Question 1

The average person today scores about _____ IQ points higher than the average person did 100 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40

Question 2

Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm are called:

Accepted Answer

A) fraternal twins. 
B) monozygotic twins. 
C) dizygotic twins. 
D) half-brothers. 
A) fraternal twins. 
B) monozygotic twins. 
C) dizygotic twins. 
D) half-brothers.

Question 3

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

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

Janine is an avid reader and has a high comprehension of even difficult texts. Thurstone would predict that Janine:

Accepted Answer

A) is a good athlete. 
B) is proficient at solving numerical problems. 
C) speaks well. 
D) is good at rotating three-dimensional objects in her mind. 
A) is a good athlete. 
B) is proficient at solving numerical problems. 
C) speaks well. 
D) is good at rotating three-dimensional objects in her mind.

Question 5

The ratio IQ is NOT appropriate for a person of age:

Accepted Answer

A) 3) 
B) 6) 
C) 12. 
D) 30. 
A) 3) 
B) 6) 
C) 12. 
D) 30.

Question 6

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 7

If we assume that wealthy children all have nice homes with books, adequate nutrition, and time for play and exercise, we can also assume that the heritability of intelligence among wealthy children is _____ than among poor children.

Accepted Answer

A) similar to 
B) the same as 
C) much lower 
D) much higher 
A) similar to 
B) the same as 
C) much lower 
D) much higher

Question 8

_____ introduced the terms fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) James Flynn 
B) Louis Thurstone 
C) John Carroll 
D) Robert Sternberg 
A) James Flynn 
B) Louis Thurstone 
C) John Carroll 
D) Robert Sternberg

Question 9

Men typically outscore women on tests that involve:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid access to and the use of semantic information. 
B) fine motor skills. 
C) spatial memory. 
D) production and comprehension of complex prose. 
A) rapid access to and the use of semantic information. 
B) fine motor skills. 
C) spatial memory. 
D) production and comprehension of complex prose.

Question 10

When people have identical genes, the differences in their intelligence are influenced:

Accepted Answer

A) completely by heredity. 
B) equally by heredity and environment. 
C) largely by environment. 
D) completely by environment. 
A) completely by heredity. 
B) equally by heredity and environment. 
C) largely by environment. 
D) completely by environment.

Question 11

Which statements about racial differences in intelligence is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans who have a higher percentage of European genes tend to have higher intelligence scores than African Americans with a lower percentage of European genes. 
B) Biases in the testing situation might explain some, but not all, of the racial differences in intelligence scores. 
C) Racial differences in intelligence scores plausibly can be accounted for by environmental factors. 
D) Scientists have not isolated a genetic basis for racial differences in intelligence. 
A) African Americans who have a higher percentage of European genes tend to have higher intelligence scores than African Americans with a lower percentage of European genes. 
B) Biases in the testing situation might explain some, but not all, of the racial differences in intelligence scores. 
C) Racial differences in intelligence scores plausibly can be accounted for by environmental factors. 
D) Scientists have not isolated a genetic basis for racial differences in intelligence.

Question 12

Who developed the two-factor theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Louis Thurstone 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Charles Spearman 
D) John Carroll 
A) Louis Thurstone 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Charles Spearman 
D) John Carroll

Question 13

Critics of a school's special education program observe that students with the lowest intelligence scores in the first grade still have the lowest intelligence scores in the twelfth grade, despite receiving substantial remedial and individualized educational experiences. The critics argue that the school should not spend money on this obviously ineffective program. What, if any, is the flaw in their argument?

Accepted Answer

A) Absolute intelligence scores obtained a decade apart cannot be meaningfully compared. 
B) The sample size is too small; special education programs have been shown to produce substantial improvements in relative intelligence on the nationwide level. 
C) The critics are using a relative measure; the absolute level of intelligence among these students could have improved. 
D) There is no flaw in the argument. 
A) Absolute intelligence scores obtained a decade apart cannot be meaningfully compared. 
B) The sample size is too small; special education programs have been shown to produce substantial improvements in relative intelligence on the nationwide level. 
C) The critics are using a relative measure; the absolute level of intelligence among these students could have improved. 
D) There is no flaw in the argument.

