Deck 9: B: Intelligence Testing

Question 1

Binet and Simon originally developed their famous test to

A)identify children who might have difficulty in school.
B)identify gifted children.
C)measure the intelligence of adults.
D)measure the intelligence of normal children.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Who has the highest IQ?

A)Clarissa,with a mental age of 9 and a chronological age of 9.
B)Matt,with a mental age of 9 and a chronological age of 10.
C)Cecilee,with a mental age of 9 and a chronological age of 7.
D)Morgan,with a mental age of 7 and a chronological age of 7.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Binet and Simon considered children behind in their schooling if their

A)mental age equalled their chronological age.
B)mental age were lower than their chronological age.
C)mental age were higher than their chronological age.
D)mental age did not equal their chronological age.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Binet and Simon measured children using what new concept?

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

Question 5

Francis has his intelligence tested and receives a score of 100.Given the norm for most intelligence tests,Francis' score is

A)extremely below average.
B)slightly below average.
C)average.
D)above average.

Question 6

The average score on most IQ tests is

A)15.
B)100.
C)150.
D)500.

Question 7

Sam and Julie each scored 110 on the WAIS.Based on their scores,which is true?

A)If Sam scored high in math,then Julie scored high in math.
B)If Sam scored high in comprehension,then Julie scored high in comprehension.
C)Two people with the same IQ score could have very different abilities.
D)Two people with the same IQ score should have the same abilities.

Question 8

The formula that uses chronological age (CA)and mental age (MA)to calculate the intelligence quotient is:

A)(MA ÷ CA)× 100.
B)CA ÷ MA × 100.
C)(MA × CA)÷ 100.
D)100 ÷ (MA + CA).

Question 9

One of the odd twists in the history of psychology is that Binet and Simon's test started out as a way to measure____________,but was adapted by others into a measure of ________________.

A)academic achievement;innate intelligence
B)innate intelligence;academic achievement
C)chronological age;mental age
D)mental age;chronological age

Question 10

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale provides a Full Scale IQ measurement,but also breaks intelligence into which two indices?

A)General Ability and Cognitive Proficiency
B)Emotional Intelligence and Academic Intelligence
C)Visual and Auditory
D)Achievement and Aptitude

Question 11

What is the most commonly used intelligence for testing adolescents and adults?

A)Standford-Binet
B)Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
C)Binet-Simon
D)Raven's Progressive Matrices

Question 12

Zoe wants to test the IQ of a group of ESL students who do not speak any English.What test might you recommend to her?

A)Stanford-Binet
B)Raven's Progressive Matrices
C)WAIS
D)Binet-Simon

Question 13

What is the IQ of a 10-year-old with a mental age of 8?

A)125
B)80
C)1.25
D)0.8

Question 14

________,a professor of psychology at Stanford University,revised Binet and Simon's test so it could be used with American school children.

A)William Stern
B)Lewis Terman
C)Henri Simon
D)David Wechsler

Question 15

Misha receives a score of 115 on a standardized intelligence test.This indicates that Misha is _______ standard deviations __________ average.

A)one;below
B)one;above
C)three;below.
D)three;above.

Question 16

Which of the following kinds of items would most likely be found on a culture-free IQ test?

A)visual pattern completion
B)sentence completion
C)vocabulary recognition
D)general information

Question 17

________ devised a simple formula for calculating an index of intelligence,or intelligence quotient (IQ).

A)Theo Simon
B)Lewis Terman
C)Franz Gall
D)Louis Thurstone

Question 18

Which of the following is the best psychological description for intelligence?

A)how creative a person is
B)how much a person knows
C)how well a person can understand,reason,and cognitively adapt to obstacles
D)how "street smart" a person is

Question 19

Based on IQ score as calculated by Terman,a student with an IQ score of 120 is likely to answer IQ test questions like someone who is age _____,even though the student is _____.

A)10;12
B)12;11
C)10;8
D)12;10

Question 20

Twelve-year-old Arnold received an IQ test score of 75.Using the original definition for IQ,what is his mental age?

A)9
B)10
C)5
D)7

Question 21

According to your textbook,researchers have found a strong positive relationship between intelligence and ________________.

A)working memory capacity
B)visual acuity
C)typing speed
D)schizophrenia

Question 22

According to Spearman,it is one's ________ intelligence that produces the positive correlations found between math,reading scores,and visual perception tests.

A)general
B)emotional
C)crystallized
D)fluid

Question 23

Which of the following typically happens to crystallized intelligence as healthy adults age?

A)Crystallized intelligence peaks at middle age and then declines.
B)Crystallized intelligence is slowly replaced by fluid intelligence.
C)Crystallized intelligence remains stable or increases with experience.
D)Crystallized intelligence steadily declines throughout the lifespan.

Question 24

Who was the inventor of the statistical technique called factor analysis,a method that compares results of different correlational measures to identify patterns,or "factors," among them?

