Question 1

Which of the following siblings would have the most similar IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) children and their adopted siblings 
B) siblings who have the same biological parents 
C) fraternal twins 
D) identical twins 
A) children and their adopted siblings 
B) siblings who have the same biological parents 
C) fraternal twins 
D) identical twins

Question 2

Which of the following intelligences is included both in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and in psychometric theories of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) musical 
B) bodily-kinesthetic 
C) interpersonal 
D) spatial 
A) musical 
B) bodily-kinesthetic 
C) interpersonal 
D) spatial

Question 3

Deborah has an average IQ,but is an exceptionally talented dancer.Deborah would be considered to be exceptionally intelligent according to

Accepted Answer

A) a psychometrician. 
B) Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence. 
C) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D) Binet. 
A) a psychometrician. 
B) Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence. 
C) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
D) Binet.

Question 4

If intelligence is made up of three distinct abilities as Sternberg predicted,then scores from tests that measure these different abilities

Accepted Answer

A) should be highly and positively correlated. 
B) should be highly and negatively correlated. 
C) should be unrelated (no correlation). 
D) should be highly correlated with other standard intelligence tests. 
A) should be highly and positively correlated. 
B) should be highly and negatively correlated. 
C) should be unrelated (no correlation). 
D) should be highly correlated with other standard intelligence tests.

Question 5

Infant tests,such as the Bayley Scales,have been useful in predicting

Accepted Answer

A) developmental progress early in life. 
B) academic success. 
C) superior academic performance. 
D) superior athletic ability. 
A) developmental progress early in life. 
B) academic success. 
C) superior academic performance. 
D) superior athletic ability.

Question 6

Psychologists who specialize in the measurement of psychological characteristics such as intelligence and personality are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) Piagetians. 
B) psychometricians. 
C) information processing theorists. 
D) Freudians. 
A) Piagetians. 
B) psychometricians. 
C) information processing theorists. 
D) Freudians.

Question 7

Your friends Andre and Mia are both above average in intelligence and they are concerned that their new daughter Diane will be intelligent also.They want to know what they can do to shape Diane's environment to increase the chances that she will be above average in intelligence.What can you tell them about the effects of heredity and environment on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 8

All students with learning disabilities

Accepted Answer

A) need instruction tailored to their individual needs. 
B) have problems in phonological awareness. 
C) have difficulty performing arithmetic operations. 
D) have attention problems. 
A) need instruction tailored to their individual needs. 
B) have problems in phonological awareness. 
C) have difficulty performing arithmetic operations. 
D) have attention problems.

Question 9

Some research has provided support for the notion that there is a general factor of intelligence,but other investigations have suggested that intelligence consists of distinct abilities.These discrepant results were first resolved by proposing

Accepted Answer

A) information processing approaches. 
B) hierarchical theories of intelligence. 
C) Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
D) Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. 
A) information processing approaches. 
B) hierarchical theories of intelligence. 
C) Piaget's theory of cognitive development. 
D) Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.

Which of the following siblings would have the most similar IQ scores?

Which of the following intelligences is included both in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and in psychometric theories of intelligence?

Deborah has an average IQ,but is an exceptionally talented dancer.Deborah would be considered to be exceptionally intelligent according to

If intelligence is made up of three distinct abilities as Sternberg predicted,then scores from tests that measure these different abilities

Infant tests,such as the Bayley Scales,have been useful in predicting

Psychologists who specialize in the measurement of psychological characteristics such as intelligence and personality are referred to as

All students with learning disabilities

Some research has provided support for the notion that there is a general factor of intelligence,but other investigations have suggested that intelligence consists of distinct abilities.These discrepant results were first resolved by proposing

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Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Which of the following siblings would have the most similar IQ scores?

Which of the following intelligences is included both in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and in psychometric theories of intelligence?

Deborah has an average IQ,but is an exceptionally talented dancer.Deborah would be considered to be exceptionally intelligent according to

If intelligence is made up of three distinct abilities as Sternberg predicted,then scores from tests that measure these different abilities

Infant tests,such as the Bayley Scales,have been useful in predicting

Psychologists who specialize in the measurement of psychological characteristics such as intelligence and personality are referred to as

All students with learning disabilities

Some research has provided support for the notion that there is a general factor of intelligence,but other investigations have suggested that intelligence consists of distinct abilities.These discrepant results were first resolved by proposing

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

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