Intelligence Chapter 14 Test Bank Answers - Psychology (Euro Ed.) | Test Bank by Jarvis by Jarvis, Okami. DOCX document preview.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 1
1) Involving much more than “book smarts,” this term describes a person’s underlying general capacity to process complex information
a. practical intelligence
b. crystalized intelligence
c. general intelligence
d. domain-specific intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 2
2) A person’s score on virtually any of the tests Spearman administered could be used to predict that person’s score on any of the other tests; this fact was termed by Spearman the
a. factor analysis
b. g-factor
c. fundamental theorem of intelligence
d. theorem of the indifference of the indicator
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 3
3) The psychometric tradition of intelligence testing relies on this means of measuring intelligence.
a. survey analysis
b. experimental observation
c. standardized testing
d. behaviour analysis
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 4
4) The most commonly accepted statistic describing intelligence is
a. CQ
b. WAIS
c. IQ
d. EQ
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 5
5) In order to develop a standardized test, the test must be administered to large groups of people so that future scores can be interpreted. The scores produced by large groups are called
a. functions
b. norms
c. IQs
d. trends
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 6
6) The statistics pattern called the normal distribution is often referred to by this popular term.
a. the Pearson scale
b. the correlation
c. the bell curve
d. the learning curve
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 7
7) Ninety-six percent of people’s IQ scores fall between these two scores.
a. 80 and 100
b. 70 and 150
c. 85 and 115
d. 70 and 130
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 8
8) An IQ score between about 50 and 70 may reflect mild mental retardation, if the person also demonstrates
a. behavioural difficulties
b. physical abnormalities
c. dyslexia
d. poor language skills
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 9
9) A person may be labeled “gifted” if their IQ score is above
a. 120
b. 130
c. 150
d. 160
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 10
10) All of the following aspects of life can be predicted reasonably well using a person’s IQ score, EXCEPT:
a. academic performance
b. health and longevity
c. job performance
d. choice of career
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 11
11) Which of the following uses of IQ scores represents the least biased and most reliable use?
a. using IQ as a measure of innate intelligence
b. using IQ to predict academic delinquency and truancy
c. using IQ to predict race and socioeconomic status
d. using IQ to predict academic performance and achievement
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 12
12) In Howard Gardner’s view, the entire notion of intelligence needs to be stretched to include talents that are socially valued. Gardner’s view is called the theory of
a. multiple factors
b. triarchic intelligences
c. multiple intelligences
d. social intelligences
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 13
13) According to Robert Sternberg, the original notion of g only underlies mental abilities that include solving problems through
a. practical reasoning
b. analogical reasoning
c. fluid reasoning
d. analytic reasoning
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 14
14) Which of the following would NOT qualify as practical problems in Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence?
a. How can I best organize my schedule to balance work and socializing?
b. How can I best solve this anagram?
c. How can I save up to buy myself a car?
d. How can I manage my studying time to get an A?
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 15
15) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence includes all of the following, EXCEPT
a. social intelligence
b. creative intelligence
c. analytic intelligence
d. practical intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 16
16) All of the following are valid criticisms of the triarchic theory of intelligence, EXCEPT
a. It is very difficult to devise tests of practical and creative intelligence.
b. The theory is built on philosophically false assumptions about intelligence.
c. The three intelligences are correlated with each other.
d. The three intelligences are correlated with measures of general intelligence.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 17
17) This theory represents a compromise between theories of multiple intelligences and the theory of general intelligence.
