Question 1

Piper is taking an intelligence test that provides a single score,while Taylor is taking a test that has separate scores for four different categories of questions.Piper's test is the ________,and Taylor's is the ________.

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A)   WAIS;Stanford-Binet
B)   Stanford-Binet;WAIS
C)   GRE;SAT Reasoning Test
D)   SAT Reasoning Test,GREE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Energetic persistence in pursuit of challenging goals is most clearly an indication of

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A)   emotional intelligence.
B)   street smarts.
C)   the g factor.
D)   grit.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A person who demonstrates an exceptional specific mental skill while otherwise often remaining very limited in intellectual capacity is said to show signs of

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A)   emotional intelligence.
B)   savant syndrome.
C)   existential intelligence.
D)   analytical intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Boys are most likely to outperform girls in a

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A)   computerized video game competition.
B)   speed-reading tournament.
C)   spelling bee.
D)   speech-giving contest.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Participants in the U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were tracked across 25 years.The researcher found that their intelligence test scores predicted their

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A)   existential intelligence.
B)   income.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   spatial intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Professor Jenkins believes that intelligence cannot be measured by a single intelligence score.Rather,intelligence should be derived from seven clusters of primary mental abilities.Professor Jenkins' view of intelligence most closely resemble that of

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A)   Charles Spearman.
B)   L.L.Thurstone.
C)   Howard Gardner.
D)   Robert Sternberg.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The similarity between intelligence scores of fraternal twins raised together is

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A)   equal to that between identical twins raised apart.
B)   less than that between children and their biological parents.
C)   equal to that between ordinary siblings raised together.
D)   less than that between identical twins raised apart.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Jim,age 55,plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome.His concern actually undermines his athletic performance.This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   a growth mind-set.
B)   epigenetics.
C)   polygenetics.
D)   stereotype threat.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Interventions that promote intelligence teach early teens that the brain is like a muscle that strengthens with use.This idea is designed to encourage teens to view intelligence as

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A)   solely determined by polygenetics.
B)   a biologically determined capacity.
C)   changeable over time.
D)   fixed over time.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The distribution of body weights in the general adult human population forms a(n)

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A)   algorithm.
B)   normal curve.
C)   representative sample.
D)   standardized group.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The Flynn effect best illustrates that the process of intelligence testing requires up-to-date

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A)   content validity.
B)   standardization samples.
C)   reliability indices.
D)   predictive validity.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Professor McKenzie's research suggests that approximately 30 percent of the variation in SAT scores among a large group of high school students can be attributed to genetic differences among the students.The 30-percent figure represents an assessment of

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A)   polygenetic factors.
B)   the family-environment effect.
C)   heritability.
D)   general intelligence.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Byong Yu just turned 60 years old.He's been an avid reader since he was a child,absorbing information about all kinds of disparate topics.He now feels ready to use his accumulated knowledge to create a book of crossword puzzles.The resulting puzzles would demonstrate his

Accepted Answer

A)   constant intelligence.
B)   fluid intelligence.
C)   cross intelligence.
D)   crystallized intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Shannon believes intelligence is a product of an interaction between genes and environmental influences.Shannon's position is consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)   epigenetics.
B)   polygenetics.
C)   the family-environment effect.
D)   growth mind-set.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

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A)   intelligence is determined primarily by heredity or by experience.
B)   intelligence is a single trait or a collection of distinct abilities.
C)   intelligence scores remain stable over the life span.
D)   differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

The U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth showed a small but significant positive correlation between youths' intelligence test scores and their subsequent

Accepted Answer

A)   social isolation.
B)   income levels.
C)   overconfidence.
D)   risk of depression.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on alternate forms of the same test in order to measure the ________ of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)   content validity
B)   predictive validity
C)   normal distribution
D)   reliabilityE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The study of how genes and environment interact to influence intelligence and other human characteristics is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   polygenetics
B)   tutored human enrichment
C)   epigenetics
D)   growth mind-set.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

There are many genes,each of which accounts for much less than 1 percent of intelligence variations.This suggests that intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A)   not heritable.
B)   stable across the life span.
C)   determined by a growth mind-set.
D)   a polygenetic trait.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate

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A)   high levels of emotional intelligence.
B)   difficulty remembering past experiences.
C)   an exceptional specific skill.
D)   a lack of numerical ability.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 11: Intelligence

Professor Jenkins believes that intelligence cannot be measured by a single intelligence score.Rather,intelligence should be derived from seven clusters of primary mental abilities.Professor Jenkins' view of intelligence most closely resemble that of

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Boys are most likely to outperform girls in a

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Shannon believes intelligence is a product of an interaction between genes and environmental influences.Shannon's position is consistent with

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Byong Yu just turned 60 years old.He's been an avid reader since he was a child,absorbing information about all kinds of disparate topics.He now feels ready to use his accumulated knowledge to create a book of crossword puzzles.The resulting puzzles would demonstrate his

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Interventions that promote intelligence teach early teens that the brain is like a muscle that strengthens with use.This idea is designed to encourage teens to view intelligence as

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Energetic persistence in pursuit of challenging goals is most clearly an indication of

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Jim,age 55,plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome.His concern actually undermines his athletic performance.This best illustrates the impact of

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Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

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The U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth showed a small but significant positive correlation between youths' intelligence test scores and their subsequent

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The distribution of body weights in the general adult human population forms a(n)

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People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate

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The similarity between intelligence scores of fraternal twins raised together is

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The study of how genes and environment interact to influence intelligence and other human characteristics is called ________.

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The Flynn effect best illustrates that the process of intelligence testing requires up-to-date

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A person who demonstrates an exceptional specific mental skill while otherwise often remaining very limited in intellectual capacity is said to show signs of

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Participants in the U.S.National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were tracked across 25 years.The researcher found that their intelligence test scores predicted their

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There are many genes,each of which accounts for much less than 1 percent of intelligence variations.This suggests that intelligence is

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Professor McKenzie's research suggests that approximately 30 percent of the variation in SAT scores among a large group of high school students can be attributed to genetic differences among the students.The 30-percent figure represents an assessment of

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Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on alternate forms of the same test in order to measure the ________ of the test.

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