Question 1

What best defines fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   What we have learned in life, both formal education and general life experiences.
B)   The ability to solve problems without drawing on prior experiences or formal learning.
C)   Primary mental abilities including spatial, perceptual, and numerical.
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a summary score provided by the early versions of WAIS?

Accepted Answer

A)   Full Scale IQ
B)   Performance IQ
C)   Quantitative IQ
D)   Verbal IQE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

What form of encouragement is an administrator of the WISC-IV allowed to give?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feedback on performance
B)   Whether an answer is correct or incorrect
C)   Noticing effort
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following factors has a negative effect on IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Early experiences in day care
B)   Exposure to high levels of lead during childhood
C)   Being the first born
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

What did James Flynn (1987)  research show about intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   On average there is an annual increase of .33 IQ score points.
B)   Fluid intelligence increased over the last few decades.
C)   IQ among the average undergraduate has increased 1 standard deviation higher than the average undergraduate forty years ago.
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following BEST fits the way Binet measured intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Global capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, to deal effectively with the environment
B)   General mental ability
C)   Scholastic and academic tasks
D)   Ability to engage in abstract thinkingE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Socioeconomic class has a large effect on IQ

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What type of intelligence model did Charles Spearman (1927)  propose?

Accepted Answer

A)   Factor model
B)   Hierarchical model
C)   Information processing model
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Since a variable is correlated with an IQ score it also means that it has a causal connection with intelligence.
B)   Intelligence is due to heredity.
C)   Both heredity and environment interact in complex ways to influence intelligence.
D)   Intelligence has been shown to be unrelated to heredity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

What best defines crystallized intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   What we have learned in life, both formal education and general life experiences.
B)   The ability to solve problems without drawing on prior experiences or formal learning.
C)   Primary mental abilities including spatial, perceptual, and numerical.
D)   None of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

What type of intelligence model did Raymond Cattell (1963)  propose?

Accepted Answer

A)   Factor model
B)   Hierarchical model
C)   Information processing model
D)   None of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What type of memory deals with the person's direct experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Procedural memory
B)   Declarative memory
C)   Semantic memory
D)   Episodic memoryE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Migroni (2007)  argued that ________ was responsible for the changes in IQ over the last 40 years.

Accepted Answer

A)   increased genetic variability due to urbanization
B)   schools altering their curricula to emphasize g.
C)   individuals have become more aware of the content on IQ tests
D)   increased genetic alterations within a populationE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following best describes premorbid IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intellectual functioning prior to an accident
B)   Intellectual functioning prior to a neurological decline
C)   Intellectual functioning prior to death
D)   Both A and BE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Why are the Kaufman scales not widely used by clinical psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)   Limited number of training programs use them
B)   Lack of country-specific standardized version of the scales
C)   Normative data was not collected on a large nationally representative sample
D)   Both A and BE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Mayer, Roberts, & Barsade (2008)  found that emotional intelligence (EI)  is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Better social relations for adults
B)   Better family and intimate relations
C)   Better academic achievement
D)   Positively correlated with IQ ratingsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What interrelated elements is NOT a part of Sternberg's (1985)  triarchic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Componential
B)   Experiential
C)   Spatial
D)   ContextualE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The two-factor model created by Charles Spearman (1972)  is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   intelligence activities that share a single common core known as the g factor while the s factor is responsible for unique aspects in the performance of any given task.
B)   intelligence activities that comprise factors known as primary abilities (e.g. spatial, perceptual, numerical, etc) 
C)   intelligence activities focusing on more perceptual aspects including fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What statement about intelligence would Gardner support?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intelligence tests need to assess more perceptual aspects.
B)   Intelligence assessments should focus on explicating the manner in which people process information and solve problems.
C)   Intelligence tests should be culturally unbiased assessments requiring recognition of the full range of different types of intelligence.
D)   Intelligence tests should focus on academic performance and primary mental abilities.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What type of memory involves general knowledge of words, concepts, and events?

Accepted Answer

A)   Procedural memory
B)   Declarative memory
C)   Semantic memory
D)   Episodic memoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 7: Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

What interrelated elements is NOT a part of Sternberg's (1985) triarchic theory?

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What statement about intelligence would Gardner support?

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Why are the Kaufman scales not widely used by clinical psychologists?

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What best defines fluid intelligence?

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Which of the following is TRUE?

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The two-factor model created by Charles Spearman (1972) is best described as:

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What form of encouragement is an administrator of the WISC-IV allowed to give?

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What type of memory involves general knowledge of words, concepts, and events?

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What type of intelligence model did Raymond Cattell (1963) propose?

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What best defines crystallized intelligence?

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What type of intelligence model did Charles Spearman (1927) propose?

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Which of the following best describes premorbid IQ?

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Migroni (2007) argued that ________ was responsible for the changes in IQ over the last 40 years.

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Which of the following BEST fits the way Binet measured intelligence?

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What type of memory deals with the person's direct experiences?

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Mayer, Roberts, & Barsade (2008) found that emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

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Which of the following factors has a negative effect on IQ?

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What did James Flynn (1987) research show about intelligence?

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Socioeconomic class has a large effect on IQ

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Which of the following is not a summary score provided by the early versions of WAIS?

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