Deck 7: Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Question 1

What type of intelligence model did Charles Spearman (1927) propose?

A) Factor model
B) Hierarchical model
C) Information processing model
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Factor model

Question 2

Which of the following BEST fits the way Binet measured intelligence?

A) Global capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, to deal effectively with the environment
B) General mental ability
C) Scholastic and academic tasks
D) Ability to engage in abstract thinking

Answer 2

Scholastic and academic tasks

Question 3

What best defines crystallized intelligence?

A) What we have learned in life, both formal education and general life experiences.
B) The ability to solve problems without drawing on prior experiences or formal learning.
C) Primary mental abilities including spatial, perceptual, and numerical.
D) None of the above

Answer 3

What we have learned in life, both formal education and general life experiences.

Question 4

In the United States most of the variance in in low socio-economic samples appears to be due to:

A) Achievement
B) Environmental factors
C) Genetics
D) IQ of the mother

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT part of the componential elements of intelligence?

A) Mental processes of planning, monitoring, and evaluating
B) The influence of task novelty or unfamiliarity
C) Performance, or solving of a problem
D) Knowledge acquisition, including encoding, combining, and comparing

Question 6

Which of the following BEST fits the way Wechsler measured intelligence?

A) Global capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, to deal effectively with the environment
B) General mental ability
C) Scholastic and academic tasks
D) Ability to engage in abstract thinking

Question 7

The two-factor model created by Charles Spearman (1972) is best described as:

A) intelligence activities that share a single common core known as the g factor while the s factor is responsible for unique aspects in the performance of any given task.
B) intelligence activities that comprise factors known as primary abilities (e.g. spatial, perceptual, numerical, etc)
C) intelligence activities focusing on more perceptual aspects including fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.
D) None of the above

Question 8

What statement about intelligence would Gardner support?

A) Intelligence tests need to assess more perceptual aspects.
B) Intelligence assessments should focus on explicating the manner in which people process information and solve problems.
C) Intelligence tests should be culturally unbiased assessments requiring recognition of the full range of different types of intelligence.
D) Intelligence tests should focus on academic performance and primary mental abilities.

Question 9

What type of intelligence model did Raymond Cattell (1963) propose?

A) Factor model
B) Hierarchical model
C) Information processing model
D) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following can be used to predict premorbid IQ?

A) Achievement records
B) Demographic variables and scores for subtests of IQ
C) Measures of ability that are insensitive to decline
D) All of the above

Question 11

Socioeconomic class has a large effect on IQ

Question 12

Which of the following is a part of the context element of intelligence?

A) Adaptation of an environment
B) Alteration of the environment
C) Selection of a different environment
D) All of the above

Question 13

According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which is NOT considered a form of intelligence?

A) Linguistic
B) Spatial
C) Moral
D) General Factor

Question 14

What best defines fluid intelligence?

A) What we have learned in life, both formal education and general life experiences.
B) The ability to solve problems without drawing on prior experiences or formal learning.
C) Primary mental abilities including spatial, perceptual, and numerical.
D) None of the above

Question 15

The Wechsler intelligence scales are the most commonly used individually administered measures of intelligence for which of the following reasons?

A) They use a 'ratio IQ'
B) The three main scales have been developed in numerous countries
C) They incorporate many of Gardner's ideas of intelligence
D) All of the above

Question 16

To be a member of MENSA where membership is restricted by intelligence test scores, what is the lowest standard deviation (above the mean) an individual can score to be a member?

A) 0-1
B) 1-2
C) 2-3
D) 3-4

Question 17

What interrelated elements is NOT a part of Sternberg's (1985) triarchic theory?

A) Componential
B) Experiential
C) Spatial
D) Contextual

Question 18

Research has identified more than 280 genes that are responsible for intellectual disability. For normal variation in IQ:

A) Genetics appears to play a role in 80-90% of the variance
B) Genetics appears to be involved in nearly 100% of the variance
C) Little progress has been made in identifying genes that relate
D) The WIAT appears to be the best test to assess this

Question 19

Which of the following best describes premorbid IQ?

A) Intellectual functioning prior to an accident
B) Intellectual functioning prior to a neurological decline
C) Intellectual functioning prior to death
D) Both A and B

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a main Wechsler intelligence scale?

A) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition
B) Wechsler Adolescence Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition
C) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition
D) Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition

Question 21

What is perceptual reasoning?

A) The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory.
B) The ability to use visually presented material.
C) The ability to quickly process and use new information.
D) The ability to comprehend and use verbal material.

Question 22

Which of the following is not a summary score provided by the early versions of WAIS?

A) Full Scale IQ
B) Performance IQ
C) Quantitative IQ
D) Verbal IQ

Question 23

Which of the following factors has a negative effect on IQ?

A) Early experiences in day care
B) Exposure to high levels of lead during childhood
C) Being the first born
D) All of the above

Question 24

What is working memory?

A) The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory.
B) The ability to use visually presented material.
C) The ability to quickly process and use new information.
D) The ability to comprehend and use verbal material.

Question 25

Which of the following is a rule for standardized administration of the Wechsler scales?

A) The administration should occur in a fun and vibrant room.
B) The test-taker should be given information about the test and should be allowed to ask questions.
C) The administrator should sit directly next to the test-taker.
D) All of the above

Question 26

Which is not a component of emotional intelligence?

A) Abilities that enable a person to perceive emotion.
B) Abilities that enable a person to understand emotion.
C) Abilities that enable a person to express emotions.
D) Abilities that enable a person to regulate emotions.

