Question 1

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

Accepted Answer

A) They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance. 
B) Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C) They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
D) Their data were obtained improperly. 
A) They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance. 
B) Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C) They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
D) Their data were obtained improperly. C

Question 2

__________ percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130.

Accepted Answer

A) Sixty 
B) Seventy 
C) Eighty 
D) Ninety 
A) Sixty 
B) Seventy 
C) Eighty 
D) Ninety D

Question 3

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

Accepted Answer

A) They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
B) Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C) Their data were obtained improperly. 
D) They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance 
A) They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. 
B) Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability. 
C) Their data were obtained improperly. 
D) They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance A

Question 4

The Binet and Simon intelligence test measured children on what new concept?

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking 
B) mental set 
C) mental age 
D) creativity 
A) divergent thinking 
B) mental set 
C) mental age 
D) creativity

Question 5

The ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate is called:

Accepted Answer

A) insight. 
B) heuristics. 
C) creativity. 
D) latent learning. 
A) insight. 
B) heuristics. 
C) creativity. 
D) latent learning.

Question 6

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized and visual-motor abilities. 
B) general intelligence and specific abilities. 
C) analytical,creative,and practical intelligence. 
D) verbal and mathematical abilities. 
A) crystallized and visual-motor abilities. 
B) general intelligence and specific abilities. 
C) analytical,creative,and practical intelligence. 
D) verbal and mathematical abilities.

Question 7

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A) poetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) digital 
D) creative 
A) poetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) digital 
D) creative

Question 8

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) defining a word such as lunch 
B) repeating a series of digits 
C) using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture 
D) adding a series of orally presented numbers 
A) defining a word such as lunch 
B) repeating a series of digits 
C) using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture 
D) adding a series of orally presented numbers

Question 9

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A) poetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) creative 
D) digital 
A) poetic 
B) naturalistic 
C) creative 
D) digital

Question 10

A form of intelligence that refers to how effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others is __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) fluid 
B) emotional 
C) bodily-kinesthetic 
D) crystallized 
A) fluid 
B) emotional 
C) bodily-kinesthetic 
D) crystallized

Question 11

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the WAIS-IV 
B) the MMPI 
C) the Stanford-Binet 
D) the WISC-III 
A) the WAIS-IV 
B) the MMPI 
C) the Stanford-Binet 
D) the WISC-III

Question 12

What number reflects the amount of differences in a population attributable to genetic influences?

Accepted Answer

A) correlation coefficient 
B) concordance 
C) heritability 
D) eugenics index 
A) correlation coefficient 
B) concordance 
C) heritability 
D) eugenics index

Question 13

A valid test is one that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) produces consistent results 
B) has split-half reliability 
C) actually measures what it sets out to measure 
D) has a correlation coefficient of .50 
A) produces consistent results 
B) has split-half reliability 
C) actually measures what it sets out to measure 
D) has a correlation coefficient of .50

Question 14

When you took your college entrance exam,students across the country took the same test at the same time with the same instructions.What characteristic of a good psychological test do these similarities reflect?

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) validity 
D) norms 
A) reliability 
B) standardization 
C) validity 
D) norms

Question 15

What was the original purpose of the first well-established test of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) to make accurate diagnoses of savant syndrome 
B) to classify children as to their level of retardation 
C) to select those children who could benefit from classes for slow learners 
D) to determine who required services under Public Law 94-142 
A) to make accurate diagnoses of savant syndrome 
B) to classify children as to their level of retardation 
C) to select those children who could benefit from classes for slow learners 
D) to determine who required services under Public Law 94-142

Question 16

Ted and Jessica's son was recently diagnosed as mentally retarded.What is his likely degree of retardation?

Accepted Answer

A) severe 
B) moderate 
C) profound 
D) mild 
A) severe 
B) moderate 
C) profound 
D) mild

Question 17

Sal is being evaluated as a possible candidate for the space program.On which of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences would we expect him to excel if he is a good candidate?

Accepted Answer

A) spatial reasoning 
B) interpersonal 
C) naturalist 
D) intrapersonal 
A) spatial reasoning 
B) interpersonal 
C) naturalist 
D) intrapersonal

Question 18

The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner 
B) Sternberg 
C) Thurstone 
D) Spearman 
A) Gardner 
B) Sternberg 
C) Thurstone 
D) Spearman

Question 19

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) repeating a series of digits 
B) defining a word such as lunch 
C) using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture 
D) adding a series of orally presented numbers 
A) repeating a series of digits 
B) defining a word such as lunch 
C) using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture 
D) adding a series of orally presented numbers

Question 20

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone 
B) Simon 
C) Gardner 
D) Spearman 
A) Thurstone 
B) Simon 
C) Gardner 
D) Spearman

Exam 10: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

__________ percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130.

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

The Binet and Simon intelligence test measured children on what new concept?

The ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate is called:

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of:

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

A form of intelligence that refers to how effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others is __________ intelligence.

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

What number reflects the amount of differences in a population attributable to genetic influences?

A valid test is one that __________.

When you took your college entrance exam,students across the country took the same test at the same time with the same instructions.What characteristic of a good psychological test do these similarities reflect?

What was the original purpose of the first well-established test of intelligence?

Ted and Jessica's son was recently diagnosed as mentally retarded.What is his likely degree of retardation?

Sal is being evaluated as a possible candidate for the space program.On which of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences would we expect him to excel if he is a good candidate?

The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by __________.

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

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