A)Alfred Binet
B)Henri Simon
C)Sir Francis Galton
D)Charles Spearman

Question 25

Megan is very good at solving problems,even though she has had very little formal training.For example,Megan was able to solve the difficult Rubik's Cube puzzle the first time she tried.Megan clearly has a high degree of ____________ intelligence.

A)semantic
B)fluid
C)crystallized
D)static

Question 26

It is generally the case that most great scientists have their ground-breaking ideas when they are in early to middle adulthood,but rarely when they are older.What might explain this fact?

A)The brain shrinks with age.
B)General intelligence declines steeply after middle adulthood.
C)Fluid intelligence peaks in middle adulthood,and then declines in later life.
D)Crystallized intelligence peaks in middle adulthood,and then declines in later life.

Question 27

What is a dominant characteristic of culture-free IQ tests?

A)Minimal verbal skills are required.
B)They feature a large number of items pertaining to the test taker's culture.
C)They offer a large percentage of math-based questions to reduce the strain on language.
D)They are always administered orally.

Question 28

Ms.Bouvier is a first grade teacher.She has just given Chelsea a reading test.Chelsea scored very high in word recognition,so Ms.Bouvier assumes she will score high on the rest of the test.It is clear that Ms.Bouvier believes in the ____________ factor of intelligence.

A)g
B)s
C)a
D)r

Question 29

Who would have supported the notion that intelligence resulted from a single ability and could be represented by a single test score?

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

Question 30

Which of the following was true about the brain of Albert Einstein?

A)It was heavier than the average human brain.
B)It was smaller and lighter than the average human brain.
C)Its weight was average for a human brain.
D)It was never studied.

Question 31

Brandon can name all 50 U.S.states and capitals.Which type of intelligence is he relying most on?

A)semantic
B)fluid
C)crystallized
D)static

Question 32

Which of the following is representative of Sir Francis Galton's perspective on intelligence?

A)Galton believed that intelligence was determined 50% by environment and 50% by genes.
B)Galton placed a lot of stock in heredity and believed that genes significantly influenced intelligence.
C)Galton was an environmentalist and believed that social factors significantly influenced intelligence.
D)Galton believed that intelligence was a trait that changed significantly over time.

Question 33

Which researcher tried to measure intelligence by using perceptual tests?

A)Alfred Binet
B)Theodore Simon
C)Sir Francis Galton
D)Charles Spearman

Question 34

____________ intelligence allows people to solve problems that they have not previously experienced,while _____________ intelligence involves applying previous experience and knowledge to solving a problem.

A)Crystallized;fluid
B)Fluid;crystallized
C)Analytical;practical
D)Practical;analytical

Question 35

Terence is a skilled musician,writer,computer programmer,and problem solver.The fact that Terence is good at so many diverse activities supports the notion of _____________ intelligence.

A)modal
B)transferable
C)triarchic
D)general

Question 36

Vocabulary tests primarily measure ________________ intelligence.

A)crystallized
B)fluid
C)creative
D)existential

Question 37

The cousin of Charles Darwin who suggested that the unusual eminence of his own family was due to genetic gifts was

A)Alfred Binet.
B)James Cattell.
C)Henri Simon.
D)Sir Francis Galton.

Question 38

Because Ken's history professor was a college student during the 1970s,he has extraordinary insight and knowledge of facts concerning the Vietnam War era.This knowledge is associated with the term

A)crystallized intelligence.
B)fluid intelligence.
C)general intelligence.
D)multiple intelligence.

Question 39

Which of the following is true about the relationship between the brain and intelligence scores?

A)Brain size,but not the degree of convolution,is correlated with intelligence scores.
B)The degree of convolution,but not brain size,is correlated with intelligence scores.
C)Both the size and degree of convolution of the cortex are correlated with intelligence scores.
D)Neither the size,nor the degree of convolution of the cortex,are correlated with intelligence scores.

Question 40

Which of the following best describes the relationship between a person's brain size,and his or her intelligence?

A)There is no relationship between brain size and intelligence.
B)Brain size is correlated with intelligence,but the relationship is complicated and poorly understood.
C)Large brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.
D)Small brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.

Question 41

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

A)global,intuitive,and special
B)general,global,and specific
C)mathematical,reasoning,and verbal
D)analytical,creative,and practical

Question 42

Marcos,a geology professor,has always been fascinated by the study of fossils,shells,and rock formations.According to Gardner,Marcos is strong in the area of ________ intelligence.

A)kinesthetic
B)naturalist
C)visuospatial
D)logical

Question 43

A theory of intelligence with eight components was postulated by

A)Gardner.
B)Spearman.
C)Sternberg.
D)Terman.

Question 44

According to Sternberg,________ intelligence is akin to what most people think of when they think of the term intelligence.