a. triarchic theory of intelligence
b. three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities
c. five-factor model of personal ability
d. fluid theory of intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 18
18) In Carrol’s three-stratum theory of intelligence, general intelligence is equivalent to
a. Stratum I
b. Stratum II
c. Stratum III
d. Stratum general
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 19
19) Behaviour genetics research has demonstrated that the split between genetic and environmental influences on IQ scores in most samples of individuals is
a. 60-40
b. 50-50
c. 80-20
d. 90-10
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 20
20) In general, as a child ages, the influence of genes on IQ scores tends to
a. become more pronounced
b. become less important
c. become less pronounced
d. become more controversial
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 21
21) Verbal intelligence is a measure of
a. our common sense
b. our cognitive abilities concerned with handling words
c. our ability to come up with efficient solutions to everyday problems
d. How well we can perform on an exam
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 22
22) Practical intelligence is a measure of
a. our cognitive abilities concerned with handling numbers
b. our cognitive abilities concerned with handling words
c. our ability to come up with efficient solutions to everyday problems
d. How well we can perform on an exam
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 23
23) Jean Piaget believed that intelligence was
a. about how well you could perform on standardized assessments
b. about your cognitive abilities concerned with handling words
c. about how well you could judge whether someone was in danger
d. about being able to adapt to the environment
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 24
24) General intelligence is often abbreviated to
a. g
b. GI
c. Fundamental intelligence
d. WASI
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 25
25) The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale are both thought to measure individual difference in
a. numerical ability
b. common sense
c. general intelligence
d. verbal ability
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 26
26) Charles Spearman used which statistical procedure when examining groups of test scores of cognitive ability
a. factor analysis
b. Spearman’s-Rank
c. Analysis of Variance
d. t-test
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 27
27) The theorem of the indifference of the indicator suggests that
a. just because an individual scores highly in one cognitive test, this cannot predict their performance on another test
b. there are individual difference in cognitive performance
c. scoring high on one test of cognitive ability suggests you will also score relatively highly on another test of cognitive abilities
d. intelligence follows the normal distribution
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 28
28) Which of the following is the term of a psychiatric designation for a person who has difficulty acquiring very basic academic skills, problems in social relationships and who may need assistance in managing ordinary life tasks
a. Intelligence disorder
b. Profound giftedness
c. Profound intelligence disorder
d. Intellectual disability
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 29
29) Furnham and Ritandelli-Tavaton (2011) found that IQ accounted for what percentage of variance in GCSE performance
a. 50%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 63%
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 30
30) The Flynn effect describes
a. the steady decrease in raw scores on IQ tests that has characterised the late 20th and early 21st century
b. the steady increase in raw scores on IQ tests that has characterised the late 20th and early 21st century
c. A way to assess the consistency in IQ results between two time points
d. A way to assess how well one IQ test predicts performance on a different IQ test
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 31
31) If a person is not representative of the group which their IQ test has been normed, the test is likely to be
a. accurate
b. higher
c. too long
d. biased
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 32
32) The controversial idea by Richard Lynn that there are real difference in intelligence between populations of different countries is best known as
a. Differential processing
b. Cultural IQ
c. National IQ
d. The Lynn effect
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 33
33) Whilst most scientific psychologists take the idea that intelligence describes something real, others hold that view that
a. Intelligence is a social construct
b. Intelligence is the same as common sense
c. Intelligence is essential for scientific progression
d. Intelligence is not important to study
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 34
34) From a social constructivist view, intelligence derived as a
a. way to enhance science
b. way to help those who were less able
c. concept to maintain a social status quo
d. way to predict those who would go to university
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 35
35) Assortative mating is when
a. Parents dissimilar in genetically influenced characterised tend to mate
b. Parents with complimentary genetics tend to mate
c. Parents similar in genetically influenced characteristics tend to mate
d. parents undergo screening to ensure good genetics before mating
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 36
36) Almas et al (2016) followed up 107 fostered children from Romanian orphanages and found that
a. Those who achieved secure attachment later in life were more likely to have a normal range IQ by 12
b. Attachment style was not related to IQ
c. Those who achieved secure attachment early in life were more likely to have a normal range IQ by 12
d. Males and females differ in their attachment styles
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 37
37) One reason to be cautious about the almost entirely genetic view is
a. there is little evidence of genetic basis to intelligence
b. genes differ depending on culture
c. there is a notable lack of candidate genes
d. genes change over time
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 38
38) Heritability of intelligence implies
a. constraint
b. that IQ tests are not reliable measures of intelligence
c. that IQ is malleable
d. that IQ develops over time
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 39
39) Hereditability figures may be misleading because
a. they are often biased by researchers
b. different tests may be used to assess heritability
c. they do not account for the effect of the environment
d. they do not have to add up to 100%
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 40
40) Intelligence changes in response to environmental change, therefore intelligence is
a. genetic
b. malleable
c. constrained
d. a social construct
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 41
41) IQ is calculated by
a. comparing the raw scores on IQ tests against population norms
b. comparing an individuals’ performance on IQ tests over time
c. comparing the raw scores on one IQ test against another IQ test
d. comparing performance on an IQ test with a test of multiple intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 42
42) IQ is normally distributed and the mean score for a population is set at
a. 0
b. 180
c. 150
d. 100
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 43
43) Sterbergs’ triarchic theory of intelligence is based on all of the following modes of intelligence EXCEPT:
a. analytical
b. verbal
c. creativity
d. practical
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 44
44) Which of the following perspectives sees intelligence as a social construct
a. Developmental psychology
b. Critical psychology
c. Educational psychology
d. Biological psychology
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 45
45) IQ tests were first developed in which country?
