Question 1

Whose score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development will BEST predict his later IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  6-month-old Tyler's 
B)  12-month-old Simon's 
C)  24-month-old Joseph's 
D)  Tyler's, Simon's, and Joseph's scores will predict their later IQs equally well. 
A)  6-month-old Tyler's 
B)  12-month-old Simon's 
C)  24-month-old Joseph's 
D)  Tyler's, Simon's, and Joseph's scores will predict their later IQs equally well.

Question 2

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

Accepted Answer

A)  dividing an individual's mental age by his or her chronological age and then multiplying by 100. 
B)  correlating his or her scores on the various subtests. 
C)  comparing how many questions the individual passed to the average number passed by individuals of the same age. 
D)  multiplying the number of test items passed by 100. 
A)  dividing an individual's mental age by his or her chronological age and then multiplying by 100. 
B)  correlating his or her scores on the various subtests. 
C)  comparing how many questions the individual passed to the average number passed by individuals of the same age. 
D)  multiplying the number of test items passed by 100.

Question 3

Creativity is associated with convergent thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Holly has normal intelligence, but is having much difficulty learning to read. She does not have any vision or hearing problems that might explain her difficulty. Holly has characteristics of

Accepted Answer

A)  an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
B)  a learning disability. 
C)  giftedness. 
D)  an intellectual disability. 
A)  an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
B)  a learning disability. 
C)  giftedness. 
D)  an intellectual disability.

Question 5

European American and African Americans often get higher scores on IQ tests, in part because they are more familiar and more comfortable with the testing situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When children perform at the average for their age, their IQ is 120.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Which of the following is an advantage of individual intelligence tests over group intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less expensive to administer. 
B)  They are less likely to require a trained examiner. 
C)  They can provide information about many individuals quickly. 
D)  They optimize the motivation and attention of the examinee. 
A)  They are less expensive to administer. 
B)  They are less likely to require a trained examiner. 
C)  They can provide information about many individuals quickly. 
D)  They optimize the motivation and attention of the examinee.

Question 10

Many children with a reading disability have problems

Accepted Answer

A)  in phonological awareness. 
B)  in convergent thinking. 
C)  in using methods for computing solutions. 
D)  in working memory. 
A)  in phonological awareness. 
B)  in convergent thinking. 
C)  in using methods for computing solutions. 
D)  in working memory.

Question 11

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering a group intelligence test to class of third grade students. 
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)  Administering a group intelligence test to class of third grade students. 
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 12

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 13

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development

Accepted Answer

A)  are designed for use with infants only up to 1 year of age. 
B)  do not assess adaptive behavior. 
C)  contain mental and motor scales. 
D)  contain motor but not mental scales. 
A)  are designed for use with infants only up to 1 year of age. 
B)  do not assess adaptive behavior. 
C)  contain mental and motor scales. 
D)  contain motor but not mental scales.

Question 14

The purpose of Binet and Simon's first intelligence test was to determine which children were likely to succeed in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ = MA/CA x 100 
B)  IQ = CA/MA x 100 
C)  IQ = CA/MA 
D)  IQ = MA/CA 
A)  IQ = MA/CA x 100 
B)  IQ = CA/MA x 100 
C)  IQ = CA/MA 
D)  IQ = MA/CA

Question 17

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)  intellectual disability. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  divergent thinking. 
A)  intelligent. 
B)  intellectual disability. 
C)  convergent thinking. 
D)  divergent thinking.

Question 18

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relation between ethnicity and IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American children tend to have higher IQ scores than European American children. 
B)  When African American and economically disadvantaged children feel more at ease with the examiner, their test scores improve considerably. 
C)  When children of comparable social class are compared, the ethnic differences in IQ disappear. 
D)  When culture-fair intelligence tests are used, ethnic differences in IQ scores disappear. 
A)  African American children tend to have higher IQ scores than European American children. 
B)  When African American and economically disadvantaged children feel more at ease with the examiner, their test scores improve considerably. 
C)  When children of comparable social class are compared, the ethnic differences in IQ disappear. 
D)  When culture-fair intelligence tests are used, ethnic differences in IQ scores disappear.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

___________ 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

Whose score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development will BEST predict his later IQ?

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

Creativity is associated with convergent thinking.

Holly has normal intelligence, but is having much difficulty learning to read. She does not have any vision or hearing problems that might explain her difficulty. Holly has characteristics of

European American and African Americans often get higher scores on IQ tests, in part because they are more familiar and more comfortable with the testing situation.

When children perform at the average for their age, their IQ is 120.

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

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

Which of the following is an advantage of individual intelligence tests over group intelligence tests?

Many children with a reading disability have problems

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

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

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development

The purpose of Binet and Simon's first intelligence test was to determine which children were likely to succeed in school.

Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?

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

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relation between ethnicity and IQ?

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

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

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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Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Whose score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development will BEST predict his later IQ?

In today's version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, an individual's IQ is calculated by

Creativity is associated with convergent thinking.

Holly has normal intelligence, but is having much difficulty learning to read. She does not have any vision or hearing problems that might explain her difficulty. Holly has characteristics of

European American and African Americans often get higher scores on IQ tests, in part because they are more familiar and more comfortable with the testing situation.

When children perform at the average for their age, their IQ is 120.

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

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

Which of the following is an advantage of individual intelligence tests over group intelligence tests?

Many children with a reading disability have problems

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

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

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development

The purpose of Binet and Simon's first intelligence test was to determine which children were likely to succeed in school.

Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?

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

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relation between ethnicity and IQ?

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

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

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.