
B) indicates that heredity has no impact on intelligence test scores. 
C) usually finds that adopted children's IQ scores more closely resemble their adoptive parents' scores rather than their biological parents' scores. 
D) shows that throughout childhood,adoptive parents and biological parents equally influence adopted children's IQ scores. 
A) typically reveals that as adopted children get older,their IQ scores resemble their biological parents' scores more than their adopted parents' scores. 
B) indicates that heredity has no impact on intelligence test scores. 
C) usually finds that adopted children's IQ scores more closely resemble their adoptive parents' scores rather than their biological parents' scores. 
D) shows that throughout childhood,adoptive parents and biological parents equally influence adopted children's IQ scores.

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test

Learning disabilities

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Stereotype threat may explain why European American children have lower intelligence test scores than African American children.

Along with below average intelligence,an individual's __________ is considered to determine whether that individual has an intellectual disability.

Which pair of individuals is likely to have the MOST similar IQ scores?

Scott and Kathy want to know what they can do to make it more likely that their children will have high IQ scores.What would you recommend they do?

All of the following are intelligences that are shared by both Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and psychometric theories of intelligence EXCEPT

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

In terms of IQ scores,fraternal twins develop more similarly than identical twins.

Nick has an IQ of 150.Nick would be considered

Which of the following statements best describes the results of research on Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Devon wants to find out what her 6-month-old daughter's IQ is likely to be later in childhood and adolescence.Which of the following would be most appropriate to administer to a 6-month-old and would best predict her later IQ?

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Creative ability involves knowing what solution or plan will actually work.

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

A person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills,including understanding printed language,comprehending language,and knowing vocabulary is known as

Thinking that goes off in many directions to arrive at an answer in cases in which no one answer is necessarily correct is termed

The Bayley Scales can be used to detect developmental problems.

Research with adopted children

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

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Gender and Development

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Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test

Learning disabilities

Studies of adopted children and both their biological and adoptive parents indicate that

Stereotype threat may explain why European American children have lower intelligence test scores than African American children.

Along with below average intelligence,an individual's __________ is considered to determine whether that individual has an intellectual disability.

Which pair of individuals is likely to have the MOST similar IQ scores?

Scott and Kathy want to know what they can do to make it more likely that their children will have high IQ scores.What would you recommend they do?

All of the following are intelligences that are shared by both Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and psychometric theories of intelligence EXCEPT

Jarell received a low score on an intelligence test.How should this score be interpreted?

In terms of IQ scores,fraternal twins develop more similarly than identical twins.

Nick has an IQ of 150.Nick would be considered

Which of the following statements best describes the results of research on Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Devon wants to find out what her 6-month-old daughter's IQ is likely to be later in childhood and adolescence.Which of the following would be most appropriate to administer to a 6-month-old and would best predict her later IQ?

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project show that

Creative ability involves knowing what solution or plan will actually work.

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

A person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills,including understanding printed language,comprehending language,and knowing vocabulary is known as

Thinking that goes off in many directions to arrive at an answer in cases in which no one answer is necessarily correct is termed

The Bayley Scales can be used to detect developmental problems.

Research with adopted children

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