Question 1

The government experts who shape educational policy assert that giftedness should be soley determined by IQ test results; this however is not the general practice in most schools.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Steele's theory of stereotype vulnerability is an attempt to explain why

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A)   Asian-Americans score higher than average on IQ tests.
B)   African-Americans score lower than average on IQ tests.
C)   cultural bias must necessarily be inherent in all intelligence tests.
D)   general intelligence in a population declines over time.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The question "How many uses can you think of for a paper clip?" would be MOST likely found on

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A)   a problem-solving test.
B)   a creativity test.
C)   an intelligence test.
D)   a reasoning test.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Creativity tests are ____________________ predictors of creative productivity in the real world.

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The answer of Creativity tests are ____________________ predictors of creative...

Question 5

According to recent research conducted by Ellen Winner,profoundly gifted children (those with an IQ above 180) are often

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A)   much taller than normal children.
B)   introverted and socially isolated.
C)   diagnosed as schizophrenic.
D)   hostile toward their peers.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Information about where an individual score on a psychological test ranks,in relation to other scores on that test,is provided by ____________________ that are developed through test standardization.

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The answer of Information about where an individual score on...

Question 7

Which of the following statements is the MOST debatable?

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A)   Intelligence is at least somewhat genetic in origin.
B)   Genetic factors are strongly implicated as the cause of ethnic differences in intelligence.
C)   The average IQ in the lowest social classes is about 15 points lower than the average IQ in the highest social classes.
D)   The average IQ for some minority groups in the United States is about 10 to 15 points lower than the average for whites.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following individuals would you predict would be most likely to have a high-status occupation such as being a doctor or lawyer?

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A)   Nick who has an IQ of 90
B)   Nate who has an IQ of 105
C)   Phil who has an IQ of 115
D)   Ben who has an IQ of 135E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Currently mental retardation is defined as

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A)   a subaverage general mental ability.
B)   a deficiency in everyday living skills including communication, self-care, meal preparation, social interaction and health and safety.
C)   a subaverage general mental ability accompanied by deficiencies in everyday adaptive skills.
D)   a score below 70 to 75 on the Wechsler intelligence test.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the eight types of intelligence proposed by Gardner?

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A)   linguistic
B)   interpersonal
C)   spatial
D)   emotionalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Everyone likes to have Lydia working on their committees because she seems to have the unique ability to consider a variety of options and quickly narrow the list of options down to the one or two best alternatives.In other words,Lydia is skilled in

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A)   divergent thinking.
B)   transformational logic.
C)   convergent thinking.
D)   field dependence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following statements BEST reflects current expert recommendations regarding the identification of gifted children?

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A)   Schools should not rely too heavily on IQ tests to select gifted children.
B)   The use of IQ scores in selecting gifted children is a violation of constitutional law.
C)   Schools should restrict their selection of gifted children to those with special talents.
D)   A child cannot be classified as gifted unless he or she has an IQ score of at least 130.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Family studies can indicate whether a trait runs in families,however they cannot provide conclusive evidence that a trait is influenced by heredity because

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A)   there are too many dependent variables in family studies.
B)   random assignment is impossible in family studies.
C)   there are no independent variables in family studies.
D)   family members share not only genes, but also similar environments.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The type of intelligence that involves applying acquired knowledge to solve problems is known as

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A)   crystallized intelligence.
B)   fluid intelligence.
C)   kinesthetic intelligence.
D)   spatial intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Recent research by Plomin (2006) suggests the strongest links found between genes and intelligence were associated with:

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A)   99 to 99.5% of the variation in intelligence
B)   about 75% of the variation in intelligence
C)   about 25% of the variation in intelligence
D)   less than  12 \frac{1}{2} 21​  to 1% of the variation in intelligence E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

In general,standard IQ tests (such as the Stanford-Binet and the WAIS)do not translate well into the language and cognitive frameworks of non-Western cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A psychological test is a standardized measure of a sample of a person's behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Extensive data from 20 industrialized nations has shown that average IQ scores have been decreasing steadily since the 1930s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The measurement consistency of a test is known as ____________________ and is measured using a correlation coefficient.

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The answer of The measurement consistency of a test is...

Question 20

Correlations between students' IQ scores and their school grades suggest that IQ tests

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A)   are not a reliable method to predict school performance.
B)   are a reasonably reliable method to predict school performance.
C)   are not a valid method to predict school performance.
D)   are a reasonably valid method to predict school performance.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing

According to recent research conducted by Ellen Winner,profoundly gifted children (those with an IQ above 180) are often

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Correlations between students' IQ scores and their school grades suggest that IQ tests

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The government experts who shape educational policy assert that giftedness should be soley determined by IQ test results; this however is not the general practice in most schools.

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Information about where an individual score on a psychological test ranks,in relation to other scores on that test,is provided by ____________________ that are developed through test standardization.

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The question "How many uses can you think of for a paper clip?" would be MOST likely found on

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Creativity tests are ____________________ predictors of creative productivity in the real world.

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The measurement consistency of a test is known as ____________________ and is measured using a correlation coefficient.

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Family studies can indicate whether a trait runs in families,however they cannot provide conclusive evidence that a trait is influenced by heredity because

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In general,standard IQ tests (such as the Stanford-Binet and the WAIS)do not translate well into the language and cognitive frameworks of non-Western cultures.

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Extensive data from 20 industrialized nations has shown that average IQ scores have been decreasing steadily since the 1930s.

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Everyone likes to have Lydia working on their committees because she seems to have the unique ability to consider a variety of options and quickly narrow the list of options down to the one or two best alternatives.In other words,Lydia is skilled in

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Which of the following statements BEST reflects current expert recommendations regarding the identification of gifted children?

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Recent research by Plomin (2006) suggests the strongest links found between genes and intelligence were associated with:

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Currently mental retardation is defined as

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Which of the following individuals would you predict would be most likely to have a high-status occupation such as being a doctor or lawyer?

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Steele's theory of stereotype vulnerability is an attempt to explain why

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The type of intelligence that involves applying acquired knowledge to solve problems is known as

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Which of the following statements is the MOST debatable?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the eight types of intelligence proposed by Gardner?

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A psychological test is a standardized measure of a sample of a person's behavior.

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