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1
Charles Spearman proposed that intelligence consists of
A)three major components
B)seven primary skills
C)a general factor and a number of specific factors
D)eight independent factors
2
According to Sternberg, intelligence cannot be separated from the situation in which it is exercised. This is referred to as
A)tacit intelligence
B)emotional intelligence
C)experience
D)experience
3
Sternberg (2001) found that salary and job performance of adult workers was predicted by
A)analytical abilities
B)creative abilities
C)tacit knowledge
D)experience
4
The Bayley Scales of Infant Development consist of each of the following components EXCEPT
A)the mental scale
B)the motor scale
C)the reflex scale
D)examiner observation
5
According to the Stanford-Binet Test, a child with a mental age of 10 and a chronological age of 8 would have an IQ of
A)80
B)10
C)125
D)133
6
The deviation IQ is a concept used by which intelligence test?
A)Wechsler Intelligence Scales
B)Stanford-Binet Test
C)Kaufman Assessment Battery
D)Bayley Scales of Infant Development
7
The extent to which a test produces consistent results is referred to as
A)validity
B)reliability
C)standardization
D)norm-referencing
8
Which of the following involves correlating performance on a test with a criterion?
A)validity
B)reliability
C)standardization
D)norm-referencing
9
Arthur Jensen suggests that intelligence is mainly due to
A)genetics
B)family interactions
C)economic factors
D)cultural and educational factors
10
A woman is concerned that if she does poorly on a Maths exam, she will confirm the stereotype that women are not good at Maths. What is likely to happen and why?
A)she will do poorly in the exam because of stereotype threat
B)she will do well in the exam because of stereotype threat.
C)she will do poorly in the exam because of the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)she will do well in the exam because of the self-fulfilling prophecy.
11
Scarr and Weinberg's (1976) study of African-American children who were adopted by economically well-off European-American parents found that
A)heredity is the most significant factor in determining intelligence.
B)heredity is the most significant factor in determining intelligence if the child is adopted before 12 months of age.
C)environment is the most significant factor in determining intelligence.
D)children who were adopted at a younger age had higher IQ scores.
12
Research on parent-child interactions has found that infants from which social class were most likely to stop vocalizing and listen when their mothers spoke?
A)lower class
B)middle class
C)upper middle class
D)higher class
13
When faced with failure, those who hold an incremental theory of intelligence show a
A)helpless response
B)mastery response
C)negative response to their teachers
D)negative response to the task
14
A general characteristic of gifted children is
A)efficient use of their cognitive skills
B)low self-esteem
C)demonstration of multiple intelligences
D)poor social skills
15
Which of the following characterizes divergent thinking?
A)imaginative thinking
B)thinking designed to produce correct answers
C)solving traditional problems to find the correct answers
D)thinking in order to remember specific information





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