Question 1

To be diagnosed with an intellectual disability,guidelines specify performance on an intelligence test of approximately

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A)   100 or below.
B)   90 or below.
C)   80 or below.
D)   70 or below.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

With increasing age,adopted children's verbal ability scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parents' scores.

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A)   more;more
B)   less;less
C)   more;less
D)   less;moreE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

If both depressed and nondepressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression,it suggests that the test

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A)   has not been standardized.
B)   is not valid.
C)   is not reliable.
D)   scores are correlated.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class,she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate.Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

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A)   analytical intelligence.
B)   practical intelligence.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   factor analysis.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

A high school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect.Amy most likely took a(n) ________ test.

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A)   aptitude
B)   eugenics
C)   achievement
D)   IQE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

When Andy becomes upset about getting a poor grade,he typically fails to realize that he feels scared.This lack of self-insight best illustrates an inadequate level of

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A)   existential intelligence.
B)   social intelligence.
C)   practical intelligence.
D)   emotional intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example,in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75,then more rapidly,especially after age 85.This type of ability is also known as

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A)   general intelligence.
B)   emotional intelligence.
C)   crystallized intelligence.
D)   fluid intelligence.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer.This is an example of a(n) ________ test.

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A)   IQ Test
B)   achievement
C)   interest
D)   aptitudeE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men.This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   the Flynn effect.
B)   a growth mind-set.
C)   general intelligence.
D)   stereotype threat.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of what is commonly called intelligence?

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A)   artistic ability
B)   problem solving
C)   the ability to adapt to new situations
D)   the ability to learn from experienceE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Assessing the stability of repeated intelligence test results gathered over the adult years of a single cohort would most clearly involve a

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A)   cohort study.
B)   longitudinal study.
C)   correlational study.
D)   cross-sectional study.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

To assess mental age,Binet and Simon measured children's

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A)   head size.
B)   reasoning skills.
C)   muscular power.
D)   neural processing speed.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Tyree is listening to a speaker on campus who proclaims that "the government should use intelligence scores to identify those who should and should not reproduce in order to benefit mankind." This speaker is advocating

Accepted Answer

A)   eugenics.
B)   the Flynn Effect
C)   test standardization.
D)   test reliability.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to

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A)   be athletically uncoordinated.
B)   be academically successful.
C)   have Down syndrome.
D)   have low fluid intelligence.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following observations provides the BEST evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by environment?

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A)   Identical twins raised apart are less similar in their intelligence scores than identical twins raised together.
B)   The intelligence scores of children are positively correlated with those of their parents.
C)   Identical twins are more similar in their intelligence scores than are fraternal twins.
D)   The intelligence scores of siblings raised together are positively correlated.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The correlation between academic success and intelligence test scores will be LOWEST if computed for a group of individuals whose scores range between

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A)   55 and 100.
B)   85 and 115.
C)   100 and 145.
D)   70 and 130.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following terms refers to a person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly?

Accepted Answer

A)   crystallized intelligence
B)   cohort groups
C)   Down syndrome
D)   fluid intelligenceE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Rather than being interested in a single factor to identify intelligence,L.L.Thurstone believed that it was more important to consider

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A)   the multiple g factors.
B)   verbal and performance test scores.
C)   an individual's specific pattern of mental abilities.
D)   a person's problem-solving abilities.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT one Thurstone's primary mental abilities?

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A)   verbal comprehension
B)   perceptual speed
C)   inductive reasoning
D)   analytical intelligenceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The high positive correlations between scores received on comparable sections of the SAT and GRE provide evidence for the ________ of these test scores.

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability
B)   validity
C)   standardization
D)   normal distributionE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 11: Intelligence

The high positive correlations between scores received on comparable sections of the SAT and GRE provide evidence for the ________ of these test scores.

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Tyree is listening to a speaker on campus who proclaims that "the government should use intelligence scores to identify those who should and should not reproduce in order to benefit mankind." This speaker is advocating

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A high school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect.Amy most likely took a(n) ________ test.

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Rather than being interested in a single factor to identify intelligence,L.L.Thurstone believed that it was more important to consider

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When Andy becomes upset about getting a poor grade,he typically fails to realize that he feels scared.This lack of self-insight best illustrates an inadequate level of

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Which of the following observations provides the BEST evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by environment?

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If both depressed and nondepressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression,it suggests that the test

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Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer.This is an example of a(n) ________ test.

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Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men.This best illustrates the impact of

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To be diagnosed with an intellectual disability,guidelines specify performance on an intelligence test of approximately

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Which of the following is NOT an aspect of what is commonly called intelligence?

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Which of the following terms refers to a person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly?

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Assessing the stability of repeated intelligence test results gathered over the adult years of a single cohort would most clearly involve a

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The correlation between academic success and intelligence test scores will be LOWEST if computed for a group of individuals whose scores range between

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With increasing age,adopted children's verbal ability scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parents' scores.

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Which of the following was NOT one Thurstone's primary mental abilities?

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A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example,in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75,then more rapidly,especially after age 85.This type of ability is also known as

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Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to

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When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class,she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate.Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

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To assess mental age,Binet and Simon measured children's

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