Question 14

Suzie displays the mental ability typical of a 6-year-old child. Therefore, her mental age is:

Accepted Answer

A) 6) 
B) greater than 6. 
C) between 5 and 7. 
D) less than 6. 
A) 6) 
B) greater than 6. 
C) between 5 and 7. 
D) less than 6.

Question 15

Which biologically related pairs will probably be most dissimilar in intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Jen and Bob, siblings born five years apart and raised in the same home 
B) Reba and Haley, identical twins raised in different homes 
C) Estelle and Mary, a mother and a daughter living in the same home 
D) Herbert and Henrietta, siblings born three years apart and raised in different homes 
A) Jen and Bob, siblings born five years apart and raised in the same home 
B) Reba and Haley, identical twins raised in different homes 
C) Estelle and Mary, a mother and a daughter living in the same home 
D) Herbert and Henrietta, siblings born three years apart and raised in different homes

Question 16

John Carroll's list of middle-level abilities includes all of these EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) memory and learning. 
B) visual perception. 
C) spatial recognition. 
D) retrieval ability. 
A) memory and learning. 
B) visual perception. 
C) spatial recognition. 
D) retrieval ability.

Question 17

Binet and Simon designed their intelligence test to measure a child's:

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude for learning. 
B) prior educational achievement. 
C) future job performance. 
D) creativity. 
A) aptitude for learning. 
B) prior educational achievement. 
C) future job performance. 
D) creativity.

Question 18

Which statement about the three-level hierarchy of intelligence is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is a radical view proposed by a small group of psychologists. 
B) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is favored by psychologists who take a data-based approach and opposed by those who take a theory-based approach. 
C) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is favored by psychologists who take a theory-based approach and opposed by those who take a data-based approach. 
D) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is widely supported by studies done over the past 60 years. 
A) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is a radical view proposed by a small group of psychologists. 
B) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is favored by psychologists who take a data-based approach and opposed by those who take a theory-based approach. 
C) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is favored by psychologists who take a theory-based approach and opposed by those who take a data-based approach. 
D) The three-level hierarchy of intelligence is widely supported by studies done over the past 60 years.

Question 19

Poverty experienced during _____ will MOST likely to have deleterious effects on intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) early childhood 
B) middle childhood 
C) late childhood 
D) the teenage years 
A) early childhood 
B) middle childhood 
C) late childhood 
D) the teenage years

Question 20

Which of these is NOT one of the tests on the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale IV (WAIS-IV)?

Accepted Answer

A) Verbal Comprehension Test 
B) Processing Accuracy Test 
C) Working Memory Test 
D) Perceptual Reasoning Test 
A) Verbal Comprehension Test 
B) Processing Accuracy Test 
C) Working Memory Test 
D) Perceptual Reasoning Test

Exam 10: Section 2: Intelligence

The average person today scores about _____ IQ points higher than the average person did 100 years ago.

Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm are called:

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

Janine is an avid reader and has a high comprehension of even difficult texts. Thurstone would predict that Janine:

The ratio IQ is NOT appropriate for a person of age:

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

If we assume that wealthy children all have nice homes with books, adequate nutrition, and time for play and exercise, we can also assume that the heritability of intelligence among wealthy children is _____ than among poor children.

_____ introduced the terms fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.

Men typically outscore women on tests that involve:

When people have identical genes, the differences in their intelligence are influenced:

Which statements about racial differences in intelligence is FALSE?

Who developed the two-factor theory of intelligence?

Suzie displays the mental ability typical of a 6-year-old child. Therefore, her mental age is:

Which biologically related pairs will probably be most dissimilar in intelligence?

John Carroll's list of middle-level abilities includes all of these EXCEPT:

Binet and Simon designed their intelligence test to measure a child's:

Which statement about the three-level hierarchy of intelligence is true?

Poverty experienced during _____ will MOST likely to have deleterious effects on intelligence.

Which of these is NOT one of the tests on the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale IV (WAIS-IV)?

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

Section 1: Development