Deck 40: Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Question 1

Binet and an associate created a test made up of "intellectual" questions and problems and learned which questions an average child could answer at each age.Then,they gave other children this test and were able to tell whether a child was

A)able to comprehend the material being presented at each grade level.
B)performing up to his or her potential.
C)able to think divergently.
D)motivated to learn.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The generally-accepted definition of intelligence includes the ability to

A)act purposely.
B)record and recall visual images.
C)interact effectively in social groups.
D)think emotively.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The definition that involves specifying what procedures were used to measure intelligence is called a(n) definition.

A)normal curve
B)conditional
C)operational
D)contemporary

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In Binet's test of intelligence,items included at each age level were those which

A)revealed a child's grade level in school.
B)measured rote learning and memory.
C)required creative as well as correct answers.
D)could be answered by an average child of that age.

Question 5

The core of intelligence consists of general mental abilities in the areas of reasoning,problem-solving,knowledge, memory,and successful adaptation to one's surroundings,which is called

A)the g-factor.
B)creative aptitude.
C)performance intelligence.
D)the beta factor.

Question 6

Which of the following psychologists was asked by the minister of education in Paris in 1904 to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy)with the result being the modern intelligence test?

A)Jean Piaget
B)Alfred Binet
C)Maria Montessori
D)Sigmund Freud

Question 7

Binet was asked to help find a way to distinguish slower students from more capable ones,and this led to Binet's development of

A)artificial intelligence.
B)the first individual intelligence test.
C)the multiple intelligence model.
D)the first test of creative thinking.

Question 8

An operational definition of intelligence is based on the

A)procedures used to measure intelligence.
B)validity of the intelligence test.
C)reliability of the intelligence test.
D)standardization sample that was tested.

Question 9

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by

A)Robert Sternberg.
B)David Wechsler.
C)Howard Gardner.
D)Lewis Terman.

Question 10

Intelligence cannot be

A)measured.
B)observed directly.
C)operationally defined.
D)any of these.

Question 11

Which of the following persons is responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence in 1904?

A)Sigmund Freud
B)David Wechsler
C)Alfred Binet
D)Howard Gardner

Question 12

The generally-accepted definition of intelligence includes all of the following skills EXCEPT the ability to

A)recall and organize data into patterns.
B)deal effectively with the environment.
C)think rationally.
D)act purposely.

Question 13

Regarding the definition of intelligence,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Some theorists question just which general mental abilities together constitute intelligence.
B)Other psychologists question the idea of the g-factor itself,proposing instead that there are different "intelligences."
C)Intelligence is broadly defined as the overall capacity to act purposefully,to think rationally,and to adapt to one's surroundings.
D)The operational definition of intelligence consists of the core aspects of intelligence,which are knowledge,reasoning,and memory.

Question 14

Miriam would be described as an excellent problem-solver,who acts purposely and adapts well to changes in her surroundings.According to this module,Miriam is

A)exhibiting the fluency aspect of creative thinking.
B)exhibiting the ability to use heuristics in thinking.
C)intelligent.
D)intuitive.

Question 15

The g-factor refers to

A)general mental abilities.
B)one's verbal intelligence.
C)the variability of intelligence that is due to genetic factors.
D)one's performance intelligence.

Question 16

Alfred Binet is best known for

A)conducting a longitudinal study of the gifted.
B)developing the first useful individual test of intelligence.
C)developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.
D)developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence.

Question 17

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is

A)evading the question.
B)providing an intuitive definition.
C)providing multimodal definition.
D)providing an operational definition.

Question 18

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

A)updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests.
B)tasks that an average child could perform at each age level.
C)opinions of psychologists during that time period.
D)educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time.

Question 19

The global capacity to act purposefully,think rationally,and deal effectively with the environment is known as

A)creativity.
B)inductive reasoning.
C)deductive reasoning.
D)intelligence.

Question 20

The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide which type of definition of intelligence?

A)reliable
B)conditional
C)functional
D)operational

Question 21

Connie is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5).She is asked to choose a picture that shows how a piece of paper would look if it were folded or cut.This section of the SB5 is measuring

A)working memory.
B)fluid reasoning.
C)visual-spatial processing.
D)quantitative reasoning.

