Question 1

Familial intellectual disability is caused by metabolic disorders and birth injuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Regarding culture, race, and IQ scores, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Court decisions have led some states to outlaw the use of intelligence tests in public schools. 
B) African Americans are the only segment of the population with reason to question the validity of intelligence testing and the role of heredity in determining intelligence. 
C) The clarification won by African Americans regarding intelligence testing has not been extended to other groups. 
D) Group differences in IQ scores are based on heredity, not on cultural and environmental differences.

Question 3

Early signs of giftedness include

Accepted Answer

A) absentmindness and disorganization. 
B) early fascinations with explanations and problem-solving. 
C) a sense of selfishness and self-centeredness. 
D) all of these.

Question 4

Computer simulations are commonly used when there are multiple variables or complex situations in order to model what might actually happen.Computer simulations also are used in psychology to

Accepted Answer

A) integrate the random search strategy to algorithmic functioning. 
B) use heuristics to garner insight. 
C) model human thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving. 
D) do all of these.

Question 5

Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) language. 
B) creativity. 
C) interpersonal skills. 
D) intrapersonal skills.

Question 6

Concerning the expert systems within artificial intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They have been used to predict the weather, play chess, read, and tell when to buy and sell stocks. 
B) They were developed by converting complex skills into clearly stated rules that a computer can follow. 
C) They are programmed to respond as a human expert would. 
D) They are useful for providing an organized description of events, but not for the prediction or diagnosis of conditions or events.

Question 7

Problem-solving strategies that reduce the number of steps necessary to solve a problem are called random search strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most of the successful gifted in Terman's study

Accepted Answer

A) had educated parents who taught them to value learning. 
B) had a desire to know, to excel, and to persevere. 
C) were provided with support and encouragement. 
D) had all of these factors in their lives.

Question 9

Human thinking is better than artificial intelligence regarding which of the following skills?

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility 
B) speed 
C) persistence 
D) memory

Question 10

Artificial intelligence involves

Accepted Answer

A) the training of non-human mammals to perform helping behaviors for disabled persons. 
B) the language training of non-human primates. 
C) computer programs that are capable of human-like problem-solving. 
D) the study of proxemics and other non-verbal intelligence in humans.

Question 11

The SB5 and the Wechsler tests are _____ tests.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Support for the environmentalist viewpoint of intelligence comes from

Accepted Answer

A) the finding that the environment accounts for 70 to 80 percent of intelligence. 
B) studies showing that children reared by the same mother resemble her IQ to the same degree, whether or not they share her genes. 
C) studies showing that test tube baby twins have IQs more similar to the surrogate mother than to the natural mother. 
D) studies demonstrating greater similarity between a child's intelligence and their biological, rather than their adoptive, parents.

Question 13

If you have ever been without a screwdriver and took out a dime and used it to loosen the screw, then you did not let functional fixedness be a barrier to your problem-solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Students are asked to move six matches to form four equal-sided triangles.In order to solve this problem, students must

Accepted Answer

A) use only four matches. 
B) cross the matches rather than place them end to end. 
C) use a 3-D arrangement. 
D) break two of the matches in half.

Question 15

Selective encoding is the ability to compare new problems with old information or with problems already solved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People with IQs between 40 and 50 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

One thing that persons with intellectual disabilities have in common with persons who are mentally gifted (scoring in the very superior range) is that both conditions

Accepted Answer

A) can be demonstrated only with culture-fair IQ tests. 
B) are caused by early childhood experiences. 
C) reflect extremes of the normal curve. 
D) are not influenced by environment.

Question 18

Regarding the use of intelligence tests with different cultures, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) No intelligence test can be entirely free of cultural influences. 
B) To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, the core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence must be identified. 
C) Since U.S.children are so visual, they may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children from developing countries. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 19

Tests designed to minimize the importance of skills and knowledge that may be more common in some cultures than in others is called a _____ test.

Accepted Answer

A) culture-fair 
B) multicultural 
C) diversity 
D) culture-free

Question 20

The distribution of IQ scores within the population tends to show

Accepted Answer

A) that most scores cluster at the top end of the scale. 
B) that most scores cluster at the bottom of the scale. 
C) a bell-shaped curve with most scores in the middle. 
D) a U-shaped curve with most scores falling at both ends and a few scores in the middle.

Exam 9: Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Familial intellectual disability is caused by metabolic disorders and birth injuries.

Regarding culture, race, and IQ scores, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Early signs of giftedness include

Computer simulations are commonly used when there are multiple variables or complex situations in order to model what might actually happen.Computer simulations also are used in psychology to

Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT

Concerning the expert systems within artificial intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Problem-solving strategies that reduce the number of steps necessary to solve a problem are called random search strategies.

Most of the successful gifted in Terman's study

Human thinking is better than artificial intelligence regarding which of the following skills?

Artificial intelligence involves

The SB5 and the Wechsler tests are _____ tests.

Support for the environmentalist viewpoint of intelligence comes from

If you have ever been without a screwdriver and took out a dime and used it to loosen the screw, then you did not let functional fixedness be a barrier to your problem-solving.

Students are asked to move six matches to form four equal-sided triangles.In order to solve this problem, students must

Selective encoding is the ability to compare new problems with old information or with problems already solved.

People with IQs between 40 and 50 and adaptive behaviors within the same functioning range would be described as having which degree of intellectual disabilitiy?

One thing that persons with intellectual disabilities have in common with persons who are mentally gifted (scoring in the very superior range) is that both conditions

Regarding the use of intelligence tests with different cultures, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Tests designed to minimize the importance of skills and knowledge that may be more common in some cultures than in others is called a _____ test.

The distribution of IQ scores within the population tends to show