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_______ is the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from experience. |
| | A) | Intelligence |
| | B) | Wisdom |
| | C) | Creativity |
| | D) | Adaptability |
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The intelligence test developed by Binet and Simon (1904) was designed to: |
| | A) | measure the intelligence quotient of adults and children. |
| | B) | identify gifted children. |
| | C) | predict which high school students would be successful in college. |
| | D) | determine which school children were likely to be slow learners. |
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Sally's mental age is 12, while her chronological age is 10. Sally's intelligence quotient is: |
| | A) | 75. |
| | B) | 120. |
| | C) | 100. |
| | D) | 108. |
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When test scores are normally distributed around the average score, it means that: |
| | A) | most people score in the average range and few people score very high or very low. |
| | B) | there are equal numbers of low, average, and high scores. |
| | C) | scores obtained on repeated testings are fairly consistent. |
| | D) | the test is a good measure of the trait that it is supposed to be measuring. |
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When compared to the Binet intelligence test, the Wechsler test offers the advantage of: |
| | A) | an overall IQ score. |
| | B) | both verbal and nonverbal scores. |
| | C) | scores in four different content areas. |
| | D) | being suitable for testing both children and adults. |
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In Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence, "g" refers to: |
| | A) | goal orientation. |
| | B) | general intelligence. |
| | C) | giftedness. |
| | D) | global intelligence. |
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A statistical procedure that correlates test scores to identify underlying clusters is called a(n): |
| | A) | bell curve. |
| | B) | t-test. |
| | C) | factor analysis. |
| | D) | anova. |
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Sternberg's triarchic theory and Gardner's theory of intelligence both emphasize that: |
| | A) | intelligence is a general ability. |
| | B) | there are three types of intelligence. |
| | C) | intelligence consists of several specific abilities. |
| | D) | there are separate information-processing components of intelligence. |
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Indira grew up in poverty and first learned to care for herself and her younger brother by selling newspapers and developing "street smarts." Although she never went to school, she has become successful in business. In terms of Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory, which type of intelligence does Indira have? |
| | A) | analytical |
| | B) | creative |
| | C) | practical |
| | D) | abstract |
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Juan is an architect. According to Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence does Juan have? |
| | A) | spatial |
| | B) | mathematical |
| | C) | kinesthetic |
| | D) | naturalist |
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Howard Gardner has developed _______ types of intelligence. |
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| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 8 |
| | D) | 10 |
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According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences: |
| | A) | most types of intelligence cannot be destroyed by brain damage. |
| | B) | individuals who are gifted excel in at least five types of intelligence. |
| | C) | individuals who are mentally retarded have only one or two types of intelligence. |
| | D) | everyone has all types of intelligence. |
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Which of the following tests requires individuals to solve practical everyday problems? |
| | A) | Standard-Binet |
| | B) | Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test |
| | C) | Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale |
| | D) | Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children |
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A heritability index of .80 indicates: |
| | A) | no significant genetic influence. |
| | B) | that nurture is more influential than nature. |
| | C) | a strong genetic influence. |
| | D) | a moderate genetic influence. |
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A performance standard for an IQ test is called a: |
| | A) | norm. |
| | B) | scale. |
| | C) | percentile. |
| | D) | score. |
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The Abecedarian Intervention program has demonstrated that: |
| | A) | environment can have a powerful influence on intelligence. |
| | B) | despite the best interventions children cannot surpass their parents' IQs. |
| | C) | the early intellectual gains of children in the program could not be sustained. |
| | D) | children with IQs below 70 do not benefit from early intervention programs. |
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Early IQ tests favored all of the following except: |
| | A) | White Americans. |
| | B) | middle-income people. |
| | C) | people from urban environments. |
| | D) | people who are gifted. |
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When scores on an intelligence test predict performance in school, the test is said to have: |
| | A) | high predictive norms. |
| | B) | high predictive validity. |
| | C) | high predictive significance. |
| | D) | high predictive reliability. |
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Jarod is an adolescent African American. When taking an intelligence test, he is anxious about possibly confirming the old stereotype that Blacks are "intellectually inferior". He is displaying the effects of: |
| | A) | IQ bias. |
| | B) | stereotype threat. |
| | C) | discrimination. |
| | D) | culture anxiety. |
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The Gesell test used to assess normal and abnormal infants has four categories of behavior. The four categories are: |
| | A) | motor, verbal, language, and adaptive. |
| | B) | adaptive, language, verbal, and personal-social. |
| | C) | language, adaptive, personal-social, and motor. |
| | D) | verbal, personal-social, motor, and adaptive. |
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Which assessment tool has a mental scale, a motor scale, and an infant behavior profile? |
| | A) | Apgar Scale |
| | B) | Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale |
| | C) | Gesell Test |
| | D) | Bayley Scales of Infant Development |
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Fluid intelligence is the ability to: |
| | A) | reason abstractly. |
| | B) | memorize information quickly. |
| | C) | adapt to new ways of thinking. |
| | D) | use language skillfully. |
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According to John Horn, in middle age: |
| | A) | crystallized intelligence increases, while fluid intelligence begins to decline. |
| | B) | fluid intelligence increases, while crystallized intelligence begins to decline. |
| | C) | both crystallized and fluid intelligence increase. |
| | D) | both crystallized and fluid intelligence begin to decline. |
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Data from the Seattle Longitudinal Study has shown that the highest level of functioning for four of the six intellectual abilities tested occurred in: |
| | A) | late adolescence. |
| | B) | early adulthood. |
| | C) | middle adulthood. |
| | D) | late adulthood. |
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The research on wisdom suggests that: |
| | A) | wisdom is generated from strong cognitive mechanics. |
| | B) | wisdom emerges in old age. |
| | C) | wisdom is gained through the accumulation of factual knowledge. |
| | D) | personality-related factors are better predictors of wisdom than cognitive factors. |
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Organic retardation is caused by: |
| | A) | physical damage to brain tissues. |
| | B) | being raised by poorly educated parents. |
| | C) | an impoverished intellectual environment. |
| | D) | traumatic experiences in early childhood. |
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Everett, a 10-year-old boy, has an IQ of 48 on the Stanford-Binet intelligence test and he has difficulty adapting in his everyday life, but his teachers expect he may be able to support himself as an adult through some type of labor. He would be classified as: |
| | A) | mildly retarded. |
| | B) | moderately retarded. |
| | C) | severely retarded. |
| | D) | profoundly retarded. |
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Hyun-Joo is asked to come up with as many possible uses of a paper clip as possible. This task requires her to use: |
| | A) | verbal comprehension. |
| | B) | convergent thinking. |
| | C) | divergent thinking. |
| | D) | critical thinking. |
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The step in the creative process which often covers the longest span of time and requires the hardest work is: |
| | A) | incubation. |
| | B) | insight. |
| | C) | preparation. |
| | D) | elaboration. |
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Researchers have found that the age at which creativity declines: |
| | A) | is most often in the third decade of life. |
| | B) | varies with the domain involved. |
| | C) | is younger in males than females. |
| | D) | is usually after the age of eighty. |
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