Question 22

On which section of the Stanford­Binet (SB5)would you be asked questions,such as "Why is yeast added to bread dough?" and "What does cryptic mean?"

A)divergent thinking section
B)quantitative reasoning section
C)knowledge section
D)working memory section

Question 23

Which section of the Stanford­Binet (SB5)would have questions similar to the following: "Given the numbers three,six,nine,12,what number would come next?"

A)visual-spatial processing
B)quantitative reasoning
C)fluid reasoning
D)working memory

Question 24

Lisa is taking the Stanford­Binet (SB5)and is presented with the question,"An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's

A)fluid reasoning.
B)visual-spatial processing.
C)quantitative reasoning.
D)working memory.

Question 25

Marie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to put puzzles together and copy geometric shapes on which section of this intelligence test?

A)quantitative reasoning
B)fluid reasoning
C)working memory
D)visual-spatial processing

Question 26

Lewis Terman is known for

A)developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.
B)developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence.
C)revising Binet's test for use in North America.
D)developing the first useful individual test of intelligence in 1904.

Question 27

On which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)are subjects asked to correctly remember the order of colored beads seen,to repeat a series of digits forward and backward,and to name the last word in each sentence after hearing several sentences read?

A)quantitative reasoning
B)visual-spatial processing
C)working memory
D)fluid reasoning

Question 28

Regarding the Wechsler scales,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The current Wechsler test for children is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition or WISC-IV.
B)The Wechsler scales yield an overall intelligence score.
C)The Wechsler scales yield separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence.
D)The Wechsler scales have no version designed to test the intelligence of adults.

Question 29

Which section of the Stanford­Binet (SB5)would have questions similar to the following: "If you have 30 oranges and give five oranges to each of your three brothers,how many oranges will you have left?"

A)fluid reasoning
B)visual-spatial processing
C)quantitative reasoning
D)working memory

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT one of the five sections of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition?

A)fluid reasoning
B)working memory
C)knowledge
D)creative processing

Question 31

Suzy is taking the Stanford­Binet (SB5)and is asked this question,"I knew my bag was going to be in the last place I looked,so I looked there first.What is silly or impossible about that?" This question is measuring Suzy's

A)working memory.
B)visual-spatial processing.
C)quantitative reasoning.
D)fluid reasoning.

Question 32

On which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)is reasoning ability measured by having the subjects complete analogy questions,fill in the missing shape in a group of shapes,and tell a story about what's happening in a series of pictures?

A)fluid reasoning
B)working memory
C)quantitative reasoning
D)visual-spatial processing

Question 33

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is

A)only useful for intelligence testing with infants and very young children.
B)a specialized group test for measuring adult intelligence.
C)designed to test stable aspects of divergent thinking that are unaffected by experience or education.
D)made up of age-ranked questions that get a little harder at each age level.

Question 34

Emil is taking the Stanford­Binet (SB5)and is asked the question,"Suppose that you are going east,then turn right,then turn right again,then turn left.In what direction are you facing now?" This question comes from the section of the SB5 that measures

A)fluid reasoning.
B)visual-spatial processing.
C)quantitative reasoning.
D)working memory.

Question 35

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition is measured with questions involving words and numbers called questions.

A)implicit
B)nonverbal
C)divergent
D)verbal

Question 36

A widely used alternative intelligence test to the Stanford-Binet that yields a single overall intelligence score as well as separate scores for performance and verbal intelligence is the

A)Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test.
B)Leiter International Performance Scale.
C)Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test.
D)Raven Progressive Matrices.

Question 37

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition is measured with questions involving the use of pictures and objects called questions.

A)explicit
B)verbal
C)nonverbal
D)divergent

Question 38

Which of the following intelligence tests is appropriate for people from age two to 85+ years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning,knowledge,quantitative reasoning,visual-spatial processing,and working memory)using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area?

A)SAT Reasoning Test
B)Wechsler Intelligence Scales
C)Raven Progressive Matrices
D)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition

Question 39

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition yields a score for all of the following EXCEPT for

A)creativity and divergent thinking.
B)general intelligence.
C)verbal and for nonverbal intelligence.
D)each of the five cognitive factors.

Question 40

Helen is captain of the college scholars' bowl team.She displays an excellent vocabulary and can answer questions on a wide variety of topics,including history,science,philosophy,and literature.With these skills,Helen would probably show a high performance on which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)?

