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1________ is understood to be "verbal ability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt and learn from life's everyday experiences" (Santrock, 2000)
- AIntelligence
- BEvaluation
- CUnderstanding
2In ________, intelligence is understood as abstract thinking and logic.
- AThe West
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DPapua New Guinea
- ECaroline Islands
3In ________, intelligence is understood as responsibility for participation in life.
- AThe West
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DPapua New Guinea
- ECaroline Islands
4In ________, intelligence is understood as someone who knows what to do and follows through with it (eg, keeps their word).
- AThe West
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DPapua New Guinea
- ECaroline Islands
5In ________, intelligence is predicated on recall.
- AThe West
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DPapua New Guinea
- ECaroline Islands
6In ________, intelligence is all about navigation by the stars.
- AThe West
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DPapua New Guinea
- ECaroline Islands
7Who developed the first intelligence scale and defined it as "judgment"?
- ABinet
- BWhorf
- CChomsky
- DThurstone
8The first intelligence scale for children had how many items?
- A30; 15 for basic tasks, and 15 for complex tasks
- B10; 5 for basic tasks, 5 for complex tasks
- C100; 50 for basic tasks, 50 for complex tasks
9Did the first intelligence scale allow for the calculation of judgment?
- AYes
- BNo
10Binet defined intelligence as:
- AJudgement
- BRationalisation
- CEvaluation
11The average 7-year-old would be able to answer items typically passed by people their age. A less able 7-year-old would only answer easier items that are correlative with those younger than them (eg, 6). What is this called?
- AMental age
- BChronological age
- CIntelligent age
12Does intelligence increase monotically with age?
- AYes
- BNo
13The Binet scale was taken up by Louis Terman in the United States. How many items was the original Binet scale increased to?
- A50
- B70
- C90
- D200
14Was the Stanford-Binet Scale (1916) used as a prototype for Army Alpha (and Beta)?
- AYes
- BNo
15Was the Stanford-Binet Scale (1916) used in the eugenics movement?
- AYes
- BNo
16For Terman, mental age was divisible by chronological age, and then multiplied by 100. What would this give you?
- AYour intelligence quotient (IQ)
- BYour intelligence level (IL)
- CYour intelligence age (IA)
17Does the Binet scale have a maximum age of 16?
- AYes, and therefore not applicable for adults
- BNo, it could be used by anyone
18Modern assessment of intelligence relies on:
- ANarrow assessments of verbal and nonverbal tasks
- BBroad assessments of verbal and nonverbal tasks
19In intelligence, aptitute is for:
- APotential future in learning
- BWhat has already been learned
20In intelligence, achievement is for:
- AWhat has already been learned
- BPotentially, what could be learned in the future
21Do most modern assessments combine aptitude with achievement?
- AYes
- BNo
22For Weschler tests, the WPPSI-III (2002) is for:
- APre-school children
- BChildren
- CAdults
- DAchievement
23For Weschler tests, the WISC-IV (2003), is for:
- APre-school children
- BChildren
- CAdults
- DAchievement
24For Weschler tests, the WAIS-III (2008) is for:
- APre-school children
- BChildren
- CAdults
- DAchievement
25For Weschler tests, the WIATT-II (2002) is for:
- APre-school children
- BChildren
- CAdults
- DAchievement
26________ ________ looks at verbal comprehension and working memory.
- AVerbal Intelligence Score (VIQ)
- BNonverbal (Performance) Intelligence Score (PIQ)
27________ ________ uses perceptual reasoning and processing speed for assessment.
- AVerbal Intelligence Score (VIQ)
- BNonverbal (Performance) Intelligence Score (PIQ)
28Can the VIQ and PIQ be used together to measure an individual's Full-Scale Intelligence Score (FSIQ)?
- AYes
- BNo
29The ________ refines the notion of nature of intelligence through examining how people perform on tests.
- APsychometric
- BPsychoanalytic
- CCognitive
- DBehavioural
30Do verbal and nonverbal scores in the WISC assessments correlate with one another?
- AYes
- BNo
31In intelligence, "g" stands for:
- AGeneral ability
- BGuesstimated ability
- CGrounded ability
32Who introduced "g"?
- ASpearman
- BTerman
- CBinet
- DPiaget
- EWhorf
33In intelligence, "g" is the:
- ACore of intelligence
- BRepresentation of all other intelligences
34In intelligence, can "g" predict academic and occupational performance?
- AYes
- BNo
35Some critics believe that the correlations in "g" ...
