Self Test # 13 - Intelligence
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selected to represent the type of question you should expect on unit exam four. You
can, in fact, expect to see many of these very same questions on that exam. Exam
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1. Spearman's two-factor theory divides intelligence into:
verbal skills and math skills
spatial abilities and movement abilities
general intelligence and specific abilities
insight about the self and insight about others
2. Sternberg is to Gardner as _________ is to ____________.
single; multiple
multiple; single
multiple; triarchic
triarchic; multiple
3. The triarchic theory focuses on the three aspects of intelligence.
Which of the following is not among the three?
practical
affective
analytical (academic)
problem solving (creative)
4. ________ gives an indication of a child’s intelligence by comparing
her score on an intelligence test to the scores of
average children her same age.
Mental age
Formula age
Cognitive age
Intellectual age
5. The intelligence quotient (IQ) score is computed by dividing a
child’s _______ by the child’s ________ and multiplying by 100.
number of correct answers; total number of questions asked
number of correct answers; number of incorrect answers
mental age; chronological age
chronological age; mental age
6. The concept of a reaction range indicates that:
intelligence is fixed at birth, due to genetic factors
there is a "critical period" for the development of intelligence
intelligence may increase or decrease as a result of the environment
heredity establishes a very narrow range for intellectual development
7. Kimberly has an IQ of 87 and has problems with self-care, social
skills, and safety. Is Kimberly considered mentally retarded?
no - she does not have limitation in language
no - her IQ is not subaverage
no - she needs limitations in four areas, she has problems in 3 areas
yes - she fits the definition of mental retardation
8. Organic retardation is to ________ as cultural-familial retardation
is to ______.
nutrition; society
severely; profoundly
genetic; environment
infant; adult
9. Ratio IQ is to Deviation IQ as ______ is to ______.
mental; chronological
traditional; current
g; s
WAIS-III; WISC-III
10. Two essential characteristics of tests are;
Adequate sample size & Correlation
Validity & Consistency
Accuracy & Repeatability
Validity & Reliability
11. Binet’s warnings
include that IQ tests don’t measure innate abilities.
include that IQ tests, by themselves, should not be used to label people.
about the use of IQ tests were not heeded in the U.S.
all of these
12. Which of the following is expressed as a number that indicates the
amount or proportion of some ability, characteristic, or trait that
can be attributed to genetic factors (nature)?
IQ
Heritability
Normal distribution
Reaction range
13. What is the percentage of the population that have IQs
between 70 & 130?
2.27%
68.26%
95.44%
100%
14. A moderately gifted child usually has an IQ score
100 to 120.
120 to 160.
130 to 150.
180 +.
15. Which of the following outcomes are not predicted well
by IQ tests?
academic performance
defining mental retardation
identifying the gifted
job performance
16. ____________ focuses on development of psychological tests.
a Personality psychology
b Forensic psychology
c School psychology
d Psychometrics
17. An advantage of both Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory
and Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory is that they:
measure each of the five known areas of intelligence
take into account abilities not covered by standard IQ tests
yield a single score that is useful for predicting academic performance
define intelligence in a way that is completely free of cultural influence
18. Francis Galton attempted to determine the relationship between ____________
and _________.
brain size; IQ
reaction to a puzzle box; IQ
responses to inkblots; head size
head size; students’ grade point averages
19. If you measured the intelligence of everyone in the United States, a distribution of all
the scores would look like a:
bell-shaped curve
curve sloping gently upward to the right
curve that rises and falls at regular intervals
flat horizon line with a skyscraper in the middle
20. Based on twin studies, evidence regarding the influence on IQ scores indicates that:
85% is due to genetics, and 15% is due to the environment
85% is due to the environment, and 15% is due to genetics
50% is due to genetics, and 50% is due to the environment
neither genetics nor the environment is predictive of intelligence
21. According to Sternberg's triarchic (three-part) theory of intelligence, intelligence
consists of three main aspects: analytic intelligence, creative intelligence, & ______ intelligence
practical
contextual
experiential
componential
22. At what age are mental test scores first stably predictive of later IQ?
infancy
preschool
adolescence
early adulthood
23. Kim took an intelligence test when she was 18 and scored 114. What is her intelligence
quotient likely to be at the age of 32?
98
112
114
120
24. Research on the effect of social class on IQ has shown
a cumulative deficit
no difference in IQ based on social class
a social class effect on infant scales only
a decreasing effect of social class after the grade school years
25. Kyle took the same IQ test on different days and gets the same score each time. This means
that the test possess a high degree of
reliability
correctness
standardization
predictive validity
26. For which ability is there a substantial sex difference where boys score higher than girls:
verbal
spatial
memory
mathematical
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Topics in Psychology
Robert C. Gates