Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  g
B)  s
C)  a
D)  rE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

The formula that uses chronological age (CA) and mental age (MA) to calculate the intelligence quotient is

Accepted Answer

A)  (MA &#247;C
A)  &#215;100.
B)  CA &#247;MA &#215;100.
C)  (MA &#215;C
A)  &#247;100.
D)  100 &#247; (MA + C
A)  .E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  visual pattern completion
B)  arithmetic questions
C)  vocabulary recognition
D)  digit spanE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropometric
B)  incremental theory
C)  stereotype threat
D)  eugenicE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  creative
B)  analytical
C)  common sense
D)  practicalE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  eugenics.
B)  entity theory.
C)  incremental theory.
D)  stereotype threat.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

_________________ 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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transgenics;gene knockout
B)  Gene knockout;transgenics
C)  Behavioural genomics;transgenics
D)  Transgenics;behavioural genomicsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford-Binet
B)  Raven's Progressive Matrices
C)  WAIS
D)  Binet-SimonE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical intelligence
B)  creative intelligence
C)  practical intelligence
D)  common sense intelligenceE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The average score on most IQ tests is

Accepted Answer

A)  68.
B)  100.
C)  115.
D)  85.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Entity theory
B)  Incremental theory
C)  Multi-correlation
D)  Factor analysisE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Galton
B)  Lewis Terman
C)  Charles Spearman
D)  David WechslerE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  transgenic
B)  anthropometric
C)  psychometric
D)  gene knockoutE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

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.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

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.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligence
B)  crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence
C)  visuospatial manipulation;verbal fluency
D)  verbal fluency;visuospatial manipulationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is true concerning ""twin study" research findings?

Accepted Answer

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.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The study of how specific genes interact with the environment to influence behaviour is called

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural genomics.
B)  anthropometrics.
C)  psychometrics.
D)  transgenics.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The study of how specific genes interact with the environment to influence behaviour is called

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

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_ 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.

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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

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The average score on most IQ tests is

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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?

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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.

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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?

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

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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?

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

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

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

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According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

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

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

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The formula that uses chronological age (CA) and mental age (MA) to calculate the intelligence quotient is

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Which of the following is true concerning ""twin study" research findings?

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The study of how specific genes interact with the environment to influence behaviour is called

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

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_________________ 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.

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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

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The average score on most IQ tests is

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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?

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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?

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

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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?

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

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

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

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According to Robert Sternberg,_______________ is best described as the ability to use information to address real-world problems.

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

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The formula that uses chronological age (CA) and mental age (MA) to calculate the intelligence quotient is

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