- AAre not perfect
- BAre perfect, and what research needs to focus on
36Spearman argued that any test:
- ATaps, not just into "g", but also some specific skills
- BTaps into "g" and more, because of what it stands for
37Does performance on some sub-tasks of intelligence cluster together?
- AYes
- BNo
38Was Thurstone for or against "g"?
- AFor "g"
- BAgainst "g"
39Thurstone tested intelligence as:
- AOne single entity that is representative of others
- B50 primary mental abilities (eg, spatial, numerical, verbal)
40The modern view of intelligence is:
- AA hierarchy; a "g" at the top, and below it a range of factors that are correlative with it in some way
- BA stratum; at one end are the more specific abilities, and at the other are the more general
41________ ________ is the ability to apply previously learned knowledge to new situations. This depends on the ability to retrieve previous memories, however, it relies on practice and is in a person's long-term memory.
- ACrystallised intelligence
- BFluid intelligence
42________ ________ is the ability to deal with novel (eg, new) situations with problem-solving techniques. It does not require personal experience but relies on inductive reasoning, creative thinking, logic, and abstract thinking. This comes from short-term memory.
- ACrystallised intelligence
- BFluid intelligence
43Proposed by other researchers (Cartel, 1971; Horn, 1985), fluid and crystallised intelligence correlate with each other:
- AModerately (.5)
- BVery well (.9)
- CNot very well (.3)
44There are patients who are able to still complete tasks efficiently and effectively but are poor at others, with brain damage. Does this support or criticise the Multiple Intelligences theory?
- ASupport
- BCriticise
45The existence of autistic savants ________ the Multiple Intelligences theory.
- ASupports
- BCriticises
46The core aspects of an ability to operate a certain type of intellectual functioning supports or criticises the Multiple Intelligences theory?
- ASuports
- BCriticises
47According to Kail (et al., 2000), is the speed of processing information linked with IQ test performance?
- AYes
- BNo
48There is a task that has minimum time to judge which line is longer. What is it called?
- AInspection time task
- BLexical decision task
- CInformation processing speed
49Which of these three is the most robust, yet simple, cognitive correlate of intelligence?
- AInspection time task
- BLexical decision task
- CProcessing speed of information
50According to complex cognitive correlates, is there a limit to how many correlates of intelligence can tell us about what it is?
- AYes
- BNo
51Is analogical reasoning (eg, pistol is to bow as bullet is to; gun, sword, arrow, blade) (Sternberg, 1985) the purest measure of "g"?
- AYes
- BNo
52According to Plomin (et al., 2007), heritability of intelligence ranges between:
- A.5 and .7
- B.3 and .5
- C.7 and .9
53Who correlates higher, monozygotic (MZ) or dizygotic (DZ) twins for heritability in intelligence?
- AMZ twins
- BDZ twins
54Is there a single gene responsible for intelligence?
- AYes
- BNo
55Do genes operate in a vacuum independent of the environment?
- ANo, environment has a significant influence on genes
- BYes, genes are separate from environment
56________ is a genetic disorder caused by a learning disability, which is influenced by a deficient enzyme.
- APhenylketonuria (PKU)
- BPhenylketamine (PKM)
- CPhenylnetokuria (PNU)
57If diet restricts the consumption of enzyme, can learning disabilities be avoided?
- AYes
- BNo
58Monozygotic (MZ) twins raised apart have slightly ________ IQ correlations than MZ twins raised together.
- Ahigher
- Blower
59Do genes tell the whole story of gene-environment relations?
- AYes, because environmental influences must account for the remaining variations
- BNo, because genes and environment are separate
60Is the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Batteries (KAAB) popular in job screenings and education?
- AYes
- BNo
61The [blank_start]Three-Stratum Theory[blank_end] (Carroll, 1993), refers to a "g" that is in some way correlative with all other types of skills (eg, broad visual perception, fluid and crystallised intelligences, processing speed).
The [blank_start]Triarchic Theory[blank_end] (Sternberg, 1985) believes that there are three competencies and cognitive processes; analytical intelligence, practical intelligence, and creative intelligence.
The [blank_start]Multiple Intelligences theory[blank_end] (Gardner, 1983), suggests that there are many forms of mental ability, but they are unrelated to one another (eg, interpersonal intelligence, musical intelligence, naturalistic intelligence).
Finally, the [blank_start]Emotional Intelligence theory[blank_end] (Meyer & Salovey, 1990) defines emotional intelligence with four categories; self-awareness, emotion, management, self-motivation, empathy, and relationship skills.- AThree-Stratum Theory
- BFour-Stratum Theory
- CTriarchic Theory
- DQuadriarchic Theory
- EDual Theory
- FMultiple Intelligences Theory
- GSingular Intelligence Theory
- HEmotional Intelligence theory
- ISocial Intelligence Theory
62In the Emotional Intelligence theory (Meyer & Salovey, 1990), what refers to an understanding of one's own communication style and the responses to others' behaviours? What refers to the capacity to recognise one's own feelings, thoughts, and emotions?
- ASelf-Awareness
- BEmotion Management
- CSelf-Motivation
- DEmpathy
- ERelationship Skils
63In the Emotional Intelligence theory (Meyer & Salovey, 1990), what refers to the ability to manage feelings of sadness and anger using appropriate strategies?
- ASelf-Awareness
- BEmotion Management
- CSelf-Motivation
- DEmpathy
- ERelationship Skills
64In the Emotional Intelligence theory (Meyer & Salovey, 1990), what refers to the ability to channel emotions in pursuit of a goal, delay gratification, and combat impulsiveness?
- ASelf-Awareness
- BEmotion Management
- CSelf-Motivation
- DEmpathy
- ERelationship Skills
65In the Emotional Intelligence theory (Meyer & Salovey, 1990), what refers to perspective taking ability, one's understanding of recognising emotions and feelings in others, as well as to respond in an appropriate manner?
- ASelf-Awareness
- BEmotion Management
- CSelf-Motivation
- DEmpathy
- ERelationship Skills
66In the Emotional Intelligence theory (Meyer & Salovey, 1990), what refers to competency in group situations, including problem-solving skills, and making accurate perceptions about social situations?
- ASelf-Awareness
- BEmotion Management
- CSelf-Motivation
- DEmpathy
- ERelationship Skills
67According to Plomin (et al., 2007), monozygotic (MZ) twins correlate to around:
- A.8
- B.2
68According to Plomin (et al., 2007), dizygotic (DZ) twins correlate to around:
- A.4
- B.6
69Are genes the whole story?
- AYes
- BNo
70Do environmental influences account for the remaining variances in gene-environment interactions?
- AYes
- BNo
71According to research, environment accounts for:
- A.50 and .30 of variance
- B.10 and .20 of variance
- C.70 and .90 of variance
72According to research, children adopted from a deprived background (eg, low SES) show increases or decreases in IQ?
- AIncreases
- BDecreases
73According to research, do children who remain in deprived environments (eg, low SES) show increases in IQ?
- ANo, rarely, and some show decreases
- BYes, they can show increases
74According to research, IQ scores correlated to about what with the SES of the home the child was raised in?
- A.4
- B.5
- C.6
75According to research, does schooling foster the development of cognitive processes that underpin performance on most IQ tests?
- AYes, it does
- BNo, it does not
76According to Winship and Korenman (1997), is every year in school worth around 2.7 IQ points?
- AYes, they are
- BNo, they are not
77According to Ceci and Williams (1997), does school attendance raise IQ compared to truanting which is correlative with lower IQ scores?
- AYes
- BNo
78Is there interplay between genes and environment factors?
- AYes
- BNo
79According to research, are activities and interests shaped according to a child's own genetic predisposition? In essence, do genetically different children have a truly "shared" environment?
- AYes, they are shaped by predispositions
- BNo, they are not shaped by predispositions
80Are differences in IQ innate or environmentally influenced?
- AInnate
- BEnvironmentally influenced
81Is the racial IQ gap in the United States becoming bigger or smaller?
- AMuch bigger
- BMuch smaller
82According to explanations for group differences in IQ, ________ believes that poverty and social inequalities (eg, minorities not receiving similar education to whites) are unchangeable.
- AGenetics
- BEnvironment
- CTest bias
83According to explanations for group differences in IQ, ________ believes that society is unfair towards certain groups (eg, African-Americans, Latino-Americans).
- AGenetics
- BEnvrionment
- CTest bias
84According to explanations for group differences in IQ, ________ believes that IQ tests are designed to favour certain types of groups (eg, White Americans).
- ATest bias
- BGenetics
- CEnvironment
85Have IQ tests previously been criticised because they disadvantage members of minority cultures?
- AYes, they have been
- BNo, they have never been
86Have there been attempts to develop "culturally-fair" tests?
- AYes, there is the Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity (BITCH) (Williams, 1973)
- BNo, there has never been an attempt before previously
87According to the Flynn Effect, are companies now trying to make their tests harder because newer generations are doing "too well" on tests and performing "above the norms"?
- AYes
- BNo
88According to statistics, Americans gained how many IQ points between 1932 and 1978?
