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1Corrie is well liked by all her classmates. She has lots of friends and is always one of the first people chosen whenever there are group projects. According to Gardner, at which type of intelligence does Corrie likely excel?
- AInterpersonal
- BIntrapersonal
- CSocial
- Drelational
2Which subdivision of the cortex is most active on tasks involving planning, impulse control, and short-term memory?
- Aparietal cortex
- Bmotor cortex
- Cprefrontal cortex
- Doccipital cortex
3Which movement was Hitler’s rise to power and his quest to produce the master race analogous to?
- AEbonics
- BDarwinism
- CGenocide
- Deugenics
4Culture-fair tests attempt to measure __________.
- Athe intelligence of people coming from inside the culture in which the test was devised.
- Bcultural background.
- Cthe effects of culture on people’s intellectual and creative skills.
- Dthe intelligence of people coming from outside the culture in which the test was devised.
5Dr. Cho wants to know if differences in the growth rate of fish are based on genetics or the environment. He buys two fish. Fish 1 is fed every day, while fish 2 is fed every other day. At the end of a month, fish 1 is nearly 15 percent larger than fish 2. Considering the fish have a nearly identical genetic makeup, what can Dr. Cho conclude?
- AEnvironmental changes can account for all the differences in growth rate.
- BGenetic influences must account for a majority of the differences in growth rate.
- CEnvironmental conditions were more favorable for fish 2.
- DDifferences in growth rate cannot be determined by his simple experiment.
6A person starts from one point and comes up with many different ideas or possibilities based on that point. The person is engaging in __________ thinking.
- AFunctional
- BCircular
- Cconvergent
- Ddivergent
7Marvis, the manager of a large business, always says, “Those are all great ideas, but now we need to pick the best one.” What aspect of thought is Marvis focusing on?
- Adivergent thinking
- Bconvergent thinking
- Cdichotomous thinking
- Dthinking outside the box
8Kenneth is especially skilled when it comes to chart reading, map reading, and graph reading tasks. According to Howard Gardner, Kenneth’s skills reflect __________ intelligence.
- ASpatial
- BLinguistic
- CLogic-mathematical
- Dnaturalistic
9The deviation IQ score __________.
- Acompares mental age to chronological age.
- Bis an IQ score expressed as a standard deviation.
- Cis a culture-free IQ score.
- Dis an IQ relative to one’s same-aged peers.
10Sterilization laws beginning in the early 1900s remained on the books in the United States until the __________.
- A1940s
- B1950s
- C1960s
- D1970s
11Zoe wants to test the IQ of a group of ESL (English as a Second Language) students who do not speak any English. What test might you recommend to her?
- AStanford-Binet
- BRaven’s Progressive Matrices
- CWISC-IV
- DWPPSI
12The “Flynn effect” refers to the finding that IQ scores __________.
- Ahave stayed the same over the last decade
- Bhave steadily increased over the last decade
- Chave steadily decreased over the last decade
- Dare negatively correlated with education levels
13Which of the following is an example of “stereotype threat”?
- AJulie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT math section.
- BJulie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, and even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT math section.
- CJulie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT math section.
- DJulie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT math section.
14What type of thinking could be described as taking different directions in search of a variety of answers to a question?
- ADecisive
- BConvergent
- CHeuristic
- Ddivergent
15Dillan really wants a turn at the swing, but there are two more children in front of him. If Dillan pushes the other two children out of the way, it will be his turn, but the other children will be angry and might get hurt. Dillan’s decision making involves __________ intelligence.
- AIdeological
- BSocial
- CEmotional
- Dempathetic
16Which researcher studied the effects of sensory abilities on intelligence?
- AAlfred Binet
- BHenri Simon
- CSir Francis Galton
- DCharles Spearman
17The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to identify __________.
- Aareas of academic weakness in grade school children
- Bwhich children were likely to do well in school
- Cwhich children were likely to benefit from vocational education
- Dwhich students were in need of accelerated instruction
18Binet and Simon’s intelligence test included __________ items as one subtest area.
- Acompletion of incomplete sentences
- Brecitation of poems
- Cobject assembly
- Dtests of athletic ability
19Which of the following individuals is utilizing abstract thinking?
- ASusie, who says that most apples are colored red
- BBenito, who says the sun might explode one day
- CGene, who argues that the Red Sox are better than the Yankees this year
- DMarlita, who says her favorite television show is Hannah Montana
20The distinction between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence was first postulated by __________.
- AJames McKeen Cattell and Louis Thurstone
- BRobert Sternberg and Howard Gardner
- CRaymond Cattell and John Horn
- DCharles Spearman and William Stern
21The type of intelligence that allows you to learn to play your first few notes on a saxophone is called __________ intelligence.
- ACrystallized
- BEmotional
- CAbstract
- Dfluid
22Because Ken’s history professor was a college student during the 1970s, he has extraordinary insight and knowledge of facts concerning the Vietnam War era. This knowledge is associated with the term __________ intelligence.
- ACrystallized
- BFluid
- CGeneral
- Dmultiple
23The psychologist who suggested that people have several "frames of mind," which was his term for what others called intelligences, was __________.
- AHoward Gardner
- BCharles Spearman
- CRobert Sternberg
- DLewis Terman
24According to Sternberg’s theory, which of the following statements is most accurate?
- ACreative intelligence is similar to crystallized intelligence.
- BPractical intelligence involves our ability to use original thinking to solve problems.
- CAnalytical intelligence is similar to Spearman’s g factor of intelligence.
- DPractical intelligence is similar to Gardner’s naturalistic intelligence.
25Shalissa is described as being tactful and able to analyze situations to her advantage. She is probably high in __________ intelligence.
- AAnalytical
- BCreative
- CPractical
- Dgeneral
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