Deck 9: C: Intelligence Testing

Question 1

Binet and Simon's test was developed 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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

A)Francis Galton
B)Lewis Terman
C)Charles Spearman
D)David Wechsler

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

One advantage of using ___________ is that it avoids age-related changes because scores are always compared against the same age-group.

A)the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
B)mental age
C)Raven's Progressive Matricies
D)deviation IQ

Question 5

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

A)General Ability and Cognitive Proficiency
B)Working Memory and Perceptual Speed
C)Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning
D)Vocabulary and Arithmetic

Question 6

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 7

Binet and Simon considered children behind in their schooling if their

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

Question 8

The ____________ are subset indices in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)that do not place emphasis on how quickly an individual can solve a problem.

A)Working Memory and Cognitive Proficiency
B)Working Memory and Perceptual Speed
C)Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning
D)Digit Span and Arithmetic

Question 9

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

A)how much information an individual can correctly recall
B)an individual's score on a standardized intelligence test
C)how well a person can understand,reason,and cognitively adapt to obstacles
D)the ability to quickly and efficiently learn new material in an unknown environment

Question 10

Binet and Simon originally developed their famous test to

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

Question 11

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 12

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

Question 13

Binet and Simon measured children using what new concept?

A)anthropometrics
B)intelligence quotient (IQ)
C)mental age
D)deviation IQ

Question 14

The average score on most IQ tests is

A)68.
B)100.
C)115.
D)85.

Question 15

Based on IQ score as calculated by Terman,Poonam has an IQ score of 120,so she is likely to answer IQ test questions like someone whose age is _____,even though Poonam is _____.

A)10;12
B)12;6
C)10;8
D)12;10

Question 16

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 17

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

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

Question 18

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

A)David Wechsler
B)Francis Galton
C)Lewis Terman
D)Charles Spearman

Question 19

Anthropometrics refers to the

A)measurement of physical and mental variation in people.
B)cultural and environmental influences on people's behaviour.
C)tests used to measure Gardner's multiple intelligences.
D)calculation of an individual's mental age.

Question 20

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 21

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)A higher "g" is correlated with higher divorce rates.
B)A lower "g" is correlated with higher incarceration rates.
C)A higher "g" is correlated with lower poverty rates.
D)A higher "g" is correlated with more efficient neural conduction.

Question 22

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

A)visual pattern completion
B)arithmetic questions
C)vocabulary recognition
D)digit span

Question 23

IQ tests were often used to support _______ practices;supposedly demonstrating that some individuals were 'superior' to others.

A)anthropometric
B)incremental theory
C)stereotype threat
D)eugenic

Question 24

____________ 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)General;specific
D)Specific;general

Question 25

Stereotype threat refers to

A)poor performance on IQ tests by minorities.
B)the influence of negative expectations on IQ test performance.
C)the belief that individuals of European decent are superior to others.
D)the belief that minorities are less intelligent than others.

Question 26

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)mental
C)crystallized
D)fluid

Question 27

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 likely that Ms.Bouvier believes in the ____________ factor of intelligence.

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

Question 28

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 believed that genes significantly influenced intelligence.
C)Galton and believed that social factors significantly influenced intelligence.
D)Galton believed that intelligence was a trait that changed significantly over time.

Question 29

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)crystallized
B)fluid
C)triarchic
D)general

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

Because Ashley'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 32

When Dweck and her colleagues taught _____________ views to a group of junior high students,they found that the group's grades _____________.

A)entity;improved
B)entity;remained stable
C)incremental;improved
D)incremental;worsened

Question 33

Which of the following is true about incremental theories of intelligence?

A)Children who hold incremental views tend to give up when confronted with difficult problems in school.
B)Children who hold incremental theories view their intelligence as something that cannot be changed.
C)Children who hold incremental theories tend to do poorly academically compared to those who hold entity theories.
D)Children can be taught incremental views which can lead to higher grades.

Question 34

Mikom is a First Nations student and is about to write his MCAT for entrance into medical school.Mikom is very worried about his performance on the test because he has repeatedly head that First Nations individuals tend to do poorly on standardized tests.What concept is being represented in this example?

A)between-group heritability
B)confirmation bias
C)stereotype threat
D)test bias

Question 35

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)Lewis Terman.
C)Henri Simon.
D)Sir Francis Galton.

Question 36

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

A)general
B)fluid
C)crystallized
D)"s"

Question 37

__________ is a statistical method that compares results of different correlational measures to identify clusters of related variables.

A)Entity theory
B)Incremental theory
C)Multi-correlation
D)Factor analysis

Question 38

Neebin can list all of the Canadian Prime Ministers,beginning with Sir John A MacDonald.Which type of intelligence is she relying most on?

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

Question 39

Carmen is taking an advanced math test and feels she will not perform well because she knows the negative stereotypes about women's abilities in mathematics.This feeling has been labelled as

A)eugenics.
B)entity theory.
C)incremental theory.
D)stereotype threat.

