Deck 10: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Question 1

What was the original purpose of the first well-established test of intelligence?

A)to make accurate diagnoses of savant syndrome
B)to classify children as to their level of retardation
C)to select those children who could benefit from classes for slow learners
D)to determine who required services under Public Law 94-142

Answer 1

to select those children who could benefit from classes for slow learners

Question 2

Geoffrey has a Stanford-Binet IQ score of 60 and deficits in adaptive behaviour.He is likely to be considered __________.

A)mildly retarded
B)moderately retarded
C)severely retarded
D)profoundly retarded

Answer 2

mildly retarded

Question 3

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of:

A)crystallized and visual-motor abilities.
B)general intelligence and specific abilities.
C)analytical,creative,and practical intelligence.
D)verbal and mathematical abilities.

Answer 3

general intelligence and specific abilities.

Question 4

The Binet and Simon intelligence test measured children on what new concept?

A)divergent thinking
B)mental set
C)mental age
D)creativity

Question 5

__________ percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130.

A)Sixty
B)Seventy
C)Eighty
D)Ninety

Question 6

What score indicates how one individual compares to others on an intelligence test?

A)intelligence quotient
B)deviation
C)intelligence component
D)mental estimate

Question 7

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

A)poetic
B)naturalistic
C)digital
D)creative

Question 8

Sal is being evaluated as a possible candidate for the space program.On which of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences would we expect him to excel if he is a good candidate?

A)spatial reasoning
B)interpersonal
C)naturalist
D)intrapersonal

Question 9

When you took your college entrance exam,students across the country took the same test at the same time with the same instructions.What characteristic of a good psychological test do these similarities reflect?

A)reliability
B)standardization
C)validity
D)norms

Question 10

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

A)Thurstone
B)Simon
C)Gardner
D)Spearman

Question 11

On Monday,Sal took a test developed to measure levels of sensation seeking and obtained a score of 13; he took the same test one week later and obtained the same score.Based on this information,you can most accurately conclude that the test is likely to be:

A)standardized.
B)reliable.
C)valid.
D)normed

Question 12

Which of these is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

A)poetic
B)naturalistic
C)creative
D)digital

Question 13

A valid test is one that __________.

A)produces consistent results
B)has split-half reliability
C)actually measures what it sets out to measure
D)has a correlation coefficient of .50

Question 14

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

A)defining a word such as lunch
B)repeating a series of digits
C)using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture
D)adding a series of orally presented numbers

Question 15

Ted and Jessica's son was recently diagnosed as mentally retarded.What is his likely degree of retardation?

A)severe
B)moderate
C)profound
D)mild

Question 16

Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

A)repeating a series of digits
B)defining a word such as lunch
C)using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture
D)adding a series of orally presented numbers

Question 17

The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by __________.

A)Gardner
B)Sternberg
C)Thurstone
D)Spearman

Question 18

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

A)the WAIS-IV
B)the MMPI
C)the Stanford-Binet
D)the WISC-III

Question 19

A psychological test that measures what we intend it to measure is said to be:

A)valid.
B)normed.
C)standardized.
D)reliable.

Question 20

A committee has been set up to identify young people who are likely to become great Olympic skaters.In addition to physical skills,the committee believes that an understanding of one's emotions is a plus because it will help the skaters through training and competitions.Using Howard Gardner's types of intelligences,which two should be the focus of the committee's search?

A)bodily kinesthetic and intrapersonal
B)logical/mathematical and visual/spatial
C)visual/spatial and interpersonal
D)verbal/linguistic and logical/mathematical

Question 21

A form of intelligence that refers to how effectively people perceive and understand their own feelings and the feelings of others is __________ intelligence.

A)fluid
B)emotional
C)bodily-kinesthetic
D)crystallized

Question 22

What number reflects the amount of differences in a population attributable to genetic influences?

A)correlation coefficient
B)concordance
C)heritability
D)eugenics index

Question 23

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

A)They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance.
B)Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability.
C)They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation.
D)Their data were obtained improperly.

Question 24

What number reflects the amount of differences in a population attributable to genetic influences?

A)concordance
B)heritability
C)eugenics index
D)correlation coefficient

Question 25

The ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate is called:

A)insight.
B)heuristics.
C)creativity.
D)latent learning.

Question 26

Creativity is the ability to __________.

A)produce novel or unique ideas or objects
B)think about concrete objects abstractly
C)work well with input from internal sources
D)work well without input from internal sources

Question 27

What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?

A)They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation.
B)Few people have taken intelligence tests,so their conclusions have limited generalizability.
C)Their data were obtained improperly.
D)They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance