Question 1

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

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A)  measure intelligence across cultures.
B)  predict job success.
C)  determine how much of intelligence is due to heredity and how much is due to the environment.
D)  identify children who are likely to succeed in school.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Mental retardation,instead of intellectual disability,is the preferred term because it better reflects the condition not as a deficit in the person,but as a poor fit between the person's capacities and the context in which the person is to function.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tests such as Raven's Progressive Matrices are designed

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A)  to be culture-fair.
B)  for European American children.
C)  for African American children.
D)  for lower class children.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is based on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  research in child development.
B)  intelligence test scores.
C)  studies of exceptionally talented people.
D)  studies of brain-damaged persons.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following questions requires the use of divergent thinking?

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A)  How many states are there in the United States of America?
B)  How many different ways can you think of to use a rubber band?
C)  Who is the current president of the United States?
D)  Who was the first man to walk on the moon?E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The best use of an infant intelligence test is to

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A)  predict an infant's intelligence as an adult.
B)  predict an infant's later school achievement.
C)  assess an infant's development early in life.
D)  predict current scores on the Wechsler Scales.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Sternberg said that successful intelligence involves three distinct abilities.Name and briefly describe them.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements BEST describes hereditary and environmental influences on intelligence?

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A)  Heredity determines intelligence within the normal range.
B)  The environment determines intelligence within the normal range.
C)  Both heredity and environment determine intelligence.
D)  It is not possible to determine the effects of heredity and environment on intelligence.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Nate has decided that he would like to be a psychometrician.Nate is interested in

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A)  studying sensory and perceptual processes.
B)  Piagetian theory.
C)  the treatment of mental illnesses.
D)  the measurement of psychological characteristics.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

According to the method that Binet and Simon used to score their intelligence scale,a 7-year-old child who could solve correctly problems that the average 8-year-old could solve would have a mental age (MA) of

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A)  7 years.
B)  7 years,6 months.
C)  8 years.
D)  9 years.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Gardner's theory of intelligence

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A)  ignores the developmental history of distinct intelligences.
B)  presents a narrow view of intelligence.
C)  emphasizes general intelligence.
D)  has important implications for education.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences does not address the developmental history of the different intelligences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ability to systematically look at problems and generate different solutions is known as

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A)  analytic ability.
B)  practical ability.
C)  contextual ability.
D)  creative ability.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Roughly 2/3 of children taking an IQ test will have scores between 85 and 115.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lisa is very good at using her own and others' emotions for solving problems and living happily.Lisa is high in

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A)  existential intelligence.
B)  naturalistic intelligence.
C)  linguistic intelligence.
D)  emotional intelligence.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Select the statement about heredity and intelligence that is INCORRECT.

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A)  IQ scores are usually more alike for fraternal twins than for identical twins.
B)  Biological siblings tend to be more alike in intelligence than a child and an adopted sibling.
C)  Verbal and spatial abilities are more influenced by heredity than are memory skills.
D)  Children's IQ scores show distinctive patterns of spurts and lags that appear to be genetically influenced.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Group intelligence tests provide information about many people quickly and inexpensively.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Gifted children need like-minded peers who stimulate their interests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Whose score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development will BEST predict his later IQ?

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A)  6-month-old Tyler's
B)  12-month-old Simon's
C)  24-month-old Joseph's
D)  Tyler's,Simon's,and Joseph's scores will predict their later IQs equally well.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

What we now call intellectual disability was long known as __________________.

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A)  mental retardation.
B)  divergent thinking.
C)  learning disability.
D)  giftedness.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Gardner's theory of intelligence

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Tests such as Raven's Progressive Matrices are designed

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Lisa is very good at using her own and others' emotions for solving problems and living happily.Lisa is high in

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Sternberg said that successful intelligence involves three distinct abilities.Name and briefly describe them.

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Nate has decided that he would like to be a psychometrician.Nate is interested in

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According to the method that Binet and Simon used to score their intelligence scale,a 7-year-old child who could solve correctly problems that the average 8-year-old could solve would have a mental age (MA) of

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Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

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Select the statement about heredity and intelligence that is INCORRECT.

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What we now call intellectual disability was long known as __________________.

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Group intelligence tests provide information about many people quickly and inexpensively.

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The best use of an infant intelligence test is to

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Roughly 2/3 of children taking an IQ test will have scores between 85 and 115.

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Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences does not address the developmental history of the different intelligences.

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Mental retardation,instead of intellectual disability,is the preferred term because it better reflects the condition not as a deficit in the person,but as a poor fit between the person's capacities and the context in which the person is to function.

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Gifted children need like-minded peers who stimulate their interests.

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Whose score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development will BEST predict his later IQ?

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Which of the following questions requires the use of divergent thinking?

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Which of the following statements BEST describes hereditary and environmental influences on intelligence?

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