Question 1

Which of the following most directly suggested that intelligence declines throughout adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   cross-sectional studies
B)   cohort studies
C)   longitudinal studies
D)   correlational estimatesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The normal curve is often described as

Accepted Answer

A)   circular.
B)   bell-shaped.
C)   standardized.
D)   nonsymmetrical.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Caleb had a high score on both the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT.He is an excellent map-reader and his reasoning abilities are fantastic.According to Spearman,what is likely underlying these abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)   savant syndrome
B)   factor analysis
C)   general intelligence (g factor) 
D)   multiple intelligencesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Hunt's 1961 book,Intelligence and Experience,helped launch ________ in 1965.

Accepted Answer

A)   Project Epigenetics
B)   Project Growth Mind-Set
C)   Project Head Start
D)   Project PolygeneticsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The ability to perceive,understand,manage,and use emotions is called

Accepted Answer

A)   street smarts.
B)   existential intelligence.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   the g factor.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

Accepted Answer

A)   crystallized intelligence.
B)   cross-sectional studies.
C)   correlational studies.
D)   longitudinal studies.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

An IQ of approximately 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of life is most clearly an indication of

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A)   gifted intelligence.
B)   crystallized intelligence.
C)   fluid intelligence.
D)   an intellectual disability.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The correlation is likely to be lowest between the

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A)   Stanford-Binet IQ scores and grades of elementary-school children.
B)   Wechsler intelligence scores and grades of high school students.
C)   SAT scores and grades of first-year college students.
D)   GRE scores and grades of graduate students.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

One of the 15 subtests included in the latest edition of the ________ involves remembering and correctly sequencing a series of numbers and letters.

Accepted Answer

A)   SAT.
B)   GRE.
C)   WAIS.
D)   Stanford-Binet.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Compared with men,women are ________ capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are ________ sensitive to taste and color.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Who attempted to assess intellectual strengths by measuring muscular power,sensory acuity,and body proportions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lewis Terman
B)   Alfred Binet
C)   Charles Spearman
D)   Francis GaltonE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

One component of emotional intelligence involves

Accepted Answer

A)   the ability to completely forget emotionally traumatic experiences.
B)   a lack of concern about receiving social approval.
C)   predicting accurately when feelings are about to change.
D)   selectively focusing attention on positive thoughts and feelings.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The concept of emotional intelligence is most likely to be criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)   lacking definitional clarity.
B)   being indistinguishable from analytical intelligence.
C)   being difficult to measure reliably.
D)   extending the definition of intelligence to an overly broad range of skills.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Girls are most likely to outperform boys in a

Accepted Answer

A)   grammar test.
B)   mathematical reasoning test.
C)   computer programming contest.
D)   chess tournament.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Research on racial and ethnic differences in intelligence indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)   school desegregation has actually decreased the academic achievement of Black American children.
B)   the average mathematics achievement test scores of Asian students are higher than those of North American students.
C)   among American Blacks,those with the most African ancestry receive the highest intelligence test scores.
D)   the Black-White difference in intelligence test scores has increased in recent years.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Satoshi Kanazawa claims that people's scores on the general intelligence factor are most highly correlated with their ability to solve ________ problems.

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional
B)   sexual
C)   social
D)   novelE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Jada began to read when she was 4 years old.Based on this information,what can we predict about her performance on the college aptitude test she will take as an eighth-grader?

Accepted Answer

A)   She will score about the same as average female high school seniors.
B)   She will score considerably lower than most high school seniors.
C)   She will score considerably higher than most high school seniors.
D)   We cannot predict college aptitude test performance using reading ability at age 4.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Disproportionately more Whites than Blacks would be admitted into American colleges if performance scores on ________ were the only basis for college admissions.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Stanford-Binet
B)   the WAIS
C)   the SAT
D)   all of these testsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Dr.Walsh has designed a test to measure eleventh-graders' knowledge of American history.To ensure that the test represents eleventh-graders in the United States,he is standardizing the test by

Accepted Answer

A)   correlating their scores on two halves of the test.
B)   measuring its Flynn effect.
C)   giving it to a representative sample of eleventh-graders.
D)   establishing a criterion behavior to test.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   aptitude
B)   achievement
C)   standardized
D)   general intelligenceE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 11: Intelligence

One component of emotional intelligence involves

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An IQ of approximately 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of life is most clearly an indication of

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The concept of emotional intelligence is most likely to be criticized for

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Jada began to read when she was 4 years old.Based on this information,what can we predict about her performance on the college aptitude test she will take as an eighth-grader?

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Who attempted to assess intellectual strengths by measuring muscular power,sensory acuity,and body proportions?

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Research on racial and ethnic differences in intelligence indicates that

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Caleb had a high score on both the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT.He is an excellent map-reader and his reasoning abilities are fantastic.According to Spearman,what is likely underlying these abilities?

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Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

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Hunt's 1961 book,Intelligence and Experience,helped launch ________ in 1965.

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Dr.Walsh has designed a test to measure eleventh-graders' knowledge of American history.To ensure that the test represents eleventh-graders in the United States,he is standardizing the test by

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Girls are most likely to outperform boys in a

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Disproportionately more Whites than Blacks would be admitted into American colleges if performance scores on ________ were the only basis for college admissions.

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The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ________ test.

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The normal curve is often described as

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One of the 15 subtests included in the latest edition of the ________ involves remembering and correctly sequencing a series of numbers and letters.

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The correlation is likely to be lowest between the

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Satoshi Kanazawa claims that people's scores on the general intelligence factor are most highly correlated with their ability to solve ________ problems.

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Which of the following most directly suggested that intelligence declines throughout adulthood?

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Compared with men,women are ________ capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are ________ sensitive to taste and color.

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