A)analytical
B)creative
C)practical
D)fluid
G)

Question 45

According to Gardner,there are ________ types of intelligence.

A)two
B)four
C)six
D)nine

Question 46

According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

A)analytical intelligence
B)creative intelligence
C)practical intelligence
D)general intelligence

Question 47

Corrie is well liked by all her classmates.She has lots of friends and is always one of the first people chosen whenever there are group projects.According to Gardner,at which type of intelligence does Corrie likely excel?

A)interpersonal
B)intrapersonal
C)naturalistic
D)visuospatial

Question 48

Which of the following is a younger adult most likely to do better than a healthy older adult?

A)naming the capitals of provinces
B)solving a geometric puzzle
C)defining vocabulary words
D)calculating the area of a circle from the length of the radius

Question 49

Which of the following is a healthy older adult most likely to do as well-or even better than-a younger adult?

A)pattern recognition
B)a geometric puzzle
C)a vocabulary test
D)a timed problem-solving task

Question 50

Whose theory suggests that Tiger Woods's ability to hit a golf ball might be considered a form of intelligence?

A)Spearman
B)Galton
C)Binet
D)Gardner

Question 51

Which of the following does NOT support the idea of multiple intelligences?

A)Head injury can lead to the loss of one ability but not others.
B)People who score highly on intelligence tests often excel in a number of areas.
C)Intelligent people vary a great deal in terms of physical,social,and artistic skills.
D)Savants may have low mental capacities,but excel at specific abilities.

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

According to your textbook,how should teachers tailor their instruction styles to maximize learning?

A)Teachers should tailor their teaching to fit the material.
B)Teachers should tailor their teaching to match each individual student's learning style.
C)Teachers should tailor their teaching to match the modal (i.e. ,most frequent)learning style found in their classroom.
D)Teachers should tailor their teaching primarily towards reading/writing learners.

Question 54

Janet has an IQ score that is much lower than average and has been diagnosed as having a form of autism.Despite her disabilities,Janet can perform incredible feats of mental arithmetic,including finding the square root of five-digit numbers without a calculator or paper and pencil! Janet would be classified as a

A)kinetic learner.
B)crystallized thinker.
C)fluid thinker.
D)savant.

Question 55

Gardner and his associates are known for proposing

A)the generalized theory of intelligence.
B)the triarchic theory of intelligence.
C)the theory of multiple intelligences.
D)the theory of emotional intelligence.

Question 56

The hypothesis that individuals are fundamentally different in how they best acquire information is associated with the concept of

A)learning styles.
B)triarchic intelligence.
C)the Flynn effect.
D)general intelligence.

Question 57

Mrs.Evergreen is an elementary school teacher.She tries to match her teaching style to the way in which each student seems to learn best.For example,she believes some of her students learn best when she illustrates ideas on the board,while other students appear to learn best when they perform hands-on actives.Mrs.Evergreen likely agrees with the existence of

A)general intelligence.
B)triarchic intelligence.
C)the Flynn effect.
D)learning styles.

Question 58

Frank doesn't necessarily have a high IQ as measured on standardized intelligence tests,but he is well aware of his strengths and weaknesses.He chooses jobs that suit his strengths and is particularly skilled at adapting to any changes in his environment.Frank likely has high ________ intelligence as defined in the triarchic theory.

A)creative
B)analytical
C)experiential
D)practical

Question 59

According to Robert Sternberg,____________ is the ability to come up with new ways of solving problems.

A)analytical intelligence
B)creative intelligence
C)practical intelligence
D)general intelligence

Question 60

Many studies have been done to investigate whether people learn better when the teaching method matches a specific learning style.What have these studies found?

A)All individuals are either visual or kinesthetic learners.
B)All individuals learn best when the teaching method is kinetic/tactile.
C)The studies failed to find evidence that individuals have specific learning styles.
D)The studies found evidence for at least four distinct learning styles.

Question 61

The "Flynn effect" refers to

A)the finding that IQ scores have stayed over time.
B)the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over time.
C)the finding that IQ scores have steadily decreased over time.
D)the finding that IQ scores are negatively correlated with education levels.

Question 62

There is some evidence that women do better than average on tests of ______________,while men do better than women on tests of_______________.

A)fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence
B)crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence
C)visual-spatial manipulation;verbal fluency
D)verbal fluency;visual-spatial manipulation

Question 63

Henrietta's grandfather used to be a psychologist in the 1950s.While going through his old papers,Henrietta finds an old intelligence test that was tested and normed over fifty years earlier.Just for fun,Henrietta decides to take the test,which gives her an IQ of 110.Which of the following is true?

A)She would probably receive a similar score from a more recent test.
B)The score is probably too high,because the average score on the test when it was normed is lower than it would be today.
C)The score is probably too low,because the average score on the test when it was normed was lower than it would be today.
D)The score is probably too high,because the average score on the test when it was normed was higher than it would be today.

