Question 1

Babbling gradually transitions into the use of only the phonemes present in the child's native language, beginning at the age of

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A)  3 months. 
B)  6 months. 
C)  8 months. 
D)  1 year.

Question 2

What theorist suggested that intelligence tests tap an individual's "g" factor, or general intelligence, and a number of "s" factors, or specific intellectual abilities?

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A)  Robert Sternberg 
B)  Charles Spearman 
C)  Louis Thurstone 
D)  J.P. Guilford

Question 3

How did Gardner and Sternberg change our understanding of intelligence?

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Question 4

The major disadvantage of using heuristics to solve problems is that

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A)  no solution is guaranteed. 
B)  they involve so much effort. 
C)  they are time consuming and inefficient. 
D)  several solutions may be found.

Question 5

One explanation for why IQ scores are good predictors of academic success is that

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A)  IQ scores also predict social success, which is important for school success. 
B)  people in the professions have higher IQs than the population in general. 
C)  IQ tests are good predictors of occupational success, which requires academic success. 
D)  success on IQ tests and academic success require the same skills.

Question 6

What are the ranges of IQ scores considered average, superior, and in the range of intellectual disability?

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Question 7

How are twin studies used to study whether intelligence is inherited, and what are the findings?

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Question 8

Of the following categories of relationship, the lowest degree of similarity of IQ has been found among

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A)  brothers and sisters reared together. 
B)  identical twins reared apart. 
C)  brothers and sisters reared apart. 
D)  identical twins reared together.

Question 9

How does language in trained chimpanzees differ from human language?

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Question 10

A strategy for solving a problem by determining the steps needed to accomplish the goal, and then trying to solve each part in turn, is called

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A)  algorithms. 
B)  trial-and-error. 
C)  linear reasoning. 
D)  means-ends analysis.

Question 11

Discuss the differences between the ideas of crystallized and fluid intelligence.

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Question 12

What is the learning theory approach to language learning and what does animal research suggest about this theory?

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Question 13

All of the following are examples of an acceleration program except

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A)  skipping a grade. 
B)  practice using various musical instruments. 
C)  accelerated individualized learning of algebra. 
D)  advanced placement in college or university.

Question 14

How is IQ calculated today, for adults?

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A)  The mental age (score on the test) is divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
B)  One adult's score is compared with norms, based on the score of many other adults of the same age. 
C)  Grade level completed is divided by the number of years out of school and multiplied by chronological age. 
D)  The same way it is calculated for children.

Question 15

Explain the role of divergent thinking in creativity.

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Question 16

In his study of geniuses, Lewis Terman found that the mentally superior were often close to being insane.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Matilda took a test designed to measure her artistic talent. The first time she received a score of 46, and the second time her score was 112. On the basis of this, we can probably conclude that the test

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A)  is not valid. 
B)  is not reliable. 
C)  is not objective. 
D)  has not been standardized.

Question 18

The Flynn effect refers to the noted differences in IQ scores between racial groups.

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