Question 1

The ability to learn a new computer software program is to ________ as knowledge of state capitals is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal intelligence;cross-sectional intelligence
B)   cross-sectional intelligence;longitudinal intelligence
C)   crystallized intelligence;fluid intelligence
D)   fluid intelligence;crystallized intelligenceE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Performance-impairing anxiety is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   polygenetics
B)   stereotype threat.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   epigeneticsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   WAIS
B)   aptitude
C)   IQ
D)   achievementE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of a single test in order to measure the ________ of a test.

Accepted Answer

A)   validity
B)   reliability
C)   standardization
D)   normal distributionE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Educational programs for gifted children are most likely to be criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)   assuming that intelligence test scores can predict children's academic success.
B)   underestimating the extent to which general intelligence underlies success in a wide variety of tasks.
C)   encouraging the segregation and academic tracking of intellectually advantaged students.
D)   overemphasizing the genetic determinants of giftedness.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Psychologists generally agree that intelligence test scores are ________ in terms of being sensitive to differences caused by cultural experiences and are ________ in terms of their predictive validity for different groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   biased;biased
B)   biased;not biased
C)   not biased;biased
D)   not biased;not biasedE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the memory and response time of 50- to 75-year-olds on timed tasks.They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences.This is a(n) ________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal
B)   experimental
C)   cross-sectional
D)   correlationalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid and cross-sectional intelligence.
B)   an intellectual disability and crystallized intelligence.
C)   fluid and crystallized intelligence.
D)   the Flynn effect and fluid intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Schooling ________ children's intelligence test performance.Children's intelligence ________ their later adult income.

Accepted Answer

A)   enhances;enhances
B)   has no effect on;enhances
C)   enhances;has no effect on
D)   has no effect on;has no effect onE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Howard Gardner proposes that humans have multiple intelligences that are relatively independent of each other.Which of the following is one of the intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)   g factor
B)   common sense intelligence
C)   intrapersonal intelligence
D)   fluid intelligenceE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

When Ian Deary and his colleagues retested 80-year-old Scots,using an intelligence test the Scots had taken as 11-year-olds,the correlation of their scores across seven decades was

Accepted Answer

A)   -.16.
B)   +.06.
C)   +.16.
D)   +.66.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Instead of calculating an intelligence quotient,most current intelligence tests represent the test-taker's performance relative to the

Accepted Answer

A)   test-taker's own previous intelligence test performance.
B)   best possible performance of others the same age as the test-taker.
C)   best possible performance of others of any age.
D)   average performance of others the same age as the test-taker.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Compared with North American students,Asian students score ________ on math achievement tests and spend ________ time studying math in school.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Sarah comes from a loving but poor family.Her family wants her to do well in school,and she is in this type of program to boost her cognitive and social skills.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The idea that adult intelligence declines with age has been challenged most effectively by

Accepted Answer

A)   cross-sectional research.
B)   research on fluid intelligence.
C)   tests that assess recall memory.
D)   longitudinal research.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Males' mental ability scores show greater ________ than females' mental ability scores.

Accepted Answer

A)   stability
B)   heritability
C)   variability
D)   growth mind-setE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability
B)   achievement
C)   aptitude
D)   intelligenceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

Accepted Answer

A)   the deteriorating quality of parental involvement in children's education.
B)   increasingly improved childhood health.
C)   the decreasing reliance on a single test score as an index of mental aptitudes.
D)   the failure to re-standardize existing intelligence tests.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   math problem-solving;verbal fluency
B)   verbal fluency;math problem-solving
C)   spatial abilities;athletic abilities
D)   athletic abilities;spatial abilitiesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Women scoring in the highest 25 percent on the Scottish national intelligence test at age 11 tended to ________ than those who scored in the lowest 25 percent.

Accepted Answer

A)   live longer
B)   be less creative
C)   talk at an earlier age
D)   experience more intellectual disabilitiesE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 11: Intelligence

Psychologists generally agree that intelligence test scores are ________ in terms of being sensitive to differences caused by cultural experiences and are ________ in terms of their predictive validity for different groups.

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The idea that adult intelligence declines with age has been challenged most effectively by

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A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

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A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

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Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

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The ability to learn a new computer software program is to ________ as knowledge of state capitals is to ________.

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When Ian Deary and his colleagues retested 80-year-old Scots,using an intelligence test the Scots had taken as 11-year-olds,the correlation of their scores across seven decades was

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Males' mental ability scores show greater ________ than females' mental ability scores.

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Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of a single test in order to measure the ________ of a test.

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Howard Gardner proposes that humans have multiple intelligences that are relatively independent of each other.Which of the following is one of the intelligences?

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Performance-impairing anxiety is most closely associated with

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Educational programs for gifted children are most likely to be criticized for

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Compared with North American students,Asian students score ________ on math achievement tests and spend ________ time studying math in school.

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It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

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Schooling ________ children's intelligence test performance.Children's intelligence ________ their later adult income.

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Sarah comes from a loving but poor family.Her family wants her to do well in school,and she is in this type of program to boost her cognitive and social skills.

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The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the memory and response time of 50- to 75-year-olds on timed tasks.They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences.This is a(n) ________ study.

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Instead of calculating an intelligence quotient,most current intelligence tests represent the test-taker's performance relative to the

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Women scoring in the highest 25 percent on the Scottish national intelligence test at age 11 tended to ________ than those who scored in the lowest 25 percent.

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Explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between

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Psychologists generally agree that intelligence test scores are in terms of being sensitive to differences caused by cultural experiences and are in terms of their predictive validity for different groups.

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