Chapter 3
Consideration of cultural and ethnic factors are important in
a. interpreting assessment information.
b. establishing rapport.
c. applying normative standards.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
_____ is an example of nonverbal communication that is likely to convey your interest and attention.
a. Smiling or nodding your head
b. Cracking your knuckles
c. Tapping your foot or finger
d. Twisting your hair or a paper clip
a. Smiling and nodding your head
Research shows a _____ relationship between IQs of the children and their parents’ educational level.
positive
A low score on the DAS–II NU Matrices subtest may indicate
a. poor word knowledge.
b. poor nonverbal reasoning ability.
c. limited fund of information.
d. none of the above
b. poor nonverbal reasoning ability.
High scores on the KABC–II NU Riddles subtest may indicate the following
a. good visual short-term memory
b. good encoding ability
c. good verbal comprehension
d. good fluid reasoning
c. good verbal comprehension
Members of which ethnic group make up the largest group of students in an ELL program?
Hispanic American
When a response is ambiguous and the child can’t clarify it,
a. score the response using your best judgment.
b. don’t score the item.
c. give an alternate item.
d. None of the above
a. score the response using your best judgement
In 20 nations, the intelligence of the population has increased by approximately 5 to 25 points in a single generation, or by about 3 IQ points per decade. This trend is referred to as
the Flynn Effect
Individual DAS–II NU subtest scores
a. can be used as a means of determining specific cognitive skills.
b. are more reliable than Composite scores.
c. are useful for placement purposes because of their lack of bias.
d. should not be used as a means of determining specific cognitive skills with precision.
d. should not be used as a means of determining specific cognitive skills with precision.
Which of the following statements about creativity is most accurate?
Most intelligence tests also measure some form of creativity.
Intelligence is not related to creativity.
Intelligence appears to be a necessary but not sufficient contributing factor to creativity.
Creativity is a clearly defined, specific concept.
Intelligence appears to be a necessary but not sufficient contributing factor to creativity.
Response _____ refers to the systematic way in which individuals tend to respond to test items.
a. style
The two types of intelligence proposed by Cattell and Horn are
a. general and fluid.
b. sensory and nonsensory.
c. content and products.
d. fluid and crystallized.
e. verbal and nonverbal
d. fluid and crystallized
Which statement about brain volume and intelligence is true?
a. Brain volume is unrelated to intelligence.
b. Brain volume is modestly related to intelligence.
c. Brain volume is highly related to intelligence.
d. Brain volume détermines intelligence.
b. Brain volume is modestly related to intelligence.
For which children might the DAS–II NU Special Nonverbal Composite (SNC) provide a more accurate measure of cognitive ability than the DAS–II NU General Conceptual Ability (GCA) Composite? (3 groups)
a. Children with a hearing impairment
b. Children with a language disability
c. Children who are second-language learners
The KABC–II NU is based on dual theoretical models: the Luria neuropsychological model and the _____ model.
Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) psychometric
Translations of psychological instruments are problematic because
constructs may not be easily translatable from one language to another.
dialectical variations may not be easily accommodated for.
manuals for translated versions usually do not include normative or psychometric data specific to the translated version.
All of the above
d. all of the above
_____ refers to essentially nonverbal, relatively culture-free mental efficiency.
a. Acculturation knowledge
b. Fluid reasoning
c. Processing speed
d. Quantitative knowledge
b. fluid reasoning
The _____ a child is when first tested and the _____ interval between tests, the greater the constancy of the IQ.
a. older; longer
b. younger; shorter
c. younger; longer
d. older; shorter
d. older; shorter
Usually, on the DAS–II NU, the most reliable and valid estimate of a child’s intellectual ability comes from
a. the factor scores.
b. the area cluster scores.
c. the General Conceptual Ability (GCA) Composite.
d. the Special Nonverbal Composite (SNC).
c. the General Conceptual Ability (GCA) Composite.
The single best method available for identifying children with superior cognitive abilities is
a standardized individually administered, multidimensional test of intelligence.
a group-administered intelligence test.
a direct observation of the child by the teacher.
the use of peer surveys.
1. a standardized individually administered, multidimensional test of intelligence.
According to the text, ELLs should be assessed
a. in their native language only.
b. in English only.
c. both in their native language and in English.
d. nonverbally.
c. both in their native language and in English
Which statement(s) about the 30-item 1905 Binet-Simon Scale is (are) true?
a. It was constructed in response to the French government’s request to find a way to identify mental retardation in school–aged children.
b. It can be considered the first practical and psychometrically based intelligence test.
c. It was the first scale based on Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory.
d. All of the above.
e. Both a and b
f. Both a and c
g. Both b and c
e. both a and b
The best heritability estimate for intelligence is
a. .10.
b. .20.
c. .35.
d. .50.
d .50
The SB5 routing procedure is based on
a. the child’s age only.
b. scores obtained on the Quantitative Reasoning subtest.
c. scores obtained on the Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning subtest and the Verbal Knowledge subtest.
d. scores obtained on the Vocabulary subtest together with the child’s chronological age.
c. scores obtained on the Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning subtest and the Verbal Knowledge subtest.
underachievement represents a gap between a child's _______ ability and their school ________.
assessed; performance