Question 1

Studies suggest that being raised in a high socioeconomic status (SES) instead of a low SES family is worth between _____ IQ points.

Accepted Answer

A) 2-5 
B) 6-11 
C) 12-18 
D) 19-25 
A) 2-5 
B) 6-11 
C) 12-18 
D) 19-25

Question 2

Intelligence scores among identical twins are strongly correlated when the twins are raised in the same household, and are _____ correlated when the twins are separated at birth and raised in different households.

Accepted Answer

A) strongly 
B) moderately 
C) weakly 
D) not 
A) strongly 
B) moderately 
C) weakly 
D) not

Question 3

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 4

Adderall is the brand name for:

Accepted Answer

A) methylphenidate. 
B) mixed amphetamine salts. 
C) Modafinil. 
D) methamphetamine. 
A) methylphenidate. 
B) mixed amphetamine salts. 
C) Modafinil. 
D) methamphetamine.

Question 5

Children were asked to report their race before taking a math test. This resulted in poorer performance for _____ children.

Accepted Answer

A) only African American 
B) only Asian American 
C) only European American 
D) African American and Asian American 
A) only African American 
B) only Asian American 
C) only European American 
D) African American and Asian American

Question 6

The two-factor theory of intelligence predicts a _____ correlation between solving algebra problems and identifying musical notes.

Accepted Answer

A) perfect 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) inverse 
A) perfect 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) inverse

Question 7

An intelligence test reliably predicts all these EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

If you were administered a standardized intelligence test at multiple points over the course of your life, at which of these ages would you probably score the highest?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 35 
D) 70 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 35 
D) 70

Question 9

The genetic influence on intelligence is illustrated by the finding that:

Accepted Answer

A) unrelated siblings raised together are more similar than related siblings reared apart. 
B) identical twins reared apart are more similar than fraternal twins reared together. 
C) parents and biological children living together are more similar than parents and biological children living apart. 
D) identical twins living together are more similar than identical twins living apart. 
A) unrelated siblings raised together are more similar than related siblings reared apart. 
B) identical twins reared apart are more similar than fraternal twins reared together. 
C) parents and biological children living together are more similar than parents and biological children living apart. 
D) identical twins living together are more similar than identical twins living apart.

Question 10

Studies suggest that practical, analytic, and creative intelligence are:

Accepted Answer

A) very highly related to each other. 
B) nothing more than Spearman's g factor. 
C) somewhat dependent on each other. 
D) independent of each other. 
A) very highly related to each other. 
B) nothing more than Spearman's g factor. 
C) somewhat dependent on each other. 
D) independent of each other.

Question 11

Research suggests the reason why first-born children have higher IQs than their siblings is that first-born children:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be favored by their parents throughout childhood. 
B) have exclusive access to their parents' child-rearing until siblings are born. 
C) on average, are exposed to fewer toxins in the womb. 
D) are more likely to be breastfed than their siblings. 
A) tend to be favored by their parents throughout childhood. 
B) have exclusive access to their parents' child-rearing until siblings are born. 
C) on average, are exposed to fewer toxins in the womb. 
D) are more likely to be breastfed than their siblings.

Question 12

Which of these domains of intelligence tend to decrease the least with age?

Accepted Answer

A) verbal reasoning 
B) reasoning about spatial relationships 
C) abstract reasoning 
D) reasoning under time constraints 
A) verbal reasoning 
B) reasoning about spatial relationships 
C) abstract reasoning 
D) reasoning under time constraints

Question 13

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 14

Which of these domains of intelligence tend to decrease the most with age?

Accepted Answer

A) vocabulary 
B) general knowledge 
C) abstract reasoning 
D) verbal reasoning 
A) vocabulary 
B) general knowledge 
C) abstract reasoning 
D) verbal reasoning

Question 15

The correlation between the amount of formal education people receive and their intelligence is:

Accepted Answer

A) greater than .5. 
B) between .3 and .5. 
C) between .1 and .3. 
D) 0) 
A) greater than .5. 
B) between .3 and .5. 
C) between .1 and .3. 
D) 0)

Question 16

As the age difference between siblings increases, the correlation between their intelligence scores:

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) becomes more negative. 
D) remains constant. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) becomes more negative. 
D) remains constant.

Question 17

Modern researchers compute the _____ IQ for children and the _____ IQ for adults.

Accepted Answer

A) ratio; ratio 
B) deviation; ratio 
C) ratio; deviation 
D) deviation; deviation 
A) ratio; ratio 
B) deviation; ratio 
C) ratio; deviation 
D) deviation; deviation

Question 18

The major disadvantage of the data-based approach to identifying middle-level abilities is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) focuses on observable behavior and ignores the cognitive processes that contribute to intelligence. 
B) does not distinguish between fluid and crystallized intelligence. 
C) cannot identify middle-level abilities that are not already measured by intelligence tests. 
D) occasionally identifies middle-level abilities that do not correlate highly with specific abilities. 
A) focuses on observable behavior and ignores the cognitive processes that contribute to intelligence. 
B) does not distinguish between fluid and crystallized intelligence. 
C) cannot identify middle-level abilities that are not already measured by intelligence tests. 
D) occasionally identifies middle-level abilities that do not correlate highly with specific abilities.

Question 19

To find out if intelligence was a single general ability, Charles Spearman measured how well school-age children could discriminate small differences in color, auditory pitch, and weight; subsequently, he correlated these scores with the children's:

Accepted Answer

A) ratio IQ. 
B) deviation IQ. 
C) academic performance. 
D) musical performance. 
A) ratio IQ. 
B) deviation IQ. 
C) academic performance. 
D) musical performance.

Question 20

The ratio IQ is calculated by the formula:

Accepted Answer

A) mental age/chronological age × 100. 
B) chronological age - mental age × 100. 
C) chronological age/mental age × 100. 
D) mental age - chronological age × 100. 
A) mental age/chronological age × 100. 
B) chronological age - mental age × 100. 
C) chronological age/mental age × 100. 
D) mental age - chronological age × 100.

Exam 10: Section 2: Intelligence

Studies suggest that being raised in a high socioeconomic status (SES) instead of a low SES family is worth between _____ IQ points.

Intelligence scores among identical twins are strongly correlated when the twins are raised in the same household, and are _____ correlated when the twins are separated at birth and raised in different households.

Women typically outscore men on tests that involve:

Adderall is the brand name for:

Children were asked to report their race before taking a math test. This resulted in poorer performance for _____ children.

The two-factor theory of intelligence predicts a _____ correlation between solving algebra problems and identifying musical notes.

An intelligence test reliably predicts all these EXCEPT:

If you were administered a standardized intelligence test at multiple points over the course of your life, at which of these ages would you probably score the highest?

The genetic influence on intelligence is illustrated by the finding that:

Studies suggest that practical, analytic, and creative intelligence are:

Research suggests the reason why first-born children have higher IQs than their siblings is that first-born children:

Which of these domains of intelligence tend to decrease the least with age?

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

Which of these domains of intelligence tend to decrease the most with age?

The correlation between the amount of formal education people receive and their intelligence is:

As the age difference between siblings increases, the correlation between their intelligence scores:

Modern researchers compute the _____ IQ for children and the _____ IQ for adults.

The major disadvantage of the data-based approach to identifying middle-level abilities is that it:

To find out if intelligence was a single general ability, Charles Spearman measured how well school-age children could discriminate small differences in color, auditory pitch, and weight; subsequently, he correlated these scores with the children's:

The ratio IQ is calculated by the formula:

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

Modern researchers compute the _ IQ for children and the _ IQ for adults.