Question 1

Creativity

Accepted Answer

A)  is associated with convergent thinking. 
B)  cannot be cultivated or nurtured. 
C)  often is measured by the number and originality of children's responses to questions. 
D)  is associated with determining a standard, correct answer. 
A)  is associated with convergent thinking. 
B)  cannot be cultivated or nurtured. 
C)  often is measured by the number and originality of children's responses to questions. 
D)  is associated with determining a standard, correct answer.

Question 2

A "bright" eight-year-old might have a mental age of

Accepted Answer

A)  4. 
B)  6. 
C)  8. 
D)  10. 
A)  4. 
B)  6. 
C)  8. 
D)  10.

Question 3

Along with substantially below average intelligence, an individual's ________ is considered to determine whether that individual has an intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive behaviour 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  emotional health 
D)  physical development 
A)  adaptive behaviour 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  emotional health 
D)  physical development

Question 4

Becky's six-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley. What does this tell her about her son?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her son is very likely to have a high IQ later in childhood and adulthood. 
B)  Her son will be athletically talented. 
C)  Her son was exposed to teratogens prenatally. 
D)  Her son's development is progressing normally. 
A)  Her son is very likely to have a high IQ later in childhood and adulthood. 
B)  Her son will be athletically talented. 
C)  Her son was exposed to teratogens prenatally. 
D)  Her son's development is progressing normally.

Question 5

Gardner's theory of intelligence

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that one general factor of intelligence exists. 
B)  does not address the issue of the development of intelligence. 
C)  suggests that schools should foster only linguistic and logical/mathematical intelligences. 
D)  suggests that different intelligences are regulated by different regions of the brain. 
A)  suggests that one general factor of intelligence exists. 
B)  does not address the issue of the development of intelligence. 
C)  suggests that schools should foster only linguistic and logical/mathematical intelligences. 
D)  suggests that different intelligences are regulated by different regions of the brain.

Question 6

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 7

Mrs. Duncan is a second grade teacher who applies Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences in her classroom. Which of the following is she most likely to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  give all of her students a traditional intelligence test 
B)  strongly emphasize basic reading and language skills 
C)  incorporate the study of music, dance, and interpersonal relationships in her curriculum 
D)  focus exclusively on developing her students' logical/mathematical abilities 
A)  give all of her students a traditional intelligence test 
B)  strongly emphasize basic reading and language skills 
C)  incorporate the study of music, dance, and interpersonal relationships in her curriculum 
D)  focus exclusively on developing her students' logical/mathematical abilities

Question 8

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

Accepted Answer

A)  can learn the skills necessary for a job. 
B)  can keep up with peers in school with a little extra work. 
C)  usually are institutionalized. 
D)  are unable to learn even the simplest self-care skills. 
A)  can learn the skills necessary for a job. 
B)  can keep up with peers in school with a little extra work. 
C)  usually are institutionalized. 
D)  are unable to learn even the simplest self-care skills.

Question 9

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B)  Individually administering the WISC-III 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)  Giving Raven's Progressive Matrices to a group of African American children. 
B)  Individually administering the WISC-III 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 10

Greater improvement over the course of a dynamic testing session indicates greater

Accepted Answer

A)  learning potential. 
B)  influence of heredity on intelligence. 
C)  baseline skill level. 
D)  analytic, but not practical, ability. 
A)  learning potential. 
B)  influence of heredity on intelligence. 
C)  baseline skill level. 
D)  analytic, but not practical, ability.

Question 11

Melissa is 10 years old and has a mental age of five years. According to Terman's method of calculating an intelligence quotient, she has an IQ of

Accepted Answer

A)  200. 
B)  100. 
C)  50. 
D)  20. 
A)  200. 
B)  100. 
C)  50. 
D)  20.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the results of research on Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is not made of three distinct abilities but instead measures a single g (general intelligence) factor. 
B)  Intelligence is made up of three strongly distinctive abilities, just as Sternberg predicted. 
C)  Intelligence is actually made up of six distinctive abilities, more than Sternberg predicted. 
D)  Intelligence includes three abilities, but they are not as independent and distinctive as Sternberg proposed. 
A)  Intelligence is not made of three distinct abilities but instead measures a single g (general intelligence) factor. 
B)  Intelligence is made up of three strongly distinctive abilities, just as Sternberg predicted. 
C)  Intelligence is actually made up of six distinctive abilities, more than Sternberg predicted. 
D)  Intelligence includes three abilities, but they are not as independent and distinctive as Sternberg proposed.

Exam 8: B: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Creativity

A "bright" eight-year-old might have a mental age of

Along with substantially below average intelligence, an individual's ________ is considered to determine whether that individual has an intellectual disability.

Becky's six-month-old son obtained a high score on the Bayley. What does this tell her about her son?

Gardner's theory of intelligence

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

Mrs. Duncan is a second grade teacher who applies Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences in her classroom. Which of the following is she most likely to do?

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

Which of the following would be considered dynamic testing?

Greater improvement over the course of a dynamic testing session indicates greater

Melissa is 10 years old and has a mental age of five years. According to Terman's method of calculating an intelligence quotient, she has an IQ of

Which of the following statements best describes the results of research on Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

A: The Science of Child Development

B: The Science of Child Development

C: The Science of Child Development

A: Genetic Bases of Child Development

B: Genetic Bases of Child Development

C: Genetic Bases of Child Development

A: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

B: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

C: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

A: Growth and Health

B: Growth and Health

C: Growth and Health

A: Perceptual and Motor Development

B: Perceptual and Motor Development

C: Perceptual and Motor Development

A: Theories of Cognitive Development

B: Theories of Cognitive Development

C: Theories of Cognitive Development

A: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

B: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

C: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

A: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

C: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

A: Language and Communication

B: Language and Communication

C: Language and Communication

A: Emotional Development

B: Emotional Development

C: Emotional Development

A: Understanding Self and Others

B: Understanding Self and Others

C: Understanding Self and Others

A: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

B: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

C: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

A: Gender and Development

B: Gender and Development

C: Gender and Development

A: Social Influences

A2: Social Influences

B: Social Influences

B2: Social Influences

C: Social Influences

C2: Social Influences

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