Question 1

The efficient communication between brain regions necessary for intelligence requires ample brain tissue known as

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A)   motor cortex.
B)   the g factor.
C)   sensory neurons.
D)   white matter.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The concept of a g factor implies that intelligence

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A)   is a single overall ability.
B)   is several specific abilities.
C)   cannot be defined or measured.
D)   is a socially constructed concept.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Superior performance on the WAIS is most likely to be indicative of

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A)   Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence.
B)   Gardner's concept of athletic intelligence.
C)   Thurstone's concept of social intelligence.
D)   Salovey and Mayer's concept of emotional intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good test?

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A)   reliability
B)   standardization
C)   heritability
D)   validityE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following observations provides the BEST evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by environment?

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A)   Identical twins reared apart are less similar in their intelligence scores thanIdentical twins reared together.
B)   The intelligence scores of children are positively correlated with those of their parents.
C)   Identical twins are more similar in their intelligence scores than are fraternal twins.
D)   The intelligence scores of siblings reared together are positively correlated.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Who is most likely to be criticized for extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of talents?

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A)   Howard Gardner
B)   Lewis Terman
C)   Charles Spearman
D)   Alfred BinetE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Encouraging those of high intellectual ability to mate with one another was of most interest to

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A)   Alfred Binet.
B)   Charles Spearman.
C)   David Wechsler.
D)   Francis Galton.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Crystallized intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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A)   accumulated knowledge and verbal skills.
B)   ability to reason speedily and abstractly.
C)   capacity for divergent thinking.
D)   willingness to revise beliefs in light of new information.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Girls are likely to outperform boys in a

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A)   spelling bee.
B)   math problem-solving test.
C)   computer-programming contest.
D)   chess tournament.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Prenatal hormones have an influence on

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A)   verbal reasoning.
B)   spatial abilities.
C)   overall intelligence.
D)   all of these aspects of intelligence.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men. This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   the Flynn effect.
B)   intrinsic motivation.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   stereotype threat.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

With increasing age, identical twins' intelligence test scores become ________ positively correlated. With increasing age, adoptive siblings' scores become ________ positively correlated.

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A)   more; more
B)   less; less
C)   more; less
D)   less; moreE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of

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A)   the normal curve.
B)   the Flynn effect.
C)   standardization.
D)   factor analysis.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The original IQ formula would be LEAST appropriate for representing the intelligence test performance of

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A)   kindergartners.
B)   grade school students.
C)   middle school students.
D)   university students.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

An important aspect of social intelligence is called

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A)   the g factor.
B)   analytical intelligence.
C)   hybrid vigor.
D)   emotional intelligence.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

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

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A)   factor analyses.
B)   standardization samples.
C)   reliability indices.
D)   heritability estimates.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following is a drawback of longitudinal studies of intelligence?

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A)   They are especially prone to the distortion of cohort effects.
B)   People who remain in the study may be the healthiest and most well-educated.
C)   The biases of the experimenter are more likely to distort the results than is true of other research methods.
D)   All of these are drawbacks.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Over the past 50 or so years, children with mental retardation have increasingly been likely to

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A)   Answer have difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living.
B)   be diagnosed as having a chromosomal abnormality.
C)   demonstrate symptoms of savant syndrome.
D)   be mainstreamed into regular school classrooms. E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Tests of ________ measure what an individual can do now, whereas tests of ________ predict what an individual will be able to do later.

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A)   aptitude; achievement
B)   achievement; aptitude
C)   reliability; validity
D)   validity; reliabilityE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)   The predictive validity of intelligence tests is not as high as their reliability.
B)   The reliability of intelligence tests is not as high as their predictive validity.
C)   Modern intelligence tests have extremely high predictive validity and reliability. 
D)   The predictive validity and reliability of most intelligence tests is very low.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Thinking and Language

Crystallized intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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Prenatal hormones have an influence on

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To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of

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Which of the following observations provides the BEST evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by environment?

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Which of the following is a drawback of longitudinal studies of intelligence?

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Over the past 50 or so years, children with mental retardation have increasingly been likely to

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Girls are likely to outperform boys in a

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Superior performance on the WAIS is most likely to be indicative of

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

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Tests of ________ measure what an individual can do now, whereas tests of ________ predict what an individual will be able to do later.

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Who is most likely to be criticized for extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of talents?

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Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good test?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Encouraging those of high intellectual ability to mate with one another was of most interest to

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Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men. This best illustrates the impact of

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The concept of a g factor implies that intelligence

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