Question 1

According to Gardner's theory of seven types of intelligence,one would expect a navigator on a ship to possess a high level of ____________________ intelligence.

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Question 2

In solving a problem using divergent thinking,a person

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A)   tries to generate many possible answers or solutions.
B)   tries to narrow down a list of alternatives to a single correct answer or solution.
C)   systematically eliminates incorrect answers or solutions.
D)   Both b and c are correct.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Summarize evidence from twin studies and adoption studies on whether heredity affects intelligence and discuss the concept of heritability.

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Heritability ratios are estimates of the...

Question 4

Which child would be most likely to have the highest upper limit of his or her reaction range for intelligence?

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A)   a middle-class white child with an IQ of 100
B)   a middle-class minority child with an IQ of 105
C)   a lower-class minority child with an IQ of 95
D)   not enough information is provided to make an "educated" predictionE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Reba has an uncanny ability to discern and respond appropriately to the moods,temperaments,motivations,and desires of other people.According to Gardner,Reba has a high level of

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A)   socioemotional intelligence.
B)   interpersonal intelligence.
C)   linguistic intelligence.
D)   parapsychotic intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is an expression of the nurture side of the nature versus nurture argument?

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A)   Environmental deprivation has little effect on intellectual performance.
B)   An intellectually stimulating environment will be wasted on those who do not have some innate intellectual potential.
C)   Intellectual potential is something with which you are born; it is not acquired.
D)   An intellectually stimulating environment can lead to noticeable increases in the IQs of disadvantaged children.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Gunnar is 50 years old,and he had only completed the sixth grade when he was in school.For the past 30 years,Gunnar has been a successful fisherman who has five fishing boats.Recently,he took part in an aging study conducted by a university near his home,and he was told that his IQ score was only 65.Based on the definition for mental retardation,provided by the American Association on Mental Retardation,Gunnar

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A)   does not meet the definition because he does not show deficits in daily living skills.
B)   does not meet the definition because his IQ score is too high.
C)   would be classified as having mild mental retardation.
D)   would meet the criterion for moderate to severe mental retardation.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

People with high IQs tend to have ________ in their brains than people with low IQs.

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A)   more gray matter but less white matter
B)   more white matter but less gray matter
C)   more gray matter and about the same white matter
D)   more gray matter and more white matterE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Adoption studies provide support for the influence of

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A)   environmental factors on intelligence.
B)   genetic factors on intelligence.
C)   neither environmental nor genetic factors on intelligence.
D)   both environmental and genetic factors on intelligence.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Jamie is a 23-year-old female who only completed the third grade.She is employed in a sheltered workshop and has a difficult time with mild stress.Jamie is MOST likely

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A)   schizophrenic-hebephrenic subtype.
B)   suffering from emotional lability brought on by a deficiency of serotonin.
C)   moderately mentally retarded.
D)   profoundly mentally retarded.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following six-year-old children would be MOST likely to experience an increase in their IQ over the next few years?

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A)   Adam, who continues living in an understaffed orphanage
B)   Brenda, who recently started living in an understaffed orphanage following the death of her parents
C)   Cathy, who was recently adopted from an understaffed orphanage by loving middle-class parents
D)   David, who continues living with his loving middle-class parentsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,someone who is high in practical intelligence should

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A)   perform well on conventional tests designed to measure reasoning skills.
B)   cope well with new or novel tasks.
C)   show deficits in the other two areas of cognitive function.
D)   be able to solve problems that are unique to the existing cultural surroundings.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Subject's scores on typical creativity tests depend on the number of alternatives they generate in response to a test item,as well as the originality and ____________________ of the alternatives.

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Question 14

Who carved intelligence into seven distinct factors called primary mental abilities?

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A)   Wechsler
B)   Terman
C)   Spearman
D)   ThurstoneE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Historically,prevailing social attitudes have always exerted some influence on IQ testing practices and the interpretation of IQ test results.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What kind of validity do tests such as the SAT and ACT particularly strive for?

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A)   content validity
B)   construct validity
C)   absolute validity
D)   criterion-related validityE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

IQ tests are correlated with occupational ____________________,but there is debate as to whether they predict ____________________well.

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Question 18

Dr.Darden is concerned about whether or not the final exam in his physics class accurately measures a student's accumulated knowledge about core concepts from the course.It appears that Dr.Darden is most concerned with the

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A)   reliability of his final exam.
B)   standardization of his final exam.
C)   impact of confounding factors on his final exam.
D)   validity of his final exam.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

When tested on the Binet-Simon scale,Ada is found to have a mental age of 8.This means

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A)   that she is intellectually impaired.
B)   that her performance was as good as that of an average 8-year-old child.
C)   that her score is 8 standard deviation units above the average score.
D)   that her IQ is 80.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The concept of stereotype vulnerability suggests that when taking a standardized intelligence test,members of stigmatized groups ____ than members of nonstigmatized groups.

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A)   are less motivated
B)   are more motivated
C)   experience less anxiety
D)   experience more anxietyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What kind of validity do tests such as the SAT and ACT particularly strive for?

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