- A2
- B4
- C14 and above
- D6
- E8
89According to research, are IQ increases possibly linked to recruitment changing to now include "cleverer" people?
- AYes, it has
- BNo, it has not
90Has research now countered to suggest that successive generations are not getting smarter, and it is because of other factors?
- AYes, it has
- BNo, it has not
91According to researchers, SES improvements may explain increases in IQ. However:
- AThere is no satisfiable explanation between SES improvements and IQ increases
- BThere is too much evidence to ignore for other factors
92According to the Flynn effect, explaining IQ gains is:
- ANot meaningless among newer generations
- BTotally meaningless, and requires a rethink
93Can IQ increases still be useful indicators of general ability for individuals when used briefly and wisely?
- AYes, they can
- BNo, they cannot
94Can IQ tests be used to make trustworthy comparisons between generations or cultures?
- ANo, they cannot be used that way
- BYes, they can be
95is there a "correct" or "right" explanation to the Flynn effect?
- ANo, there is not because the debate continues on
- BYes, there is
96In intelligence testing, factor analysis refers to:
- AIdentifying sets of test items that cluster (or correlate well) together, therefore, test-takers that do well in one area can also perform well in others
- BIdentifying sets of items that are individually better than others for optimum performance
97According to Horn (1994), can children with the same fluid intelligence capacity perform differently on crystallised intelligence tasks?
- AYes, they can
- BNo, they cannot
98In intelligence testing, the undertaking of componential analysis refers to:
- ALooking for relationships between aspects (or components) of informational processing and children's intelligence test performances
- BLooking for differences between aspects (or components) of informational processing and children's intelligence performances
99According to research (Rijsdijk & Boomsma, 1997; Schmid, Tirsch & Scherb, 2002), do faster and stronger ERPs (EEG brain waves in response to test scores) predict faster or slower cognitive processing and/or higher or lower mental test scores?
- AFaster cognitive processing
- BSlower cognitive processing
100Has research (Neubauer & Fink, 2009; Van den Heuvel, et al., 2009) found lower cerebral cortex activity in high-scoring individuals on tests because they do not have to work as hard as others?
- AYes, it has
- BNo, it has not
101According to the Triarchic Theory (Sternberg, 2001, 2005, 2008), analytical intelligence refers to:
- AInformation-processing skills
- BThe capacity to solve novel problems
- CThe application of intellectual skills in everyday situations
102According to the Triarchic Theory (Sternberg, 2001, 2005, 2008), creative intelligence refers to:
- AInformation-processing skills
- BThe capacity to solve novel problems
- CThe application of intellectual skills in everyday situations
103According to the Triarchic Theory (Sternberg, 2001, 2005, 2008), practical intelligence refers to:
- AInformation-processing skills
- BThe capacity to solve novel problems
- CThe application of intellectual skills in everyday situations
104In their analysis of the validity of the Triarchic Theory, have studies (Grigorenko & Sternberg, 2001; Sternberg, et al., 1999, 2001; Sternberg, 2003) found it to be valid and the three factors to be relatively distinct?
- AYes, they are distinct
- BNo, they are quite similar
105Savant syndrome is attributed to damage to which cerebral hemisphere (Treffert, 2010)?
- ALeft
- BRight
106Which is the latest edition of the Stanford-Binet scale?
- A3rd
- B4th
- C5th
107The careful constructions of most infant tests - including previous editions of Bayley (eg, Bayley-III) (Bayley, 2005) - are good or bad predictors of intelligence?
- AGood predictors
- BBad predictors
108According to Albers and Grieve (2007), are the Bayley-III Cognitive and Language Scales good predictors of mental test performance?
- AYes, they are
- BNo, they are not
109According to intelligence testing, developmental quotients (DQs) are:
- ASmaller dimensions of intelligence
- BLarger dimensions of intelligence
110Because of its low test-retest reliability, the Fagan test is less successful than researchers' assessments of infant habituation and recovery in predicting childhood mental test scores. However, has research (Fagan & Detterman, 1992; Andersson, 1996; Tasbihsazan, Nettelbeck & Kirby, 2003) found the Fagan test to be useful for identifying at-risk infants for delays in mental development?