A)knowledge section
B)divergent thinking section
C)working memory section
D)quantitative reasoning section

Question 41

Regarding IQ,grades and success,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Motivation,special talents,off-campus learning,and many other factors,besides IQ,affect grades.
B)A high IQ reveals potential,but does not guarantee success;nor does a lower IQ guarantee failure.
C)IQ is a strong predictor of success in art,music,writing,dramatics,science,and leadership.
D)In general,the correlation between IQ scores and school grades is .50,a sizable association.

Question 42

The subtests of Vocabulary,Similarities,and Information make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

A)perceptual reasoning
B)verbal comprehension
C)working memory
D)processing speed

Question 43

Talia is being administered the Perceptual Reasoning section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

A)similarities
B)symbol search
C)coding
D)block design

Question 44

Regarding the Wechsler tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The Wechsler scales yield a single overall IQ.
B)The Wechsler scales do not have a version suitable for children.
C)The Wechsler scales yield separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence.
D)The WAIS-IV is designed specifically for testing the intelligence of adults.

Question 45

Fourteen-year-old Joel and his classmates enter their classroom and will be simultaneously administered paper-and- pencil tests that will require them to read,to follow instructions,and to solve problems of logic,reasoning,mathematics,and spatial skills.Joel is being administered a(n)test.

A)group intelligence
B)performance
C)individual intelligence
D)creativity

Question 46

Rajal is being administered the Working Memory section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

A)coding
B)block design
C)arithmetic
D)matrix reasoning

Question 47

The subtests of Symbol Search and Coding make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

A)perceptual reasoning
B)processing speed
C)verbal comprehension
D)working memory

Question 48

Regarding group intelligence tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Group intelligence tests usually require people to read and follow instructions.
B)Group intelligence tests require people to solve problems of logic,reasoning,mathematics,or spatial skills.
C)Group intelligence tests can be given to a large group of people with minimal supervision.
D)The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test and the Stanford-Binet are two examples of group intelligence tests.

Question 49

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB5)and the Wechsler scales

A)are both individual intelligence tests.
B)are each given to large groups at the same time with minimal supervision.
C)were both designed to predict a person's "real­world" success in a future occupation.
D)are characterized by all of these statements.

Question 50

The subtests of Digit Span and Arithmetic make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS- IV)?

A)working memory
B)processing speed
C)verbal comprehension
D)perceptual reasoning

Question 51

Which of the following is an individual adult IQ test that measures verbal comprehension (similarities,vocabulary,information);perceptual reasoning (block design,matrix reasoning,visual puzzles);working memory (digit span and arithmetic);and processing speed (symbol search and coding)?

A)Kaufmann Intelligence Scale (KIS)
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5)
C)SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)
D)Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

Question 52

The subtests of Block Design,Matrix Reasoning,and Visual Puzzles make up which section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)?

A)verbal comprehension
B)processing speed
C)working memory
D)perceptual reasoning

Question 53

Using IQ scores as the sole measure of giftedness

A)ignores the poor adjustment that characterizes such persons.
B)is the quickest way to identify creative individuals.
C)ignores special talents.
D)identifies only persons from upper socioeconomic levels.

Question 54

Which of the following types of tests can be given to many people simultaneously with minimal supervision and requires the test takers to read and follow instructions and assesses the test takers in the areas of logic,reasoning,mathematics,and spatial skills?

A)individual aptitude tests
B)divergent thinking tests
C)creativity tests
D)group intelligence tests

Question 55

If one psychologist administers a test simultaneously to several people with minimal supervision,it must be a(n) __________ test.

A)projective
B)performance
C)group
D)individual

Question 56

Paula is being administered the Verbal Comprehension section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS- IV).Which of the following subtests is NOT a part of this section?

A)arithmetic
B)information
C)vocabulary
D)similarities

Question 57

Regarding both the WAIS-IV and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition (SB5),which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Both yield a single overall IQ.
B)Both can be used with adults.
C)Both are group tests of intelligence.
D)Both provide performance (nonverbal)and verbal scores.

Question 58

Eight­year­old Jayce is being administered an intelligence test in the school psychologist's office.The school psychologist will be asking Jayce vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as having Jayce put together puzzles and block designs.Jayce is being admininstered a(n)test.