Question 40

Vocabulary tests primarily measure ________________ intelligence.

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

Question 41

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

A)active,cultural,and pragmatic
B)applied,collective,and procedural
C)artistic,common sense,and proactive
D)analytical,creative,and practical

Question 42

A theory of intelligence with seven (now nine)components was first postulated by

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

Question 43

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)common sense intelligence

Question 44

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)kinesthetic

Question 45

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

A)procedural
B)active
C)creative
D)naturalist

Question 46

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 multiple learning styles.

Question 47

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)applied

Question 48

Which of the following is a healthy older adult most likely to do as well as-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 49

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

A)learning styles.
B)triarchic intelligence.
C)fluid intelligence.
D)general intelligence.

Question 50

According to Gardner's most updated theory,there are ________ types of intelligence.

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

Question 51

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

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

Question 52

According to Sternberg's theory,which statement is true?

A)Creative intelligence is similar to crystallized intelligence.
B)Practical intelligence involves our ability to use original thinking to solve problems.
C)Analytical intelligence is similar to Spearman's g factor of intelligence.
D)Practical intelligence is similar to Gardner's naturalistic intelligence.

Question 53

Ms.Umar 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.Ms.Umar likely believes in the idea of

A)crystallized intelligence.
B)triarchic intelligence.
C)fluid intelligence.
D)learning styles.

Question 54

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 55

Mathis 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.Mathis likely has high ________ intelligence as defined in the triarchic theory.

A)creative
B)analytical
C)common sense
D)practical

Question 56

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)White matter in the brain substantially decreases from middle to late adulthood.
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 57

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

A)It peaks at middle age and then declines.
B)It exponentially increases from middle to old-age.
C)It remains stable or increases with experience.
D)It steadily declines throughout the lifespan.

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

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 60

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

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

Question 61

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 62

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 apart have more similar scores than identical twins raised together.

Question 63

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

A)Rob
B)Matt
C)Chris
D)They are all equally likely to have the equal IQ scores.

Question 64

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 somewhat correlated with intelligence,but the relationship is complicated.
C)Not surprisingly,large brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.
D)Surprisingly,small brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.

Question 65

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 66

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 67

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

A)There is no correlation between intelligence and nutrition.
B)Diets high in saturated fats were correlated with higher intelligence scores.
C)There is a positive correlation between low-fat diets and intelligence.
D)There is a positive correlation between diets high in saturated fats and intelligence.

Question 68

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

A)Brain size is the strongest predictor of intelligence scores.
B)Convolution is strongly correlated with intelligence scores.
C)Brain size and the convolution of the brain equally predict intelligence scores.
D)Neither the size,nor the degree of convolution of the cortex,are correlated with intelligence scores.

Question 69

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

A)It was heavier than the average human brain.
B)The frontal lobes contained extra convolutions.
C)The temporal lobes were larger than average.
D)It was similar to an average human brain on all measurements.

Question 70

A study looking at the average IQ scores for military recruits found that over a period of 30 years

A)scores decreases between 21 and 30 points.
B)scores rose between 21 and 30 points.
C)score rose,on average,3 points every year.
D)scores have remained relatively stable.

Question 71

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity,which of the following pair-comparisons should show the same correlation in IQ scores?

A)fraternal twins and biological siblings
B)identical twins and fraternal twins
C)identical twins and parents-children
D)adopted twins and biological siblings

Question 72

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

A)exposure to language.
B)genetics.
C)a lack of value placed on learning.
D)environmental toxins.

Question 73

Chronic stress has been shown to

A)damage the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus.
B)increase kinesthetic intelligence.
C)improve resilience when faced with challenging tasks.
D)increase the volume of areas involved with stress,such as the hypothalamus.

Question 74

The "Flynn effect" refers to

A)the finding that IQ scores are positively correlated with nutrition.
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 75

Studies investigating the concept of learning styles have found

A)that when teaching matches an individual's learning style,their ability to acquire information greatly increases.
B)that children,but not adults,learn best when the teaching method matched their learning style.
C)no evidence that individuals have specific learning styles.
D)that all individuals learn better when taught using a visuospatial approach.

Question 76

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 77

_________________ 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;gene knockout
B)Gene knockout;transgenics
C)Behavioural genomics;transgenics
D)Transgenics;behavioural genomics

Question 78

The Wonderlic Personnel Test has been show to

A)be an excellent predictor of the success of NFL players.
B)not predict the performance of NFL players at all.
C)only predict the success of quarterbacks in the NFL.
D)predict the success of players in multiple professional sports.

Question 79

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(n)______________ study.

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

Question 80

There is some evidence that women are,on average,better at ______________,while men,on average,are better at_______________.

A)fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence
B)crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence
C)visuospatial manipulation;verbal fluency
D)verbal fluency;visuospatial manipulation