Question 1

Psychologists are attempting to measure which of the following when they study how long it takes people after exposure to a stimulus to react and make a decision?

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A)   metacognition
B)   conditioned responding
C)   "thin-slicing"
D)   speed of processingE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

A program of guided problem-solving that helps students to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores is called Instrumental Enrichment and was developed by which of the following psychologists and his colleagues?

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A)   Robert Sternberg
B)   Lewis Terman
C)   Howard Gardner
D)   Reuven FeuersteinE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

According to your textbook,those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

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A)   must have an IQ above 70 but below 100.
B)   are sensitive to rejection and easily hurt by teasing and ridule.
C)   cannot become well-adjusted members of society.
D)   are defined by all of these characteristics.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

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A)   neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence.
B)   a diverse curriculum to cultivate a wide range of skills and talents, both traditional and nontraditional.
C)   training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and math to strengthen the general factor of intelligence.
D)   emphasis only on creative, artistic abilities and not the traditional emphasis on analytic abilities.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently,Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified,according to cause as

Accepted Answer

A)   organic.
B)   familial.
C)   biopsychosocial.
D)   metabolic.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Regarding identical and fraternal twins,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time.
B)   Fraternal twins are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings.
C)   Fraternal twins have IQs that are no more alike than the IQs of ordinary siblings.
D)   Identical twins also tend to have similar personality traits, which suggests that heredity contributes to personality as well as intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students,the African-American group scored

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A)   the same as the European-American group.
B)   an average of 15 points lower than the European-American group.
C)   an average of 15 points higher than the European-American group.
D)   an average of 36 points higher than the European-American group.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

About half of all cases of intellectual disability are related to known physical disorders and are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   familial.
B)   organic.
C)   inductive.
D)   functional.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Historically, African-American children in the United States have scored an average of 15 points lower on standardized IQ tests than European-American children.
B)   As a group, Japanese-American children score above average on IQ tests.
C)   When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students, the African-American group averaged 36 points higher than the European-American group.
D)   One study found that placing poor African-American children into European-American adoptive families had no effect on the children's IQs.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Dr.Morgan wants to increase the IQ of disadvantaged children.Which of the following strategies have been found to increase and maintain IQ gains?

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A)   brief coaching on test-taking strategies before giving aptitude and IQ tests
B)   early childhood education programs
C)   after-school tutorial programs
D)   the use of video games to teach math and language skills to increase both motivation and skill levelsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Kelsey is training to be a nurse.The information and skills that she acquires through her college classes and her clinical work in the hospital would be classified by David Perkins as __________ intelligence.

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A)   neural
B)   experiential
C)   reflective
D)   kinestheticE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

At birth,Gordy was found to have a severe thyroid deficiency and was put on thyroid hormone replacement to prevent an intellectual disability resulting from the condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)   Down syndrome.
B)   hydrocephaly
C)   cretinism.
D)   phenylketonuria (PKU) .E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Computer programs that are capable of human-like problem-solving or intelligent responding are called

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A)   artificial intelligence.
B)   proxemics.
C)   cerebronics.
D)   computerized creativity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following types of intelligence tests minimizes language skills and consists mainly of items that require the student to match patterns or choose the figure that completes a sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)   multicultural tests
B)   culture-fair tests
C)   diversity tests
D)   culturally-balanced testsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below.
B)   Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming a well-adjusted member of society.
C)   Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned.
D)   It is quite likely that the new definitions of levels of intellectual disability in the DSM-V will deemphasize adaptive behaviors and focus more heavily on IQ.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors.Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

Accepted Answer

A)   reflective intelligence
B)   experiential intelligence
C)   neural intelligence
D)   kinesthetic intelligenceE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

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A)   placement on a special diet that restricts phenylalinine as early as possible.
B)   surgical implantation of a tube to drain fluid from the brain into the abdomen to minimize brain damage.
C)   a specially tailored educational program.
D)   the addition of increased amounts of iodine in the child's diet.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) ,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES.
B)   Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents.
C)   The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages.
D)   The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Regarding familial intellectual disability,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Familial intellectual disability occurs in 30 to 40 percent of the cases of intellectual disability.
B)   Familial intellectual disability occurs in mostly very poor households with other family members also being disabled.
C)   Familial intellectual disability usually results in a severe to profound level of disability.
D)   Better nutrition, education, and early childhood enrichment programs could prevent many cases of familial intellectual disability.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for an environmental view of intelligence?

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A)   identical twins reared together
B)   families with one adopted and one biological child
C)   identical twins reared apart
D)   fraternal twins reared togetherE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 9: B: Intelligence

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

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Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Cognitive psychologist David Perkins believes that how smart you are depends on three factors.Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

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At birth,Gordy was found to have a severe thyroid deficiency and was put on thyroid hormone replacement to prevent an intellectual disability resulting from the condition known as

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Jake's mother drank heavily while she was pregnant with Jake.Consequently,Jake has fetal alcohol syndrome.His intellectual disability would be classified,according to cause as

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When an intelligence test made up of 100 words selected from the Dictionary of Afro-American Slang was given to 100 African-American and 100 European- American high school students,the African-American group scored

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Computer programs that are capable of human-like problem-solving or intelligent responding are called

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Regarding the performance of various ethnic groups on IQ tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A program of guided problem-solving that helps students to avoid the thinking flaws that lower IQ scores is called Instrumental Enrichment and was developed by which of the following psychologists and his colleagues?

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Regarding familial intellectual disability,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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About half of all cases of intellectual disability are related to known physical disorders and are referred to as

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Which of the following types of intelligence tests minimizes language skills and consists mainly of items that require the student to match patterns or choose the figure that completes a sequence?

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Kelsey is training to be a nurse.The information and skills that she acquires through her college classes and her clinical work in the hospital would be classified by David Perkins as __________ intelligence.

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According to your textbook,those who are labeled as having an intellectual disability

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The best hope for children with Down syndrome would involve

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Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) ,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Psychologists are attempting to measure which of the following when they study how long it takes people after exposure to a stimulus to react and make a decision?

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Regarding identical and fraternal twins,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for an environmental view of intelligence?

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Dr.Morgan wants to increase the IQ of disadvantaged children.Which of the following strategies have been found to increase and maintain IQ gains?

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