a. France
b. England
c. America
d. Sweden
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 46
46) The eugenics movement is associated with which of the following
a. John Carroll
b. Charles Spearman
c. Lewis Terman
d. Francis Galton
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 47
47) Fluid intelligence refers to the
a. skills or knowledge one acquires as a result of exposure to education and culture
b. innate analytic skills and abstract reasoning ability
c. 69 narrow abilities that make up intelligence
d. underlying factor that determines general intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 48
48) Crystallized intelligence refers to the
a. skills or knowledge one acquires as a result of exposure to education and culture
b. innate analytic skills and abstract reasoning ability
c. 69 narrow abilities that make up intelligence
d. underlying factor that determines general intelligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 49
49) The results from Dennis (1941) study on infant development under conditions of restricted practice and minimum social stimulation suggest that
a. Infant behavioural is innate and arises spontaneously without the need for intellectual or social stimulation
b. Normal infant development did not take place in the absence of intellectual and social stimulation
c. Cognitive development is not influenced by the environment
d. DZ twins and MZ twins show different patterns of cognitive development during infancy
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Part 5, Chapter 14, Question 50
50) In Sternbergs’ triarchic theory of successful intelligence, creative intelligence refers to the
a. ability to adapt to their environment effectively, solve everyday problems, and achieve personal goals
b. ability to solve the sorts of problems one would ordinarily find in an academic setting
c. ability to use insight and existing knowledge base to solve new problems and come up with new ideas—to think ‘outside the box.’.
d. ability to produce high quality art work
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 51
51) The distribution of IQ in the population is normal, with 68% of scores clustering between 85 and 115, with a mean of 100. An additional 28% of scores fall between 115 and 130 at the upper end and between 70 and 85 at the lower end
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 52
52) IQ tests were initially designed to predict academic performance, and in that strict sense they are biased against specific groups such as women or people of colour
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 53
53) All of the abilities characterized by Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence— including creative and practical intelligence—are correlated with scores on tests of general intelligence
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 54
54) There is lack of evidence to show that environmental insults have a serious effect on intellectual development
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 55
55) According to Horn and Cattell, crystalized intelligence is a largely innate ability characterized by analytic and abstract reasoning
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 56
56) Charles Spearman proposed the theorem of the indifference of the indicator – that a persons score any test of mental ability can predict their score on another test of mental ability
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 57
57) According to Sternberg practical intelligence is a person’s ability to use insight to solve new problems and come up with new ideas
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 59
59) Crystallized intelligence is used to refer to largely innate analytic and abstract reasoning skills
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 58
58) It is important that IQ tests are normed appropriately against the population of interest to avoid bias
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 60
60) Sternberg proposed the existence of multiple intelligence, consisting of seven distinct mental abilities
a. True
b. False
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 61
61) In Sternberg’s triarchic theory, _ intelligence is a person’s ability to solve the sorts of problems one would ordinarily find in an academic setting
a. Analytic
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 62
62) IQ or __ is a measure of _, calculated by comparing the raw scores on IQ tests against population norms.
a. Intelligence quotient; g
b. Intelligence quotient; general intelligence
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 63
63) In Sternberg’s triarchic theory, _ intelligence is a person’s ability to use insight and his or her existing knowledgebase to solve new problems and come up with new ideas.
a. Creative
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 64
64) _ intelligence refers to largely innate analytic skills and abstract reasoning ability, whereas _ intelligence refers to skills or knowledge one acquires as a result of exposure to education and culture.
a. Fluid; crystallized
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 65
65) An __ is a negative event that falls outside the normal range of experiences.
a. environmental insult
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 66
66) Twin studies of IQ tend to find very __ between identical twins reared together.
a. Strong correlations
b. High correlations
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 67
67) Names after James Flynn, the _ effect describes the steady increase in raw scores on _ tests that has characterised the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.
a. Flynn; IQ
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 68
68) The _ psychology perspective sees intelligence as a __ that has been used to justify racism and questions its existence as a real psychological entity.
a. Critical; social construct
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 69
69) The genes that are likely to be associated with variations in intelligence are called _ genes. To date, there have been very few results to identify genetic variations associated with normal variations in _.
a. Candidate; intelligence
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 - Question 70
70) __ takes place when parents similar in genetically influenced characteristics tend to mate.
a. Assortative mating
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 14, Question 71
71) The notion of a single general intelligence (g) is a central component to theories of psychometric theories of intelligence. Pick two theories and describe the nature of general intelligence according to said theories
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 14, Question 72
72) Critically discuss evidence for genetic and environmental influences on intelligence. In your answer make reference to brain training.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 14, Question 73
73) Is intelligence a real psychological entity or social construct? Discuss by making reference to research in support.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 14, Question 74
74) Some researchers argue that IQ tests are not culturally appropriate. Discuss issues in testing IQ, with particular reference to the importance of norms and risks of cultural bias.