Question 1

If you want to preserve your level of intelligence,which of the following should you be most concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A) A hard blow to the side of your head 
B) A hard blow to the back of your head 
C) A hard blow to the front of your head 
D) A hard blow to any part of the head will have the same impact on intelligence. 
A) A hard blow to the side of your head 
B) A hard blow to the back of your head 
C) A hard blow to the front of your head 
D) A hard blow to any part of the head will have the same impact on intelligence. C

Question 2

The deviation IQ score

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A) compares mental age to chronological age. 
B) is an IQ score expressed as a standard deviation. 
C) is a culture-free IQ score. 
D) is an IQ relative to one's same-aged peers. 
A) compares mental age to chronological age. 
B) is an IQ score expressed as a standard deviation. 
C) is a culture-free IQ score. 
D) is an IQ relative to one's same-aged peers. D

Question 3

The "Flynn effect" refers to

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A) the finding that IQ scores have stayed the same over the last decade. 
B) the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over the last decade. 
C) the finding that IQ scores have steadily decreased over the last decade. 
D) the finding that IQ scores are negatively correlated with education levels. 
A) the finding that IQ scores have stayed the same over the last decade. 
B) the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over the last decade. 
C) the finding that IQ scores have steadily decreased over the last decade. 
D) the finding that IQ scores are negatively correlated with education levels. B

Question 4

Sterilization laws beginning in the early 1900s remained on the books in the United States until the

Accepted Answer

A) 1940s. 
B) 1950s. 
C) 1960s. 
D) 1970s. 
A) 1940s. 
B) 1950s. 
C) 1960s. 
D) 1970s.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?

Accepted Answer

A) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT math section. 
B) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,and even though she is a gifted mathematician,she performs below average on the SAT math section. 
C) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT math section. 
D) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT math section. 
A) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT math section. 
B) Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,and even though she is a gifted mathematician,she performs below average on the SAT math section. 
C) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT math section. 
D) Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests,but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT math section.

Question 6

Dillan really wants a turn at the swing,but there are two more children in front of him.If Dillan pushes the other two children out of the way,it will be his turn,but the other children will be angry and might get hurt.What aspect of thought is involved in Dillan's decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Ideological intelligence 
B) Social intelligence 
C) Emotional intelligence 
D) Empathetic intelligence 
A) Ideological intelligence 
B) Social intelligence 
C) Emotional intelligence 
D) Empathetic intelligence

Question 7

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Accepted Answer

A) Decisive 
B) Convergent 
C) Heuristic 
D) Divergent 
A) Decisive 
B) Convergent 
C) Heuristic 
D) Divergent

Question 8

Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart reading,map reading,and graph reading tasks.According to Gardner,Kenneth's skills reflect _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) spatial 
B) linguistic 
C) logic-mathematical 
D) naturalistic 
A) spatial 
B) linguistic 
C) logic-mathematical 
D) naturalistic

Question 9

Zoe wants to test the IQ of a group of ESL students who do not speak any English.What test might you recommend to her?

Accepted Answer

A) Stanford-Binet 
B) Raven's Progressive Matrices 
C) WISC-IV 
D) WPPSI 
A) Stanford-Binet 
B) Raven's Progressive Matrices 
C) WISC-IV 
D) WPPSI

Question 10

Research involving family and adoption studies have demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) the higher the percentage of shared genes between people,the higher their IQ correlations will be. 
B) siblings reared together and cousins reared together have similar IQ correlations. 
C) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are very strong. 
D) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are negative. 
A) the higher the percentage of shared genes between people,the higher their IQ correlations will be. 
B) siblings reared together and cousins reared together have similar IQ correlations. 
C) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are very strong. 
D) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are negative.

Exam 9: Intelligence and IQ Testing

If you want to preserve your level of intelligence,which of the following should you be most concerned with?

The deviation IQ score

The "Flynn effect" refers to

Sterilization laws beginning in the early 1900s remained on the books in the United States until the

Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?

Dillan really wants a turn at the swing,but there are two more children in front of him.If Dillan pushes the other two children out of the way,it will be his turn,but the other children will be angry and might get hurt.What aspect of thought is involved in Dillan's decision making?

What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?

Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart reading,map reading,and graph reading tasks.According to Gardner,Kenneth's skills reflect _____ intelligence.

Zoe wants to test the IQ of a group of ESL students who do not speak any English.What test might you recommend to her?

Research involving family and adoption studies have demonstrated that

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