Question 1

Modern intelligence tests:

Accepted Answer

A) remain highly culturally biased. 
B) favor non-White individuals. 
C) have few,if any,questions with a clear cultural bias. 
D) do not use nonverbal items. 
A) remain highly culturally biased. 
B) favor non-White individuals. 
C) have few,if any,questions with a clear cultural bias. 
D) do not use nonverbal items.

Question 2

_____ are drugs that improve the psychological processes that underlie intelligent performance.

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive enhancers 
B) Lithium salts 
C) Psychedelics 
D) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
A) Cognitive enhancers 
B) Lithium salts 
C) Psychedelics 
D) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Question 3

Fraternal twins reared together have less similar intelligence test scores than do:

Accepted Answer

A) identical twins reared apart. 
B) biological siblings reared together. 
C) parents and their biological children living together. 
D) adopted children reared together. 
A) identical twins reared apart. 
B) biological siblings reared together. 
C) parents and their biological children living together. 
D) adopted children reared together.

Question 4

Intelligence is NOT positively correlated with:

Accepted Answer

A) academic performance. 
B) the number of years of education an individual will receive. 
C) drug and alcohol use. 
D) a person's later occupational status. 
A) academic performance. 
B) the number of years of education an individual will receive. 
C) drug and alcohol use. 
D) a person's later occupational status.

Question 5

Over the lifetime of an individual,absolute intelligence tends to:

Accepted Answer

A) stay approximately the same. 
B) decrease until old age and then increase sharply. 
C) increase between adolescence and middle age,and then decline thereafter. 
D) decrease beginning at adolescence,slowly at first but then more rapidly. 
A) stay approximately the same. 
B) decrease until old age and then increase sharply. 
C) increase between adolescence and middle age,and then decline thereafter. 
D) decrease beginning at adolescence,slowly at first but then more rapidly.

Question 6

Charles Spearman's research revealed that,while different measures were positively correlated,they were _____ perfectly correlated.

Accepted Answer

A) sometimes 
B) always 
C) usually 
D) not 
A) sometimes 
B) always 
C) usually 
D) not

Question 7

Who FIRST proposed dividing mental age by physical age to obtain an intelligence quotient?

Accepted Answer

A) Henry Goddard 
B) Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
C) William Stern 
D) Charles Spearman 
A) Henry Goddard 
B) Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon 
C) William Stern 
D) Charles Spearman

Question 8

Women typically outscore men on tests that involve:

Accepted Answer

A) visual memory. 
B) spatial memory. 
C) fluid reasoning in abstract mathematics. 
D) production and comprehension of complex prose. 
A) visual memory. 
B) spatial memory. 
C) fluid reasoning in abstract mathematics. 
D) production and comprehension of complex prose.

Question 9

A common cause of intellectual disability is an extra copy of chromosome 21,a condition known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Williams syndrome. 
B) Down syndrome. 
C) autism spectrum disorder. 
D) genetic aphasia. 
A) Williams syndrome. 
B) Down syndrome. 
C) autism spectrum disorder. 
D) genetic aphasia.

Question 10

Women typically outscore men on tests that involve:

Accepted Answer

A) fine motor skills. 
B) spatiotemporal responding. 
C) fluid reasoning in abstract mathematics. 
D) visual memory. 
A) fine motor skills. 
B) spatiotemporal responding. 
C) fluid reasoning in abstract mathematics. 
D) visual memory.

Question 11

Suppose that the heritability coefficient of intelligence is roughly 0.5.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics,and 50% is due to environmental factors. 
B) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics,and 50% is due to unspecified factors. 
C) intelligence is completely determined by genes in 50% of the population. 
D) about 50% of the variability in intelligence scores can be explained by genetic differences. 
A) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics,and 50% is due to environmental factors. 
B) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics,and 50% is due to unspecified factors. 
C) intelligence is completely determined by genes in 50% of the population. 
D) about 50% of the variability in intelligence scores can be explained by genetic differences.

Question 12

There is a _____ between the mean IQ of a nation and average ratings of national happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) positive correlation 
B) negative correlation 
C) cause-and-effect relationship 
D) equal standard deviation 
A) positive correlation 
B) negative correlation 
C) cause-and-effect relationship 
D) equal standard deviation

Question 13

Research indicates that summer vacation _____ intelligence scores in children with low socioeconomic status and _____ intelligence scores in children with the very highest socioeconomic status.