A)projective
B)group
C)individual
D)performance

Question 59

Zelda is being administered the Processing Speed section of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV).Which of the following subtests is a part of this section?

A)block design
B)coding
C)arithmetic
D)digit span

Question 60

The Stanford-Binet (SB5)and the Wechsler scales are tests.

A)individual intelligence
B)group intelligence
C)group achievement
D)individual creativity

Question 61

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her

A)cognitive index.
B)GPA.
C)mental age.
D)chronological age.

Question 62

The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)is an example of a(n)test.

A)individual intelligence
B)group creativity
C)individual achievement
D)group intelligence

Question 63

Having a high IQ

A)reveals potential.
B)predicts mental instability.
C)guarantees success,while a lower IQ guarantees failure.
D)guarantees failure,while a lower IQ guarantees success.

Question 64

An advantage of the original IQ was that intelligence could be compared among children with different

A)cultural backgrounds.
B)language and communication skills.
C)divergent thinking abilities.
D)chronological and mental ages.

Question 65

A 10-year-old child with a mental age of 10 would have an IQ of

A)110.
B)100.
C)120.
D)50.

Question 66

Aaron and his fellow high school seniors are sitting in a large auditorium and are about to take a group test that will measure their aptitudes for language,math,and reasoning as well as predict their chances of success in college. Aaron and his fellow classmates are most likely taking the

A)Leiter International Performance Scale.
B)Stanford-Binet (SB5).
C)WAIS-IV.
D)SAT Reasoning Test (SAT).

Question 67

Jason has a mental age of five and a chronological age of four.His IQ is

A)110.
B)80.
C)125.
D)145.

Question 68

Myra has a mental age of 13 and a chronological age of 10.Her IQ is

A)103.
B)77.
C)123.
D)130

Question 69

When the Stanford-Binet was first used,the correct formula for IQ was

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

Question 70

Regarding the SAT Reasoning Test,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The SAT Reasoning Test was designed to predict a person's chances of success in college.
B)The SAT Reasoning Test measures aptitudes for language,math,and reasoning.
C)The SAT Reasoning Test must be given to a single person at a time by a trained specialist.
D)The SAT Reasoning Test can be used to estimate general intelligence.

Question 71

To estimate a child's intelligence,we would need to compare the child's mental age to his or her

A)present grade level.
B)chronological age.
C)average grade point average.
D)nonverbal IQ.

Question 72

Which of the following is a group test that measures different mental aptitudes,was designed to predict one's chances of success in college,and can also be used to estimate general intelligence?

A)SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)
B)Stanford-Binet (SB5)
C)WAIS-IV
D)Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test

Question 73

Which of the following is a good measure of a person's average intellectual performance and is based on the level of age-ranked questions that he or she can answer?

A)mental age
B)chronological age
C)cognitive index
D)deviation equivalency score

Question 74

In the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM­5),an intellectual disability is also referred to as a(n)

A)intellectual developmental disorder.
B)learning disability.
C)dyslexic disorder.
D)savant syndrome.

Question 75

John is taking an intelligence test.His performance on this set of age-graded test items would be used to estimate his __________ age.

A)chronological
B)performance deviation
C)mental
D)verbal deviation

Question 76

When the Stanford-Binet was first used,the intelligence quotient could be determined by the

A)mental age being divided by the chronological age and multipled by 100.
B)mental age being multipled by the chronological age and divided by 100.
C)chronological age being divided by 100 and multiplied by the mental age.
D)chronological age being divided by the mental age and multipled by 100.

Question 77

Regarding mental age,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A)Mental age is also known as a ratio intelligence quotient.
B)Mental age is a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ.
C)A person's mental age will be lower than his or her chronological age if the person has superior intelligence.
D)Mental age tells nothing about whether overall intelligence is high or low.

Question 78

Billy has a mental age of eight and a chronological age of ten.Billy's IQ is

A)92.
B)108.
C)122.
D)80.

Question 79

Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100 is the formula used to calculate a person's

A)deviation intelligence.
B)cognitive index.
C)metacognitive quotient.
D)intelligence quotient.

Question 80

Today is Emil's birthday,and he is seven years old.Thus,seven would be Emil's

A)mental age.
B)GPA.
C)physiological index.
D)chronological age.