Question 27

Which of the following is a problem when using the subtest and the factors of the Wechsler tests for clinical considerations?

A) The internal consistency reliability of each subtest is lower than the summary scores.
B) Reduced assessment precision
C) Increased likelihood of false positive and false negative statements about the person's ability
D) All of the above

Question 28

When getting ready to score the Wechsler tests which should be interpreted first?

A) Full Scale IQ
B) Performance IQ
C) Quantitative IQ
D) Verbal IQ

Question 29

If Mary took the an IQ test using a Ratio IQ and whose CA is 20 and there MA is 30, what does this mean?

A) Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 66.7.
B) Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 66.7.
C) Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 150.
D) Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 50.

Question 30

Which of the following is TRUE about the administration of the Wechsler scale?

A) Breaks are not allowed
B) Administration can last over 80 minutes
C) Scoring is easy and quick and therefore not addressed in training
D) None of the above

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an index score for the WAIS-IV?

A) Perceptual Reasoning
B) Working Memory
C) Processing Speed
D) Analytic Reasoning

Question 32

The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test is encompasses abilities in all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Use of emotional information in thinking
B) Recognition of nonverbal cues
C) Understanding emotions
D) Verbally expressing one's emotions

Question 33

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Since a variable is correlated with an IQ score it also means that it has a causal connection with intelligence.
B) Intelligence is due to heredity.
C) Both heredity and environment interact in complex ways to influence intelligence.
D) Intelligence has been shown to be unrelated to heredity.

Question 34

Which of the following best describes Matrix Reasoning from the WISC-IV?

A) Using a key that matches numbers or geometric shapes to symbols, the child must rapidly provide the correct symbols to a list of shapes or numbers.
B) The child is presented with a series of numbers and must repeat them in the same sequence or in a reversed sequence.
C) The child is presented with incomplete patterns and, from a list of five choices, must select the choice that completes the pattern.
D) The child indicates whether target symbols occur in the group of symbols presented.

Question 35

What approximate percentage of variance in a population's IQ score is attributed to genetic factors?

A) 10-20%
B) 30-40%
C) 50-60%
D) 70-80%

Question 36

What form of encouragement is an administrator of the WISC-IV allowed to give?

A) Feedback on performance
B) Whether an answer is correct or incorrect
C) Noticing effort
D) None of the above

Question 37

Why is it important that Wechsler translated raw scores into standard scores?

A) This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores across ages.
B) This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores between genders.
C) This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ across cultures.
D) None of the above

Question 38

What information does the FSIQ provide?

A) More comprehensive picture of the examinee's cognitive abilities
B) Noteworthy aspects of verbal comprehension compared with perceptual reasoning.
C) Overall indication of the person's mental abilities in comparison with the normative group.
D) None of the above

Question 39

What did James Flynn (1987) research show about intelligence?

A) On average there is an annual increase of .33 IQ score points.
B) Fluid intelligence increased over the last few decades.
C) IQ among the average undergraduate has increased 1 standard deviation higher than the average undergraduate forty years ago.
D) All of the above

Question 40

Mayer, Roberts, & Barsade (2008) found that emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Better social relations for adults
B) Better family and intimate relations
C) Better academic achievement
D) Positively correlated with IQ ratings

Question 41

What type of memory involves general knowledge of words, concepts, and events?

A) Procedural memory
B) Declarative memory
C) Semantic memory
D) Episodic memory

Question 42

What type of memory is the WMS-IV designed to assess?

A) Procedural memory
B) Episodic memory
C) Semantic memory
D) All of the above

Question 43

Why are the Kaufman scales not widely used by clinical psychologists?

A) Limited number of training programs use them
B) Lack of country-specific standardized version of the scales
C) Normative data was not collected on a large nationally representative sample
D) Both A and B

Question 44

Which of the following reasons did Neisser (1998) say were responsible for the changes in IQ over the last 40 years?

A) Improved nutrition
B) Video games
C) Television
D) All of the above

Question 45

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test differs from the Wechsler scales in which of the following ways:

A) Focuses on how children and adults learn assessing styles of learning rather than knowledge or skill areas.
B) Identifies gaps between an individual's potential to learn and what the examinee has actually learned.
C) Uses different subscales that focus on processing and achievement
D) All of the above

Question 46

What type of memory deals with the person's direct experiences?

A) Procedural memory
B) Declarative memory
C) Semantic memory
D) Episodic memory

Question 47

Migroni (2007) argued that ________ was responsible for the changes in IQ over the last 40 years.

A) increased genetic variability due to urbanization
B) schools altering their curricula to emphasize g.
C) individuals have become more aware of the content on IQ tests
D) increased genetic alterations within a population

Question 48

Dickens and Flynn (2001) emphasized the importance of small but persistent alternations in the environment that could influence IQ socres, which of the following is an example of the environmental changes mentioned?

A) Cognitive complexity of most jobs have increased over time.
B) Technologies in the home have increased.
C) Average family size has decreased allowing parents to focus more attention on each child.
D) All of the above

Question 49

What is one limitation of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales?

A) Value outside the US is limited due to the lack of content adaptations and norms.
B) The reliability data for the normative sample is weak.
C) The normative sample was small and not representative of the U.S. census as a whole.
D) The use of a deviation IQ score

Question 50

What type of memory involves skills and complex motor actions (e.g. riding a bike)?

A) Procedural memory
B) Declarative memory
C) Semantic memory
D) Episodic memory