Accepted Answer

A) increases;decreases 
B) increases;increases to a greater extent 
C) decreases;decreases to a lesser extent 
D) decreases;increases 
A) increases;decreases 
B) increases;increases to a greater extent 
C) decreases;decreases to a lesser extent 
D) decreases;increases

Question 14

Which term did Binet and Simon use when referring to an aptitude for learning?

Accepted Answer

A) academic achievement 
B) specific intelligence 
C) natural intelligence 
D) general intelligence 
A) academic achievement 
B) specific intelligence 
C) natural intelligence 
D) general intelligence

Question 15

Which measure of intelligence is the LEAST valid?

Accepted Answer

A) how quickly one can learn a new skill 
B) the ability to solve a novel problem 
C) the ability to comprehend complex ideas 
D) the ability to recall U.S.presidents in order 
A) how quickly one can learn a new skill 
B) the ability to solve a novel problem 
C) the ability to comprehend complex ideas 
D) the ability to recall U.S.presidents in order

Question 16

The ability to apply and implement solutions in everyday settings is called _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) fluid 
B) creative 
C) practical 
D) emotional 
A) fluid 
B) creative 
C) practical 
D) emotional

Question 17

Which statement is NOT a fact?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence is influenced by genes. 
B) Genetic differences underlie differences in skin color among races. 
C) Some racial groups outperform others on tests of intelligence. 
D) Racial differences in intelligence are due to genetic factors. 
A) Intelligence is influenced by genes. 
B) Genetic differences underlie differences in skin color among races. 
C) Some racial groups outperform others on tests of intelligence. 
D) Racial differences in intelligence are due to genetic factors.

Question 18

Sophia excels at solving crossword puzzles.Within the context of the three-level hierarchy of mental ability,Sophia probably scores the HIGHEST in which middle-level ability?

Accepted Answer

A) visual perception 
B) memory 
C) reasoning 
D) verbal skill 
A) visual perception 
B) memory 
C) reasoning 
D) verbal skill

Question 19

Which set of siblings would we expect to have the MOST similar IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Brad and Chad,ages 9 and 10,who live in the same house 
B) Ellie and Kelly,ages 9 and 10,who live apart 
C) Ned and Fred,ages 13 and 8,who live apart 
D) Annie and Fannie,ages 13 and 8,who live in the same house 
A) Brad and Chad,ages 9 and 10,who live in the same house 
B) Ellie and Kelly,ages 9 and 10,who live apart 
C) Ned and Fred,ages 13 and 8,who live apart 
D) Annie and Fannie,ages 13 and 8,who live in the same house

Question 20

Fraternal twins:

Accepted Answer

A) share 75% of their genes. 
B) are exact genetic copies of each other. 
C) develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm. 
D) are more genetically similar than are ordinary siblings. 
A) share 75% of their genes. 
B) are exact genetic copies of each other. 
C) develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm. 
D) are more genetically similar than are ordinary siblings.

Exam 10: Intelligence-Part A

Modern intelligence tests:

_____ are drugs that improve the psychological processes that underlie intelligent performance.

Fraternal twins reared together have less similar intelligence test scores than do:

Intelligence is NOT positively correlated with:

Over the lifetime of an individual,absolute intelligence tends to:

Charles Spearman's research revealed that,while different measures were positively correlated,they were _____ perfectly correlated.

Who FIRST proposed dividing mental age by physical age to obtain an intelligence quotient?

Women typically outscore men on tests that involve:

A common cause of intellectual disability is an extra copy of chromosome 21,a condition known as:

Women typically outscore men on tests that involve:

Suppose that the heritability coefficient of intelligence is roughly 0.5.This means that:

There is a _____ between the mean IQ of a nation and average ratings of national happiness.

Research indicates that summer vacation _____ intelligence scores in children with low socioeconomic status and _____ intelligence scores in children with the very highest socioeconomic status.

Which term did Binet and Simon use when referring to an aptitude for learning?

Which measure of intelligence is the LEAST valid?

The ability to apply and implement solutions in everyday settings is called _____ intelligence.

Which statement is NOT a fact?

Sophia excels at solving crossword puzzles.Within the context of the three-level hierarchy of mental ability,Sophia probably scores the HIGHEST in which middle-level ability?

Which set of siblings would we expect to have the MOST similar IQ scores?

Fraternal twins:

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

Research indicates that summer vacation _ intelligence scores in children with low socioeconomic status and _ intelligence scores in children with the very highest socioeconomic status.