- AYes
- BNo
111In intelligence testing, IQ refers to:
- AThe extent to which raw score (items passed) deviates from typical performance of same-age individuals (eg, 7 year olds with other 7 year olds)
- BThe extent to which raw scores (items passed) correlate well with those in above age groups
112In intelligence testing, standardisation refers to:
- AGiving tests to large, representative samples and using them as standards
- BStandardising IQ scores and then factor analysing them
113In intelligence testing, normal distribution refers to where:
- AScores cluster around the mean, or average, with progressively fewer falling toward each extreme
- BScores far too scattered that all too often fall towards the extremes
114The bell-shaped curve in normal distribution refers to:
- AWhenever researchers measure individuals in large samples
- BWhenever researchers measure individuals in case studies
115According to the environmental cumulative deficit hypothesis (Klineberg, 1963):
- ALower SES statuses correlate with more cognitive deficits that are more difficult to overcome
- BHigher SES statuses correlate with more cognitive deficits that are more difficult to overcome
116According to research (McCall, 1997), are children with the highest IQs in second grade more likely, as adults, to enter prestigious professions (eg, engineering, law, medicine, science)?
- AYes, they are
- BNo, they are not
117In intelligence testing, practical intelligence refers to:
- AMental abilities apparent in the real world, but not in tests
- BMental abilities apparent in tests, but not in the real world
118SES refers to:
- ASocioeconomic status
- BSocioethnic status
119According to Ceci, Rosenblum and Kumpf (1998), which ethnic group tends to score the most IQ points than their white counterparts by roughly 3 points?
- AAsian Americans
- BLatin Americans
- CAfrican Americans
120Did Jensen (1969), as well as Hernstein and Murray (1994), argue that heredity and individual differences are largely the reasons as to why there is a black-white IQ gap? That heredity plays a "sizeable role" (Berk, 2012)?
- AYes, they did
- BNo, they did not
121In the Texas Adoption Project, did adopted children of the low-IQ biological mothers score above average in tests?
- AYes, they did
- BNo, they stayed the same
122Did the Texas Adoption Project prove that both genes and environment play an similarly important role in development?
- AYes
- BNo
123According to research (Scarr & Weinberg, 1983; Moore, 1986) did African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during their first year of life score highly on intelligence tests with increasing IQ levels?
- AYes, they did
- BNo, they did not
124Are there cultural differences in the way people identify themselves? For example, in the West, you're "black" if you're dark-skinned. However, in South America, you're "white" depending on eye colour.
- AYes
- BNo
125Is ethnic mixing extensive? For example, "I'm Asian on my birth certificate and the census forum, but I'm really multiracial. My mother's parents are Japanese, my father's mother was Filipino, and my father's father was Irish".
- AYes
- BNo
126Are there cultural differences in communication styles? For example, African American children prefer a more topic-associative style because of how they were taught by their parents, whilst other ethnic groups (eg, Native American, Canadian Inuit, Hispanic) prefer a more collaborative style.
- AYes, there are
- BNo, there are not
127Does knowledge affect the ability to both reason effectively and the specific information acquired as part of minority-culture upbringings? For example, African-American children (preschoolers) interpret the word "frame" to mean "phyisque", or "wrapping" as "rapping" instead.
- AYes, it does
- BNo, it does not
128In intelligence testing, stereotype threat refers to:
- AThe fear of being judged based on negative stereotyping, as it can trigger anxiety that interferes with performance
- BThe fear of socialising with others because of negative stereotyping
129According to Duckworth and Seligman (2005) does self-discipline (eg, delay of gratification, effort) predict higher school performance at least as well as IQ does?
- AYes, it does
- BNo, it does not
130Associated with Vygotsky and the zone of proximal development, dynamic assessment (Lidz, 2001; Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2002) refers to:
- AAdults introductions to purposeful teaching situations that find out what a child can obtain with support
- BAdult introductions to one-to-one teahcing that understand where a child's limits are
131In intelligence testing, high-stakes testing refers to:
- AMandatory examinations in which children must pass in order to graduate to further education
- BWhere children are penalised for failure if they do not comply with certain standards
132Does research show high-stakes testing to rely on activities that closely resemble test items (eg, drill-based exercises) (Jones & Egley, 2004; Ravitch, 2010)?
- AYes
- BNo
133Does high-stakes testing promote fear according to Nichols and Berliner (2007)?
- AYes, they do
- BNo, they do not
134According to Hursh (2007), do high-achieving students fail high-stake exams because time-limited tests can tap only into a small sampling of skills that are covered in the classroom?
- AYes
- BNo
135According to Balfanz (et al., 2007), has high-stake testing requirements contributed to the high dropout rates among US inner-city minority groups, as well as punishment for course failure or grade retention?
- AYes
- BNo
136According to the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) checklist (Caldwell & Brady, 1994), which is the most important factor in predicting better language and IQ scores in toddlerhood and early childhood?
- AStimulating physical settings and parental encouragement, and involvement and affection
- BSES status
- CEthnicity
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