Question 64

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between nutrition and intelligence?

A)There is no correlation between intelligence and nutrition.
B)There is a relationship between intelligence and nutrition,but only when comparing children living in poverty and those in affluent households.
C)Even when comparing children who come from affluent households,there is evidence for a relationship between healthy eating and intelligence.
D)Intelligence is correlated with the number of calories consumed,but not the nutritional value of a child's diet.

Question 65

When researchers compare the distribution of IQ scores for males to the one for females,which of the following differences is most consistently found?

A)The mean score for the male distribution is greater than the one for the females.
B)The mean score for the female distribution is greater than the one for the males.
C)The variability among males is greater than it is among females.
D)The variability among females is greater than it is among males.

Question 66

Able,Bob,and Chris are brothers.Able was born in 1985,Baker in 1988,and Chris in 1990.Statistically speaking,which sibling is slightly more likely to have the greatest IQ score?

A)Able
B)Bob
C)Chris
D)No one;they are all equally likely to have the greatest IQ score.

Question 67

What does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend to parents about children watching television?

A)Infants should only watch special educational videos that stimulate brain development prior to the age of 2.
B)Children under the age of 2 should watch television for no more than 4 hours each day.
C)Children under the age of 2 should not watch television at all.
D)Children under the age of 10 should not watch television at all.

Question 68

The study of how specific genes interact with the environment to influence behaviour is called

A)behavioural genomics.
B)anthropometrics.
C)psychometrics.
D)transgenics.

Question 69

According to the Flynn effect,for at least several generations,

A)the IQ scores of the children are higher than those of their parents.
B)the IQ scores of the children are lower than those of their parents.
C)the IQ scores of both children and parents have remained about the same.
D)there is no correlation between the IQ scores of children and their parents.

Question 70

Some companies sell special educational programs designed to be watched by infants.Which of the following is true regarding these programs?

A)They significantly stimulate brain development.
B)They lower the age at which children first speak,but do not otherwise affect brain development.
C)They do not stimulate cognitive development,but are otherwise harmless.
D)They can actually slow down vocabulary and language development.

Question 71

People who hold an entity theory of intelligence believe

A)that a person's intelligence is fixed and very difficult to change.
B)that a person's intelligence is shaped by experience and effort.
C)that there is only one type of intelligence.
D)that there are multiple types of intelligences.

Question 72

_________________ involves breeding mice that have had a specific gene removed from their genome.In contrast,_________________ involves inserting a new gene into an animal's genome.

A)Transgenics;biomutation
B)Gene knockout;transgenics
C)Biomutation;transgenics
D)X-inactivation;biomutation

Question 73

Dr.Ming hypothesizes that a particular gene is involved in intelligence.He breeds a strain of mice that have had this particular gene removed to see if they show an impaired ability to solve problems compared to mice that have not had this gene removed.This is an example of a ______________ study.

A)transgenic
B)anthropometric
C)psychometric
D)gene knockout

Question 74

When researchers had the same individuals take an intelligence test that had been developed in 1978 and another test that had been developed in 1947,they found that

A)they scored about 8 points higher on the newer test.
B)they scored about 8 points higher on the older test.
C)they scored about the same on both tests.
D)some individuals scored higher on the old test,and some scored higher on the newer test.

Question 75

Which of the following is true concerning "twin study" research findings?

A)Identical twins and fraternal twins share similarly high IQ correlations.
B)Fraternal twins have more similar IQ scores than identical twins.
C)Identical twins have more similar IQ scores than fraternal twins.
D)Identical twins raised together have less similar scores than identical twins raised apart.

Question 76

In general,studies examining the correlations between intelligence scores for different family members indicate that __________________ is the greatest determinant for shared intelligence.

A)education
B)shared experience
C)biological relatedness
D)shared environment

Question 77

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity,which pair should show the highest correlation between IQ scores?

A)fraternal twins
B)identical twins
C)brothers and sisters
D)parents and children

Question 78

People who hold an incremental theory of intelligence believe

A)that a person's intelligence is fixed and very difficult to change.
B)that a person's intelligence is shaped by experience and effort.
C)that there is only one type of intelligence.
D)that there are multiple types of intelligences.

Question 79

According to your textbook,a key factor in why growing up in a low-income family is associated with lower IQs is likely

A)stress.
B)genetics.
C)a lack of interest in learning.
D)season of birth.

Question 80

According to your textbook,which of the following is true regarding the population-level increases in intelligence test scores over time?

A)The increase indicates that children today are actually smarter than their parents were.
B)The increase is due to the fact that people are better test takers,not that they are smarter.
C)The increase is an illusion created by the way intelligence tests are normed.
D)The reasons for the increase are unclear,but may reflect the increased ability to process information quickly.