Question 1

Western thinkers as ancient as Plato commented on the nature of intelligence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

______ believed that gifted people have greater psychic energy and a heightened sensitivity to external stimuli.

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A)   Terman
B)   Binet
C)   Galton
D)   CattellE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What does intelligence quotient (IQ) represent?

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Question 4

The way that researchers attempt to eliminate cultural and gender bias from IQ tests is to

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A)   identify and remove questions that show item bias.
B)   create different tests for use by different groups.
C)   increase the percentage of verbal items on tests and decrease the number of performance items.
D)   plot the distribution of test results on different charts for different groups and only compare people from within the same group.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Edward tries hard to be a good husband. He is creative and spontaneous. He is comfortable around their friends and relatives. He is successful at work and earns a good living. However, he becomes confused if his wife accuses him of not understanding what she is feeling. If Edward wants to impress his wife, he should try to develop more _________ intelligence.

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A)   social
B)   intrapersonal
C)   external
D)   emotionalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Validity is the extent to which scores on a test instrument accurately measure or predict what they intend to measure or predict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is believed to be true about more intelligent people, compared to less intelligent people?

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A)   The process of cortical growth and pruning occurs over a longer developmental span.
B)   The process of cortical growth and pruning occurs over a shorter developmental span.
C)   More intelligent people start off with a thicker cortex
D)   Pruning begins at an earlier age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

_______ is believed to be of primary importance to creative development.

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A)   Intrinsic motivation
B)   Self-confidence
C)   Independence
D)   ExtroversionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which theorist is associated with the bioecological theory of intelligence?

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A)   Spearman
B)   Ceci
C)   Gardner
D)   SternbergE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Male brains have on average 16% more neurons than female brains.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What testing phenomenon may occur when people from a particular group perform poorly because they fear that their performance will conform to some negative belief about the group?

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Question 12

Spearman developed a statistic technique called __________ for analyzing intelligence.

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Question 13

Ceci believed that one's innate abilities are derived from biological resource pools.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is/are included in Thurstone's 7 mental abilities?

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A)   Verbal comprehension
B)   Word fluency
C)   Perceptual speed
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

On which of Weschler's scales would the following question appear: "What is the Westernmost U.S. state?"

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A)   Digit span
B)   Information
C)   Vocabulary
D)   SimilaritiesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Sternberg and Gardner both agree that intelligence is not a unitary mental function.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gardner's theory lists ____ types of mental abilities.

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A)   two
B)   three
C)   seven
D)   eightE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates the two-factor theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intelligence is divided into analytical intelligence and practical intelligence
B)   Intelligence is composed of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.
C)   Intelligence has an overall general factor, and a series of specific factors.
D)   Intelligence is made up of both primary and secondary abilities.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

In Terman's study, what name was given to participants with high intelligence scores who were studied longitudinally?

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Question 20

When researchers say that the heritability of intelligence is 50%, they mean that

Accepted Answer

A)   about half of a person's intelligence is due to genetic factors.
B)   genetics and environment are equally important in determining intelligence.
C)   50% of the variation in a population's IQ scores is due to genetics.
D)   half of the population lies within the normal range for intelligence.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is believed to be true about more intelligent people, compared to less intelligent people?

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Validity is the extent to which scores on a test instrument accurately measure or predict what they intend to measure or predict.

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Gardner's theory lists ____ types of mental abilities.

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Male brains have on average 16% more neurons than female brains.

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_______ is believed to be of primary importance to creative development.

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What does intelligence quotient (IQ) represent?

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Spearman developed a statistic technique called __________ for analyzing intelligence.

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